Educators to Read, Follow, and Learn With in 2018

In 2017, I began my 25th year teaching middle school English, and it has been my best year in classroom ever. My career as an author and blogger also hit some high notes:

In June, my Rewarding Education blog was honored as one of  the Albert Index’s 2017 Top Blogs in Education for Parents and Communities. I was included among some fantastic educators, so please check out their influential blogs.

In December, the coordinating editor of KQED in the Classroom, Peter Paccone, informed me that I was being recognized as one of  KQED’s Top 20 Teacher-Bloggers of 2017. Again, please explore this list of awesome educators.

I have even been asked to be a regular contributor to this excellent teacher resource, so look for my future articles in KQED in the Classroom.

Then on New Year’s Eve, I was thrilled to learn that one of my articles for Edutopia made the #2 spot for their most popular posts of 2017! Be sure to read all of the top ten.

My article, “Young Adult Novels that Teach a Growth Mindset,” surpassed all my expectations and has been shared over 36K times and has been read by over 335K educators and parents!

So it is only fitting for me to continue to share the love and to share the wealth by also recommending the following educators. These people have become my friends, my greatest supporters, and my go-to sources for wisdom, laughter, and empathy.

I encourage you to become a welcome member of our PLN, to join us in a variety of Twitter EdChats, and to follow, read, and learn along with these wonderful colleagues (listed in alphabetical order):

• Arina Bokas and her Cultures of Partnerships website
• Julian Caldwell and his GetConnectDad website
• Sonja C. and her Classical Education Today blog
• Melissa Chouinard and her iteacher imother blog
• Peg Grafwallner and her website
• Owen M. Griffith and his Teaching and Living Using Spirituality blog
• Teresa Gross and her Loving Literacy blog
• Gillian Judson and her imaginED website
• John McCarthy and his So All Can Learn website
• MindPrint Learning and her website
• Rita Platt and her 3 Cs Education Consulting website
• Paul Solarz and his Learn Like a Pirate website
• Alana Stanton and her More than a Lesson blog
• Sarah Thomas and her EduMatch website
• Valerie Tilton and her Classroom Connectivity website
• Chris Weber and his website
• Lisa Westman and her website
• Rita Wirtz and her blog on BAM radio

In August of 2018, I was again honored to be included in this new list of edu-superstars. This is another fantastic resource, broken down by categories, for educators to find influencers to follow.