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, however, busy teachers can overlook...
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 | Professional Learning
A teacher’s work is never done, and enterprising educators maximize every minute of their free time. That means taking courses, working on PLNs, researching and lesson planning, and many of the other things that make teachers so amazing. We want to help by providing a...
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Professional Learning
A professional learning network involves making connections and building relationships with other educators in your community and around the world for sharing ideas, resources, and voicing educational concerns. When you have your own PLN, you are in touch with other...
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 | 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...