Top 10 Education Blogs You Should Follow

If you are a teacher, student, parent, or administrator, you should be following education blogs. Why? Simply because blogs are an ever-increasing way to spark ideas, creativity, and innovation. Blogs provide a great way for teachers to communicate lesson ideas, classroom management tactics and other helpful tips and tricks with each other.

We’ve chosen 10 of the best school teacher blogs to highlight how this form of communication can contribute to teaching pedagogy. 

1.    Edutopia

Edutopia is part of The George Lucas Educational Foundation. The blog's focus is on educators and students. It's two main purposes are to produce content that improves learning and engages students and to "collaborate with researchers, teachers, and curriculum experts" to advance the field of project-based learning.

2.     TeacherTube

This is an online community for teachers to share videos of instructional learning. For teachers in any school or even home teachers, this is a destination to learn from your peers. You can also find photos, videos, and audio recordings to use in your curriculum. You can also join different groups focused on specific topics.

TeacherTube is about community and education for teachers, by teachers. 

1         3.    Polka Dotted Teacher

A fun and whimsical education site for teachers who need to add some color and creativity into their classroom. 

4.  Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This blog focuses on apps and mobile devices that educators can use in the classroom, as well as strategies to integrate them successfully. It provides educational presentations on topics like "Free Educational Android Apps for Teachers" and " Lesson Plans and Games."

Mobile devices are changing how students learn outside the classroom, and educators and schools need to be aware of how to integrate them properly with lesson plans and curriculum

     5. The Teaching Thief 

This well-designed and engaging blog provides inspiration for teachers who want to encourage a healthy, community-oriented environment in their classrooms. Great fictions for kids is highlighted throughout the blog, providing a go-to resource for teachers who are looking for new books for their students.

6. Edudemic

This blog is all about technology in the education space. They provide tactful advice about incorporating technology in the classroom, including a teacher's guide to technology and learning as well as product reviews on the best laptops, tablets, and apps for teachers. They also provide best practices for online learning, including posts like "15 Tips for Facilitating Online Discussion" and "How to Design Effective Online Courses."

7. The Resource(ful) Room 

Designed for teachers who want to find great materials and resources for their classrooms in the most unexpected places, The Resource(ful) Room provides plenty of resource and activity ideas for teachers. A handful of curriculum and classroom management posts highlight how high-energy activities can be introduced into classrooms without causing chaos.

8. TE@CHER TOOLKIT

What began as a simple Twitter account in 2010 fast became the ‘most followed teacher on Twitter in the UK’, and now Teacher Toolkit by Ross Morrison McGill is one of the most popular education blogs. Teacher Toolkit has evolved into a collective, providing teachers a platform to share their opinions and discuss important issues and changes in the industry. The blog is filled with a wealth of resources including classroom and outside-the-classroom ideas, advice on what to do with kids during the holidays, the use of technology and social media for teaching, and much more.

9. English teaching resources

Head of English, Jonathan Peel created English teaching resources to share his views and experience of teaching. Filled with a wealth of useful resources, Jonathan uses the blog to share subject resources with his students outside of the classroom, as well as interested readers, teachers, or students who are studying for their A Level exams.

10. Edublog

The use of blogs has become popular in education institutions including public schools and collegesBlogs can be useful tools for sharing information and tips among co-workers, providing information for students, or keeping in contact with parents. Common examples include blogs written by or for teachers, blogs maintained for the purpose of classroom instruction, or blogs written about educational policy.