by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Leadership
You’re a teacher who is always on his/her toes. Wouldn’t it be great to have student leaders in your corner? Imagine this scenario: “Small groups were digging into deep, personal issues with each other. Students were leading development activities. Students were... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Leadership
School leaders are more than just authority figures. They are also moral figures. Great men and women of authority have always taught valuable moral lessons through belief and action. These are people of few words, and the words they speak lend strength to those... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Leadership
Students are leaving school before you know it. One minute they’re handing in assignments, and the next you’re handing out diplomas. If you’re a teacher or a parent (or both), you know that’s no exaggeration. Leaving school is a big deal for... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Leadership
I recently found myself in a time machine and travelled back to my last year of high school. There, I actually “found myself” and had a series of conversations with him—or rather me. We talked about finding the ideal career path. Though my present self enjoys the... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Leadership
Via Edudemic As you’re preparing your lesson plans and classrooms for the first day of school (which may have already happened for some of you!), keeping in touch with parents is probably on your mind. Communicating classroom expectations and other pertinent... by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Leadership
Via Greater Good Everyone has a story when it comes to bullying. As a licensed social worker, school counselor, and national educator, I have heard many first-hand accounts of bullying, from triumphant efforts to end unwanted aggression to heart-wrenching stories of... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Leadership, Teaching
The following account comes from a veteran HS teacher who just became a Coach in her building. Because her experience is so vivid and sobering I have kept her identity anonymous. But nothing she describes is any different than my own experience in sitting in HS... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Leadership, Technology
What should we do with the quiet kids? A conversation with Susan Cain on the future of classroom education. Susan Cain sticks up for the introverts of the world. In the U.S., where one third to one half the population identifies as introverts, that means sticking up... 
