Greetings EDT 370 Peers,
I have finally arrived at the blog post I have been most excited to write for our unit 1 assignments: researching other educators' blogs! My guilty pleasure is reading educational blog posts about classroom libraries, classroom organization, and brain breaks that I find on Pinterest, and now I get to explore blogs without the nagging thought in the back of my mind that I am procrastinating on my homework and will consequentially fail all of my courses. Thus, without further ado, I would like to present the following educational blogs.
Unleashing Readers: Kellee Moye and Ricki Ginsberg are, respectively, middle and high school English teachers who work together to maintain this blog. These two ladies strive to provide teachers with opportunities to use the best pieces of literature in their classrooms by writing book reviews that include story summaries, lists of important quotes, discussion questions, and similar book recommendations.
Two Writing Teachers: What started has two writing teachers quickly escalated into eight writing teachers who collaborate extensively to keep their blog up to date. These bloggers constantly share many best practices in how to teach writing to children including the research behind the strategies highlighted and how they themselves use the strategies in their own teaching.
Backyard Learning: Sarah is a middle school science teacher who focuses on providing teachers and parents alike with educational activities that pull kids away from their screen-time and into nature. Her posts include lesson plans, connecting with nature tips and activities, nature book recommendations, and nature photos.
Mrs. D's Corner: Stephanie is a special education teacher from Texas who believes in teaching from the heart, not the books. Mrs. D posts lesson plan ideas and ways to adapt the lessons to accommodate students with special needs.
Bligon's Best: Bethany Ligon is a technology integration specialist who hopes to inspire other educators to partake in the best practices of the 21st century classroom through her blog posts. She frequently posts about her findings from professional developments she attends, blogs she follows, and books she reads.
Mr. Histoire: Toby French is a history teacher who frequently blogs about everything and anything to do with education. His stories frequently contain conversations he has had with his students, coworkers, and family members, making his posts humorous, relatable, and informative.
Mrs. Russell's Room: Tamara Russell is a first grade teacher in Florida that not only blogs about her teaching tips, but also constructively shares her thoughts about current issues in education. Her posts contain many pictures of her students completing the activities she blogs about, making it easy for teacher to visualize how they can use the lessons in their own classrooms as well.
The Shut Down Learner: Dr. Richard Selznick frequently blogs about dyslexia, learning disabilities, special education, and many other issues related to education. His blog is easy to navigate, allowing readers to search his posts by educational topic or most recently posted articles. Readers may also sign up to receive his blog posts via email.
Differentiation Station: Laura Schachter's main goal, when she is teaching, is to have her students forget that they are learning and are simply having fun. She creates and posts about many activities that can be used in classroom centers that supplement important lessons for struggling students.
The Thinker Builder: Michael is an elementary school teacher who hopes, through his blog, to help his fellow teachers "build readers and writers who think boldly and deeply." He posts lesson plan ideas, classroom library resources, and community building activities that can easily be adapted for many different grade levels.
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