by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Solution Fluency
In the past, we’ve talked about the critical 21st-century skills students need and why. But what about other digital age skills? There are so many other useful and practical abilities to have that can help our learners build success and enable lifelong learning. We’re... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Solution Fluency
When we ask anyone what skills students need most to succeed in the future, the most common answer is that learners must be exceptional problem solvers. The Solution Fluency process is one for not only problem solving, but also living. Since it provides skills that... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Solution Fluency
When we talk about transforming teaching, we’re not talking about fixing what’s wrong. Instead, we’re talking about possibilities. We’re talking about taking the great work we do as teachers and making it exceptional. It’s about exploring... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Solution Fluency
Educator Jeffrey Benson wants you to know that the best lifelong teaching practices are the simplest ones. They’re the ones that stand the test of time for every student and every teacher. He knows learners and learning well, having worked in his 35 years as an... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Solution Fluency
Teacher Kyle Schwartz knows about the vitality of the teacher-learner connection. Back in 2015, she conducted a social media experiment that has since gone viral. Her goal was to get to know her students better. She wanted to know them not just academically, but also... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Solution Fluency
What is “no-fear learning” and what does it mean for students? Messy learning, discovery learning, risk-based learning; it has so many names. However, the focus is the same which is to make learners better than they were before. Positive experiences... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Solution Fluency
A growing number of educators all over the world are using Solution Fluency in their classrooms, and we’re very proud to hear it. However, many of you still have questions about the process, or you simply want to improve your experience with it. In response to... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Solution Fluency
A confident learner is a happy and productive one, and every teacher wants a class full of them. Building student confidence begins in any space where meaningful learning is encouraged and supported. It doesn’t take any fancy psychology or tricks; all it takes... ![28 Life Skills That Define Student Readiness [Infographic]](https://d2wldp4wpenmih.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/social-networking-students.jpg)
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Solution Fluency
The primary focus of modern education is and always has been ensuring student readiness. This is a readiness, of course, for the best life we can have after school. For most, this means either graduating into post-secondary education or into promising careers. We... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Solution Fluency
When we let our primary students solve problems affecting our entire planet using imagination and creativity, the unexpected happens. Children who are allowed to dream and to visualize solutions with abandon see no limits, only possibilities. As far as they’re...