Kristina Chmelka

Educator on a mission to disrupt inequalities in our public schools, passionate about instructional rigor and all things literacy.

[Fountas & Pinnell @FountasPinnell]

We do not use the term ‘balanced literacy.’ Instead we prefer RESPONSIVE TEACHING: knowing the learner, then knowing the text, then deciding what areas to teach and adjusting your instruction based on what you observe in your students. #FPLiteracy

[edutopia @edutopia]

See why the "I notice, I wonder" classroom practice is so effective, especially with students who learn at different rates. #HowLearningHappens

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Is it possible to finish a book with a 2 year old? Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators by @brightmorningtm is that good!

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Used Angelou’s “Caged Bird Sings” to model in 7th ELA, where majority of students are reading at a 4th grade level. Feedback from students “I like talking to my partner.” “I like how we paused a lot and then talked. It was easier to understand.” #ALLstudentscanlearnathighlevels

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Feedback from a PD I led yesterday. “Thanks for your personal stories with a touch a humanity.” @brightmorningtm and her staff inspired me at #AOCC2019

[Carol Jago @CarolJago]

I’m worried that social-emotional learning will be reduced to worksheets.

Let’s teach SEL through literature.

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“Instead of focusing on ‘hard’ conversations, focus on having ‘more’ conversation.” @brightmorningtm Instead of thinking about supporting ‘hard’ students, focus all supporting ALL students. #AOCC2019

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Thankful for my tribe back home who held down the fort while I reenergize professionally and personally. #artofcoaching #AOCC2019 #mamascominghome

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It’s time we stop ‘adultizing’ our students. #AOCC2019

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Thank you Lizzie Salzfass for setting the norm to “bring joy to the process” as we explore teachers’ cultural competence gap. It’s an essential norm we all need to be reminded of as educators. #AOCC2019

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@TheLopezEffect Thank you for challenging me to branch out at #AOCC2019. I feel like a millionaire after sitting and speaking with so many different educators today.

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“Your network is your net worth.” @TheLopezEffect #AOCC2019

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How can teachers in crisis support students in crisis? #AOCC2019

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“If your leader doesn’t have a vision, recognize you are a leader.” @TheLopezEffect #AOCC2019

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Grounding myself before a day of learning and reflection. #AOCC2019 #artofcoaching

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Are we more focused on getting things done or building a culture of curiosity? When we are curious we are receptive and open to new learnings. #AOCC2019 #artofcoaching

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“We have the most control by the conditions in which we create.” Noelle Apostol Colin #AOCC2019 #artofcoaching

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Response to our implicit biases not only affect the student we pass unreasoned judgement on, but the students who sit around and witness it. #AOCC2019 #artofcoaching

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How might we cultivate emotional resilience in educators to avoid teacher burn out? #AOCC2019 #artofcoaching