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

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

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

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

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

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!

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

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!

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.

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!

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

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

A2)I have used so many different digital tools this year because of the situation. There has definitely been some trial and error. Some tools are better than others in different situations. What might work for your colleagues might not work best for you- and that's okay! #kolb444

A1) Oh my goodness! So many things. One of which is that you have students coming in with a range of tech skills. Some students know more than you, others might not know how to turn a device on. You have to be ready to help all students. #kolb444

Tomorrow will be my first full day of in-school teaching in 352 days. What a year it has been.

So excited to get the vaccine! Doing my part.

Our kids deserve better. History has its eyes on us.

Together, we will build a world where the accomplishments of our daughters will be celebrated, rather than diminished.

I've always been aware of what I put online, but I can't deny that my heart definitely jumped. It's so important to be cognizant of social media and what you post, but ESPECIALLY now in this world of virtual learning where students are online more than ever before. (2/2)

Thinking back and feeling thankful for that fall semester in 2017 when @lkolb instructed us about our digital dossier. This week I had a student tell me he googled me and found some pictures so that he could give me a drawing of myself. (1/2)