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
Can our students benefit from the ultimate list of strong resume writing tips? Absolutely they can, and Corey Wainwright from Hubspot has them right here. The following list of over 40 resume writing tips comes from How to Write a Resume: Your Checklist of Resume... 
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 | Professional Learning
If you’re a budding new teacher, you’re about to embark on a journey of self-discovery and fulfilling life-shaping. You will no doubt have a profound impact on your learners’ lives. In turn they will affect you in ways you cannot predict. This happens all... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Professional Learning
Educators of every level look for time management tips all the time. They are exploring ways to make the day less hectic and stressful. There are lots of ideas on how to do this. Teachers and administrators alike face many of the same time management challenges. In... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Collaboration Fluency
How would you help students to enhance their collaborative studying strategies? Unfortunately this is not an easy question to answer. Research shows that, on average, college students have more experience meeting in groups. We know that their expertise can help... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Professional Learning
Time is often a teacher’s greatest challenge. You can’t always get everything done when you want to. For example, paperwork falls through the cracks, or you feel like you’re losing grip of at-risk students and wondering how you’re going to reign them back... 
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://d2wldp4wpenmih.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/WWW-globe.jpg)
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...