by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Assessment
Making fast formative assessments is a dream for teachers, but they also need to be accurate and informative for learners. Kids certainly need to know where they’re at with their learning and what the next steps are. However, with increasing classroom sizes and... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Bloom's Taxonomy
There is no shortage of Bloom’s Taxonomy infographics online for every teacher. From our own Bloom’s Verbs poster to the resources that can be found on Andrew Churches’ Edorigami, there’s a taxonomy tool for every purpose. Andrew also created a... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Student Engagement
Kids are learning all the time. The real question is how they can continue learning outside school and be engaged in what you intended. But how do you control what they learn outside school? Truthfully, you can’t, but the beauty is that not all learning has to... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Writing
Writer’s block—sometimes it feels like less of a block and more of an insurmountable wall. Inspiration can seem to be a million miles away, with no hope of being reached. Thanks to the scores of online creative writing apps we can access today, it doesn’t... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Writing
We’re living an age where online writing tools make learning writing skills much easier and more fun than it’s ever been. Learning such skills is and always will be an important part of a student’s education. In fact, you might say that today... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | STEM
What better way to get kids curious about exploring STEM subjects than with STEM online tools? You don’t want just any old tools, though. Instead, you want ones that connect to STEM in the most engaging ways possible. That’s what you’ll find in the... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Technology
There are more free edtech tools out there than you can shake a yardstick at. Innovative minds are at work everywhere in education. As often as they can, teachers try to reap the benefits of this. What helps is making sure they have lists like this within their grasp.... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Creativity Fluency
The free online design resources that are available today are versatile, simple, and powerful. They are user-friendly and social media-oriented in every way. They’re also free to use, which makes it easy to explore and experiment with them as much as you like.... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Creativity Fluency
Digital storytelling in the classroom requires creative digital tools that truly stand out. There’s lots to choose from out there. Some tools, however, have a great visual focus. They put art and imagery first. The five below are some of the most popular ones... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Classroom Management
Student design projects come alive in any classroom environment with the right kind of tools. Seeing creativity and understanding blossom is the pride of every teacher. Kids love to show creative prowess in projects with real-world applications. To do this they need...