Educators owe it both to themselves and their students to constantly digest information outside of the classroom. By committing to being lifelong students of the world, educators can have a more well-rounded base of understanding, insight and perspective to evolve and teachers and deliver more value.
It needn’t be said that social media is an invaluable resource for professionals in all industries to network with like-minded colleagues, but beyond that general bit of well-known knowledge, there are specific Facebook groups for educators that can serve educators extremely well as hubs of relevant news, research and discussions about worldwide education trends. The following Facebook groups for teachers are all great resources for educators to stay on top of teaching trends, keep current with education news, and learn from other the experience of other educators from around the world.
Edutopia
For over 25 years, Edutopia has worked to help K-12 teachers improve their efficiency and power to reach students. Edutopia’s Facebook group helps educators become more proactive about improving their teaching abilities by sharing new information and timeless wisdom about the learning process and how to facilitate it in the classroom. Edutopia’s advice is based in scientifically proven methods that educators looking for innovative strategies can easily replicate in their own classrooms successfully.
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Teaching Resources
Teaching Resources is the official page of a website created by Laura Candler, a retired teacher who dedicated herself to providing currently active educators with helpful teaching resources. The resources made available through the page can be implemented in the classroom immediately upon access. In addition to readily usable teaching solutions, Teaching Resources also serves as a source of enlightening teaching studies and freely printable material.
The Next Web
The Next Web is a Facebook page that’s especially useful for educators who teach a subject in a heavily tech-related area. Through the page, educators can deepen and refresh their knowledge of the latest discoveries regarding Internet technology. As younger generations of students are currently growing up and will continue to grow up in an increasingly digitized world, even educators who aren’t specifically focused on teaching about tech can benefit from knowing more about the technological developments molding their lives.
TED
The TED Facebook page updates with new material covering the ideas, stories and topical conversation pieces from influential and inspiring individuals from around the globe. Many TED speakers have been professional educators themselves, but even those who aren’t can and often do still provide immense value by sharing perspectives and schools of thought relevant to professionals in every industry. Not only can educators take away valuable lessons from the speakers’ messages, but they can also directly observe a diverse variety of public speaking techniques to optimize engagement in the classroom.
K12 Inc.
K12 Inc. is committed to the purpose of providing the families of grade K-12 students with personalized online learning opportunities. Educators with an interest in finding new ways to personalize their teaching approach (or perhaps even contribute tailored learning material of their own) can take away a great deal of value from observing and participating in the K12 Inc. page.
