by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Leadership
School leaders are more than just authority figures. They are also moral figures. Great men and women of authority have always taught valuable moral lessons through belief and action. These are people of few words, and the words they speak lend strength to those... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Professional Learning
Future-focused teaching is more than just about knowing technology and following trends. It’s about mindfulness, connection, and creating a passion for learning your students find irresistible. You can hone the future-focused teaching skills for bringing this... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Information Fluency
Harvard University professor Heather C. Hill says the “professional development system for teachers is, by all accounts, broken.” The question is how to overcome this for our most effective professional development as educators. Studies show that... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Professional Learning
You might be a teacher in need of support, or a leader looking at transforming professional learning at your school. On the other hand, you might just be looking to refresh and enhance your PD options. If this sounds like you, it may be time to look at some digital... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Professional Learning
The backbone of exceptional teaching is the practice of achieving effective professional development. Ongoing and engaging, it is a teacher’s best friend for maintaining career excellence in all they do. However, PD comes with challenges, not the least of which... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Teaching
There’s a profound saying that claims assumption is the mother of all screw-ups. Whether true or not, what is true is that if you’re human you’ve made an assumption about something sometime (or at least, we assume you have). As much as we try to... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Social Media
Twitter can be a teacher’s best friend for a number of different reasons, not the least of which is being a tool for solid professional development. That’s why having a reference list of useful education hashtags is a good thing to keep around. This one... 
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
Every teacher knows that consistently asking personal growth questions is part of the game in education. They exist in all shapes and sizes and are meant to challenge educators to meet and exceed professional goals. It’s for the good of themselves, their... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Uncategorized
Shifts of practice are something vital to innovative modern learning that we’ve talked about in our recent keynotes all over the world. Innovation is a natural response to change, as many educators believe. Our recommendations for the following 10 shifts of...