The three blogs that I have selected are: Mrs. Willis Kindergarten, Miss Kindergarten, and Mrs. Jump's Class. I have been visiting these blogs since September via a teacher website (www.teacherspayteacher.com) as a resource for my kindergarten curriculum. Since my district does not support or offer any specific curriculum, I had to venture out to find resources to build my lessons. I have used hundred's of ideas from these blogs. I have also purchased several items from Mrs. Willis Kindergarten and Miss Kindergarten from their blogs. I follow these blogs because they not only are they relevant to education but specifically to kindergarten. Kindergarten is like a whole different world that many people don't understand. All of these bloggers post pictures of their classroom, student projects, and activities. These blogs are saving my life during my first year of teaching. It will be nice to be able to use the RSS reader to tag blogs that I already follow and to help me find new ones!
The five people I selected to follow on Twitter are: @kinderlessons, @LMKindergarten, @kindergartentip, @KreativeinKinder, and @KdgWorks. I found many of the tweets and links these people have posts both interesting and beneficial. I will continue to follow them and search for more people within K-12 education.
To be honest, although these tools are helpful, I haven't used them very much. Mainly because we have used so many new tools in such a short amount of time, I haven't really had time to fully USE the tools. From what we have used so far, I do enjoy the RSS reader. It's a nice way to organize the blogs I follow. I like that the blogs can be categorized so I can separate personal blogs from professional blogs. The tool I feel that I will use the least is Twitter. I am not a fan of the constant updates of social media, I find it to be a bit overwhelming.
Good evening Juliana. I was so excited to read your blog. I am a former kindergarten teacher myself. Kindergarten was my first teaching job once I graduated. I do not look like the typical kindergarten teacher (if there is such a thing) but I really enjoyed it. I taught kindergarten for 4 years. Very rewarding. Also, you are spot-on when you say that it is a different world and most people will never understand it. ANyway, I have also used several of your choice in blogs and sites. There are always so many cool idea that I found that were relatable to my kindergarten students. You mentioned this is your first year? Where do you see yourself professionally in 5 years? Do you see yourself staying in lower el?
ReplyDeleteHi Matt! I don't think there is such a thing as looking like a typical kindergarten teacher. It is extremely rewarding! I actually completed my student teaching in kindergarten and couldn't see myself anywhere else. I would love to stay in kindergarten. I actually went back and forth when deciding what graduate courses to take. My first thought was to earn a Master's in Early Childhood. Then I came across the Instructional Technology with emphasis in K-12 education and thought this would be a smarter long-term choice. Do you still teach? If so, what grade?
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