by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Leadership
Appreciation from others is always great even when someone loves their job and doesn’t need motivation to do it. For example, teachers love teaching and learning although they are used to students despising school. Even so, the things teachers love to hear most... 
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, however, busy teachers can overlook... 
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.... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Leadership
There are many things to understand about teaching when you first begin as one, and even more as your career progresses. Things shift so rapidly and exponentially in this profession that it’s easy to be overwhelmed. As such, wanting to be a better teacher is... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Teaching
When was the last time you said “thank you” to a teacher? Not just for submitting a report on time or staying late or giving a good grade. How about simply for being who they are and doing what they do? There are a million or more reasons for us to thank a... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Technology
In the world of blogging there are organizations that have bloggers employed and then there are individual bloggers. Here are some education blogs from both types that have proved most useful in dispelling myths, providing staff development, and offering relevant... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Leadership
Everybody makes mistakes; it’s a fact of life. It happens in professional, personal, and social situations of every kind. Making mistakes is part of what it means to be human. Some of the mistakes teachers make will be part of the job, but others like the ones... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Social Media
Learning with Twitter is something modern teachers are seeing more and more possibilities for. Initially, the question years ago was about whether or not Twitter would perform consistently as a classroom tool. Would it allow social media to take on a life of its own,... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Professional Learning
Teachers love reading, as any great leader and innovator does. If you’re looking for some professional development books for teachers covering a range of different education subjects, these are the best 60 out there right now. We’ve compiled this giant list by...