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    Paula Mathews: Flipping classrooms and bringing math to life
    Sonia Hamer
    • Jan 18
    • 2 min

    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...
    Chelsea Quillen: Engraining a growth mindset
    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...
    Carol Leonard: Teaching because it just added up
    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...
    International Leadership of Texas: Relationships before instruction
    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....
    Elizabeth Palermo: Creating a safe space in class and getting students talking about math
    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...
    LaTosca Davis: Keeping it creative and getting to grips with the basics
    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...
    Angie Stevenson: Teaching her students data appreciation
    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?...
    Leslie Frank: Rules without relationship lead to rebellion
    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...
    Karen Peyton: Making math a multi-media medley
    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....
    Geri Garrick: Education as the key to change lives
    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...
    Flor Mendoza: Listening to students' learning needs and creating a positive atmosphere
    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,...
    Amanda Thomas: Meeting her students halfway
    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...
    Morgan Taylor: Teaching the whole student and expanding their horizons
    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...
    Sarah Rose: Consolidating learning and catering to students' differences
    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....
    Rose Sosa: Teaching students to celebrate math success
    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...
    Alison Mason: Embracing a loud classroom
    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...
    Ashley Teela: Understanding students' differences and fostering growth
    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...
    Learning through play and laying the foundation for students' futures
    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...
    Katie Withers: Teaching is always learning
    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...
    Amber Ellis: Allowing her students a voice
    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...
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