{"id":105108,"date":"2024-09-04T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/?p=105108"},"modified":"2024-09-04T01:27:44","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T05:27:44","slug":"go-back-to-school-with-12-expert-and-educational-creators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adorama.com\/alc\/go-back-to-school-with-12-expert-and-educational-creators\/","title":{"rendered":"Go Back to School with 12 Expert and Educational Creators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Back-to-school season may brim with nostalgia, but your learning days don\u2019t have to be over with social media\u2019s bevy of fun-meets-educational<\/em> creators. Infotainment-style accounts abound on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Craving history? Tune into short-and-sweet lessons through the centuries. More of a Zoology fan? Learn animal facts straight from a beloved TikTok zookeeper. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have all of that and much more in this roundup of 12 must-follow educational creators. Grab your pencil pouches and open your spiral notebooks because social media school is now in session.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Astronomy: Alexandra Doten (@Astro_Alexandra)<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

From the total solar eclipse to a boom in northern light activity, interest in the night sky is growing. Few creators have satiated that hunger for space knowledge like Alexandra Doten, best known as Astro Alexandra<\/a>. Doten uses platforms like TikTok and Instagram to share all things interstellar, including what to look for in the night sky<\/a>, fun facts about other planets<\/a> (or forgotten planets<\/a>), and updates on space travel<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Finances: Taylor Price (@Priceless Tay)<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Gone are the days of avoiding money talks. Taylor Price, best known as @PricelassTay<\/a> on TikTok and Instagram, is a young finance expert teaching followers how to navigate the world of money, wealth, and savings, including money-smart habits, hacks for investing, tips on the best types of banking accounts, and budgeting 101. In addition to social media, Price shares her finance tips via the Priceless Tay Podcast<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Geology: Geo Rutherford (@Geodesaurus)<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Geo Rutherford, known on TikTok as @Geodesaurus<\/a>, uses social media to share lesser-known facts about our planet, particularly its lakes\u2014think spooky lakes with haunted histories to lakes with peculiar features like spots. She grew to fame with the signature opening line, \u201cUm, yes, hello,\u201d a tagline now so well-known among her followers that it became the title of a documentary film about her work<\/a>. In addition to teaching Earth facts, Rutherford is an author and artist<\/a> with galleries in the Great Lakes region. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Botany: Gina Danze (@WildGina)<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Gina Danze, known on Instagram as @WildGina<\/a>, is both a celebrated Sony nature photographer and <\/em>the creator behind the Instagram Reels series \u201cBotany Bites.\u201d With the latter, Danze showcases interesting facts about plants, be it the ins and outs of fern history<\/a> to how climate change is impacting the orange industry<\/a>. Come for Danze\u2019s mind-boggling plant facts, stay for her nature photography inspiration\u2014and don\u2019t just scroll through her feed. Allocate time to read the captions for insights into how science plays a role in her visual inspiration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Zoology: Jordan Veasley (@JungleJordan)<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re an animal fan, stop everything you\u2019re doing and give Jordan Veasley, better known as @JungleJordan, a follow. Veasley is a wildlife educator, former zookeeper, and conservationist. He uses Instagram and TikTok to spotlight fun facts about the animal kingdom. Do you know, for example, the difference between bugs and insects<\/a>? Or how penguins choose their mates<\/a>? Veasley does, and he shares this intel with followers via short and entertaining videos.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Art: Charly Clements (@CharlyClements)<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Curious about the world of illustration or hoping to break into the design industry? Tune into Charly Clements\u2019<\/a> Instagram content for illustration inspiration, tutorials, assignments, and prompts. Clements offers an accessible and easy-to-follow approach to illustration on Instagram, with more intensive and detailed art masterclasses available on her website<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Writing: Lauren Kay (@LaurenKayWrites)<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Getting words down on the page can feel hard enough. Writing words and characters that are so coherent they can be turned into a real-life book? That can seem downright impossible\u2014unless you have author and creator Lauren Kay on your side. Kay, who goes by @LaurenKayWrites on social media, uses TikTok<\/a> and Instagram<\/a> to help aspiring authors turn their words into stories that sell. Her tips run the gamut, from the best technology to use (hint: it\u2019s not Google Docs<\/a>) to how to brainstorm a book<\/a> and, particularly important, how to find writing motivation when all feels lost<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Music: Matt Wheeler (@MattWheelerGuitar)<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve dreamed of playing your favorite songs on a six-string but need motivation to stick with your practice, you\u2019re in luck. Matt Wheeler uses his Instagram account, @MattWheelerGuitar<\/a>, to help budding musicians make their instrumental goals a reality. Wheeler, who offers private lessons in real life, turns to Instagram to share all sorts of entertaining and educational music content, be it must-know tricks from Eddie Van Halen<\/a> or how to overcome common guitar problems<\/a>. While you\u2019ll still need to practice on your own, Instagram sessions with Wheeler will give you a leg up.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Home Design: Julie Sousa (@The_AvantGarde)<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

D\u00e9cor and design are integral to making a house feel like home, but many homeowners aren\u2019t sure where to start. Enter Julie Sousa, known on TikTok as @The_AvantGarde<\/a>, a self-taught interior designer offering quick and easy decorating and design hacks to elevate a home\u2019s aesthetic. Her tips are simple and actionable, including styling for a dinner party<\/a> and making a small bedroom feel larger<\/a>. Perhaps the greatest part of Sousa\u2019s content? Unlike some aspirational home-design accounts, her DIY tips won\u2019t require draining your savings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For Cooking: Owen Han (@Owen.Han)<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

There\u2019s a reason those Tasty food videos<\/a> of the 2010s rose to fame. Watching ingredients turn into a dazzling dish is nothing if not mesmerizing. TikTokker Owen Han (@Owen.Han<\/a>) offers a contemporary take on those eye-popping videos with quick, easy-to-follow visual recipes for everything from a delectable French onion burger<\/a> to a wet burrito<\/a> and meatball sub<\/a>. This October, Han will also release his new cookbook, \u201cStacked: The Art of the Perfect Sandwich<\/a>,\u201d which has received early praise from chef icons like Gordon Ramsay. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For History: Lauren Cella (@LaurenCella)<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Who better to learn history from than world history teacher Lauren Cella (@LaurenCella<\/a>), who\u2019s made a name for herself on social media with hilarious but accurate videos on subjects from war<\/a> to monarchies<\/a>. Cella goes beyond straight history lessons, with fun takes incorporating social media trends\u2014including her recent TikTok showing Catherine of Aragon as a \u201cdemure and mindful\u201d queen<\/a>. According to an interview on ABC 23<\/a> in Bakersfield, this idea for social media history classes stemmed during the pandemic\u2019s virtual classes, when her students suggested she launch a TikTok<\/a>\u2014and the rest, as they say, was history. <\/p>\n\n\n

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