by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Assessment
Why is having a choice of good studying strategies important in our school years? It’s because the idea of studying is black or white for most students. They either love it or they despise it. When we’re in school, we have to study if we want to make forward... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
Nothing is more frustrating to a teacher than lack of attention from students. You have spent several weeks or even months working on some project that you thought would be a breakthrough, but nothing happens. Situations like this are very common in modern learning... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
Online collaboration tools make working with others easy, no matter if they’re across the room or across the world. Businesses today thrive on their teams’ use of collaborative skills. The same can be said of the student groups in our classrooms. But with... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
Working collaboratively is a hallmark of today’s digital age. Our marketplace has expanded into global parameters, and many organizations work remotely with people all over the world as an established norm. This culture of collaboration is no less evident in our... by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
via Edudemic I don’t get out of the classroom much once the school year has started. There are jokes that if a colleague is more than two doors down, we never see each other. This is sad. This changed slightly when we put up the Keurig station in the corner of the... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
There’s nothing that sets a better tone for teams than productive meetings. It’s about time meetings were seen as positive experiences. The word “meeting” can fill some people with dread. There seems to be a certain stigma attached to it.... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Project Based Learning
Ever since we launched the Solution Fluency Activity Planner, the response to it has been inspiring. To all our users, thank you for climbing on board with us. We’re glad you’re here! For those of you who haven’t experienced the Activity Planner yet, you can check it... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
This is the fifth article of the Global Digital Citizenship in 15 Minutes series. Each part in the series focuses on the 21st Century Fluencies and Global Digital Citizenship. It shows how to explore them with your students in 15 minutes or less each day. We’ll... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
Via Faculty Focus Many faculty now have students do some graded work in groups. The task may be, for example, preparation of a paper or report, collection and analysis of data, a presentation supported with visuals, or creation of a website. Faculty make these... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
via Edudemic Whether you’re an online student, in-class teacher, parent, or lifelong learning student, you need to know how to collaborate. You need to know these tips that will make you an effective collaborator. From learning to get out of the way to leading by...