Vicky Ma

Teacher, mom, lion dancer, learner for life. Connectedness is the place from which I teach and live. Determined to honour Indigenous ways of knowing and being.

[BNH South House @SBurnabyNH]

📣 Calling for Fan and Spray Bottles Donations‼️
It’s hot out there! Temperatures of 30 degree (or more!) are expected to last until the weekend.

#Donations, more than ever, are needed.

Check out the poster for drop-off locations. Cash donations are welcome!

[liz byrne @socialsgoddess]

American article with Canadian parallels. Good read. #bced

“The education crisis isn’t a passing problem. Leaders in education must heed the warning signs and pivot now to avert the worst of this crisis. Our teachers need us. Let’s be there for them.” https://t.co/iJ5j7F4Wwk

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

@lottiebrenner Congrats, Charlotte! Deep into your article already and having been a TC not long ago, definitely resonating.

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

Grateful to @CanCodeToLearn & @InkSmith3D for making coding a board so accessible to Ss & teachers with their LandEd seminar series. Elementary Ss can code an automated moisture sensor and water pump while learning about sustainable agriculture - can't wait to try this with Ss!

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

@ms_cho11 @edmondsSD41 @burnabyschools Guess who inspired me for this activity?! Thanks for starting me off on this path!

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

Ss in Div 5 honouring nature's beauty and exploring symmetry while connecting to place #CafferkyPark #EarthDayArt #outdoorlearning #TTOClife @edmondsSD41 @burnabyschools

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

@NadineMcSpadden @coding_lynx @InkSmith3D Would love to see the pilot @NadineMcSpadden. Am enjoying TTOCing in Surrey!

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

Waded into coding this spring break - so impressed with @coding_lynx's introductory course for teachers and @InkSmith3D's LandEd seminar. (We can program a bee counter in elementary?!) Both courses so well designed. Excited to share with Ss and open up new avenues for learning!

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

@bcedchat A3: The Reason I Jump by Naoki Higashida, recommended by a colleague. A transformative book written by a 13 year old youth who lives with autism in a non-verbal world. He candidly answers questions like the title of the book. Heartbreaking and inspiring all at once.

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

So proud of Div 5 Ss' hard work and enthusiasm - some pretty amazing dancing after only 6 PE classes! #liondance #dragondance #activekids #physed

[Edmonds Elementary @edmondsSD41]

Div 5’s Dragon Dance performed for every cohort. Awesome to watch @burnabyschools @vickytma @stick_stackers #HappyChineseNewYear #yearoftheox

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

Human statues x learning paragraph structure = creative student statues posed by classmates! #handsonlearning #dramaintheclassroom @burnabyschools @edmondsSD41

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

@NadineMcSpadden I’m covering a short mat leave in Burnaby!

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

Our “community brain”-Gr4s figuring out their strengths that they bring to our class community! Amazing vibes. Wonderful year of learning ahead! #inclusiveEd #sd41 #3BlockModelUDL #plasticenefun

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

@19apples99 Local gas station to the rescue? #cyclinglife

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

Grateful to #EmilyLongworthFund @VancouverFdn for giving our Div 5 & 7 learners the opportunity to explore urban gardening. Ss are excited about their seed of choice and one "mystery" seed! #inquiry #Learningathome #sd36learn @ms_cho11 @VanessaSauer1 @VCateMB @RoyalHeightsBC

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

Div 5 is giving emojis a break and exercising our drama muscles! Keeping #Learningathome fun and enjoying each other’s creativity. @ms_cho11 @RoyalHeightsBC #sd36learn

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

Amazed by mother earth’s offerings on my #EarthDay walk. Leaves - hardworking and beautiful!🌱 #EarthDay2020 🌿

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

This is how we do social distancing lion dance class! No lion, no problem! Laundry baskets, chairs, bowls will do! Love our lion dance team❤️ #StayAtHome

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

@ms_cho11 So proud of Div 5 Ss for genuinely honoring First Peoples and caring for their community. This lucky TC landed in an amazing learning community @RoyalHeightsBC @ms_cho11 ! #learning @UBCTeacherEd

[Vicky Ma @vickytma]

Babies to elders all turning out to speak for the planet - hope for our future #ClimateStrikeVancouver