News

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Megan Wehrle, B.S. ’12, M.Ed. ’19

Aug. 26, 2019

4th Grade Teacher Elgin Elementary School, Elgin ISD

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Charles R. Martinez, Jr.: Teachers are Routinely Devalued. We Have the Power to Change That.

Aug. 23, 2019

Dean Martinez discusses the immense value of teachers in an op-ed for the Austin-American Statesman saying, “There is truly no more important profession with the power to transform lives.”

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David DeMatthews: Stop Blaming Public Schools for Everything Awful

Aug. 09, 2019

When it comes to society’s problems, politicians always seem to place at least some blame on public schools, scapegoating them for social issues that politicians themselves fail to address.

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Richard Reddick: How to Support Students with Trauma as School Starts

Aug. 08, 2019

Educators and those who work with youths have an important responsibility in creating the environment where ideas and opinions can be shared in a productive way.

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Kevin Cokley: What is a Real American, President Trump?

Jul. 17, 2019

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Alexandria Smith, M.Ed, ’17

Jul. 16, 2019

M.Ed. ’17, UT Urban Teachers Program, Department of Curriculum and InstructionEnglish I Educator, English Department ChairLBJ Early College High School, Austin ISDAustin, Texas My program encouraged the use of a teaching journal, in-depth lesson planning, and provided me the opportunity to work with and…

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Theresa Lynn, B.S. '09, Named Postma Elementary Teacher of the Year

Jul. 10, 2019

Theresa (Teri) Lynn was chosen as the Postma Elementary Teacher of the Year in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD. She graduated in 2009 with a bachelor’s in Applied Learning and Development. This is Lynn’s 10th year teaching in Cypress-Fairbanks ISD.

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Christie Layton Petersen, and M.Ed. ’08, Brandy Windham M.Ed. ’14

Jun. 30, 2019

Founders, Building BLOCS Austin, Texas

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Hanson Yang PT, DPT, ATC, LAT

Jun. 27, 2019

Assistant Athletic Trainer/Physical Therapist The Dallas Cowboys

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Guadalupe Chavez, M.Ed. ’06, Ph.D. ’14

Jun. 26, 2019

Bilingual Teacher, Heart of Texas Writing Project Teacher ConsultantCedar Creek Elementary, Bastrop ISD The courses that were grounded in social justice influenced me the most. I was excited to find strategies to become more effective in integrating social justice in curriculum for young students.

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