Ms. A, NBCT

📝📚 YR 16 ELA LEAD TEACHER + DEPT CHAIR| NBCT | 👧🏼🐶🐱 MAMA |🌙📖 READER | 🎨🎭🎷 ARTS INT EDU |🥇 AVID TRAINED | 🇬🇷🇺🇸 GREEK AMERICAN | 🖤 SHE/HER

[Ms. A, NBCT @Lo_Teaches]

I accepted the role of ELA Department Chair for next school year at Northeast Middle. I'm excited to be back in the neighborhood, and work at my daughter's future school 🦀🩵

The BPMS community has been my rock for the last 6 years ~ it will always have a place in my heart 💙💛

[Melinda Person 🍎✌🌈 @MelindaJPerson]

A NYT investigation confirms what educators have long known: social media companies made deliberate choices to capture students' attention during the school day, despite internal warnings about the harm to learning and mental health.

Educators have carried the weight of this for years. We owe it to our students to demand accountability and keep classrooms focused on learning.

https://t.co/EkULFX9a0x

[🌍 Dr. Vαℓєηтιηα Gσηzαℓєz ♥️🙌🏽 @ValentinaESL]

Mattering is feeling both valued AND knowing that you add value. Adults need to feel they matter but students do too!

Mattering creates a greater sense of connection and feelings of belonging. People of all ages benefit from knowing their presence makes a difference.

How do students at your school know that they are important members of the group?

#teachingtips #teachingkids #teaching

[Ms. A, NBCT @Lo_Teaches]

If you are feeling inclined, please vote for me in the next round of #AmericasFavoriteTeacher: https://t.co/zDWCde7BRL

I'm honored to have made it this far!

[Ms. A, NBCT @Lo_Teaches]

Wow! Thank you so much to Melissa for gifting these crafts for my students. I’m looking forward to trying out some new novel projects with these when we are done with our state test! 🫶🏼🥰

[Ms. A, NBCT @Lo_Teaches]

2 more days to vote in this round of #AmericasFavoriteTeacher… I am thrilled to have made it this far! Thank you to all who have voted so far! 🩵

If you want to vote for me to secure my spot in the next round ➡️ https://t.co/iiATFfU0uh

[Ms. A, NBCT @Lo_Teaches]

My updated #ClassroomWishlist for end of the year, state-testing motivation: https://t.co/MxM4W9eGhY

Share widely so I can #ClearTheList! Thank you 🫶🏻

[Ms. A, NBCT @Lo_Teaches]

https://t.co/zDWCde7BRL

Somehow I made it to the next round! If you feel so inclined, vote for me 🩵

[🌍 Dr. Vαℓєηтιηα Gσηzαℓєz ♥️🙌🏽 @ValentinaESL]

What if we poured more LOVE into the world? Into every space and moment? Into each person? How might the world be changed?

#eslteacher #bilingual #badbunny #languagedevelopment #HumanityFirst

[Northeast Middle School @NortheastAACPS]

This week Dance Tickets and Valentine Grams are on sale! Don't miss out!
Valentine Dance Permission Slip: https://t.co/EO1Ss0MhSv
Valentine Gram Order Form: https://t.co/vHArDOk0lL

[Ms. A, NBCT @Lo_Teaches]

I so frequently hear from students, “I’m dumb” or “I’m going to fail this.”

But to prep for our last district assessment, we worked HARD all quarter on literary analysis. I scaffolded. I met in small groups. I provided immediate feedback. Before the test, I gave them motivational pep talks to show that I truly believed in their abilities.

When scores came out, I showed them how their class average beat out ALL of the top performing schools in our county AND bested the county average by 9%.

I rewarded them with praise for their efforts and provided snacks (of course — they’re teenagers). And I finally heard: “Yeah! That’s because we’re smart!” 😭

And then, what do you know? On the reading iready diagnostic this week, I saw 90% of this class reach typical progress, with about 50% reaching their stretch goals. We celebrated this, too.

[Ms. A, NBCT @Lo_Teaches]

THIS IS THE BEST NEWS I HAVE RECEIVED ALL WEEK

[NealShusterman @NealShusterman]

Thank you for sharing the big SCYTHE news @BigLittleReadsCo! And YES, you read that right, it's slated to be a TRILOGY

[Ms. A, NBCT @Lo_Teaches]

One of my amazing students needs support as he undergoes treatment for leukemia. Please consider donating ❤️‍🩹 https://t.co/fdSnl3EecE

[Ms. A, NBCT @Lo_Teaches]

Nancy Wheeler is the GOAT on #StrangerThings and I will stand by this statement #StrangerThingsRewatch

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

March Madness won’t be the same without Sister Jean. Thinking about the Loyola University Chicago community and everyone who loved this remarkable woman. https://t.co/9O09E9zdMA

[Melissa Gill, M.S.Ed. @mrsgillatwvec]

T: "I'm the Math teacher. Not the Reading teacher."
M: "That's fantastic! But we all teach literacy. Tell me about your vocabulary instruction." #intentional #contentareas
👇👇👇

[Ms. A, NBCT @Lo_Teaches]

Super happy that we aren’t in school the day after though! 👻

[Jay Wamsted @JayWamsted]

Teachers finding out that Halloween is on a Friday this year?

[Ms. A, NBCT @Lo_Teaches]

Yes ~ while *fun*, it definitely does not do much in terms of good pedagogy.

[Ms. Sam @SciInTheMaking]

8. I feel like this type of review teaches students how to study and sets them up for success later on. I have nothing against Blooket or Kahoot. But I often find that students just randomly click buttons to win the game rather than taking the time to think about the content.

[Ms. A, NBCT @Lo_Teaches]

6 y/o: mommy do you know what “jk” means?

me: just kidding

6 y/o: how do you know that!!

[Ms. A, NBCT @Lo_Teaches]

Joy = manicures with my bestie 💖

[Ms. A, NBCT @Lo_Teaches]

So so SO happy for our @NortheastAACPS Teacher of the Year, Krystle Smith. Representing 8th grade Team UMBC and our DCs 🩵 Anyone can come into her room and see that she loves teaching math and her students grow so much throughout the year with her.