The Perth Amboy (N.J.) Federation/AFT substituted lessons for libations on March 9, and turned the BYOB party into a BYOL (Bring Your Own Lesson) event. The after-school social at union headquarters was an opportunity for teachers across the system to socialize, and the price of admission was simply one of their own home-brewed lesson plans to upload to Share My Lesson—making them available to colleagues across their district and throughout the country.
Share My Lesson was developed by AFT and TES Connect, the largest network of teachers in the world. It launched last year as a free online platform that puts high-quality teaching resources into the hands of teachers and other educators across the nation, not to mention an opportunity to collaborate with and draw inspiration from some pretty sharp minds in teaching. The site has exploded since its 2012 launch (more than 250,000 resources are banked so far, with many providing valuable help for educators navigating the tricky waters of the new Common Core State Standards), and the number keeps growing thanks to fun and innovative outreach like Perth Amboy’s BYOL social event.
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