Online Communities Post I- Groups I Have Joined!

I joined: http://www.teachade.com/.  

Within this website, I joined the group called MindUp.  I picked this group because it presented work in areas which I have not before interacted, such as: research in "cognitive neuroscience, evidence-based classroom pedagogy" and SEL which is social and emotional learning and presents teachers with methods and strategies of implementing "positive psychology."  Their aim is to develop emotional balance and cultivate well-being within the life of the student that will have long-term results in regards to the functions of the brain and emotional outcomes.  This group also introduced me to the entity of CASEL, which is Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning.  I feel all of these things are important for educators, because as such, we are not simply in a classroom to present facts and encourage creative thinking, but we are - along with the Holy Spirit-  also in the lives of each student to produce life-change.
On the more "hands-on" side, this site is lousy with resources.  That is winning!

I joined www.proteacher.net

I have read several threads of conversations posted by "Future Teachers" like me and also from seasoned educators.  There are many threads of conversations and several groups that I cannot wait to get into!  Upon initial interaction with this website, I have read through posts from those who are about to enter into their internship (which is fast-approaching for myself), from those who are needing help during their Masters program (which I am likewise looking into and have been for quite some time), and posts from those who have ideas on how to better incorporate multicultural education, taking the "us and the "them" aspect of a culturally-diverse classroom and creating a unit of students who see themselves as a WE classroom. 
So far I have joined the groups Miltiage Classrooms, Early Childhood Study Group, and International Teachers.