Meet Gabriella Dagrosa, our Spring 2026 College of Education Banner Bearer! 🌟
During her time at Texas Tech, Gabriella founded a student organization, participated as an Ambassador for the College of Education, and was a student teacher in a sought after residency, all while maintaining a 4.0 GPA. Starting in the fall, she will begin her career as a middle school English teacher here in Lubbock. We are so proud of you! 🎉
On the last day of #TeacherAppreciationWeek, we are celebrating Brooklyn’s mentor teachers!
“So lucky to teach and be mentored by two amazing teachers who have supported, encouraged, and inspired me so much. I’ve learned so much from both of them, and I’m so grateful for the chance to grow alongside such wonderful educators. ❤️ “
Thank to all of our mentor teachers who inspire, encourage, and believe in our students! 🎉 🤩
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Image 1: Brooklyn standing with her two mentor teachers. Behind them is a paper sign that is decorated and painted with school supplies and says Welcome to 4th Grade. There are wiggling outlined doodles around the apple, ruler, and paper clip that are painted on Welcome sign.
Image 2: Brooklyn standing with her two mentor teachers. They are wearing matching t-shirts that say The Life of a Teacher. Behind them is a paper sign that is decorated and painted with school supplies and says Welcome to 4th Grade. There are wiggling doodled stars in the top left corner.
Image 3: Graphic of a lined notebook page with the text Happy Teacher Appreciation Week. There are wiggling red, black, and gray doodles including stars, squiggles, and Raider Red’s mustache. The College of Education logo is at the bottom.
In our final award announcement in honor of #TeacherAppreciationWeek, we are excited to share that Dr. Catherine Lammert has been named the 2026 Outstanding Researcher by the Office of Research and Innovation at the Texas Tech Honors Convocation this week! Congratulations! 🌟
Today we celebrate Kenna’s mentor teacher!
“She has been the prime example of creating a classroom environment where each kid feels seen, important, and safe to try hard/new things. 💞”
Thank to all of our mentor teachers who inspire, encourage, and believe in our students! 🎉 🤩
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Image 1: Selfie of Kenna and her mentor teacher in their classroom. There are doodled stars in the bottom left corner and a ‘1st’ over the small banner Kenna is holding that says First day of 1st Grade.
Image 2: Graphic of a lined notebook page with the text Happy Teacher Appreciation Week. There are wiggling red, black, and gray doodles including stars, squiggles, and Raider Red’s mustache. The College of Education logo is at the bottom.
Our celebration of #TeacherAppreciationWeek continues as we share that Merve Basdogan, Ph.D. was selected as the recipient of the 2026 Texas Tech Parents Association’s Spencer A. Wells Creativity in Teaching Award at the Distinguished Faculty Awards Ceremony. Congratulations, Dr. Basdogan! 🎉
🌷Arbor Day 2026!! 🌷 Thank you to everyone who came out today to help us plant and beautify campus!! We had so much fun getting to serve the university we all love so much! One more day of planting tomorrow from 1:00-4:00!
Today starts #TeacherAppreciationWeek and we are celebrating our students and their mentor teachers! First up is Anum and her mentor teachers, Mrs. Jones and teaching assistant Mrs. Hernandez.
“Thank you, Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Hernandez, for showing me what exceptional Pre-K education looks like and for the lasting impact you make on every child who walks through your classroom door. I am so excited to carry forward everything I’ve learned from both of you into my own classroom!”
Check out Anum’s full story on being a teacher candidate and her experience in the classroom in our bio! Thank you to all of our mentor teachers who inspire, encourage, and believe in our students! 🎉 🤩
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Image 1: Anum standing with her mentor teachers. They are wearing matching pink t-shirts that say It’s a great day to fight cancer.
Image 2: Anum with her mentor teachers in their classroom. They are standing in front of a cloud-decorated bulletin board that says Our Wonders.
Image 3: Graphic of a lined notebook page with the text Happy Teacher Appreciation Week. There are wiggling red, black, and gray doodles including stars, squiggles, and Raider Red’s mustache. The College of Education logo is at the bottom.
Huge thank you to everyone who came out to our career panel last night! It would not have been possible without our amazing panelists! Thank you so much for all of your wisdom and valuable insight you gave us. It was a great night!
