Teacher Blogs: All for One and One for All

Since joining the blogosphere, one of the benefits of social media for me has been discovering all of the great resources outstanding educators are willing to share on the web. I am able to use these ideas, resources, and bits of wisdom as well as pass them on to my current and former students. Master teachers know the value and benefits of collaboration. We are not in this alone.

While I have known a few teachers who guarded their lesson plans and resources, never offering to share, most of my colleagues are more than happy to share plans, activities, resources, and ideas. To me it is the utmost compliment when someone asks for a copy of my lesson or teaching resource.

As part of my blog planning and preparation I have viewed several educators’ blogs, and now that I am receiving feedback and comments from other bloggers, I am “following” several outstanding teachers. I sign up for email, Twitter, or Facebook notifications.

This week I thought I would share a few of my favorite blogs and posts. I hope you find them useful.

Linda

Featured Blogs
(Please share your favorite teacher blogs in the comment section.)

• An Education in Books Blog
  • Weekly book recommendations and resources for using in your classroom.
  • I have added Mama Mita to my reading list.
  • I recently read The Cruisers by Walter Dean Myers.

• The Differentiation Daily
  • This blog shares, “A new website each day to help teachers reach & teach all learners in K-12 classrooms.”
  • Last week’s Sing a Song about Subtraction was very creative
• Paula Kluth Blog
  • Creating Fidget Bags for All (I have already made a sample bag for class.)
• History Tech
  • History, technology, and probably some other stuff
  • Check this post: Titanic iPad apps, 3D movie resources, and some sweet teaching materials
• KidLit Celebrates Women’s History Month
  • Excellent resources for women’s history.
  • I liked The Value of Picture Book Biographies
• Blogging Through the Fourth Dimension
  • A teacher’s perspective
  • I enjoyed the Put Your Name on the Board: A Tale of Why I Gave up Classroom Discipline Systems post.