Blogging to GrOw

Benefits of Teacher & Student Blogging

Teacher Blogging Benefits:

  • Create a "brand" for yourself and your classroom
  • Great way to reflect on classroom practices and receive feedback
  • Allows teachers to network with other teachers--professional learning groups outside of your own school or district
  • Communication with Students & Parents



Examples:

Student Blogging & e-Portfolio Benefits:

  • Teach Digital Citizenship
  • Student Ownership
  • Formative & Summative Assessments
  • Requires deeper thinking and engagement with the content
  • Student Reflection
  • Communication with Teacher & Parents



Organization of e-Portfolios via Google Sheets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vCZiNKUgkRHEVntWhPZ5wE9BQ4N8aUS6YzPE58iuVpw/edit?usp=sharing

KY Teachers:

Teacher and Student Blogging meets TPGES standards:


Student-Centered (Ownership, Assessment, Reflection)

  • Domain 2.A.ii.; B.i., ii., iii.


  • Domain 3.A.i., ii., iii., iv.; D.i., ii., iii., iv.


Formative assessments throughout the school yr.
Summative Assessment at the end of a semester/school yr.



Teacher-Centered (Branding, Reflection, Networking)

  • Domain 1.D.iii.; F.i., ii., iii.

  • Domain 4 (all)



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