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Katie Keier

@bluskyz.bsky.social
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writer, reader, runner, wonderer, learner, unlearner, dreamer, public school Kindergarten teacher, Reggio-inspired, ❤️play, nature🌲, co-author of Catching Readers Before They Fall. Nothing without joy. 💫

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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Setting up your classroom? Join me in thinking about your classroom environment! New post on the blog. Enjoy!
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Reflecting on Reggio – A Series of Wonderings
Wondering #1 - How can I set the classroom up to honor participation and relationship? I was fortunate to be a part of a Reggio Emilia Study Group with the Vancouver Reggio Association in March 2025. I filled a notebook with words, my brain with wonderings, and my heart with joy and a sense of what's truly possible in education. It's an experience like no other - a tapestry of professional growth and personal growth in one full week of joyful learning, connecting and collaborating.
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Nancy Flanagan 🎼 @nancyflanagan.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
Who Will Bear the Brunt of Trump's Hold on $6.8 Billion in School Funds? Districts with high concentrations of students of color and students from low-income families. The sudden absence of expected federal funds has already cost some educators their jobs. www.edweek.org/policy-polit...
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Who Will Bear the Brunt of Trump's Hold on $6.8 Billion in School Funds?
The sudden absence of expected federal funds has already cost some educators their jobs.
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Join us for conversations with teachers, for teachers. The @ncte.org Classroom Corridors and Community Conversations are an excellent resource for elementary teachers! ncte.org/classroom-co...
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Nancy E. Bailey @nancyebailey.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
Children are under a lot of stress. This shouldn't include pressure to read before they're developmentally ready. Instead, please read engaging picture books together, especially the funny ones, and back off the academic expectations. nancyebailey.com/2023/03/13/h...
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How Stressing Preschoolers and Kindergarteners Could Lead to Mental Health Problems - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
There has been a pushdown of academic expectations for years, and Americans should be asking how much stress this causes all students, especially our youngest learners. If a child struggles in prescho...
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
This app makes it so easy to call your representatives & learn about the issues. And they have a 5 Calls Newsletter. buttondown.com/5calls
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5 Calls Newsletter
The 5 Calls Newsletter breaks down what your representatives are voting on and what you can do to influence them. From your friends at 5 Calls
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Indeed. 💔
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Trusting Readers @trustingreaders.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
Are you interested in learning more about reading legislation? Dr. Rachael Gabriel in an expert in this area. You can register for this free webinar here:
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
THIS!!!!
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
My life tomorrow will be much simpler with this amazing mashed potato recipe. They are delicious and can be made the day ahead (no last minute potato madness!) and reheated - they are sooooo good. #itsthelittlethings #nostressholiday www.onceuponachef.com/recipes/crea...
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Creamy Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes - Once Upon a Chef
(TESTED & PERFECTED RECIPE) These ultra-creamy mashed potatoes can be made two days ahead of time and reheated in the microwave. Perfect for the holidays!
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AnnMarieCorgill @amcorgill.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Mark your calendars! NCTE/NCTM Joint Conference for Elementary Literacy and Mathematics. June 16-18, 2025. Proposal deadline: Dec. 16! We need your voices, elementary educators! Link below for conference and proposal information. linkr.it/4jsl6p
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Jenn Hayhurst @hayhurst3.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
#ncte24 #edusky the pressure we put on children is unfair who only want to be children alive and fed and full of curiosity. Kindle the light always. Bear witness of this life and extend it through the arts. The younger humans are watching us.
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
It’s unfair to put the responsibility of transforming this world on children - it should be put on us, the adults. Ada Limon #NCTE24
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
“The light at the end of the tunnel may be you.” 💫Shelley Rodrigo, President of NCTE #NCTE24
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Closing session at #NCTE24 - “you are not alone”. ❤️ Going forward as a community of learners, advocates, teachers and thinkers. You are not alone.
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
This. ❤️
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KinderLand @sijoyink.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
emergencemagazine.org/interview/pr... #LandBasedLearning #EduSky
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Practical Reverence – with Robin Wall Kimmerer
In this conversation, Potawatomi botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer speaks about embracing a gift economy, and offers a framework for embodying a practical reverence: an ethic of care, reciprocity, and grat...
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Christy Thompson @chthompson.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Quote to keep in my heart from #NCTE24: “I will always look at them (students) with an expectant (not deficit) lens.” Katherine Bomer & Matt Glover
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Jamie Michalak @jamiemichalak.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
This panel was poopendously fun! These amazing teachers have great tips for motivating reluctant readers and writers. #ncte24 @gracekchoi.bsky.social @chthompson.bsky.social @kassiaowedekind.bsky.social
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
My brain is so full of possibilities right now from #NCTE24 - every session I’ve attended has left me with something new to consider. Looking forward to some down time to reflect and think about all of this new learning!
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Andy Schoenborn @aschoenborn.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
“We should not be measuring school success based on a performance an a test. We should measure school success based on a low level of suspensions. In this way schools are truly trying to teach and reach Ss instead of marginalizing them in the name of ‘academic success.’” - Bryan Stevenson. #NCTE24
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
So honored to have these two as my dear friends. So grateful for them as thought partners, critical thinking friends and co-presenters - sharing the brilliance of children. #NCTE24 has been fabulous. ❤️
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Wow! At the First Timers’ Breakfast - 40% of educators at #NCTE24 are First Timers! That gives me so much hope for our future and the future of education. Welcome to a community of educators to support and encourage our growth and development. 🍀
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Absolutely. Testing 5 and 6 year olds is wildly inappropriate.
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Angie Zapata, #NCTE24 Early Literacy Teacher Educator of the Year, left us with this powerful question and a call to action. ❤️
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Love this collaborative poem at #NCTE24
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
The Elementary Get Together is always like a family reunion with the most amazing educators that I’ve learned from and with for so many years. Grateful for the teacher who took me under her wing in 1994 and took me to my first NCTE Convention. Love seeing all the first timers here! #NCTE24
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I am absolutely giddy with delight at being able to share the learning and hear about the wonderful sessions at #NCTE24 on this platform! 🎉
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Lorie Barber 🚫👑 @barberchicago.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
If you’re heading to NCTE this week, my beloved indie bookshop, The Silver Unicorn, is the event’s official bookseller this year! Stop by booth 322 and see us. I’m giving out free hugs for those who need them. 🫶 @silverunicornbooks.bsky.social
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
This looks like an amazing session!
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
The greatest travel tip ever from @thboogren.bsky.social - the 911 Playlist. Jamming out in the airport to my favorite happy music puts most of my flying anxiety at ease. #NCTE24 in Boston - YAHOO! 💃🏼🎶🎧
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The Educator Collaborative @theedcollab.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
It’s just a few days to #NCTE24! At a time that feels so uneasy and uncertain, we know coming together to recharge and recommit is essential. The future of public education is in the balance and it will take us all to fight for our kids and our profession.
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Christopher Lehman @ichrislehman.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Reminder that while in the euphoria of finding our people again on this app 😍 there are also bots and bad actors on every social media. If an account seems suspect, report it to help everyone and mute/block to protect yourself.
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Today’s history lesson from @hcrichardson.bsky.social is a must-read. All about education. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...
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November 16, 2024
One of President-elect Trump’s campaign pledges was to eliminate the Department of Education.
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Who is joining the #NCTE24 party? I’ll be there! We are presenting on Friday. Come say hi! 👋🏼
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Katie Keier @bluskyz.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Beyond excited to be back in conversation with educators and colleagues around the world on a platform that feels so much like 2011 Twitter. Hello everyone!
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