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 | Solution Fluency
Educators of every kind know about the often-daily need to overcome teacher stress. You know the workload, the schedules, and the expectations. The physical and mental welfare of your instructors and their confidence to get their jobs done is and always will be the... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Leadership
Everybody makes mistakes; it’s a fact of life. It happens in professional, personal, and social situations of every definition. Making mistakes is what it means, in part, to be human. Some of the mistakes teachers make will be part of the job, but others, like... 
by GDC Team | Professional Learning
Teachers love reading, as any great leader and innovator does. If you’re looking for some more 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 searching for... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Leadership
We’d like to do something we don’t do often enough, and begin this article by saying “thank you” to all you teachers out there. There are a number of things we want to express our gratitude for in order to segue into exploring the truths below... 
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... 