Education Blogs

Australian Blogs

What Ed Said – “I’m Edna Sackson. I’m a teacher, a learner, an inquirer… and now a blogger. I work in an International Baccalaureate PYP school in Melbourne, Australia, as Teaching and Learning Co-ordinator.
Dan Haesler – As well as speaking at conferences around Australia, Dan’s work has been featured in professional journals and the mainstream media including Channel 10 and ABC Radio. He also writes for the education page of the Sydney Morning Herald. He works with schools, universities, corporate companies and not-for-profit organisations.
Conversations in Literacy “I love to talk about and share great teaching ideas and wonderful books with others.    I currently teach reading to struggling readers K-5.”
Irresistible IdeasEarly childhood“We are Sherry and Donna and together we welcome you to ‘irresistible ideas for play based learning’, a blog designed to inspire and assist Teachers who follow a Developmental Curriculum, Tertiary Students of the Early Childhood Sector and Parents of children in the Early Years.”
Flights of Whimsy–  Early childhood “I am a preschool teacher, working in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia. My personal philosophy of EC education has evolved over the years from a thorough knowledge of child development theory and a strong desire to understand how young children think and learn.”
Designing Early Childhood Australia Early childhood “I have been teaching in the field of Early Childhood for 16 years and have worked in Melbourne, regional Victoria, Western Australia and in the U.K. I have drawn much inspiration from the teachings of Reggio Emilia’s Early Childhood schools.”
Tales from the SandpitEarly childhood Louise is an early childhood teacher who blogs about the daily happenings at her preschool.
Learning, Technology and Leadership – This site explores learning, education, digital technologies, books, poetry, literature, teaching, photography & the impact of social media.
Literacy, Families and Learning – This NSW master of education teacher’s blog themes seem to revolve around giftedness and acceleration, literacy and play but it is a wealth of information and well worth a read. Information about literacy, reading, writing, play, learning, creativity and families.
Teacher Space – A great site for all teachers as it raises awareness of the special education needs of students in our classroom, schools and communities.
Nina’s Arena Teaching & Learning in the Autralian Primary Classroom – Nina blogs about the teaching and learning that occurs in Australian primary classrooms. Blogging since 2009, she covers topics such as student lead learning, differentiated instruction and teaching strategies.
The PE Geek – Jarrod is a Physical Education teacher from country Victoria Australia, with a passion and enthusiasm for the role emerging technologies play within teaching and learning. He is first and foremost an advocate for lifelong movement and physical activity, however realises the power of 21st century technologies that can shape new age teaching pedagogies.

International Blogs

Learning Sciences Marzano Center – Sharing expertise: forum to teacher and leadership growth.
Teach. Learn. Grow. Education blog – Strong formative assessment content and research based pedagogy.
Mind Shift – How we learn.
Edutopia – We share evidence- and practitioner-based learning strategies that empower you to improve K-12 education.
Free Technology for Teachers – A blog by Richard Byrne. The purpose of this site is to share information about free resources that teachers can use in their classrooms.
Joe Bower’s blog ‘for the love of learning’ “I am not the same teacher I used to be. When I started, I was very focused on power and control. I assigned loads of homework, dished out huge penalties for late assignments, assigned punishments for rule breaking behavior and averaged my marks to get a final grade. I did some of these things because I was trained to do so in university. However, most of these teaching strategies were being done mindlessly, and like a lot of teachers, I was simply teaching the way I was taught.” Joe Bower’s blog focuses on abolishing grading, abolishing homework, rethinking accountability, rethinking discipline and rethinking lesson planning.
A Principals Reflections -“Education is a reflective practice. This blog provides my views on educational leadership, effective technology integration, best practices, and creating a student-centered learning culture.”
Reflections from an Elementary School Principal – PrincipalJ: “I am an Elementary School Principal in rural Wisconsin.”
My Island View – Tom Whitby is an Adjunct Professor of Education at St Joseph’s College in New York. He came to that position after 34 years as a secondary English teacher in the Public School system. Tom Whitby is prolific user of social media in education.
ScienceFix – Your place to get your science fix! It is a resource for middle school science teachers. It has resources that teachers can use such as lessons, science links, video demonstrations and web projects/webquests.
Teaching the TeacherStephanie engages in interesting reflections about her teaching and learning.
ThePhysicalEducator.com – ThePhysicalEducator.com is an online professional development resource for physical educators.
Our mission is to help you become the best physical education teacher you can be.

iPhysEd – Pushing the boundaries of Physical Education in the 21st Century. Highlighting best practice in Inquiry based learning and technology intergration in Physical Education.

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