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 | 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... ![10 Indelible Internet Safety Rules for All of Us to Remember [Infographic]](https://i2.wp.com/globaldigitalcitizen.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/WWW-globe.jpg?resize=1024%2C512&ssl=1)
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
The Internet is an amazing resource for people of all ages. A solid awareness of Information Fluency coupled with a sense of good digital citizenship will keep any Web user on the straight and narrow. But what about beginners? What are the best basic Internet safety... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Assessment
Our students are all one-of-a-kind. They are the types of students that need unique assessment processes that are relevant to instruction in the modern digital age. For the diverse and creative bunch of kids in our classrooms today, formative assessment fits the bill... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | BYOD
“Pedagogy is the driver, technology is the accelerator.”—Michael Fullan Click to tweet Source: Slideshare/Shelly Sanchez Terrell Integrating edtech into any classroom is a worthwhile pursuit. Technology connects our students to learning in fun and unique ways.... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Project Based Learning
When workshopping project-based learning ideas, start by thinking about where you want to go and what you want to accomplish with your students. Although technology may play a huge role in how projects are put together, you want to keep it tangible. The Solution... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Professional Learning
Time was Shakespeare’s most prominent muse, and today it is often a teacher’s greatest challenge. You can’t always get everything done when you want to. Paperwork falls through the cracks, and you feel like you’re losing grip of at-risk students and... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Professional Learning
If you’re a teacher or an administrator, you know about teacher stress. You know the workload, schedules, and duties. You know stuff has to be done. You know your school’s success depends on the welfare of its instructors and their confidence to get their jobs... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Professional Learning
No word of a lie, there are thousands of things a teacher should know. We expect them to be experts in the field. We require them to reach and stretch our children more than parents can. Such a tall order is what you embrace when you decide to become a teacher. With... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Professional Learning
Here’s a unique challenge for this blog: give new teachers inspiration in light of today’s digital practices. I remember being a new teacher and feeling totally overwhelmed. There is so much to be said, and I can’t possibly touch on everything. Perhaps first and... 