by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Uncategorized
Shifts of practice are something vital to innovative modern learning that we’ve talked about in our recent keynotes all over the world. Innovation is a natural response to change, as many educators believe. Our recommendations for the following 10 shifts of... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Uncategorized
The Common Core Standards are a set of high-quality academic standards that outline what a student should know at the end of each grade level in English/Language Arts and mathematics. The goal is to raise student achievement across in every school district across all... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Uncategorized
For some students, writing is a hard task to get to grips with. After all, creating a convincing argument on paper is something of an art. As a teacher, though, you can take advantage of many of the online resources available. They’ll walk your student though... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Uncategorized
There are more free edtech tools out there than you can shake a yardstick at. Innovative minds are at work everywhere in education. As often as they can, teachers try to reap the benefits of this. What helps is making sure they have lists like this within their grasp.... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Uncategorized
via Edudemic If you’re a brave soul attempting to teach with technology, then you know that it can be a challenging and downright difficult task. Students are resistant to change. Teachers are too. Administrators are, well, too. Everyone seems to be unsure about how... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Uncategorized
Via Huffington Post “Are you excited about all the writing you’ll do this summer?” I asked my exuberant Inktopia Kids summer writing campers. It was the last day of a fun-filled, early summer week of word games, character creation and poetry making.... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Global Digital Citizen, Solution Fluency, Uncategorized
“There are so many informative and fascinating videos on YouTube, generously provided for free by caring subscribers wanting to share their knowledge and expertise. Find out from Katie Lepi how to make the most of this great classroom resource for history in the... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Uncategorized
via Online Universities Social media offers some great opportunities for learning in the classroom, bringing together the ability to collaborate, access worldwide resources, and find new and interesting ways to communicate in one easily accessible... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Gaming, Information Fluency, Media Fluency, Technology, Uncategorized
via Stuff.co.nz by HAYLEY TSUKAYAMA Nearly everyone who plays video games has had to fight off the perception that gamers are just loser loners who set up in their parents’ basements. But while armchair debaters have long pointed out that just isn’t the... by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Leadership, Teaching, Uncategorized
via Smartblogs If we always ignore their input and walk away believing our opinions are the only ones that matter, we may find that our audience is gone the next time we need them. Tom Whitby, educator and Edchat founder, once said that students believe that education... 