Needless to say, I am unfamiliar with most of these blogs. During the next several weeks I will look at all the blogs in reverse order. I want to see what I am missing!
100. Concrete Classroom
If Michael Kaechele's blog is number 100, I can't wait to get to the top of the list. In reviewing three month's worth of blogs I have uncovered many gems. For starters, following a link of the blog I found Sanderling, a mobile professional development site still currently in beta. I am excited about the promise of this site, which will allow teachers to track their self-designed professional development. It wpuld be more than wonderful if districts buy in to this concept and at least recognize the self-directed efforts of their employees. Equally interesting was an overview of his school's professional development conference that brought in nationally prominent speakers. I would love to see my district sponsor a conference like this!
It seems the blog is updated about once a week. Consider me a subscriber!
Patrick Larkin is the Assistant Superintendent for Learning in the Burlington (MA) Public Schools. Among other distinctions he serves as Senior Associate for EdTech Teacher.
Judging from the content I viewed from early May, Larkin reposts and analyzes posts from other bloggers regularly. This is great, because it initiates a conversation, analyzing the viewpoints of the writers from his own perspectives. So far I can tell that he is quite aware and involved with teachers and students in his district. I am impressed that he, an administrator, takes the time to write this blog. Staying tuned.
Judging from the content I viewed from early May, Larkin reposts and analyzes posts from other bloggers regularly. This is great, because it initiates a conversation, analyzing the viewpoints of the writers from his own perspectives. So far I can tell that he is quite aware and involved with teachers and students in his district. I am impressed that he, an administrator, takes the time to write this blog. Staying tuned.
98. The Fischbowl
Karl Fisch, a math instructor/technology specialist from Colorado has been blogging for many years. His writings often involve mathematics, understandably, but also address education as a whole. In one post I read he commented that he did not know whether to encourage or discourage a student who aspired to be a teacher. In another he described the curriculum map he had written to address Algebra I in the Common Core.
In 2006 Fisch created the Did You Know/Shift Happens slideshow that most of us have seen at faculty meetings and professional development sessions. The presentation that was originally used at one of his staff meetings went viral and has now been translated and adapted numerous times.
I think Fisch should be followed because of his reputation as a leader and because of his awesome, extensive Diigo bookmarks that he calls Karl Fisch's Public Library. As I was reviewing the list I was caught up in links and spent at least an hour digressing from this post. It was heaven.
Karl Fisch, a math instructor/technology specialist from Colorado has been blogging for many years. His writings often involve mathematics, understandably, but also address education as a whole. In one post I read he commented that he did not know whether to encourage or discourage a student who aspired to be a teacher. In another he described the curriculum map he had written to address Algebra I in the Common Core.
In 2006 Fisch created the Did You Know/Shift Happens slideshow that most of us have seen at faculty meetings and professional development sessions. The presentation that was originally used at one of his staff meetings went viral and has now been translated and adapted numerous times.
I think Fisch should be followed because of his reputation as a leader and because of his awesome, extensive Diigo bookmarks that he calls Karl Fisch's Public Library. As I was reviewing the list I was caught up in links and spent at least an hour digressing from this post. It was heaven.
97. edcetera
According to the site's description "We blog about education trends and technology for everyone on the college campus, including administrators, educators and campus bookstore managers. Come for the most recent findings in higher ed, stay for the insight and expert analysis."
My immediate reaction was that this was not likely to be relevant to me, and I maintain that opinion. With so many quality options to follow, reading this blog is not the best use of my time. I can see some benefit of following this blog if one is a high school educator. I saw some great links that my CTE friends might find interesting. There are many tools and ideas here that can be adapted and used at the secondary level.
According to the site's description "We blog about education trends and technology for everyone on the college campus, including administrators, educators and campus bookstore managers. Come for the most recent findings in higher ed, stay for the insight and expert analysis."
My immediate reaction was that this was not likely to be relevant to me, and I maintain that opinion. With so many quality options to follow, reading this blog is not the best use of my time. I can see some benefit of following this blog if one is a high school educator. I saw some great links that my CTE friends might find interesting. There are many tools and ideas here that can be adapted and used at the secondary level.
96. Bud the Teacher
The subtitle of this blog is Inquiring and Reflection for Better Learning. The first post I viewed was titled "What Socrates Would Call Wisdom." Without going into further depth, I was hooked.
Bud Hunt has an impressive resume as an educator. He left the language arts classroom six years ago to become the technology director in his Colorado school district. He writes about classroom and personal life experiences and how they relate to education as a whole. His beautifully written blog is reflective, inspiring and rooted in improving students' learning experiences.
I am a new subscriber.
The subtitle of this blog is Inquiring and Reflection for Better Learning. The first post I viewed was titled "What Socrates Would Call Wisdom." Without going into further depth, I was hooked.
Bud Hunt has an impressive resume as an educator. He left the language arts classroom six years ago to become the technology director in his Colorado school district. He writes about classroom and personal life experiences and how they relate to education as a whole. His beautifully written blog is reflective, inspiring and rooted in improving students' learning experiences.
I am a new subscriber.
Moldovan, Andreea. "What Has Changed in the Top 100 Influential Education Blogs Ranking?" Blog. Onalytica, Ltd., 18 June 2013. Web. 27 June 2013.
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