TAMIU Annual Report 2022

TAFE STUDENTS SCORE AT NATIONAL COMPETITION There were no lazy, hazy days of summer for a group of TAMIU College of Education students who instead advanced to a national competition, emerging as victors in four competition categories.  Members of TAMIU’s Texas Association of Future Educators (TAFE) traveled to Washington, D.C. to compete in the 2022 Educators Rising Conference. They headed to the national competition after their success at the Texas TAFE State Competition in March, upon winning the Annual Area One TAFE Conference in December 2021. Educators Rising National Competitions are performance-based competitive events where aspiring educators demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and leadership in education. The competitions are rooted in the Educators Rising Standards and closely align with the Educators Rising Academy Curriculum.   Of TAMIU TAFE’s 50 members, 10 attended the Conference, placing in all categories entered. They were accompanied by Vanessa Almaraz , TAMIU TAFE co-advisor.  Dr. Seth Sampson , College of Education assistant professor of School Counseling, is the advisor. Categories, prizes awarded and student winners are as follows: Researching Learning Challenges, First Place: Katherine Aleman , Amy Lee Campos , and Raquel Giselle Rodríguez . Project Visualize Service, First Place: Haziel Mota and Crystal Beltrán .  Children’s Literature  K-3 and Higher Education:  Jossette Aali Flores and Karina Leal , First Place; Reyhitza Marquez and Daisy Fuentes , Second Place.  Educators Rising Moment:   Amy Lee Campos , First Place; Raquel Giselle Rodríguez , Third Place. With their victories in Washington, D.C., the students are already preparing for next year’s conference and competition scheduled in Orlando, FL.  TAMIU TAFE team members who participated in the 2022 Educators Rising Conference included, left to right: Elda Guzmán, Jossette Aali Flores, Katherine Aleman, Haziel Mota, Vanessa Lynn Almaraz (Co-Advisor), Raquel Giselle Rodríguez, Crystal Beltrán, Daisy Fuentes, Reyhitza Marquez and Amy Lee Campos. 22