by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Classroom Management
When it comes to sharing effective classroom management strategy, there are lots of different ways of thinking. Most educators believe things should be done a certain way and many of these ways are vastly different. Many of these methods have also enjoyed years of... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Teaching
Living and learning with the genius mindset may sound like a lofty ambition for most. This is partly because we once believed that our intelligence was fixed and that being super-smart was an experience reserved for only a privileged few. Although the specter of this... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Project Based Learning
In the modern classroom, things get messy—in the best ways possible. Today when teachers use lesson planning strategies, they know the instructional model has shifted. They’re no longer the focal point of the classroom. Instead, students are working in groups to... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Assessment
Trying to find the right in-class formative assessment tools doesn’t need to be hard. We’ve put things in order to help you find what you’re looking for. First, we’ll define the characteristics of effective formative assessment. Then we’ll give... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
A benefit of critical thinking strategies is that they quickly develop independent thinking. This is preferable since busy teachers and administrators want to make their jobs more effective in a shorter time span. We also want our learners to think critically and... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
Engaging students can be a challenge, when you desire to keep the whole class interested in the subject, and a few disengaged minds seem to push the other way. It seems like a cakewalk to others, but teaching can turn out to be one of the most stressful jobs in the... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Assessment
Formative assessment strategies in the classroom provide both teachers and students with invaluable information about what students understand, and what they don’t. These ungraded assessments are valuable guides for students to help them enhance their performance.... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Assessment
Why is having a choice of good studying strategies important in our school years? It’s because the idea of studying is black or white for most students. They either love it or they despise it. When we’re in school, we have to study if we want to make forward... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Blended Learning
Online learning resources can make learning a fun and rewarding adventure. However, there is a danger looming behind all that flexibility: procrastination. You constantly tell yourself there is enough time to study tomorrow, so you don’t manage to achieve the planned... by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Leadership, Teaching
via TeachThought Note this post has been updated from original publishing in February of 2013 Understanding where curiosity comes from is the holy grail of education. Education, of course, is different than learning. Education implies a formal, systematic, and...