by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Creativity Fluency
When the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) came into being, there was already a movement to get arts standards under development. There was a concern of how arts teachers could support Common Core and keep their own supporting resources flowing. Once again, the arts... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Creativity Fluency
Via Huffington Post Do you enjoy the sleek look of your new iPhone? You can thank Steve Jobs for taking a calligraphy class at Reed College. Have you or your kids scribbled on a pair of Vans sneakers? Vans’ President Kevin Bailey credits the brand’s... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Creativity Fluency, Leadership, Teaching
Renaissance High in Detroit, Michigan made the news last month as parents fought to save the highly ranked school’s celebrated music program from being terminated. It was only the latest in a long line of communities facing similar cuts from Chicago, Illinois to... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency, Creativity Fluency, Media Fluency
“The best education facilitates artistic voice and creative habits of mind.” We might have heard about voice as it relates to the arts but we don’t as often hear that they are related to habits of mind. This quote is a stunner: “We’re...