by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Student Engagement
Let’s talk about rethinking homework. For most of our lives we’ve all been in one of 3 groups. We’ve been students, teachers, or parents. I consider myself a pretty skilled adult when it comes to problem-solving. However, when my son’s homework... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Classroom Management
Having the great opportunity to learn through a quality education is a right of all children. Learning ownership simply means that a child is actively involved in the education process. Unfortunately, it’s not like that in all countries. Malala Yousafzai was the... by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Critical Thinking
I’ve got a kid in traditional school. He’s the kind of kid who finds the daily grind of school challenging. It takes him twice as long to get half the work done. When he comes home at 4:00, he wants to chill out. He hates homework. He prefers his down time to be on... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Student Engagement
Have you ever considered the idea of reinventing homework? Easier said than done, of course. Nevertheless, consider Kathleen Cushman’s book Fires in the Mind. She asks students critical questions about education from their point of view. She talks specifically on the... 
by Ross Crockett | Creativity Fluency
Welcome to the GDCF Comedy Break Episode 2! So it’s finally here, the day for classroom assignments to be handed in. You wait patiently and expectantly after the announcement is made. One by one, your pupils come forward bright-eyed and eager to show you their... 