Joelle Trayers @jtrayers

Kindergarten teacher, passionate about rigor, SEL and creativity in early childhood classrooms. notjustchildsplay.blogspot.com Texas Joined July 2010

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Joelle Trayers @jtrayers

2 months ago

Learned something new today.

Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster

2 months ago

Learned something new today.

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This summer, I’ve been participating in an online book club for teachers. We read this book. I think the ideas in it are very interesting and I think the science behind it is fascinating. Kids are different today and we need to teach them differently.

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Joelle Trayers @jtrayers

2 months ago

I think this is a great middle grade/high school read. It’s about the perils of social media without being preachy. I think it gives a realistic look into how it affects kids and the lives of their parents.

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Joelle Trayers @jtrayers

2 months ago

edweek.org/leadership/opi…

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Joelle Trayers @jtrayers

2 months ago

This is an incredible administrator. I am so glad others will be able to benefit from her wisdom.

Shameika Sykes-Salvador @SykesSalvador

2 months ago

This is an incredible administrator. I am so glad others will be able to benefit from her wisdom.

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Gina Hinojosa @GinaForAustin

2 months ago

Last week 2025 STAAR test results dropped in TX & one thing is clear: A rigged STAAR is setting up schools & districts for TAKEOVER. Ex: 50% of 3rd graders got a ZERO on the typed essay. When 50% get a 0, there’s something wrong w/the test, not the kid.🧵

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Joelle Trayers @jtrayers

3 months ago

A game to foster creativity in students. Use a category (food, place, animal) each group needs to come up with an answer that begins with a certain letter. Foods that begin with P for example. Point to teams with different answers emphasizing creativity. notjustchildsplay.blogspot.com/2025/06/an-exe…

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Joelle Trayers @jtrayers

3 months ago

Just incredible.

Spencer Althouse @SpencerAlthouse

3 months ago

Just incredible.

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Joelle Trayers @jtrayers

3 months ago

And just like that another year over. This one was tough. But I learned a lot.

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ACLU of Texas @ACLUTx

3 months ago

BREAKING: Texas lawmakers passed a bill that bans broad categories of books in public school libraries and puts school boards — instead of trained librarians — in charge of deciding what students can read. S.B. 13 is unconstitutional and leaves Texas students at a disadvantage.

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Joelle Trayers @jtrayers

3 months ago

One of my favorite parts of teaching Kindergarten is seeing the progress the students make in writing. Many of them go from just making squiggles to being able to express themselves in complete sentences. notjustchildsplay.blogspot.com/2025/05/assess…

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James Talarico @jamestalarico

3 months ago

Texas Republicans just passed a bill forcing every teacher to post the Ten Commandments in their classroom. They passed it on the Sabbath… breaking the 4th Commandment. Maybe they should try following the Ten Commandments before mandating them.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar

4 months ago

Dean to McMahon on the shuttering of the Dept of Ed: "I was a state legislator. That's called 'shift and shaft.' I've spoken with the governor of Pennsylvania. They can't pick up the tab anymore for the education of our students ... why are you in this job at all if you don't…

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Joelle Trayers @jtrayers

4 months ago

Texas is debating an education funding bill that passed. House and Senate are ironing out the details. Senate wants to add $55 per student to the student allotment. Have not raised student allotment since 2019. $55.

Bobby Ott @OttTempleISD

4 months ago

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NBC News @NBCNews

4 months ago

More than a hundred libraries on federally recognized tribal lands across the country were notified that their congressionally appropriated grant had been terminated midcycle. Those communities are at risk of losing their local libraries and the history they hold.…

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Joelle Trayers @jtrayers

4 months ago

My favorite project of the year. The students wrote digital stories for their moms for Mother’s Day.

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Holly Robinson Peete 💃🏾♍️ @hollyrpeete

4 months ago

My dad was the original Gordon on Sesame Street. I literally and figuratively grew up on this Street 💚💛He introduced the world to Big Bird and Mr. Hooper and Oscar and all the people in the neighborhood…Imagine a world where that never happened—because @PBS was defunded.🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

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Gina Hinojosa @GinaForAustin

4 months ago

Jeff Yass, who gave @GregAbbott_TX the largest campaign contribution in TX history makes his $ off private equity. Coincidence? No. They will do schools like healthcare— squeeze out all the worth for profit. The vision: K-12 education that most will finance, like college.

Jeremy Wallace @JeremySWallace

4 months ago

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Antonio Esparza @AntonioAEsparza

4 months ago

"Today, Big Money won and the students of Texas lost. Remember this day next time a school closes. Remember this day next time a teacher quits. Remember this day next time your property taxes go up because the state is defunding our schools." — @jamestalarico #txlege