by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Essential Questions
For a long time we’ve advocated the use of self-reflective questions with our learners as a way for them to debrief their learning processes in the classroom in order to improve and grow. This is just as useful a practice for teachers as it is for learners,... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Assessment
When we wrote our recent book Mindful Assessment, our mission was to provide educators the world over with a singular understanding: that it is the learner, and not the teacher, who creates learning. As teachers, it’s our responsibility to learn how to guide... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Assessment
When it comes to classroom productivity, the ideal classroom is a happy one. It means students are creating solutions and projects that have meaning and purpose. It’s where they gladly take initiatives and assume responsible ownership of class time. Above all,... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Assessment
If you’re like many teachers, you have a regiment of self-assessment that you use. Musicians, athletes, or artists critique their own work daily. We hope that the same self-analysis can be carried over to our students. Fostering lifelong learning mindsets in our kids... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Assessment
Formative assessment problems are a fact of life and learning. FA has its challenges to be sure. Remember that no assessment method is really 100% foolproof. There’s so much to consider and so many different students. You can fix many formative assessment... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Assessment
A big benefit of doing formative assessment properly is that we get to know our students really well. But why is this important? It has to do with the fact that teachers don’t actually create learning, but rather encourage and facilitate it. Only learners create... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Assessment
Feedback is an essential element in assuring our students’ growth progress. The fact is the feedback we give can, in many ways, make or break the will to develop lifelong learning skills. Great assessment feedback can push our students to excel in ways they... 
