Tuned to TeachingChannel

What makes a better resource than a video? A video made by teachers FOR teachers!

On TeachingChannel.com a very fleshed out world of helpful resource videos await both the budding teacher and well-versed teacher alike. As the very name of the website suggests, Teaching Channel's goal is not only to provide teacher-oriented videos, but to do so as a way of connection between peers and provide a way to share and grow in our own professional development, both for student and instructor benefit.

This website's missionis as clear and concise as you would wish it to be.

"With the help of the Tch community, our mission is to revolutionize how teachers learn, connect, and inspire each other to improve the outcomes for all K-12 students across America.

In order to accomplish this mission, we have three simple goals, all of them reliant on input from teachers:

• Build professional learning resources that teachers want

• Deepen and improve opportunities for teacher learning

• Elevate and celebrate teachers in our society

Our videos are produced by a unique team of professionals—a collaborative effort between video production experts, education advisors, and the classroom teachers themselves. We should point out that Teaching Channel does not determine or influence the content taught in our videos."

Launched in June 2011, TeachingChannel is a relatively new resource for teachers. This non-profit organization does a fantastic job of reaching across the curriculum and various subject matter on anything from improving your classroom strategies to new and innovative lessons and focus themes. It invites exemplary teachers to participate in its program, which happens in several different forums. Not only are they available as a resource online, many PBS stations throughout the country air an hour-long weekly program focused on the videos that they collect to share them more broadly.

This is a wonderful site for any level of skill you might have or want to improve, and certainly a reliable resource for those wishing to impart wisdom. Go TeachingChannel!



Source of the Day:

TeacherTube.com - Like YouTube for the school system, TeacherTube is a great place to start looking for videos as well as to post them. Though it is a little under-developed due to lack of publicity, this site does a great job of presenting a school-friendly version of its more widely-known cousin. Still, a great site to add to your bookmarked toolbox!