Jenn Smitley

(she/her) Teacher. Mom. Wife. And I juggle it all with grace. Hahahaha!

[Jenn Smitley @jennsmitley1]

Early voting has started, and the election is April 1st. Let me know if I can drop a small yard sign off later this week once the worst of the wind is past. I also have a few large signs that I need to put in high traffic areas. Thank you for your support!

[Jenn Smitley @jennsmitley1]

knew=canoe 🤦‍♀️
aisle
hors d'oeuvres

[Goodreads @goodreads]

Sign of someone who read a lot in childhood: you mispronounce words because you only saw them on the page. Which words sounded totally different in your head?

[Jenn Smitley @jennsmitley1]

This candidate supports:
•public education
•administrators, teachers, staff
•high quality education for all students
•safe and supportive learning environments
•working with families
•building community relationships
#educator #parent #communityvolunteer #schoolboard

[Thomas J. Bussey | 5th Grade Teacher @TheBestEducator]

I've been using #ChatGPT to write original stories about my students to expose them to new vocabulary words each week. They read the stories for morning work on Monday and answer vocab questions using context clues. It's been a hit! #eduprotocols #teachertwitter #edtech

[Samantha Futrell @sam_futrell1]

A2) I love inquiry-based learning! In middle school, I often find students are resistant to this type of learning at first— asking questions about our content asks more of them. So I start by teaching them how to ask questions. We use this chart I made! #sschat

[Blunt Educator @BluntEducator]

There’s a special place in heaven for certain ppl in schools:

1. Middle school teachers
2. Pleasant receptionists
3. KG teachers who have 20 kids
reading by the end of the yr
4. Custodians who clean baseboards
& take the time to talk to students

What are some others?

[Jenn Smitley @jennsmitley1]

@ModestTeacher Illinois

[Jenn Smitley @jennsmitley1]

@CynthiaMTeague @jkirk___ I have a terrible time keeping the budget and the number of presents equal for all of my kids! Luckily, two of my three have birthdays soon after Christmas. When I realize I over spent, I can save things I loved for their birthdays. Future me appreciates it when that happens!

[Jenn Smitley @jennsmitley1]

@CynthiaMTeague @jkirk___ My mom would return everything leftover after we shopped the stash. She said this system was great for minimizing the amount of trips to return things after Christmas! 😄

[Jenn Smitley @jennsmitley1]

This made me laugh, and I am old. Teenage me thought this was the perfect bed. Toasty warm sleeping with all of my favorite books within reach. And the hidey hole underneath for extra storage! Perfection. 😂

[amanda @amandabb__]

has anyone experienced a water bed in real life ? was that also a sitcom thing or was that just a decades ago thing ?

[Jenn Smitley @jennsmitley1]

I loved using standards based report cards at the lower elementary level. Students were able to show their growth in specific skills throughout the year, and conferences with parents about student successes and concerns were much more clear cut.

[Kami Cotler @KamiCotler]

@JayWamsted Yes. We need clarity on the purpose of grading-- to rank students or to communicate about their mastery of what we are teaching. If everyone gets an A it should mean everyone mastered what was taught. If they all get an A first time you measure, you need to increase rigor.

[Jenn Smitley @jennsmitley1]

@DustiBowling Loved me some Johanna Lindsey when I was younger, but I don’t remember this one! How old is that book??? 1980s?

[Jenn Smitley @jennsmitley1]

Told my teen to email her project partner when she didn’t have their number. Got the teen look of disdain and was told “no one checks email.” So how are teens with no cell phones staying in the loop since landlines are a thing of the past and email apparently isn’t an option?

[The Modest Teacher @ModestTeacher]

Students look at email the way you look at a telegram.

[Dwayne Reed @TeachMrReed]

Re-humanizing education means seeing teachers as human. All humans deserve grace, compassionate care, and respect. If the goal is to re-humanize education, we must give our teachers these things.

[Jenn Smitley @jennsmitley1]

I voted early and then picked up my petitions to run for school board. I believe in public schools. I believe in supporting administrators and teachers so they can support students and families. Kids first. Always. #jennsmitley4schoolboard

[Digital Inquiry Group @InquiryGroup]

We hear it from students all the time: “.com websites are bad. .edu and .org websites are good, unless it’s Wikipedia.” These misconceptions can lead students dangerously astray. A thread on the problem and lesson ideas to use with your students. 🧵

[𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐧 @DrBradJohnson]

Every superintendent and school board member should read this article. A decade of toughening teacher evaluations and tying it to standardized tests have shown no positive impact on student learning. It has only decreased morale. Stop the madness.

https://t.co/SqwHUk8r7e