Blog Research

10 Educational Bloggers

1. http://mscassidysclass.edublogs.org Kathy Cassidy is an elementary school teacher in Canada. Her blogs are primarily about what her kids are doing in class and the interesting part is that on the side there are links that document each child's learning.
2. http://theteachingpalette.com/category/blog/ Theresa McGee is a lower elementary teacher who focuses on art and other classroom management strategies. I think this is useful to lower elementary teachers regardless of what subject you teach because crafting can be used universally.
3. http://www.sciencefix.com Darren Fix is a middle school science teacher who posts videos and descriptions of experiments and other classroom activities. The videos are informative, interesting, and in-depth.
4. http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/ Michael Smith is a superintendent from Illinois and he frequently posts about day to day experiences at school. I found this useful to all teachers because it sheds light on things to expect.
5. http://readingyear.blogspot.com Mary Lee Hahn is a lower elementary school teacher and she does children's book reviews. Her posts are helpful to teachers who are deciding which books to have in their classroom. They can look at her insightful review and make their decisions much faster.
6. http://blog.cathyjonelson.com Cathy Jo Nelson is a media specialists who blogs about the importance of incorporating library technology into lessons. With technology booming like it is today, these blogs can be seen as very useful to teachers.
7. http://kauaimark.blogspot.com "Mr. Homework" is a substitute teacher for elementary schools and he blogs about the life of a substitute teacher. This is probably my favorite blog I've found because it basically tells us what to expect when we take our first subbing opportunity.
8. http://learningismessy.com/blog/ Brian Crosby is an elementary teacher and he blogs about how he uses technology in the classroom. Most of his posts are about what his students are doing.
9. http://thejosevilson.com Jose Vilson is an elementary teacher in the inner city. He posts about touchy topics and his blog is something good for inner city schools because it may put some preconceived notions to bed.
10. http://abseymour.blogspot.com Rachel Seymour is a first grade teacher. Almost all of her posts are about classroom activities and how she fosters student's learning and growth in her classroom.