Teacher Bio
Mrs. Aker grew up in Tennessee and got her B.S. in biology from the University of Tennessee in 1995. She has also lived in Hawaii and California. She began her teaching career in 1998 in California at J.L. Stanford Middle School. It is here where she met her husband. Together, they moved to Washington state in 2001. Mrs. Aker is starting her fourth year at Columbia, and is currently working on Master's degree in science education at Walden University.
Mrs. Aker has 2 dogs, 2 cats, and 5 ferrets. She is also a published poet.
Cool Things Mrs. Aker is proud of:
- Pursuing National Board Certification in the 2008-2009 school year.
- Presenter at 2008 NSTA Conference in Portland "Toys and Technology"
- Attended Fife Teacher Leader Academy, September 2008
- Kids in Need Grant ($500) "Teaching Chemistry with Toys"
- WSTA Conference, Fall 2007
- WASL scoring, High school science, 2007
- HP Technology for Teaching Grant 2007 ($31,000) "Living in the Northwest"
- District WOW Academy Coach Spring and Fall 2007
- Toyota Tapestry mini-grant recipient 2006 ($2500) "Teaching Physics with Hot Wheels"
- AAUW Innovating Teaching Grant 2006 ($300) Weather Station
- Truth about Teaching Book Review 2006
- Schlechty Center Conferences 2005 and 2006
- Microscale Chemistry Workshop 2006
- Chemistry Safety Workshop 2005
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Attack of the birds in St. Mark's Square--Venice, Italy 2007 |
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Last updated October 1, 2008 |
