Teacher Blogs

There are many brilliant and practical teaching blogs available to those interested, but settling on just three was rather challenging. I found quite a few to be very interesting and engaging, and finally narrowed my choices down to the ones that had articles I felt finally answered some questions I had always been curious about.

1. https://www.thedaringenglishteacher.com/

Christina is a high school English teacher whom had some fantastic posts about everything from 6-week lesson plans, to resources that allow teachers to purchase learning materials cheaper, as well as some great activities and reading choices that students of a high school level could relate to. She's worked in rural areas with high poverty rates, which is what I'll likely be experiencing if I get to teach in the area I currently desire to teach in. Christina also has a series of informative blog posts on innovative classroom technology, something I found quite interesting; I was finding it difficult to fathom how technology is engaged in this type of class, outside of using blog posts, or Powerpoint and Word.

2. https://www.rethinkela.com/

Michelle Waters is a high school English teacher in rural Oklahoma who is really focused on building her students up and providing them with the skills they need to be successful readers and writers. Her posts about teaching vocabulary in context and nurturing the seed of new found knowledge with reading and writing exercises is starting to open my eyes on ways to engage the student and build their confidence levels in their own skills. Not only does she teach her students how to successfully navigate the English language and literature, but she also help develop their research and studying skills; something they will need in their personal, academic, and professional lives.

3. https://laurarandazzo.com/

Last, but certainly not least is Laura Randazzo's blog; another high school teacher who focuses on a media savvy approach to keep people engaged. In addition to her blog posts, she also has vlogs available to watch on YouTube. What stuck out about Laura is that she's not only trying to help you help the student, but she also helps you manage yourself and the classroom. She has advice/tips for student teachers, mentor teachers, and information on how to engage the students in participating and being active learners, all elements of a successful classroom and learning experiencing.

There are many more amazing teachers out there sharing their wealth of knowledge with those of us who aspire to be teachers ourselves!