52 Teachers, 52 Lessons Project

In my Best of 2008 post, I included 50 Cheap Mini-Lessons for Teachers, a compilation of the most important things I've learned about teaching in my short career. When I created the list, I sat down and thought about all of the things I always share with other teachers when asked, regardless of subject or grade level.

My list is certainly lacking in many areas, and in fact I may be wrong on some things. I'm sure I forgot some key items that I would have remembered immediately had I written this list after school had started. To put it another way, while it was written for the benefit of others, it is still my list, skewed to my unique perspective. There is so much more untapped knowledge out there that I could never write myself.

The Project

So today I am announcing the start of an ambitious new project called 52 Teachers, 52 Lessons.

Once a week for a year, I'm going to share an essential lesson submitted by teachers, for teachers. 52 different "mini-lessons" will answer the question:

"What is the most important advice you can give to other teachers?"

How to Participate

Email me (teachforever AT gmail DOT com) a short, 100-300 word submission along with your name, where & what you teach, and your blog or website (not required). I will omit any information you don't want published--you can be anonymous if you'd like (but please email all the information anyway, as it is interesting to me).

There are no qualifications to write besides being a current (or retired!) teacher; you can submit no matter your subject, grade level, school type, or country. Just try to write with the largest number of teachers in mind (all of them if possible). I do reserve the right to choose what will or won't be published (just like the Carnival of Education) and will likely post things in the order they were submitted (although I am flexible).

You can only submit once this year, so make sure it's your best advice!

The Lessons So Far

1. Week 1 by Dorit Sasson (The New Teacher Resource Center)
2. Week 2 by Jen Carbonneau (Jen Carbonneau's Web Log)
3. Week 3 by Tammy Gilmore (Treasure Chest of Thoughts)
4. Week 4 by Joel (So You Want to Teach?)
5. Week 5 by Kate (f(t))
6. Week 6 by Miss Cal.Q.L8
   
7. Week 7 by Keith Schoch (Teaching That Sticks and Teach With Picture Books)
   
8. Week 8 by Matt from Massachusetts
9. Week 9 by Maddy (Mad Hot Math)
10. Week 10 by Lauren Teather from South Korea
11. Week 11 by musicteacher (Teaching Music)
    
12. Week 12 by AtlantaTeacher1976 (Awesome Resources for Curious Teachers)
13. Week 13 by Amy Strecker (One Seventeen Media)
14. Week 14 by ms_teacher
15. Week 15 by Ryan Kaden
16. Week 16 by Jim Jenkins
    
17. Week 17 by This Brazen Teacher
18. Week 18 by Sandra Kee
19. Week 19 by Loretta Khayam
20. Week 20 by teachin' (I'm a Dreamer)
21. Week 21 by Siobhan Curious
22. Week 22 by Shelly Terrell (Teacher Boot Camp)
23. Week 23 by Marcy (Pensamientos)
    
24. Week 24 by Jovan Miles
25. Week 25 by Paige Lahaise (Paige's Prose)
26. Week 26 by Patrick Black (Teaching All Students)
27. Week 27 by Alison
28. Week 28 by Amanda
29. Week 29 by Karren Colbert (The Write Brained Teacher)
30. Week 30 by Kelly Lichoff from Memphis, TN
    
31. Week 31 by Jessica from Ohio
    
32. Week 32 by Jenny (Annecdotes)
    
33. Week 33 by Carol Hynes from Leominster, MA
34. Week 34 by Julie (School of Blog)
35. Week 35 by Ms. Alston
    
36. Week 36 by Lindsey Croston
37. Week 37 by Jessica Lepore
    

To submit your entry, email the information requested above to teachforever AT gmail DOT com. I can't tell you how excited I am about this, and I'm eager to answer any questions by email or in the comments before you participate. Thank you and stay tuned every Monday for another great lesson!