Blogs and Professional Development

As we move forward and become a more progressive educational world it has become extremely important to become connected. Blogging is a great way to share ideas, collaborate and explore what is happening in the world of education (or whatever area you are interested in). I look forward to finding new tools and ideas that will contribute to my resources as a teacher and professional. I have found the following blogs that I will follow to contribute to my professional development:

http://www.thisweekineducation.com/

This blog provides many links to news stories involving others in the teaching profession. It also discusses hot topics such as: education and politics, NCLB, teacher lay-offs, reform, etc. It keeps in tune to the latest news and politics in our profession.

www.assortedstuff.com/top101

This blog site links teachers to interactive websites, information, and learning tools that can be used right in the classroom.

http://janeknight.typepad.com/

This is another great blog site to give teachers e-learning tips, links and ideas. This site not only gives teachers links to help them in the classroom, but also as a professional. Great for building e-learning resources.

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

This blog is full of free tech tips as well as free technology resources that are available to teachers.

While looking at the different blogs I found myself intrigued by the blogs that provided resources and for teaching and technology. I always get excited when I learn something new that I can implement in the classroom, or utilize with my students. Using these blogs will contribute to my professional development, as well as my student's development.