What if PBL, STEM, STEAM, etc. were not the endgame, but the tools for a more inclusive game? What if all disciplines were simply variations on the same game? This is the premise of educator Lee Watanabe-Crockett. After reading several of his books I found a video of his keynote address at the Australian STEM Innovation Expo. If you like the video I would suggest reading Future Focused Learning: 10 Essential Shifts of Everyday Practice or Mindful Assessment: The 6 Essential Fluencies of Innovative Learning.


One of the topics Mr. Watanabe-Crockett covers is solution fluency. “Solution Fluency is the ability to think creatively to solve problems in real time by clearly defining the problem, designing an appropriate solution, delivering the solution and then evaluating the process and the outcome.” The process is broken down to six skills; define, discover, dream, design, deliver, and debrief. This is a process that can be used in all subject areas. It is a process that leads to top levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy; analyze, evaluate and create. If we can teach students the methodology of learning, they can become truly independent learners and we can say with a feeling of pride that our students do not need us anymore.