by Lee Watanabe Crockett | STEM
Flipped learning in the STEM classroom can be fascinating and fun. As you may know, YouTube—a flipped learning marvel in its own right—features many custom user channels designed specifically to cater to the needs of STEM teachers and learners. Below are 15 of the... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | STEM
If you’re looking for some science videos to flip your STEM classroom with, there’s a whole world of them on the Web. You don’t want just any old average science videos, though. You’re looking for ones that learners will actually want to watch.... 
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 Ross Crockett | Global Digital Citizen
Our students are more connected to the world than any generation before them. As such, they care deeply for our Earth and its future. When you get them on the subject of global warming, they can sometimes feel sadness and even a sense of panic. “What can we do?” are... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Critical Thinking
“Good reasons logically support the beliefs or conclusions one adopts—from degrees of probability to absolute certainty (a rare condition indeed).” Via Open Culture If you’re interested in learning more about critical thinking, we’ve got... 
by Ross Crockett | Creativity Fluency
Apple’s Keynote is already known as a powerful tool for making stunning presentations. Suppose, though, that you want to make animated videos using that same versatility. You want to avoid expensive time-consuming animation software and focus on the quickest... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Media Fluency
There’s no denying the influence of digital media in our daily lives. Media consumption is everywhere, and it’s got us plugged in pretty much constantly. Our passions are shared with, our opinions are shaped with it, and our emotions are fed by it.... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Critical Thinking
Via Hubspot/Ginny Soskey How many times a week do you hear the phrase, “Oh, you have to check out that blog post/podcast/book/TED Talk. It’s the best!” I’m a low-stakes betting person (not the billion-dollar-Powerball-jackpot type), but... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Project Based Learning
Music and math are inseparable. As such, the capacity for cross-curricular activities in project-based learning are many. For those students who are musically inclined, here are some ideas to incorporate the two subjects into some really interesting PBL units. One of... 
by Lee Watanabe Crockett | Technology
Free educational tools—what could be better? Anytime, anywhere, teachers like to have plenty of resources to pick from to help them create great classroom experiences to engage their students. We’ve got some wonderful content-packed free educational tools for... 