Maya Okafor
Middle school science teacher
“I don’t need more tools. I need the ones I have to stop fighting each other.”
- Age
- 34
- Location
- Columbus, Ohio
- Occupation
- Teacher, public school
- Education
- M.Ed., Curriculum
Summary
Maya plans labs for 140 students across five periods. She builds most lessons on Sunday nights and reuses what worked last year.
Goals
- Spend under an hour a week on grading admin
- Give struggling students feedback the same day
- Share good labs with other teachers
Frustrations
- Grades live in three systems that never agree
- District software changes every year
- Parent emails arrive at 10 pm