Mary Conner Aker

The #supportateacher movement that is currently happening is so inspiring! I’ve received so many goodies already from generous teachers and donors! Let’s #clearthelist and check out @support_a_teach for other ways to support teachers! amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…

Students in 3G chose to honor @iammarleydias for our Black History Month door! We celebrated all of the diverse books already in our classroom and vowed to continue using books both as mirrors AND windows #BlackHistoryMonth #weneeddiversebooks

#ReadAcrossAmerica Day is next week. Many schools still spend the week centering Dr. Seuss. But it's important for educators to understand and discuss his history of racist caricatures—and think about the message sent when he's celebrated uncritically. learningforjustice.org/magazine/its-t…

Today Ss activated their prior knowledge and made their thinking visible as we started our new science unit on rocks and minerals using a 3-2-1 Bridge #makingthinkingvisible @ProjectZeroHGSE

The best lesson you teach in 2021 could be really cool. The best conversation you have with a student in 2021 could change a life.

@mrspirogsclass Happy to share it all with you if you want!

@MrsAker_CCSD Love this!

How can you, as a travel blogger, create an Instagram to persuade viewers to travel to certain countries? Ss had to include the important landforms and cities of their selected country! #projectbasedlearning

They become problem-solvers who think outside the box... Sketchnote by John Spencer (@spencerideas)

I don’t think teachers will be remembered primarily for their lessons. I think they will be remembered for their energy... and their attitude... and their relationships. Lessons are important... but they don’t tell the entire story. The legacy of a teacher is more than that.

Y’all we completed our first mind maps of the year and impressed is an understatement! Students took everything they have learned about matter and made that thinking visible! #makingthinkingvisible

@willa_mcgrath @TCampKinders_4 @CedarLaneES She’s adorable!! Miss you❤️❤️

My daughter, Audrey, enjoying a beautiful fall afternoon and drawing a tree, under a tree. Thanks for all of the hard work @TCampKinders_4 to keep the excitement and smiles happening! @CedarLaneES

We loved using @PearDeck today to learn about the different states of matter! Seeing our own responses appear on the board was a highlight!

Today we tried out @Flipgrid for the first time! Students were explaining the difference in absolute and relative location! @CCSDConnects

Kicked off our matter unit by looking at pictures of the different molecules for solids, liquids and gases! We then made our thinking visible using this See, Think, Wonder chart #makingthinkingvisible @ProjectZeroHGSE @CarolinaParkEl

I would love if you could share this with me!!

Socially distant Math Workshop is up and running in 3G @CCSDConnects #mathworkshop

Decorating our writer’s notebooks to give us inspiration all year long #CCSD #writingworkshop

It feels so good to be facilitating a Which One Doesn’t Belong? in person and exposing these kiddos to my FAVORITE number sense routine! #ccsd #numbersense #smallvictories

I know things are tough right now, and we all feel sad. That's why I'm giving away a copy of A Place at the Table. We all need a little hope right now, and this book offers hope. Follow, like and RT for a chance to win. USA only. Ends Sunday at 5 pm EST.

Dear Students Who Don't Like Being On Camera, I see you. I know you don't like turning it on. And I'm not going to ask you. When you are ready, shine bright. I'll be here to cheer you on. Love Your Teacher

Y’all today all of my Google Drive and apps totally shut down and wouldn’t work mid Zoom. After a minor panic, we improvised, reviewed math problems with each correct answer being stuck to my face and ended the day with a good laugh! Oh the joys of remote learning 😂 #CCSD