by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Critical Thinking
Resilience describes a person’s capacity for overcoming adversity. If you’re an adult you probably already have plenty of practice in doing this. For parents and teachers, resilience is hard-won after years of falling down and getting back up again. Due to our own... ![Healthy Classrooms Need Daylight and Fresh Air [Infographic]](https://i0.wp.com/globaldigitalcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/unzipping-the-daylight.jpg?resize=1024%2C512&ssl=1)
by GDC Team | Administration
Healthy classrooms are environments in which young minds can flourish. It’s a little room in which teachers and learners spend much of their days, so it’s crucial that the physical environment is made as conducive to wellness and progress as the mental and... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
When we talk about digital citizenship, we’re talking about a way of learning and living responsibly in an online world that stretches across communities both educational and domestic. Healthy tech habits can begin anytime as it’s never too late to begin... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Solution Fluency
If you were a teacher and you wanted stress reduction tips, who would you turn to? Who would be your go-to guru for helping you achieve those ultimate “ahhhhh” moments many teachers so desperately need? If you don’t have anyone like that, you could... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Critical Thinking
What is active listening? How do we practice it in our daily lives, and especially in our classrooms? Active listening, as we’ll learn, is listening that’s compassionate, connected, and present. It’s a far cry from the way many people listen... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
“This modern world we live in is full of common situations and experiences which, if not handled well, create resistance rather than ease, impairing the strength that a relationship brings us.” via Christine Carter In our increasingly connected... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Classroom Management
“As many as 15 million children in the U.S. could be diagnosed with mental health disorders, according to the APA. However, as few of 7 percent of these young people actually receive the care they need.” via Edudemic Student mental health problems are a... ![The GDCF Comedy Break Episode 5: 12 Records in One Lunch Hour! [Infographic]](https://i1.wp.com/globaldigitalcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/old-world-map-sepia.jpg?resize=1024%2C512&ssl=1)
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Media Fluency
How do you like to spend your lunch hour? Eating outside in the sun? Grabbing a bite with friends? How about crushing a few world records like a boss? We thought so. Any time of day is a great time to take a minute or two for physically and mentally challenging... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
A compassionate classroom is one where students feel that they belong. Every teacher wants their students to be happy at school. Happy students are productive students. So what happens when a child starts to feel unsafe and anxious about coming to classes? It’s... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Information Fluency
There’s no understating the importance of proper nutrition for achieving optimum health, longevity, and peak brain performance. The issue of school nutrition is a big part of this. It’s been studied, picked apart, analyzed, lauded, and condemned in places... 