If you are a teacher who is looking for ways to engage your students, communicate with parents, decorate your classroom, incorporate technology into lessons, or just about anything really, check out Pinterest. Pinterest is a social media tool that helps users find and save creative ideas. All you have to do to get started is set up a free account by going to Pinterest. After setting up an account you can search for specific or general topics to find ideas you are interested in. If you find a topic that you really like you can Pin or Save that idea to a Board. A Board is a place to categorize all of the pins you save, so you can find them easier. *** DISCLAIMER: Pinterest is highly addictive.
For teachers, this tool can be incredibly powerful. Like I said above, you can truly find ideas about anything on Pinterest. You can find different ways to deliver content, ways to change up assessment, how to best manage your students and so much more. I cannot do justice to this application. To truly understand how great it is, you have to check it out for yourself. I use Pinterest for all sorts of things. I often look up different ways to engage students during "boring" lessons. Most recently, I did this for a science lesson that included many definitions. Pinterest offered ideas for different styles of notes, student participation, and tech tools to help with engagement. These ideas dictate the types of boards I create. For example, I have a tech tools board that includes all of the technology that I think could be useful in the classroom. Many of the examples can relate to the SAMR Model and help educators incorporate tech meaningfully. I also have boards for specific subjects, such as science. I love to save ideas for experiments and demonstrations that I may be able to use in the future. Pinterest members offer great alternatives to make boring content fun and exciting. My favorite board though is my Growth Mindset Board. It is a reminder to myself and to my students that hard work is essential for personal growth and that we are capable of great and challenging things. Pinterest can truly help teachers grow in all areas of the Danielson Framework, but I think Pinterest is most related to Domain 4E, Growing and Developing Professionally. Pinterest is a constant feed of sources to help us grow as educators in all areas. It offers great ideas for planning and prep, classroom environment, instruction and professional responsibilities. It can give you ideas for new content and pedagogy, the best ways to organize your classroom, how to improve student participation, and how to best keep records and that's just breaking the surface of all the amazing thing Pinterest can provide you. As teachers grow in each area of Danielson's Framework, they are growing and developing as professionals. I love Pinterest now and forever. I do not think I will ever get tired of it or change anything about it. I love that you are able to find great ideas, but also share your great ideas! Pinterest is an amazing addition to any teacher's PLN. I already know that I will continue using Pinterest throughout my career, especially to find engaging activities for all students. I encourage you all to check out Pinterest today; it will change the way you teach. Below is an example of one of my Pinterest Boards. Check out my other boards for more ideas.
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