by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Essential Questions
For a long time we’ve advocated the use of self-reflective questions with our learners as a way for them to debrief their learning processes in the classroom in order to improve and grow. This is just as useful a practice for teachers as it is for learners,... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
Part of Global Digital Citizenship is understanding how to respect and protect intellectual property. Knowing the ins and outs of copyright basics is a great start for your learners. While in school, students learn a range of things that will help them with... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | BYOD
Technology is evolving fast. It seems like there is a new podcast, game, or tech tool that will revolutionize instruction almost every day. How can teachers stay on top of it all? Remember that you do not have to master everything out there overnight. In addition,... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Teaching
Take your essential questions to new heights with the Essential Questions Teacher’s Companion. In any great lesson, an essential question is what drives the quest for knowledge and discovery of the unknown and also encourages learning ownership. So what makes a... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Solution Fluency
Teacher Kyle Schwartz knows about the vitality of the teacher-learner connection. Back in 2015, she conducted a social media experiment that has since gone viral. Her goal was to get to know her students better. She wanted to know them not just academically, but also... 
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 | Solution Fluency
Beginning high school is a big deal for students. It’s exciting, confusing, scary, exhilarating, and a thousand other emotions all at once. Add to that the physical, psychological, and social changes a student can experience during that time, and you’ve... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Professional Learning
Introducing the Essential Fluencies Teacher’s Companion Series from the Global Digital Citizen Foundation—companions you can count on. Ever since we began bringing the Essential Fluencies of modern learning to schools all over the globe, the response to them has... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Critical Thinking
Ever since we released the Critical Thinking Workbook last year, the response has been incredible. After over 12,000 downloads it’s still going strong, and teachers all over the world have been using it in their classrooms. So if you enjoyed the free Critical... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Flipped Learning
If you’ve ever been to the TED Talks website, you know there’s a video for everything and everyone. There are stories that move, inspire, entertain, and enlighten us. In the end, though, the true purpose behind all TED Talks is for us to learn.... 