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Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

Reflecting on five years of the Emerging Partners Program

Nov 12, 2025 8 minutes
Dr. Joyce Lin is the Associate Director for Teacher Development at the Knowles Teacher Initiative
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers, Stories of Impact

Give opportunities and support to teachers… they will want to stay.

May 07, 2025 1 minute
Jaden Edison, Texas Tribune education reporter, moderates a three person panel
Teaching: News Release

A conversation on attracting, retaining, and preparing high-quality Texas teachers

May 07, 2025 4 minutes
This header image includes a candid portrait of a scholar talking from inside a phone screen. Text to the right reads "Share your story by recording a short video"
Teaching: Alumni Engagement, Charles Butt Scholarship

Share Your Charles Butt Scholar Experience

Apr 18, 2025 1 minute
Junlei Li, the co-chair of the Human Development and Education Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, smiles for the camera during a sit down interview.
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers, Stories of Impact

How a teacher can impact a student’s life without ever knowing… 

Aug 02, 2024 3 minutes
Eric Hale, a second-grade teacher at David G. Burnet Elementary School in Dallas ISD and the 2021 Texas Teacher of the Year, smiles for the camera during a sit down interview.
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers, Stories of Impact

The unlikely teacher who changed his life…

May 24, 2024 3 minutes
Byron Sanders is president and CEO of Big Thought, a non-profit organization with the mission of closing the opportunity gaps students face in marginalized communities through programs that partner with other organizations throughout the country.
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers, Stories of Impact

The teacher who helped me rediscover that I’m smart…

May 16, 2024 3 minutes
Warren Hudson, the Instructional Technology Coordinator for Venus ISD, talks to the camera in a formal interview setting.
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers, Stories of Impact

“The two teachers who helped me be my best…”

May 09, 2024 2 minutes
Alumni Stories featured image
Teaching: Alumni Engagement, Charles Butt Scholarship

Alumni Stories: Feeling Supported Every Step of the Way

Feb 06, 2024 2 minutes
Alumni Stories featured image
Teaching: Alumni Engagement, Charles Butt Scholarship

Alumni Stories: Connected Community

Jan 02, 2024 2 minutes
Monica Washington smiles as he addresses the camera in a formal interview setting
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers, Stories of Impact

Windows and mirrors: Monica Washington shares about being a reflection of her students while helping them open doors

Dec 20, 2023 8 minutes
Dr. Victor Rios sits in front of a large window and smiles during a formal interview
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers, Stories of Impact

“I care for you, but I can’t carry you.” A teacher’s persistence pays off

Nov 28, 2023 4 minutes
Dr. Adam Sáenz smiles as he addresses the camera in a formal interview setting
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers, Stories of Impact

His teachers were a light in the darkness…

Oct 13, 2023 6 minutes
Uriel Iglesias and Mark Estrada pose together.
Leadership: Charles Butt Scholarship, Raising School Leaders

Investing in the future: The importance of mentorship in education

Oct 12, 2023 8 minutes
Rocket teacher Chris McLeod works with a student in the rocketry lab at Brazoswood High School
Innovation: Stories of Impact

Launch Point: A rocket teacher’s impact on the future

Oct 03, 2023 5 minutes
Vicki Phillips smiles as she addresses the camera in a formal interview setting
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers, Stories of Impact

The teacher who gave me a sense of belonging…

Sep 11, 2023 3 minutes
The future of texas starts here
Teaching: Alumni Engagement, Charles Butt Scholarship

2023 Scholar Symposium

Aug 18, 2023 3 minutes
Uriel Iglesias, a 4th-grade bilingual teacher, sits in a chair as his student run up behind him for a group hug. All of them are smiling.
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship, Stories of Impact

Connection. Culture. Community.

May 25, 2023 9 minutes
In a conference room setting, several people sit at tables. One group is up close and clear showing 3 women sitting at a table smiling and having a conversation with another woman standing and smiling.
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship, Raising Texas Teachers, University Partnerships

An initiative that’s changing the teaching profession across Texas

Apr 27, 2023 4 minutes
Two hands hold a cell phone as if participating in a conference call. On the screen are two educators calling in from different locations. A title reads "Alumni Stories: Meaningful Mentorship."
Leadership: Alumni Engagement, Charles Butt Scholarship, Raising School Leaders

Alumni stories: meaningful mentorship

Apr 21, 2023 2 minutes
Joe Sanfelippo, the 2019 National Superintendent of the Year, addresses the camera in a formal interview setting
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers, Stories of Impact

The one who made all the difference …

Dec 19, 2022 1 minute
Gilberto Lara, University professor at UT RGV
Teaching: Stories of Impact

Seeing potential in all students

Oct 11, 2022 1 minute
A photo of a school hallway where a student is seen embracing his teacher mentor.
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

The gift of transformational teachers

Sep 29, 2022 1 minute
Featured story of Star Brown. She is looking to her right and smiling with blurred image of children in the background.
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship, Stories of Impact

Rewrite the stars

Sep 12, 2022 5 minutes
Voices on teaching video series features Erika Ramos. Erika is seen leaning against a nicely arranged bookshelf.
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

The teacher who put her on a path to business

Sep 06, 2022 1 minute
A teacher meets one-on-one with a student to review her learning data.
Innovation: Raising Blended Learners, Stories of Impact

How a district transformed its approach to early literacy

Jul 21, 2022 8 minutes
Registration picture of a Charles Butt Scholar arriving to attend the 2022 Charles Butt Scholarship symposium event.
Teaching: Alumni Engagement, Charles Butt Scholarship

2022 Scholar Symposium recap

Jul 20, 2022 3 minutes
Featured is a black and white portrait of Christen Smajstrla, a Charles Butt Scholar Alum, set against the letters "Q&A."
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Christen Smajstrla

Nov 10, 2021 3 minutes
Featured is a black and white portrait of Jacqueline Ojeda, a Charles Butt Scholar Alum, set against the letters "Q&A."
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Jacqueline Ojeda

Nov 10, 2021 2 minutes
Featured is a black and white portrait of Lilia Hernandez, a Charles Butt Scholar Alum, set against the letters "Q&A."
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Lilia Hernandez

Nov 10, 2021 3 minutes
Portrait of Jimena Gamboa is featured along with the word Q&A
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Jimena Gamboa

Nov 10, 2021 3 minutes
Portraits of Charles Butt Scholars appears against a backdrop with the word Q&A on it
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship, Stories of Impact

Showing Us What Brave Looks Like

Nov 10, 2021 3 minutes
Portrait of Clarissa Rodriguez is featured along with the word Q&A
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Clarissa Rodriguez

Nov 10, 2021 3 minutes
Portrait of Christine Oakes is featured along with the word Q&A
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Christine Oakes

Nov 10, 2021 2 minutes
Portrait of Cayley Guess is featured along with the word Q&A
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Cayley Guess

Nov 10, 2021 5 minutes
Featured header graphic for the story titled, The show must go on.
Innovation: CAST Network, Charles Butt Scholarship, Stories of Impact

The Show Must Go On: Persisting in a Pandemic

Sep 03, 2021 12 minutes
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Teaching: Alumni Engagement, Charles Butt Scholarship

2021 Virtual Charles Butt Scholar Symposium

Jul 29, 2021 2 minutes
Featured is a black and white portrait of McKenna Mohr, a Charles Butt Scholar Alum, set against the letters "Q&A."
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

McKenna Mohr

Jul 19, 2021 3 minutes
Featured is a black and white portrait of Michelle Henderson, a Charles Butt Scholar Alum, set against the letters "Q&A."
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Michelle Henderson 2

Jul 19, 2021 3 minutes
Featured is a black and white portrait of Jacqueline Ojeda, a Charles Butt Scholar Alum, set against the letters "Q&A."
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Jacqueline Ojeda 2

Jul 19, 2021 3 minutes
Featured is a black and white portrait of Lilia Hernandez, a Charles Butt Scholar Alum, set against the letters "Q&A."
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Lilia Hernandez 2

Jul 19, 2021 5 minutes
Featured is a black and white portrait of Gabriela Coelho, a Charles Butt Scholar Alum, set against the letters "Q&A."
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Gabriela Coelho

Jul 19, 2021 4 minutes
Portrait of Ana Arreaga is featured along with the word Q&A
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Ana Arreaga

Jul 19, 2021 4 minutes
Portraits of Charles Butt Scholars appears against a backdrop with the word Q&A on it
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship, Stories of Impact

Amidst Great Challenges They Continue to Change the World

Jul 19, 2021 4 minutes
Featured is a black and white portrait of Michael Wesevich, a Charles Butt Scholar Alum, set against the letters "Q&A."
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Michael Wesevich

Jul 19, 2021 3 minutes
Featured is a black and white portrait of Christen Smajstrla, a Charles Butt Scholar Alum, set against the letters "Q&A."
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Christen Smajstrla 2

Jul 19, 2021 4 minutes
Portrait of Ashley McDonald is featured along with the word Q&A
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Ashley McDonald

Jul 19, 2021 4 minutes
Portrait of Bailey Glenn is featured along with the word Q&A
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Bailey Glenn

Jul 19, 2021 2 minutes
A principal and a young lady who is a former student and now an aspiring teacher stand outside the front of Martin Elementary School.
Leadership: Charles Butt Scholarship, Stories of Impact

Developing the next generation of teachers and leaders

May 20, 2021 11 minutes
Evin Eiteljorge looks into the camera during a sit down interview in a school library
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

Voices on teaching: A chemist redefines success

Dec 13, 2020 1 minute
Featured is a black and white portrait of Raquel Pérez, a Charles Butt Scholar Alum, set against the letters "Q&A."
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Raquel Perez

Nov 10, 2020 11 minutes
Featured is a black and white portrait of Theresa Garza, a Charles Butt Scholar Alum, set against the letters "Q&A."
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Theresa Garza

Nov 10, 2020 3 minutes
Featured is a black and white portrait of Michelle Henderson, a Charles Butt Scholar Alum, set against the letters "Q&A."
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Michelle Henderson

Nov 10, 2020 3 minutes
Portrait of Mark Jones and Sybil Ellison
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

First Grade Lessons that Last a lifetime

Oct 01, 2020 2 minutes
Raising Blended Learners graphic featured post titled, "Using Strong Data Culture to Create Effective COVID-19 Instruction"
Innovation: Raising Blended Learners

Blended Learning: Resource #4

Jul 31, 2020 8 minutes
Raising Blended Learners graphic featured post titled, "A Blended Learning Coaching Tool"
Innovation: Raising Blended Learners

Blended Learning: Resource #3

Jul 31, 2020 7 minutes
Raising Blended Learners graphic featured post titled, "Educators Should Focus on Three Blended Learning Fundamentals in 2020-21"
Innovation: Raising Blended Learners

Blended Learning: Resource #2

Jul 31, 2020 6 minutes
Raising Blended Learners graphic featured post titled, "The Teacher Perspective: Why Does Blended Learning Work?"
Innovation: Raising Blended Learners

Blended Learning: Resource #1

Jul 31, 2020 3 minutes
Teaching: Alumni Engagement, Charles Butt Scholarship

2020 Charles Butt Scholar Virtual Symposium

Jun 04, 2020 7 minutes
Erika Carter, principal of Key Middle School in Houston ISD, greets students as they enter the lunchroom.
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

Voices on teaching: Answering the call to teach

May 08, 2020 1 minute
Clarence Washington, a teacher at Key Middle School in Houston ISD, talks to a student in the cafeteria
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

Voices on teaching: From catching criminals to captivating young minds

May 07, 2020 1 minute
John Friedman, Brown University professor and researcher faces the camera in a formal interview setting
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

Voices on teaching: Impacting student trajectories

May 05, 2020 1 minute
Candid photo of John King Jr., a former secretary of education talking to the camera
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

Voices on teaching: “The thing that saved me was school”

May 04, 2020 1 minute
Khaniya Russell, a Charles Butt Scholar Alumni, smiles in front of a cream colored backdrop
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship

Q&A: Challenges & opportunities for new teachers during COVID-19

Apr 24, 2020 6 minutes
Dr. Carly Gilson is an assistant professor of special education at Texas A&M University, she talks to the camera in an empty college classroom
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

Voices on teaching: A teacher’s small gesture that changed a life

Jan 28, 2020 1 minute
Dr. Pamela Garrison Powell sits in front of a row of landscape photographs
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

Voices on teaching: Confidence in the classroom is contagious

Nov 11, 2019 1 minute
Michael Bonner gives a dynamic presentation on stage at the 2018 Scholar Symposium hosted by the Charles Butt Foundation (formerly the Raise Your Hand Texas Foundation)
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

Voices on teaching: Unlocking a world of potential in every child

Sep 10, 2019 1 minute
Linda Ascencio stands in a hallway at her school in McAllen ISD
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

Voices on teaching: Building trust makes a lasting connection

Aug 26, 2019 1 minute
Shea Culpepper, a clinical director and professor of teacher education at the University of Houston, talks to the camera in front of a bank of wide windows overlooking a garden
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

Voices on teaching: Preparing students for a future that doesn’t yet exist

Aug 16, 2019 1 minute
Portrait of Dr. Mark Henry, Superintendent of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

Voices on teaching: Good teachers live forever

Aug 08, 2019 1 minute
Khiandra Woods looks at the camera for a sit down interview
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

Voices on teaching: The teacher who treated students like family

Aug 01, 2019 1 minute
Teaching: Alumni Engagement, Charles Butt Foundation

2019 Charles Butt Scholar Symposium recap

Jun 06, 2019 1 minute
Raquel Perez and her parents pose for a graduation photo.
Equity: Charles Butt Scholarship, Raising Texas Teachers, Stories of Impact

“For my parents, they came with nothing and gave me everything”

May 23, 2019 7 minutes
Sharica Shaw plays with kids at a school gymnasium
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship, Stories of Impact

Teaching from the Heart

May 08, 2019 10 minutes
Candid photo of teacher Christie Smith working with her fourth grade students on a science experiment
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

Voices on teaching: Teaching — In it for the Outcome

May 07, 2019 1 minute
Rick Rodriguez, an assistant superintendent for human resources at Lubbock ISD, talks to the camera during a sit down interview
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

Teaching: Appreciation like no other profession

May 07, 2019 1 minute
Taylor McWilliams pose for a picture
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship, Stories of Impact

Rural roots: The making of a teaching legacy

Mar 21, 2019 10 minutes
The Pérez family sits on the steps outside of their mobile home in Benton Harbor Michigan
Teaching: Charles Butt Scholarship, Raising Texas Teachers, Stories of Impact

From migrant farmer to future teacher

Dec 21, 2018 7 minutes
Dana Boyd the principal of East Point Elementary in Ysleta ISD listens to two of her students during a classroom visit
Leadership: Raising School Leaders

Voices from the field: Motivational leadership

Mar 18, 2018 1 minute
The image is of a teacher leading a classroom discussion.
News Releases: Charles Butt Scholarship, Raising Texas Teachers

Charles Butt Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers application process opens at 10 universities

Oct 10, 2017 2 minutes
A middle school teacher in Cisco ISD works with three students on multiplying and dividing fractions at the teacher table
Teaching: Raising Texas Teachers

The Power of Data in Blended Classrooms

Sep 29, 2017 7 minutes