The Teaching Texan

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My first week of summer classes is OVER!  Clearly that means that it is time for a brain break and to share my week with everyone.  Let me just say that this week back in grad school has me feeling completely drained!  Two courses (Learning Environment & Professionalism and ... read more

5 for Friday

In an effort to keep my blog moving forward I decided to link up with DoodleBugs  and do a Five for Friday.  This week was pretty busy for it being summer break and here are some of the highlights from it! 1.  One of the biggest things that happened this week was orientation on ... read more

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