Karalee Smith

How do we create a culture of questioning in our classrooms?

#ReadYourWorld My second review for this year! Loved this book and wish I had the first in the series for my collection! Adding it to my TBR now! :) @BrunellaCostag1

#ReadYourWorld Loved this short graphic novel telling about AAPI history! Highly recommend! #FightingToBelong #AAPIHistory

These Language Objective Visual Icons! 😍 EL students should be able to know what the expectations are even if they don’t understand English yet. 👄👂🏻✏️📖 Clear visuals + language goals = engaged and confident learners! 👏🏼🎉 #LanguageObjectives #EL #MLLs #ELStrategies

@MsMiller_WES @KatieToppel I’ll most likely be choosing the dominant 1-2 every day and putting them next to the related “I can” statements.

@KaraleeELL @KatieToppel Will you repost with an example of how to use those cards?

I had to go digging for @KatieToppel ’s SWIRL cards from years ago — had one set ready, but now I can have one for each grade level. Can’t wait to start in my new position!

@elijahwood plz i invited you to my wedding in swisher and you didnt come 😭 can i have a cameo as a “sorry i missed your wedding” gift

👀 cameo.com/elijahwood

💯- this is real; people I know well - and it is just one of so many reasons why SF496 is bad for our kids. #ialegis

Congrats to MPHS Student of the Week, Adrian Sanchez Reyes! Adrian was nominated by Mrs. Baker, "Adrian works very hard every day in Geometry. He does an excellent job of explaining his ideas and helping other students grasp key concepts." Great work, Adrian! #mphawks

Mid-Prairie parents instructed small groups of fellow parents and teachers in how to make pozole, a popular soup/stew from Mexico. At the end, everyone was able to try food, hot drinks, dessert and a piñata! Thank you to everyone who attended and made this event possible!#mphawks

Congratulations to our MPMS December Staff Member of the Month, Ms. Smith! Thanks for your hard work for our students! #mphawks

Last night, I spoke about the importance of public schools to my family + families across Iowa. While we couldn’t stop the governor’s voucher scheme from becoming law, it’s more important now than ever to stand with public schools, educators and families. (PART 2)

Thank you so much for this YA book to review for Multicultural Children's Book Day! This was a literal one-sitting-read for me. Short summary and my thoughts below. This book is set to be published this spring! #ReadYourWorld #TheWeightofEverything @LernerBooks @MarciaMickelson

@StarBrightBooks @ellenmayerbooks @nicoletadgell (Had to repost because I accidentally wrote in the image that this is a 2022 review🤦‍♀️)

Thank you for sending me this book to review for MCBD! I 🤍 books that can be connected to content areas and concepts. This is a great book for my elementary English Learners to prepare for fall, make comparisons, and discuss measurements! #ReadYourWorld #LeavestoMyKnees

Another way to increase racial equity at schools is to ensure that students understand the academic vocabulary. This is a glossary on a G9 science test. #CorwinTalks

@PAC36Megan @Larryferlazzo @KHullSyp I REALLY 💗 that book!

@Larryferlazzo We have one of these and it's really fun. It sounds crazy. But they seemed pretty strict on how much you can buy and not acting like a buffoon. (Rightfully so.) 😆

What could go wrong?

It's only July! I guess I'll have to increase my 2023 goal 😆

I met my goal of reading 45 books for the Goodreads 2022 Reading Challenge! goodreads.com/user_challenge… via @goodreads