READING BLOGS ON ALL SUBJECTS CAN BE VERY HELPFUL IN THE CLASSROOM

Now that summer has arrived, I have found some time to read and search for new ways to increase technology in my classroom. Believe it or not my search begins in my personal email account!  As a teacher, I subscribe to many newsletters and websites that send out some great links and ideas for educators. Unfortunately, during the school year, I tend to get bogged down with the daily instructional lesson planning, school email, etc. Some subscriptions go directly to my personal email account. If you're a teacher, you'll understand how easy it is to look at our personal accounts and say, "I'll read that later", and later turns out to be in the summer!

This morning I decided to get a cup of coffee and my laptop to begin my online reading/research. I found a great blog from "We Are Teachers" that I thought was very useful. The blog topic is "20 Simple Ideas for Teaching Math to a Classroom of Multi-Level Kids". This caught my eye as this year my grade level will no longer be differentiating our classrooms by switching for math class by level. Instead, each teacher will keep their homeroom and differentiate instruction for multiple math levels within the classroom. From the first of the twenty simple ideas,  integrate math into every part of your day, to the last, check for understanding frequently, I found this blog very useful and worthy of passing along. I am including the link below so that you may visit the blog.


http://www.weareteachers.com/community/blogs/weareteachersblog/blog-wat/2014/04/10/20-simple-ideas-for-teaching-math-to-a-classroom-of-multi-level-kids

Do you read any blogs that you feel offer great tips for the classroom?