Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Loved contributing to this conversation ❤️ Thanks, @larryferlazzo.bsky.social! 🤗 001
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 16/06/2026I got a bill in the mail for my kid's ER visit a few weeks ago. (He's ok, btw.) I didn't really react (I knew more or less what it would be), but he saw the amount on the bill and started crying. Hugged me and said over and over, "I'm sorry, mommy. I didn't mean to get sick." That's sad, y'all. 😔 020
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 05/05/2026And I hope that bilingual teachers out there are able to get their hands on great resources in Spanish and English. Maybe our books help with that. :) 000
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 05/05/2026I loved crafting lessons for the early childhood classroom in Spanish. And I'm so proud of how the book turned out. And mostly I'm super grateful to Jeff Anderson, Whitney La Rocca, and Terry Thompson (my editor) for bringing me into the fold and letting me write. 100
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Years later, @whitneylarocca.bsky.social trusted me again to work on Patterns of Wonder for our youngest writers. 101
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 05/05/2026We didn't know what it would turn out to be. But Jeff, Whitney, and Terry took a chance on me. And through the lessons I crafted, I got to do my very favorite thing about being a bilingual teacher--choose beautiful culturally-relevant picture books by amazing authors to serve as mentor texts. 100
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 05/05/2026They had created a grammar resource unlike anything we had before (well... it's similar to Jeff's earlier book Everyday Editing). I was teaching 4th grade at the time and just decided to go full force with teaching grammar through invitations. But I was going to do it in Spanish. 100
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 05/05/2026My second book is out. 🥳 I think back 20 years ago when I was a new bilingual teacher and how hard it was to find parity between Spanish & English resources. I hope my books fill a gap. When Jeff and @whitneylarocca.bsky.social's original Patterns of Power came out in 2017, I was obsessed. 120
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 06/10/2025Happy Coaches Day to my instructional coach friends! 030
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 19/09/2025I love this piece by my friend @mssanesteban.bsky.social. So lucky she's my colleague and my son's teacher. <3 classroomcorridors.org/issue-6-outd...classroomcorridors.orgWalking to the Creek: How Accessing Outdoor Spaces Using Indigenous Ways of Knowing Connected Students with Their CommunityAn elementary teacher shares how Indigenous ways of knowing and outdoor exploration helped students connect with their community, value the land and water, and become advocates for change. 041
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 25/08/2025I'm tired of walk-throughs in education. I only want to do sit-downs. As in walk into a classroom, and sit down with a student who might need a little extra support with the lesson. Every thing you want to see standing up can be seen while sitting down next to a kid. 150
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 11/08/2025My favorite place to present for two years in a row! 020
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 13/07/2025This was clearly taken during House of Pain’s Jump Around. 010
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 12/07/2025The group chat as we get ready for a 90s themed outdoor concert- overalls, fanny packs, Spice Girls, and tiny butterfly clips. Me: Well I guess I’ll wear my purple eyeliner and brown lipstick … like I do everyday. Also this dragonfly tattoo is permanent … so I guess I’m ready.media.tenor.coma man in overalls is standing next to a pair of bootsALT: a man in overalls is standing next to a pair of boots 120
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Lol! I was coming on here to say Kassia… but she’s on it! 120
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 17/06/2025My oldest child (16) just said, “Maybe I’ll be like a high school science teacher cuz I’m in high school and I love my teachers.” 💓😭 I love your teachers too, buddy. 020
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Service people of a certain young-ish age demographic often pronounce my name as Coraline. Makes me think the book or movie must have been part of their childhood.media.tenor.coma cartoon character with blue hair is kneeling down with her hands foldedALT: a cartoon character with blue hair is kneeling down with her hands folded 020
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Older brother tells him something he heard in Star Wars: Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. I think they both learned something yesterday. Perhaps a little more than don’t steal your brother’s ball. 020
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 15/06/2025when we got home, he kept crying that his older brother (16) had gotten his 🏀 stuck in a rose bush. Eventually, I mentioned that I didn’t think he was actually crying about the 🏀, that he was still upset about those who yelled mean things. 2/ 100
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 15/06/2025My youngest son (10) went to a No Kings peaceful assembly with his grandfather in a suburb outside of the city. The first thing he wanted to tell me about were the few people that drove by yelling in opposition, one who called him stupid. He kept his cool, but 1/ 120
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 10/06/2025The best part of summer break is… Chobani Flip’s seasonal Freedom-flavored yogurt. 010
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 05/06/2025I know my buddy @mrworthington.bsky.social might tell me something about school board candidates not having a ton of $$ and needing the help they can get. I think it's easy to respond to overt threats to public education, but we have to stay aware of the covert threats that are silently working. 030
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 05/06/2025I've been watching the $ that comes into my local school board race closely for more than a decade. And I just don't forget.austinchronicle.comWhat's behind the national involvment in local school board races?What's behind the national involvment in local school board races? 110
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Someone who lost their November bid for a school board seat said today that I spread rumors that she was affiliated with M0ms for L!ber+y. While that is wholly untrue, I did tell people that she received $ from this org, which is true.cloakinginequity.comThe Teat: Is Leadership for Educational Equity getting TFA’s dirty work done?In our last segment of the The Teat, we discussed how education reformers have exploded 501(c)3 organizations to push corporate education reform. Now we’ll focus on its big bad cousin: 501(c)4 org… 100
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 03/06/2025And on the first Tuesday of summer break, I get to sit with the early career teachers I work with and hear them reflect on their challenges and the way they’ve grown. Thanks, @hablospanglish.bsky.social, for supporting them with me. #TEXASThrive 🤘🏽 010
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Our brains are constantly on kids and we know we do our best work in community. Love y'all. @hablospanglish.bsky.social @mssanesteban.bsky.social @holamsjohnston.bsky.social @maestra-landaverde.bsky.social (and all the others that aren't on Bluesky... yet) 030
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 02/06/2025I'm constantly reminded of how the most awesome people can be found working in schools. Today, on the first Monday of summer break, a bunch of teachers gathered in the library of our school to think through how we can better meet the needs of students. The work never stops. 110
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 31/05/2025My 20th last day of school. I had gotten good at not crying… But then @carmelavaldez.bsky.social decided she’s gotta go do big things. ❤️ Me and @holamsjohnston.bsky.social right now: 😭😭 030
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Do y’all have an uncrustables drawer in your freezer? Or just me? 220
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Love seeing @holamsjohnston.bsky.social on this list! ❤️🤗 031
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 13/05/2025It’s so tempting to work through lunch or eat alone in your classroom. My mentor teacher always made us eat together as a team in the workroom/lounge. I haven’t kept up the practice but it helped me feel connected to others in my early years. 150
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 10/05/2025On this day, 12 years ago, I had lunch with friends 😉 030
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Another update: Thank you to @andybrownatx.bsky.social and Travis Co. precinct chairs for voting today to assist with funding through 6/1/25. Emil and friends are so grateful. 000
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 07/05/2025Update: They did take the kids camping. A team of adults who didn’t know if they would have a job in a week decided to rally for the kids. ❤️ 121
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 07/05/2025If you see this, post the most recent photo of yourself from your camera roll. Just me in my STAAR testing shirt. 010
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 29/04/2025This is Emil. He loves caring for goats with his 4-H after school urban farm program. But 4-H ended abruptly today. They were about to go camping on Friday. No more Americorps members. The kids cried. This is not ok. We are devastated. afterschoolalliance.org/afterschools... 122
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 24/04/2025We ❤️ Dual Language Education. Thanks, @zstavely.bsky.social, for visiting our school and district. #iTeachDL edsource.org/podcast/what...edsource.orgPODCAST: What California can learn from Texas about bilingual educationWe visit an elementary school and a middle school in Austin, Texas, where students learn in Spanish and English and take the AP Spanish exam in 8th grade. 021
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 12/04/2025I wrote a little piece for NCTE's Classroom Corridors. If you're not an NCTE member, maybe it's time to become one. It's one of my favorite professional orgs. ❤️ #EduSky #EduCoach #NCTE #iTeachDLclassroomcorridors.orgInstructional Coach to Instructional Coach: Community Care to Carry OnInstructional coach Caroline Sweet stresses the importance of community in education, providing support and nurturing connection and resilience. 041
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 27/03/2025… cleaning up the Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska. Les Romo, a classmate’s dad, stood up and interrupted her speech to say how absurd it was to say that an oil spill shouldn’t be cleaned up. The next day, I wore a homemade shirt that said, “Save the Otters.” Thanks, CKMRS, for the memories. 000
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 27/03/2025Here’s my Carole Keaton memory from about 25 years ago. She was the guest speaker at our high school academic excellence ceremony (held in a big mega church). She gave what seemed like a stump speech in which she suggested that government money should be spent vaccinating kids instead of … 1/2 100
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 25/03/2025My oncologist and I said goodbye today. She said that I’ve graduated from needing her care. Bittersweet, as she is my favorite doctor. Had a little cry in the car. I’d love to never have to return to the cancer center. 160
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 21/03/2025What do y’all think? Do those of us in positions funded by Title 1 funds have a job next school year or nah? 000
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 21/03/2025I woke up from a dream where I was teaching a lesson on decoding words and I couldn’t explain why the word “promise” doesn’t follow the silent e pattern. Anyway, if you want to know… it’s because of its French origin. Looked it up. So, if you were wondering, that’s what teachers dream about. 030
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 14/03/2025I have a rule when I’m out in the world. You see someone you know; you say hi. Happened today. Glad we chatted. I’m reminded of some important work we need to do in community. 010
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Who is making the list of the ways we engage in a little circumlocution to express these same ideas.....? 011
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 09/03/2025classroomcorridors.org/february-202...classroomcorridors.orgTeaching through Connection: How Two Educators Found Joy after COVID-19Educators Gary Gray, Kari Johnston, and Carmela Valdez as they discuss the power of connection in teaching. In this heartfelt conversation, they reflect on the impact of community, the challenges of C... 010
Caroline Sweet @csweet.bsky.social · 09/03/2025If you have a moment, give this a listen. It's my two teaching besties talking to Gary about how we sustain each other in community. You'll need to be an NCTE member to listen. But if you aren't, maybe you should be. Just sayin'. @carmelavaldez.bsky.social @holamsjohnston.bsky.social 131
Reposted by Caroline SweetJoshua Weishart @joshuaweishart.bsky.social · 17/02/2025In case it wasn't painfully obvious, the purpose of all these efforts to dismantle public education is to privatize and segregate schooling so that the rich and powerful can continue to exploit everyone else. If you still think it's well-intentioned, you are being naive and manipulated. Sorry 17431