I know I am not the only woman that surfs through Pinterest 200+ times a day. (I hope I'm not, anyway!) As I lay perusing the 'Education' tab of our favorite virtual bulletin board last night, I began to wonder about the effects of it on my teaching.
How many of us have wished we could walk into the classroom of another teacher and learn by watching? Or perhaps take a walk through a classroom and look around at their organizational methods while taking notes on what to use in your own room? Unfortunately, you can't really do this if you are busy actively teaching in your own classroom and don't happen to be a time traveler. This is why I love Pinterest. I can easily pick up excellent ideas from my peers without losing the valuable time I need in my classroom.
My favorite way to look around for great ideas is to start at the broad label of 'Education' on the home page. You can get even more specific by typing your grade level in the search bar...since I teach third, I generally type in third grade or third grade common core. It really is ridiculous how many things I find on there. I am not as much a 'maker' as a purchaser on TPT, mostly because nearly everything I think of making I search for first and find that someone else has already made exactly what I wanted! I absolutely don't think this is a bad thing, I buy it and move on to whatever I wanted to sew instead. :)
I would love to know how you use Pinterest. If you know of a fabulous board for teachers, link it in the comments so we can follow! Feel free to follow any of my classroom boards here: http://www.pinterest.com/mscheryll/
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