by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Teaching
So you just had it—your worst day ever as a teacher. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong, and you’re at your wit’s end. It’s hard to believe you have to come back again tomorrow, and the joy of teaching seems like a distant memory. But... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Blended Learning
Presenting information to students the right way can be the key to achieving learning outcomes. We see them developing higher levels of interest in what they need to learn. Beyond that, we make learning exciting enough to become a lifelong pursuit for them. There are... 
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 | Information Fluency
The Internet is a swelling ocean of information. Navigating through the steady flow of that information ocean can be hazardous. This is certainly true of a student who is not information fluent. The driving question is what are some smart online research... 
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 | 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 | Assessment
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 | Critical Thinking
We talk to many educators in our travels. Everywhere we go, we ask what they feel are the most important skills for modern learners. Teachers, school leaders, and educators of all kinds have many shared goals. No matter where they hail from, one of the most common... 
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 | 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...