Edutopia in Review

For this post I chose to review the professional learning community Edutopia. Although I was at first hesitant about the benefits I may discover on site such as this, I have learned that Edutopia is valuable resource for a teacher of any grade level/ content area.  The site literally has a spot for everything education.  One of my favorite aspects of this site is that includes articles about what is new in education and personal blogs of several teachers.  This is useful because if a person chooses to read an informative article, he or she is typically able to find several opinions about that article in the blog section.  Teachers discuss everything from whether or not they should assign homework, to what music is appropriate at a middle school dance.

Another benefit to Edutopia is its organization.  A teacher can easily filter through the site and look for particular information. For example, teachers can easily search by grade level.  If more specific information is required teachers are even able to search in specific " communities" such as assessment, new teachers, and classroom management.  Lastly, Edutopia provides tabs for things such as effective strategies and schools that work.  This can help not only teachers, but also administrators, when trying to improve a school.

Although I am still a fairly new member of Edutopia, I plan to stay a member throughout my professional career.  I had never really spent much time considering professional learning communities before, but I am glad that I have finally been exposed to one.  Despite discussing several benefits of the site here, I have only just uncovered the tip of the iceberg.  I think there is still a lot to learn about Edutopia and the potential it has to assist me in the classroom.