Aly Mann

4th/5th Grade Teacher at Tonda Elementary School in Canton, MI • UM-Dearborn ‘23 • UMich Alumni '19 • Schoolcraft Alumni '16

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@Kmlaffs @A2schools @A2Abbot @A2Eberwhite Congrats!! I know you’ll do great!!

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@lkolb Thanks for having us! This was definitely needed! #kolb444

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A4) Set boundaries for yourself! My first year I spend 12 hours a day on teaching. This year, I made it a goal to try to leave around contract time. My students are getting a better teacher because of this boundary! #kolb444

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A4) Might sound cliche, but be yourself! The interview team wants to not only learn about your teaching abilities but also your personality! They want to know if you are someone they can get along with in the workplace #kolb444

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A2) We definitely use Canvas, IXL, Google (mail, drive), and BrainPop the most in my classroom! #kolb444

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A1) Everything changes- there are always going to be new apps, websites, and strategies that are up and coming. #kolb444

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@Kmlaffs @PCCS_Official Hey Kelsey! Thanks so much- You're one of the best! #kolb444

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Hi! My name is Aly Mann! I teach at Tonda Elementary in @PCCS_Official. I teach 4/5th grade and graduated from U-M in 2019! #kolb444

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Turned in the last assignment of my first semester of grad school. What a doozy it was, but one semester down, five more to go!

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Since tomorrow is Halloween, some Tonda teachers decided to celebrate the big game Saturday a bit early! Forever Go Blue!

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Hello Teacher Twitter! Long time no see. Quick updates:
• I’m starting my Master’s program at @UM_Dearborn in their Reading Specialist program this fall
• I’ll be teaching my two favorite grades in my first ever split class this year! 4th AND 5th grade, here I come!

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@Ms_SJamal Thank you!! Miss you tons!

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I submitted my first graduate application this week. As a first gen (for undergrad and now hopefully master’s), this is a huge, lonely, big, exciting step.

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I have recently joined @orangetheory and have been working out 2-3x a week with a teaching partner. Not only am I feeling healthier outside of the classroom, but I can tell a total difference in my mood while I am teaching. One of the best decisions I have made in a while!

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@ms_greenwald My best uses are for student-led research opportunities and extended learning opportunities to practice skills for early-finishers (I love IXL!). #kolb444

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A4) Just like we teach kids about different tools they might use in their learning- use it purposely. Technology is a tool. Let's not use it just because it's there. #kolb444

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A5) IXL! I am lucky that my district offers it in 4 subjects- math, language arts (reading and writing), social studies, and science. I love the diagnostic feature as well. It helps group kids together in different skill sets. It allows for hetero- and homogenous groups!#Kolb444

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@smigglezz @lkolb Thank you! I've always wanted to be one, but the path to become one was definitely unexpected and not easy!

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@NicoleAfton2 As a second-year teacher, I am still trying to figure this one out. Kinda backwards, but try not to give feedback deadlines to your students. For example- don't tell your students that you will have tests graded by Friday. You never know what might come up Thursday night!

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@Mr_Teacher_Man @Kmlaffs Yes it has! Hope you are enjoying student teaching, especially in this adventurous time!