Mary Wade

Mom, 5th grade teacher, advocate for equitable mobility through 🚲🚶🏽‍♀️🚍-friendly communities & #SafeRoutesToSchool.

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

Ooo, I really love this visual from @jenniferlagarde!

[Library Girl - See Pinned Tweet @jenniferlagarde]

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[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

Back to school-mobile hauled 6 plants, & of course, a whole lot of books. Tenth year of teaching, here we go!

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

I wholeheartedly agree with my friend, Monte. Rethinking classroom control can feel scary as we worry we'll lose student respect and earn colleague judgement. But it's not an either/or (total control vs Lord of the Flies)!

[Monte Syrie @MonteSyrie]

Once upon a classroom, I mistook (misused) authority for responsibility.

If I was authoritative, they’d respect my authority.

But there’s a difference between “in charge of” & “responsible for.”

Now, I’m supportive so they may realize my (really, our shared) responsibility.

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

Ever since @LoganTMillsap hauled his kayak by bike a few years ago, I've wanted to try it, too. Thanks for the inspiration! It's always wonderful to find out what else you can do with a bicycle!

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

@teachkiwi Haha, definitely!!

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

My only #ucet23 disappointment: not one person acknowledged #PiDay today! It's the best day of the year! 😅

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

@teachkiwi What a wonderful idea! Thanks so much, Kirsten. So happy to have met today!

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed @ #ucet23. It's a good overwhelmed, but I think it will take me several months to unpack. Biggest question swirling right now for me: how do @LucidSoftware, @canva, & @AdobeExpress differ, & how can I simplify for my 5th graders?

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

Some favorite highlights from #ucet2023 Tuesday session. Thanks to all the presenters! @ucet @WickedDecent @davinaeliz @TeacherWinters Rob McDaniels

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1,562 lives saved with @Gaggle_K12 #ucet @ProvoSchoolDist. My heart hurts that the kids are this not-ok.

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

@ucet Excited to be hearing from @DicksonSyd at #UCET23. Great framework here.

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

@RideUTA We were so grateful for Robert, badge 10683, as he waited for us in the Sundance parking lot while ski patrol mopped up my 6 year old so we could head to the hospital for stitches. He even carried in our gear for us! Thanks so much!

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@AmpedUpLearning Snacks & books are always in high demand for my fifth graders at my Title I school! https://t.co/I3VjHLo6jI

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

@alihbmomof3 Books and snacks are always in high demand for my fifth graders! https://t.co/I3VjHLo6jI

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

Toward the end of last school year, my students helped rearrange our classroom for flexible seating/learning. We had such a blast! Looking forward to building a new community of decision-makers this year! https://t.co/6eiHqVpxpk

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

Also "Aspire" just might end up being my word of the school year. I'm already planning on replacing "want to do's" in student planning with "aspire to do's."

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

I'm aspiring to this level of notebook-ing a la @grantdraws with my fifth graders this year.

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

@MonteSyrie @codebreakeredu @mraspinall @McMenemyTweets Wow, how exciting!! Congratulations, Sy! Absolutely thrilled for you and looking forward to reading!

[Mary Wade @mary_teaching]

This is a wonderful tool! School segregation is still such an issue: "1 out of 6 white school children in the US–nearly 4 million white students–attend schools that are 90 percent or more white." https://t.co/m9Plmc6qh0