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<\/a><\/p>\nFrom hands-on experimentation to real-world career pathways, these educators are creating innovative, high-quality learning experiences that will shape student futures for years to come.<\/p>\n
These teachers are the 2026 recipients of the Texas Instruments Foundation in STEM Teaching Award, which gives each educator\u00a0 $5,000 in recognition of their achievement, along with an additional $5,000 to support either classroom needs or professional development, helping teachers expand STEM learning opportunities for students.<\/p>\n
Teachers were nominated by their campus principals, highlighting educators who demonstrate innovation, impact, and excellence in STEM instruction. They were selected through a review process that evaluates nominees\u2019 instructional leadership and the ways they create meaningful STEM learning experiences for students.<\/p>\n
The winners are listed below:\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emma Arett \u2014 Science teacher at Solar Preparatory School for Girls<\/p>\n
Kayla Champion \u2014 Science teacher at Seagoville Middle School<\/p>\n
Elizabeth Bowlin \u2014 Science teacher at Sudie L. Williams Talented and Gifted Academy<\/p>\n
Colin Hamilton \u2014 Math teacher at , Emmett J. Conrad High School<\/p>\n
Michelle R. Celis \u2014 Career and Technical Education teacher at W. H. Adamson High School<\/p>\n
Heather Houston \u2014 Science teacher at Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard<\/p>\n
Yun Liu \u2014 Science teacher at Trinidad Garza Early College High School<\/p>\n
As outstanding STEM educators, these teachers are opening minds, sparking curiosity, and giving students access to engaging learning experiences that build future-ready skills. We can\u2019t wait to visit their classrooms and see their projects in action.<\/p>\n
Donate today to support Dallas ISD STEM educators: dallasedfound.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Submitted by Dallas Education FoundationDallas ISD and Dallas Education Foundation recently came together to celebrate the outstanding teachers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":218507,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[102,104,103,1492],"class_list":["post-218506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dallas","tag-dallas","tag-dallas-headlines","tag-dallas-news","tag-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=218506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/218506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/218507"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=218506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=218506"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=218506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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