5 Education Twitter Accounts Trending With Alternate Route Teachers

Many teachers looking to stay current with industry trends and access teaching resources often turn to Twitter, a preferred social media platform for educators worldwide. Twitter helps teachers share resources, address classroom challenges, debate education policy and more. That’s why we couldn't keep Twitter's benefits from new teachers.

To jumpstart their experience using Twitter to connect with education experts, candidates training with Rutgers Alternate Route sought out Twitter influencers whose tweeted topics and contributions distinguished them as education thought leaders. The Twitter accounts below are among the most popular with new teachers in our program. Read their picks and then share your favorites in the comments!

Edublog

Edublog is a blog platform specially created for students and teachers. They frequently share resources on how blogs and other web tools enhance student learning and digital literacy.

As Zig Ziglar said,

“You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”

Now is a great time to jump right in and start your own teacher blog!

We can help walk you through the process.https://t.co/NhkN0RREJt pic.twitter.com/3dE9tLluRK

— edublogs (@edublogs) September 24, 2018

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Edweek

EdWeek Teacher is a division of EdWeek containing news stories, job openings and analyses on the teaching profession.

Is professional writing the missing link in high school English classes? Some experts and employers argue that students need more practice with academic writing.https://t.co/qQoQtfP3yJ pic.twitter.com/KRSfNwtnWB

— EdWeek Teacher (@EdWeekTeacher) September 27, 2018

Looking for a job can be a job in itself. We can make the search easier for you: Sign up for job alerts, and get a list of open positions sent you every morning.https://t.co/R705CppBnn pic.twitter.com/Z1KDo7DhPP

— EdWeek Teacher (@EdWeekTeacher) September 27, 2018

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Lee Watanabe-Crockett

Lee Watanabe-Crockett is a keynote speaker, author, and founder of Wabisabi, a virtual classroom tool. He frequently shares digital resources and think pieces on personalized learning, digital citizenship and other pressing topics.

NEW POST: 10 Workplace Skills That Will Help Our Learners Succeed Beyond School https://t.co/MJxOsmwsbX

— Lee Watanabe-Crockett - Keynote | Author (@leecrockett) September 21, 2018

30 Useful Digital Citizenship Resources for Growing Digital Citizens https://t.co/2a0ZL7GK4V #digcit #digitalcitizenship pic.twitter.com/HNXoA6Geof

— Lee Watanabe-Crockett - Keynote | Author (@leecrockett) September 26, 2018

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SEL4MA

SEL4MA is a division of the Social-Emotional Learning Alliance based in Massachusetts. They share SEL approaches and data that can be used to inform teaching strategies.

Survey: Most Freshmen Are Not Emotionally Prepared for College. #SEL https://t.co/WwSiuN5lYZ

— SEL4MA (@SEL4MA) September 26, 2018

5 keys to challenging unconscious biases: https://t.co/NYlpUWvMws #SEL pic.twitter.com/ePWpBHA2Ay

— SEL4MA (@SEL4MA) September 26, 2018

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Mindshift

MindShift is a podcast on education that shares thought-provoking research, teaching styles, and trends in education.

Learning together is part of the #teaching culture here, which is especially important since this style of teaching is new to many teachers @TeachingChannel https://t.co/IHaMC9htdQ #edchat #PD #pdchat #ELL #coaching #cpchat

— MindShift (@MindShiftKQED) September 27, 2018

Adolescence is a sensitive period for social information, meaning that the brain is set up to understand other people and to find out about other people's minds, their emotions https://t.co/ENWjPNMqt6 #edchat #teens #hschat

— MindShift (@MindShiftKQED) September 27, 2018

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