by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Creativity Fluency
Creative learners are not linear thinkers. Contrary to popular belief, while others have a plan from the beginning, creative learners are different. They might need to play first and experience the medium before they begin to come up with ideas of their own.... by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Teaching
Creativity is a thing of the heart and the mind, and when it comes to teaching creatively it’s even more so. We know from Creativity Fluency that creativity itself is something that can be taught and learned. In today’s multimedia world, it’s as important a skill as... by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Creativity Fluency
Via TeachThought The goal of fostering creativity and encouraging it to grow within our students is like planting any other seed. It takes time, attention, love, and a desire to have something new and unique come into the world. Creative expression is and always has... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Writing
Writing can be a chore, even the imaginative exercise of creative writing. To open the floodgates of their imaginations, learners can always use creative writing prompts to generate ideas. As we have mentioned in the past, regular writing helps improve your... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Creativity Fluency
The art of creating standout infographics takes time to master, but it’s easy when you know how. Infographics share knowledge, transmit data, and tell visual stories. In fact, infographics are also a great creative way for learners to demonstrate understanding... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Writing
Writer’s block—sometimes it feels like less of a block and more of an insurmountable wall. Inspiration can seem to be a million miles away, with no hope of being reached. Thanks to the scores of online creative writing apps we can access today, it doesn’t... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Writing
I was lucky to have had great creative writing teachers when I was in high school. They were very passionate about literature, and because of them I continued to pursue creative writing. Those teachers also impacted me because of the great creative writing activities... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Creativity Fluency
Why is creativity important and how can it benefit learners? The fact is encouraging learner creativity is more than simply a means of increasing engagement. Ultimately, it is an ability that will be crucial to learners in facing the challenges of the future. The... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Writing
Using creative writing exercises with your students will help improve their creative and analytical writing skills immensely. The key to improving the craft of writing is with daily practice, of course. We know that there’s not always time for it in the class... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | STEM
In this modern technology-driven world, more and more students want to learn coding skills. Providing ways for creatively developing these skills is a great way to get started in the world of coding. These fun coding sites will help them in their continuing studies...