Through the world of blogging, connect with other passionate teachers and be inspired by their writings, philosophies, and ideas for the classroom.  To start, consider adding these 10 great teacher blogs to your RSS feed.

 
1. Cool Cat Teacher Blog – Vicki Davis

The “cool cat teacher,” shares her passion for combining education and technology through her blog.  As a co-author of the Flat Classroom Project, Vicki shares great insights into how you can incorporate technology into a K – 12 classroom, ranging from class wikis to safely using Web 2.0.  

2.  Creating Lifelong Learners

Authored by Mathew Needleman, this blog provides intriguing literature on how to “close the digital divide” that currently exists in our classrooms.  Whether you have wanted to learn about the pros of blogging in the classroom or how to help students manage their independent computer time, Needleman shares useful tips that are easily applicable in the classroom.

3. Stop Trying to Inspire Me

This tongue-and-cheek blog expresses many of the frustrations that teachers feel, or more specifically, cuts “through all the crap” to “get to what’s really useful in the American public education system.”  Indeed, the blog cuts through the theoretical and gets straight to the heart of reality in the classroom.  Yes, giving students independent computer time to conduct their research is a good idea, but the blog author questions: how do you deal with the fact that “half their time in the lab is spent making up for the fact that they dicked around when they were supposed to be doing research in the library?”

4. Science Teacher

For all passionate science teachers who need a smile at the end of a long lab day, the Science Teacher blog is the perfect destination.  Filled with funny adventures in the science classroom (and beyond!), this blog also provides excellent food for thought for both you and your students.

5. Free Technology for Teachers

Like the name implies, this blog connects you with free technology resources you can integrate into your classroom.  Better yet, there are assignment ideas that incorporate technology, news clips, and even widgets to help you jumpstart your lesson plans.

6. The Teaching Palette

For art educators, this blog is an inspirational resource that helps with classroom management, provides ideas for integrating music and art in the classroom, and inspires new projects.  From how to help your students mind their manners at a museum visit to virtually touring other art teachers’ rooms, this is a fantastic blog to inspire your own classroom’s palette.

7. Smart Classroom Management

Although a relative newcomer to the education blogging community, Smart Classroom Management provides sound techniques to help any educator improve the class environment.  Drilling down to the psychology of the classroom and students, this blog provides insightful tips, ranging from “how to love unlikable students” to “how to get students to stay seated and quiet in time-out.”

8. Generation YES Blog

Another excellent blog on incorporating technology in the classroom, Generation YES explores the successes and failures of integrating digital classrooms.  From how to bridge the gender gap in the technology classroom to creating the perfect classroom presentation, an abundance of helpful tips abound.

9. History is Elementary

History educators will find fun facts, lesson plan ideas, and plenty of smiles through the History is Elementary blog.  You may even learn a few nuggets of history knowledge yourself, including “13 New World Explorers Not Commonly Known.”

10. DY/DAN

Math teachers don’t have to feel left out in the blogging world!  Join Dan Meyer in his math teaching adventures as he explores how to most effectively manage the classroom and inspire students numerically.  True to its goal, this is a teaching blog that focuses on practice, not policy.