Joelle Trayers

Kindergarten teacher, passionate about rigor, SEL and creativity in early childhood classrooms.

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@CigarOrlof @scottbraddock No, I’m saying they did not give us the state raises. We did not get a raise in my district. Our district decided to put it towards a “pay for performance program”. only teachers it deems exemplary receive the money. The governor signed off on it.

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@CigarOrlof @scottbraddock And some districts decided not to give their teachers those raises at all. And they had no problem with that.🤷‍♀️

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@mollyper1 @AndyOstroy @zumalt_barbara And the thing is, there are real issues that representatives, senators, governor are going to have to deal with coming up in Texas. Cities are literally running out of water. Data centers are going to be sucking up electricity of whole cities. Our grid as it is runs on duct tape.

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@mehdirhasan His wife had to watch his mistress testify at his fraud trial last year. A pillar of virtue.😬

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@Amy_Siskind I actually think it was their strategy for keeping him awake.😬😉

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@GregAbbott_TX In many states school librarians teach media literacy. Guess this is the blowback from you ending so many school library programs. 😬

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@HQNewsNow We always find the money to do things TO people just not FOR people. 😡

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@KustomDLuX @LSPmatt @GregAbbott_TX Truly curious: what is a “ghoul-teacher”?

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@allenw111 @fredcantu The could have put an income cap on it which is what some legislators argued for in the legislative sessions. It was rejected.

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@lessplastic85 @sweetbabyshan @pourfairelevide You know what’s funny I actually teach an information literacy class that would not say Substack was reliable source.😬 you can’t score above the 99th percentile on MAP tests. Like it’s just not possible.🙄

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@MisterHouse18 @WeinsteinEdu @HelpATeacher I truly don’t understand the hate for the education profession. As a kindergarten teacher I do not get a moment to breathe. And I don’t think it’s wrong for people to acknowledge that. It’s not a job everyone could do.

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@WeinsteinEdu Yep. One of the things I learned about trauma informed education is that our bodies were not made to be at a 10 out of 10 stress level all day long. You’re supposed to get stressed. Stress passes your body releases. You’re fine. But we have stressors literally all day long.

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@DaisyOfDistance @pcbrynn Or trying to understand the slang. 😬 6-7 oh 67? 🤣

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@ModestTeacher The best engagement I ever have in my class is when I start a story with “when I was little”, or “when I was in college”. Hundred percent engagement. Making those real life connections is so important.

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@GinaHinojosaTX Meanwhile, Denmark is following the research and investing billions in textbooks again. Noting that screen time is affecting our kids’ brains.

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@allenanalysis My fourth graders have figured out how to access ChatGPT during their math block. How long do you think it would take them to reprogram this?

[Molly Ploofkins @Mollyploofkins]

Jesse Jackson to children on Sesame Street: "I am somebody. I may be poor, but I am somebody. I may be young, but I am somebody. I may be on welfare, but I am somebody... My clothes are different. My face is different. My hair is different, but I am somebody."

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Elana Meyers Taylor signs to her son: "Mommy won." 🥇

#WinterOlympics

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. dedicated his life fighting for equity and justice. He taught us that even in the face of intimidation and discrimination, we must never stop working towards a better future – a lesson that feels especially relevant today.

Change has never been easy. It takes persistence and determination, and requires all of us to speak out and stand up for what we believe in. As we honor Dr. King today, let’s draw strength from his example, and do our part to build on his legacy.

[Joelle Trayers @jtrayers]

@teacher2teacher Don’t always contact for negative. Send regular messages highlighting the positives. You have to build trust.