A friend of mine who teaches at the Santa Ana Unified School District has started a new blog for local teachers. The focus is on GATE training (gifted and talented education) but the scope is teaching in general. Here are a few excerpts from her opening post:
The idea for this blog came about at a recent GATE training provided by the Santa Ana Unified School District. At the training, teachers said they wished they had more opportunities to share, plan together, and process what they were learning. Well, now we do – right here. This blog was created by teachers for teachers – a place to discuss, reflect, get or give ideas, ask questions, encourage each other – you name it – this is the place. And, it’s certainly not just for teachers of identified GATE students. Many of the GATE strategies are good teaching for all our students. Continue reading