
I had just finished a presentation on Global Education during the EdCamp Boston Conference, and was happily schmoozing in the Education Bloggers discussion group.
As we sat in our tight little circle swapping ideas, we realized: there are a LOT of Education Bloggers out there, but we hardly ever converse or share ideas.
What an amazing impact would come from finally uniting forces!
At that point, the Education Bloggers Facebook Group was born. Please help spread the word about this new group to anyone, anywhere in the world who either runs or regularly writes for education-related blogs! Education bloggers of all levels and followings are welcome. Find and join the group by clicking this link: https://facebook.com/groups/EducationBloggers/ and then requesting to join.
The purpose of the EdBlogs group is to unite Education Bloggers so we can connect, help each other grow, and share ideas. We are using Facebook because:
1) The majority of folks are on Facebook anyway, and…
2) Facebook Groups have an advantage over Pages because they have the option to send emails to all members whenever a new post is created. This facilitates a tight-knit, in-touch community.
I modeled this group after the wildly successful Travel Bloggers Facebook Group which has nearly 1,400 members, and has made a GIANT positive impact in improving the unity, skills, knowledge, and blog traffic of its members. The potential of our Education Bloggers group is massive.
To further enhance our community, we have also launched a weekly Education Bloggers Twitter Chat on Thursdays at 8pm-9pm EST using the hashtag #EdBlogs .
Thanks for helping spread the word. Let’s work together to amplify the voices and enhance the toolkit of Education Bloggers around the world!
Note: The first photo in this article is from the three months I spent volunteer teaching in Ghana. To read the blog article about the writing project I did with the students in Ghana, click here!

The author, Lillie Marshall, is a 6-foot-tall National Board Certified Teacher of English from Boston who has been a public school educator since 2003. She launched TeachingTraveling.com in 2010 to share expert global education resources, and over 1.6 million readers have visited over the past decade. Lillie also runs AroundTheWorld L.com Travel and Life Blog, and DrawingsOf.com for educational art. Do stay in touch via subscribing to her monthly newsletter, and following @WorldLillie on social media!
Anil Sahu
Wednesday 27th of February 2013
very useful blog. I have been searching this type of ed blogs.
Steve Zemelman
Tuesday 21st of August 2012
OK, thanks -- and I hope you'll share our site with your fellow teachers and on your blog.
Steve Zemelman
Monday 20th of August 2012
Ms Marshall-- We've linked to this very helpful post on our blog/website, www.teachersspeakup.com . I hope you and your web friends take a look at our site. Our aim is to provide teachers with concepts, guidance, examples, and skills to explain the work of good teaching to the wider public, and to advocate for support for teachers and education. The attacks and budget cuts we're seeing make it crucial that teachers begin to speak up and explain ourselves -- no one else can do it for us. If you like what you see on our site, I hope you'll subscribe and share with us (on our "Contact Us" page) some stories and examples that can help other teachers see how they can use their voice thoughtfully and effectively. --Steve Zemelman
Lillie of TeachingTraveling.com
Tuesday 21st of August 2012
Steve, I've just spent some time browsing your site/movement and am very impressed! Best of luck and do stay in touch. Thanks for the mention and the comment!
Jenn Dines
Friday 29th of June 2012
Hi Lillie. I would like to join the group although I am not a CURRENT education blogger, but I am thinking about how to use blogs more to document my teaching practice. I hope that it is still possible for me to join this group. I sent a request. Thanks! :)
Lillie of TeachingTraveling.com
Friday 29th of June 2012
I just approved you! It's absolutely fine for anyone at any level and style of Education Blogger to join!
Kevin from trailsnet.com
Sunday 20th of May 2012
Great website, Lillie. I really miss traveling with students each year and your website has brought back some fun memories. Retirement has its upsides, but not getting to lead student trips anymore is one of the downsides. Hopefully we can get a chance to talk at TBEX Keystone. In the meantime, congratulations on your upcoming big day in July. I wish you the best of luck.
Lillie of TeachingTraveling.com
Sunday 20th of May 2012
Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting, Kevin, and SOLIDARITY, fellow teacher-traveler! I very much look forward to talking with you at TBEX.