Mission
TEACH commits to work as a partner with local education agencies in preparing high-performing, culturally sensitive, and creative problem solvers for Texas classrooms. Producing teachers who are driven by passion, committed to making a positive impact, and willing to serve as advocates for the voiceless, TEACH meets the challenges and opportunities of teaching diverse children. Delivering an interdisciplinary program framed by the needs of children with diversities will reduce the teacher shortages in bilingual, ESL, and special education, mathematics, and science classes.
Who Are Our Students?
TEACH students are
- Driven by a passion to serve children, schools, families, and communities.
- Committed to making a positive imprint on the lives of others.
- Strong enough to motivate others to shed their past fears and discover their future talents giving them voice.
- Willing to serve as an advocate in eliminating educational inequalities.
- Brokers for life-long learning.
- Represent all walks of life (bankers, lawyers, entrepreneurs, computer-tech industry/research, law enforcement, psychology, sociology, etc), nearly all U.S. states (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, California, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin), and other countries (Italy, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Thailand, Taiwan, Turkey, Philippines, Poland, Chile, Peru, Guatemala, Sweden, Canada, South Korea, Mexico, India, Spain, England, Columbia, to name a few). TEACH out-of-country teachers enroll and begin working in the TEACH portal while living/working abroad. Having completed Phase I by the time they relocate to Texas, they are ready to secure a teaching position when they arrive.
TEACH students by los números are
- 76.3% female
- 23.5% minority
- 83.4% speak another language in addition to English.
- 94.1% hold a 3 or 3+ GPA on a Bachelors, Masters, or PHD.
- 22.4% hold a Masters, and/or a PHD.
- 100% hold robust technological skills when they exit the Program.
Board (Advisory Council)
- Cynthia Aguilar, Region1 ESC, Edinburg
- Myrtle Balch, Retired Teacher, Austin
- Natalie Balden, Retired Teacher, Austin
- Pamela M. Baldez, Software Engineer, Austin
- Tom Guyton, Band Director, Lockhart
- Dr. Cornel Jones, UT-Austin Professor, Austin
- Dr. Sylvia Little, Consultant, Austin
- Janie Maldonado, Curriculum Specialist, Austin
- Nancy Myers, CPA, Austin
- Monica Sanchez, Sociologist, Falfurrias
- Elizabeth Roger-Wallace, Writing Specialist, Oregon
- Ed Yeager, Teacher, Cedar Park
- Mailing Address: P. O. Box 141473, Austin, TX 78714
TEACH Office TEAM
- Natalie Balden, Austin, Workshop Host
- Pamela Baldez, Austin, Technical Consultant
- Kay Coppin, Belton, Portal Editor
- Dr. Ron Kettler, Austin, Data Director
- Russell Kyle, Austin, Tech Architect
- Ed Yeager, Cedar Park, TExES Tutor
- Ynacio Tabarez, Email Navigator
- Onsite Office: Twin Towers, 1106 Clayton Lane, 515W, Austin, TX 78723
Professors and Presenters
- Cornel Jones, PHD, Education Leadership
- Susan Lee, MED, Reading
- Patricia A. Rehm, MED, Reading
- Delia G Quintanilla, EDD, Curriculum, Educational Policy
- Elizabeth A. Swanson, PHD, Special Education
- Veronica E. Valdez, PHD, Bilingual Education
- Pat Rehm, MA, SPED
- Sylvia Little, PHD, Curriculum
- Gilbert Hicks, MA, Austin ISD Principal
- Anique Reese, Austin ISD Master Teacher
- Debbie Krueger, MA, Pflugerville ISD Master Teacher
- Denise Thornton, Round Rock Master Teacher
- Laurie Clark, MA, Manor ISD Master Teacher
- Amber Thompson, PHD, Hays CISD Master Teacher
- Ed Yeager, MA, Austin ISD Master Teacher
- Erica Mason, MA, Pflugerville Master Teacher
- Barbara Birnbaum, Austin Private Master Teacher
- Annette Stephens, MA, Austin/Round Rock Curriculum Master
Intern Logistic Supervisors
- Jonnie Barron, North Dallas
- Stella de la Garza, San Antonio
- Kattie Edmonson, Round Rock
- Johnnie Harris, Austin
- Nancy Holle, Belton
- Patty Hundly, Marble Falls
- Margaret Jamison, Houston
- Carmen LaFarelle, El Paso
- Sylvia Little, Austin
- Bob Newell, Austin
- Elizabeth Newell, Austin
- Laura Packard, Elgin
- Susan Pugh, De Soto
- Alan Sherman, Austin
- Annette Stephens, Round Rock
- Minnie Thomas, Houston
- Betty Williams, Austin
- Melba Zaremba, Edinburg
