by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Professional Learning
If you’re an educator of any level, you know the importance of maintaining a great personal learning network, a lifeline in the digital age. It doesn’t matter if you’re a teacher, administrator, or any other form of educator—a personal learning... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Administration
Change is hard, but it’s worth it. Part of change and transformation, especially in education, is focusing on our best professional development. This is true of every level of educator, including administrators. Sometimes busy teachers can overlook their own... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Social Media
As a beginning teacher, there were times in the classroom when I was so steeped in day-to-day routines that I isolated myself from the rest of the world. The daily grind kept me just at the surface, wondering if I was ever going to get it under control. I was stuck.... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Professional Learning
A professional learning network involves making connections and building personal relationships with other educators around the world for the purposes of sharing ideas, resources, and voicing educational concerns. When you have your own PLN, you are in touch with... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Professional Learning
Here’s a unique challenge for this blog: give new teachers inspiration in light of today’s digital practices. I remember being a new teacher and feeling totally overwhelmed. There is so much to be said, and I can’t possibly touch on everything. Perhaps first and... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Professional Learning
A busy teacher’s work is never done. Enterprising educators are maximizing every minute of their free time. That means they’re taking courses, working on their PLNs, researching and lesson planning, and many of the other things that make teachers so amazing. We love... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Social Media
In modern learning circles, having a personal learning network (PLN) is almost more of a requirement than a preference. One of the best things about a PLN is that you can take advantage of it for many years to come. It’s a reciprocal network of people and... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Collaboration Fluency, Global Digital Citizen, Technology
Nowadays, teachers’ professional learning networks (PLNs) don’t have to be limited by school or district. They can be virtual. Many teachers connect with PLNs online and through social media. Summer is a great time to build up your PLN and get ideas for the next... 