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In this section of my website, I will go over some of my favorite social media apps and influencers that can help teachers out with professional development. Professional development is the constant training and learning that teachers do to better themselves as teachers. Although, teachers can do that on their own, social media has made it easier for teacher to share their own tips and tricks and here are some of my favorites.
TikTok
TikTok
In the recent years, TikTok has risen in popularity and it is used a creative outlet for many people. Not only is it used as a form of entertainment, but it can also be a very valuable tool for teachers. Teachers can share their own teaching techniques, or ideas within a 6 to 3 minute long video. Not only can it be used for teachers to communicate with other teachers, but it can also be a platform that teachers can communicate with their own students.
https://www.tiktok.com/@thefantasticallyfourth?
Shane Saeed is one of my favorite teacher TikTokers because of her very helpful tips. She comes up with fun ways that usually make teaching a whole lot easier. In this particular TikTok she goes over QR codes and how they can be used in a classroom.
https://www.tiktok.com/@heyashleyg?
@HeyAshleyG is also a great account for teachers. Everyday, students are more and more aware of the technology that is around them, so it only makes sense to bring it into the classroom as well. Ashley Guerrero, the owner of the account, gives teachers a lot of helpful tech tips for teachers to use in their classroom.
https://www.tiktok.com/@learningwithheidi?
@LearningWithHeidi is a TikTok account that focuses on Reading. In Heidi's TikTok, she gives tips as well as goes over learning strategies. She also includes a lot of classroom activites that make is easier to learn certain topics.
Twitter
Twitter
Twitter has been around for several years, and it has become a very useful tool for teacher professional development. Teachers are able to interact with other teachers real time. They can also find topics that are much more specific through the use of hashtags. Teachers are able to also find links that lead them to useful articles. Twitter allows for teachers to follow groups and organizations that align with their teaching beliefs to better reinforce their teaching beliefs.
https://twitter.com/EducatorsRising
@EducatorsRising is a very helpful tool for teachers. They do not tweet a lot ot teaching techniques, but they post a lot of good articles for teachers to read. They focus a lot on race and the importance of a diverse group of teachers. They also keep teachers up to date on webinars and other events that go on that can help with teacher development.
https://twitter.com/Heidi_Sons
@Heidi_Sons is a twitter account run by Heidi, an EL Lead Educator. This is one if my favorite Twitter accounts because she really goes over the importance of ensuring students do not get left behind. Especially those English Language Learners. She praises and showcases classrooms that do just that, and she shares a lot of wonderful tips that support EL Learners.
@TG2Chat is another very very useful tool. This is one of the more unique twitter pages. This twitter page is very chatty. They focus a lot on one specific theme: grading less in the classroom. Though, I like what they believe in, that is not why I chose this page to showcase. They host a twitter chat every so often. They tweet out an idea and teachers or followers of the page are then encouraged to tweet their thoughts on the idea. They create certain hashtags, and through those tags people are able to comment real time.
Pinterest
Pinterest
Pinterest is a very useful tool for professional development. Pinterest is more of a visual tool, and it can also be a craftier tool. Pinterest is a picture based tool that can benefit those teachers who are more visual than anything else. Pinterest has a variety of classroom set up ideas as well as ideas for lesson plans. Pinterest provides fun worksheets and activities that are easy to print off. Overall, it helps greatly because it provides a plethora of different tools for professional development.
https://www.pinterest.com/Madlylearning/_created/
I enjoy this page because of how colorful it is. It not only is it full of colors, but it also has a lot of great tips for science and it gives a lot of great advice on how to better deal with students.
https://www.pinterest.com/2peasandadog/_created/
2PeasAndADog is a very helpful Pinterest page. It showcases a lot of activities for various age groups and subjects. Not only that but it also has good articles that talk about teaching strategies that maybe not all teachers use.
https://www.pinterest.com/funfreshideas/_created/
This page focuses a lot on activities that can be used in the classroom. Whether it relate to lessons or maybe ice breakers. It has a lot of fun activities that relate to special dates, and it also has a lot of relatable articles that teachers might enjoy reading.
Instagram
Instagram
Instagram is another tool that is more on the craftier side. Teachers are able to showcase their work or what their students are working on through pictures. Instagram can help with professional development because of its visual aspect. Teachers can pull ideas off of Instagram pages they like. Also, teachers are able to link their blogs or other resources in their bio, so that allows for more teacher development. Teachers can post small posts that they pull from their website, like a preview almost.
https://www.instagram.com/2peasandadog/
On this Instagram page, they showcase a lot of what is on their Pinterest page but much broader. In the bio, they link their websites so you can get even more info on posts that they have created. They use Instagram as a preview of what they are showing in other areas.
https://www.instagram.com/sweetnsauerfirsties/
Learning sounds and words can be difficult to learn, but not impossible. Through this page, Lindsay goes over how to teach all things writing. She gives good tips on how to teach students how to read and write.
https://www.instagram.com/enchantedkindergarden/
This Instagram page showcases the activities that are done in the classroom. Keri, the owner of the page, likes to incorporate technology into her classroom. So, she also showcases all of the ways that she does just that.
Blogs
Blogs
Blogs might be one of my favorite tools for Professional Development. Blogs are one of the most in depth resources teachers could use. Not only are they more personal, but teachers always go above and beyond in their writings. Teachers will often share cool, new teaching strategies, or share their opinions of beliefs through their blog. It allows for professional development because as a teacher, you can keep up with those blogs that align better with what you believe in, and they are constantly being updated, so it can also help you grow and perfect your teaching strategies.
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/late-work/
This is my all time favorite blog. This one might be my favorite ne because of how diverse the website is. This blog site consists of various teachers who post of this blog. It consists of teaching talking about their teaching beliefs, teaching strategies and so much more. There will always be at least one thing that a teacher will enjoy by browsing through this website.
https://learninginwonderland.com/blog
This blog has a lot of very useful tools for teachers. Not only does it contain a lot of advice, but it also has so many templates that teachers can use. These templates can vary from classroom decoration to lesson plan templates and worksheets.
http://coynescrazyfunclassroom.blogspot.com/
This blog post is a bit outdated, but I think that it has a lot of great and valuable information. The website is designated to be super easy to use. There are a variety of lessons that teachers can pull from. They also set up their page to be a very relatable page as well.
Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is one tool that I did not think about before, but upon doing research I found that it can be a very useful tool. This one is more of an interactive tool that not only allows you to connect with other teachers, but with parents as well. Parents are more likely to follow teachers facebook page, and that not only keeps parents up to date, but it helps teachers better communicate with families. Facebook can serve as a mini blog page. Teachers can use Facebook in a variety of ways that can help with professional development. They can use it to find new ways to teach a lesson or to find advice in certain areas that teachers often struggle with.
https://www.facebook.com/TheCornerstoneForTeachers/
This page also shares a lot of relatable teacher moments through pictures and memes. This page makes it feel like its ok to not fit a certain type of teacher stereotype and that it is okay to feel a bit exhausted. It also showcases a lot of articles that pertain to students life in and outside of the classroom.
https://www.facebook.com/Clever-Classroom-235761613111516/
This page shares a lot of memes and pictures that pertain to teaching. It also shares a lot good articles that go over students behavior and teacher life.
https://www.facebook.com/TeachingintheFastLane/
In this Facebook page, it is a much more personal page.She shares what she believes in and she also shares a lot of er students successes She also shares a lt of teaching tricks and tips.
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