This semester I joined the ProTeacher Community online network. ProTeacher is a community of K-8 teachers who share valuable information with each other. The site offers bulletin boards about various subjects and topics such as classroom management, issues and politics, and future teachers. I did more reading on the site then I did writing and found it to be very helpful in finding new lesson ideas and in answering questions about being a student teacher. Recently I finished a 4-week unit on Africa and I was able to share one of the lessons I did with my 7th graders about chocolate in the Ivory Coast.
I think it is very valuable, especially to new teachers, to have a network of support. Using a web community such as ProTeacher is another way teachers can connect to other professionals from around the country to share ideas and inspirations. I have been fortunate in my student teaching experience to have worked with some veteran teachers that have been happy to share their wisdom with me, but I know that the more resources I have available to me, the better prepared I will be to meet the demanding needs of being a teacher.
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