Carrie Villarreal

💜: books, words, chocolate, & coffee 🌟: magic, science, education, & kindness 📚 2023: 102/100

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

@NISDHarlan How am I the only one who didn’t look at the camera? 🫣 🤦‍♀️

Everyone else looks great though!

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

Is it because people think “literacy” is just learning how to read? Because it’s a whole lot more than that. Literacy is critical thinking and writing and using those inferences and conclusions to solve complex problems. All the skills necessary to be successful — even in STEM.

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

I am always amazed at how a lot of research in education focuses on literacy skills as the necessary foundation for post-secondary success AND YET the public focus and funding is on STEM.

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

That’s not a knock on STEM, which is important to pursue and learn especially in the way the world is changing and growing. It just kind of baffles me that there isn’t the same focus on literacy.

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

@PrincipalOgg I thought I saw you walk by me this morning! I should’ve called out and said hello. ☺️

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

PLC Conference this morning with the team from @NISDHarlan! Looking forward to the next 3 days of learning! #atPLC

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

You can find me over there @ carrieish.

(For now, I’ll post here too since I’ve kind of missed everyone. 💜)

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

I’ve not been as active on Twitter in a long time. Now, there is Threads, and I find myself turning there more often. My plan is to post here to reconnect to everyone, but I will be making the move fully to Threads at some point. Probably when hashtags get activated.

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

And it is done! Submitted my final essay of my final class (not counting the project) at St. Mary’s. Soon, I will be able to add Master of Arts in English to my list of unlocked achievements. 🥰

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

It’s time! Registration for #tcea22 opens today!

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

Thought I’d play a little selection from Vivaldi’s *Autumn* tonight (now that I’ve sort of got my flute chops back). My fingers are still stiff and hitting that super low, below the staff C was a bit of a reach, but I really love playing again.

[Susan Barber @susangbarber]

A major goal for me is to foster a love for literature in my students which requires space in class for choice reading and reading for pleasure. The far majority of my students will not be English majors, but I hope they will be life long readers. #MondayMotivation

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

Well, it’s as “first day ready” as it’s going to be. 🥰 Ready to meet my 2022 Hawk seniors! #HHTalonsUp

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

If you know, you know … 😆

[SparkNotes @SparkNotes]

The Lord of the Flies boys seeing each other back at school after getting rescued

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

@Bloomy_tweets @VanessaMMart @NISDJay @NISDWarren Am I the only one who got a RED shirt? I feel like a weirdo now. 😬

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

I am absolutely GUTTED by the events at end of Thunderhead (Scythe #2).

Why didn’t anyone prepare me for what happens to Scythe Curie?!

I am over here ugly crying in my kitchen and I AM NOT OKAY! 😭

[Hawks Pride Sports Association @HawksPrideSA]

Meet the Hawks: Wed. 8/18 @ 6 p.m.
Harlan teams will be introduced at Meet the Hawks on the baseball field. There will be food trucks: BBQ & snow cone. Purchase anything & a portion of funds goes back to HPSA. This is community event so parents & family are invited to attend!

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

Obligatory “back to school” teacher selfie. 👩‍🏫 Excited to be starting year two at Harlan High School! #HHTalonsUp

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

Heart break via book commencing in 3… 2… 1…

[Carrie Villarreal @CarrieUnbound]

This morning’s contemplation brought to you by mint tea and phenomenal poetry.