by Wabisabi Learning | Technology
Much like death and taxes, education is an essential part of human life. In fact, unlike death and taxes, education is a part of the rest of the animal kingdom as well. Teaching the young is simply something that we do—helping them understand the world, make better... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
Why begin exploring personalized learning? Teachers across the nation agree that students need to be prepared and equipped for the future after graduating. There has been much discussion on whether personalized learning is the approach to take to better prepare... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Teaching
The word “advice” can get peoples’ hackles up in a hurry. It’s human nature to enjoy giving it and to loathe receiving it. However, Terry Heick at TeachThought has a few pieces of teaching advice here that you’re going to want to listen... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Student Engagement
Getting our learners to begin thinking independently is one of the many goals of education. “Teach students so that they don’t need the teacher.” But what if that wasn’t the case? What if there were something higher than independence? After all, Stephen Covey reminds... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
What exactly do we mean by self-directed learning practices? Whoever heard of learners teaching themselves? Let’s start with considering a few real-life examples. In sports, when a player plays a bad game, he or she knows what they need to work on in their own time.... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Student Engagement
At the heart of every collaborative learning experience you’ll find lively and passionate discussions on the topics at hand. What kind of real-world discussion topics for learners will engage and inspire them to have such conversations? In our work with schools,... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Assessment
Every teacher knows our classroom environments are meant to be places of learning and support. After all, both you and your students should feel safe and nurtured in this space. Teachers also know the lasting power of words. Ultimately, creating better learning... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Classroom Management
Plenty of educators have a specific classroom management strategy they swear by. Both they and their learners benefit from it because it works for learning. But how can there possibly be a “one size fits all” method to improve your teaching? Can one single strategy... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Classroom Management
Words have power—the power to heal and to hurt, to build and to destroy. As a teacher, you always want to help your learners build and progress as much as possible. So you must make your words matter as much as you can. Our inner self is expressed through the language... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Classroom Management
What’s your ideal vision of teaching for the future? What will our classroom learning look like years from now? No one knows for sure, but one thing is certain: now is the time to embrace that future wholeheartedly. That means using future-focused teaching...