Paula Mathews: Flipping classrooms and bringing math to life
Paula Mathews of Dripping Springs, TX believes in constant innovation to serve her students. Handmade quilts decorate the walls of Paula...
Joseph Coleman
- Jan 13
- 2 min
Chelsea Quillen: Engraining a growth mindset
Chelsea Quillen of Lake Elementary School isn’t the first one in her family to teach. With her mom also a teacher, Chelsea remembers...
Joseph Coleman
- Jan 13
- 2 min
Carol Leonard: Teaching because it just added up
Carol Leonard of Western Sierra Collegiate Academy decidedly did not know she wanted to teach. With an engineering degree from California...
Joseph Coleman
- Jan 13
- 2 min
International Leadership of Texas: Relationships before instruction
International Leadership of Texas, College Station focuses on making connections and forming relationships between students and teachers....
Madaline Dunn
- Jan 13
- 2 min
Elizabeth Palermo: Creating a safe space in class and getting students talking about math
Elizabeth Palermo is an educator who prides herself on creating a community of trust and respect and encourages her students to believe...
Madaline Dunn
- Jan 13
- 2 min
LaTosca Davis: Keeping it creative and getting to grips with the basics
LaTosca Davis of Clay Classical Academy has a true passion for education. This fuels her creativity in the classroom and her desire to...
Joseph Coleman
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Angie Stevenson: Teaching her students data appreciation
You would be hard-pressed to find someone more suited to teach than Angie Stevenson of Cobb Mountain Elementary. Her first teaching gig?...
Joseph Coleman
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Leslie Frank: Rules without relationship lead to rebellion
Leslie Frank of Great Hearts in Irving, Texas didn’t exactly get here the traditional way. Starting in the 9th grade, she was set on...
Joseph Coleman
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Karen Peyton: Making math a multi-media medley
With a bachelor’s degree in agriculture economics, you wouldn’t assume Karen Peyton of Hempstead Middle School would end up teaching....
Madaline Dunn
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Geri Garrick: Education as the key to change lives
Geri Garrick, a math teacher at Oroville Adult Education Center, truly believes that education has the power to change lives. Nurturing...
Madaline Dunn
- Jan 6
- 2 min
Flor Mendoza: Listening to students' learning needs and creating a positive atmosphere
Flor Mendoza of Dayton High School has always had a knack for teaching, yet she still pushes herself to be the best educator she can be,...
Joseph Coleman
- Jan 4
- 2 min
Amanda Thomas: Meeting her students halfway
Amanda Thomas of Del Rio Learning Center wanted to work with children, but teaching wasn’t always in the plans. Originally interested in...
Madaline Dunn
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
Morgan Taylor: Teaching the whole student and expanding their horizons
Morgan Taylor is now in her second year of teaching at Boyd Middle School, the school where she herself grew up, and while starting in...
Madaline Dunn
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
Sarah Rose: Consolidating learning and catering to students' differences
After 20 years of teaching, Sarah Rose of Alex Sanger Preparatory is just as passionate about teaching as when she first started out....
Madaline Dunn
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
Rose Sosa: Teaching students to celebrate math success
Rose Sosa believes teaching is a calling, not just an occupation, and as such dedicates herself completely to her role as an educator and...
Joseph Coleman
- Dec 21, 2021
- 2 min
Alison Mason: Embracing a loud classroom
Alison Mason of Lake Elementary School remembers vividly when her passion for school began: fifth grade. From then on, the desire to be a...
Madaline Dunn
- Dec 13, 2021
- 2 min
Ashley Teela: Understanding students' differences and fostering growth
Ashley Teela, an educator at Blackland Prairie Elementary, has always had a love for learning. Now, in her 11th year as an educator, she...
Madaline Dunn
- Dec 13, 2021
- 2 min
Learning through play and laying the foundation for students' futures
After nearly two decades of teaching, Ashley Coombs, a teacher at Cottonwood Creek Elementary, is as enthusiastic as ever, and the joy...
Joseph Coleman
- Dec 6, 2021
- 2 min
Katie Withers: Teaching is always learning
Katie Withers of Banta Elementary stood up in front of her kindergarten class and declared she wanted to be a teacher. As it turns out...
Joseph Coleman
- Dec 3, 2021
- 2 min
Amber Ellis: Allowing her students a voice
Amber Ellis of Cedars International Academy is heading toward her second decade of teaching. Working with children was always something...