Three Great Teacher Blogs

In this post, I want to share three teacher blogs that I find enjoyable and helpful:

1) MISS CALCUL8
http://misscalculate.blogspot.com/

"Miss Calcul8" is a blog created by a seventh yer math teacher. Her page dates back to 2009, and is full of posts that incorporate teaching ideas with her own personal experiences. The author includes sections for Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Trigonometry, and Algebra III. She also has a section with helpful links. Her page is colorful and fun, and the patterns are only slightly distracting. Check out her suggestions for new approaches to familiar math problems. I plan to visit this page a lot in the coming years!

2) GO FIGURE!
http://gofigurewithscipi.blogspot.com/

"Go Figure!" is a blog created with the purpose of curing so-called mathphobics. The author's belief is that anyone can learn math if they have the right instruction. She incorporates hands-on activities in her classroom and encourages other educators to do the same. Her blog has a wealth of posts, resources, and links to math games, and is sure to be a helpful resource for anyone hoping to teach math. I enjoy the colors and the organization of her page and I'm sure I'll be referencing it often!

3) LEARNING IS MESSY
http://www.learningismessy.com/

"Learning is Messy" is maintained by a former educator who now facilitates STEM education for both teachers and administrators. His page includes frequent relevant posts about STEM classes, and most of these include multiple video clips! He also has sections for student work and student-created videos, something that I would love to imitate in the future when I have my own classroom. His broad range of experience as an educator and as a public speaker gives depth to the content provided on this site. He strongly encourages the use of technology in the classroom, which is increasingly important in our tech-savvy younger generations. I appreciate his passion for STEM and I'm inspired to utilize this blog - the author himself cites blogging as one of his greatest classroom resources and is glad to be able to share that with others!