After reading through most of the blogs provided, there were two blogs that stuck out to me. The first blog that appealed to me was Chris Wejr’s blog (http://chriswejr.com/). The second blog that appealed to me was Eric Sheninger’s blog (http://esheninger.blogspot.com). As a future administrator, I find it very important to read blogs and websites from other educational leaders. By using educational and reflective blogs, school leaders can gain insight and/or share suggestions with peers. I also think it helps educational leaders keep up with current trends in education as well as keeps leaders informed of innovative ideas.
I chose to highlight Chris Wejr’s blog because I loved the images and the set-up of his blog. It immediately grabbed my attention. After reading through his recent posts, I knew this was a blog I would be visiting again and again. I even bookmarked the page on my computer and I intend on following him on Twitter. His most recent post about building staff culture was fantastic. Chris posted about his belief that there are five pillars that make up a positive school staff climate. (see image). Overall, I liked the language he used and the topics he chose to write about. His blog is a great resource!
The second blog I chose to highlight was Eric Sheninger’s blog. I liked Eric’s blog because of the set-up and the posts he chose to write about. One of the posts I enjoyed reading was called Empathy and Leadership (see image). I like how he used different images and quotes throughout his blog. I will also be following Eric on Twitter to keep up with his posts.
Overall, I enjoyed having these resources shared with us so that we could go through and see terrific examples of blogs. I realized how much better the blogs look with images and quotes alongside them. I also plan on starting my own list of educational blogs so that I can add inspirational leaders to my list as time goes on.

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  1. Art Teacher Rocks!June 5, 2017 at 7:07 PM

    I agree with your opinion of the graphics or quotes being part of the blog to grab attention. Every time we make our blog posts I keep thinking how can I make this not so plain. Or thinking is this going to be boring for the audience? I want to try more sites and options after this class to see how I can use more layouts and things to make it read and flow better.

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