Blogging in education

Education is all about sharing resources. Many prominent figures in education actively run a blog, to share ideas and resources with the community. Chris Weijr, an elementary school principle in Langley has a blog named the Weijr Board, where he talks about all things education, social media dependance, growth mindset in educators, seating arrangements and other popular topics of discussion in the education setting. Chris Kennedy, a superintendent of schools in the west Vancouver district, has a blog called the Cultureofyes. Where he’s recently delved into everything AI, and the effects on the classroom and learning.

These gentleman are excellent examples of how open educators should be. When asking the question, “why do educators blog”, the simple answer is the pooling of resources. Educators know that together we are stronger, and everything we do is for the greater good of the community. With more and more people joining the education field, we now have access to so many different ideas and perspectives, that without the age of the internet, would not be possible.

Everything connects back to the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Where the first principle states “Learning ultimately supports the well-being of the self, the family, the community, the land, the spirits, and the ancestors”. This indigenous ideology that learning is for everyone, and benefits everyone, is something I believe firmly in my core. As teachers, we should be sharing everything we can with each other so that we can instill positive morals in the students from a young age, and remain as that role model they can look up to. The impact we can have on our communities by pooling resources through mediums like blogging can be exponential.

In this new age where educators have left popular social media sites such as twitter and linked-in, blogging has become an option for accessible social and responsible sharing. As I progress through my career in education, I look forward to seeing where the blogging will go, and where the educators will all end up online.