Teacher Blogging 101

Education blogging is a tool used by teachers to share various forms of information regarding their classroom. Some teachers use blogs to share what is going on in the class to parents, as well as share tips and tricks with other teachers. Not only is it helpful for teachers to learn from each other, but it can also be used as an additional form of income. Teachers may choose to share things such as lessons plans, worksheets, classroom management tips, product recommendations, and more. The possibilities are endless when it comes to things teachers can share about the classroom. Teachers use blogs as a resource for inspiration and ideas from other teachers, Blogs are seen as a win-win for teachers and parents in the educational system. 

This has proven true for me, as I have gotten to learn from my peers through their blogs. Haylie Lacy wrote about teacher salaries in her blog Education Hot Topics with Haylie. She shared the perspective that many teachers share that salaries are not conducive to comfortable living especially starting out. She made the argument that teachers are the ones that teach doctors and lawyers and other highly esteemed professions, so it is not far to give them such low salaries. From Kate Cofer's blog Everything Elementary I learned about the importance of looking for the origin of behavioral problems by really getting to know your students. I also got to learn about the importance of parental involvement in classrooms from Kalee Hampton's Parental Involvement blog. I love getting to learn from my peers as a look into what it might be like to learn from fellow teachers when I am a teacher in the future.

Whether you are blogging to earn some extra income or just to organize and keep record of ideas and experiences, I think blogging is extremely useful in the classroom. It helps teachers learn from each other and keep parents informed with what is going on in the classroom. Personally, I have enjoyed blogging because of the freedom that comes with it. Teachers have full control what they want to write about, and getting to choose content is not something that teachers get to do very often. Teachers are limited in the classroom with strict guidelines to what they can teach, but blogs serve as a creative outlet to share what they want to share.