Are you a teacher? Would you like to share your expertise, your stories, your ideas? TeachersK12.com is accepting guest posts.
What to write about
We are looking for your experience teaching any and everything. We are looking for looking for original ideas or lesson ideas you have executed yourself and can speak authoritatively about (eg., I tried Peter Liljedahl’s Building Thinking Classrooms, here is what happened).
As a practicing teacher, you know the answers to questions that a k12 teacher might look up on the internet to help improve the quality of their work.
Here is a list of blog post types
- Lesson plans (not strictly speaking as what you’d hand in when you’re in teachers’ college, just give ideas and steps for teaching x topic)
- Listicles (e.g., picture books that explore empathy)
- Curation, an annotated list (similar to listicle, except you gather the best resources from around the net of a certain thing e.g., art projects for teaching the principles of design)
- How to (how to plan a sports day, how establish routines in the first month)
- In the news (summarize some education related event that’s in the news, give your take, make predictions, suggest solutions)
- Storytelling (tell about an experience you had and how it changed you, tell stories that are funny, practical, relatable)
- Product reviews (book reviews, technology product reviews)
How to write and structure blog posts for teachersk12.com
Articles should typically range from 800 to 1500 words.
Break up the content into sections or headings for better readability. Use subheadings (H2, H3) to create hierarchy and improve SEO. Include relevant keywords where appropriate.
Structure your article with an engaging introduction, content-rich body and a conclusion.
Use a friendly and conversational tone. Choose either to exude authority on the subject matter, or to come across as the reflective practitioner, a teacher who is experimenting and making discoveries.
In any case, use teacher jargon judiciously. Teacher-workload is bananas as it is; make the material easy to read while not overtly dumbing down material.
Bio
Include a brief author bio (50-100 words) at the end of your blog post, highlighting your expertise and any relevant credentials.
The submission process
Submit a proposal below. If the proposal matches what we will looking for, we will get back to you inviting you to submit the post. In the editorial process, we might make small changes for readability, flow, or search engine optimization. We will ask you to approve any changes we make. The post will be published in your name.
Once the it is posted, we reserve the right to take down the blog post without warning. Reasons we might take down a post include if the content is found to be plagiarized, have been published elsewhere before, is or inaccurate, or AI generated.
Similarly, if you change your mind and would like the post removed, you’ll be able to request removal.
Teacher bloggers are welcome. I ask that you focus on offering a good bit of value and avoid excessive self-promotion within the content of the blog post itself. Feel free to include two links to your own blog or your TPT store.