Texas Valley Communities Foundation accepts Brownsville ISD teachers into Harvard’s math for teaching graduate program
By Raul Garcia | The Mercedes Enterprise
The Texas Valley Communities Foundation and the Texas Graduate Center in partnership with Harvard University Extension School announced six Brownsville Independent School District teachers have been accepted into the Math for Teaching graduate program and are set to begin master level training.
Entering the Texas Graduate Center’s Cohort VIII are Manuel de la Cerda,Daniel Breeden Elementary; Clarisa Sauceda de Elizondo, Besteiro Middle School; Ramon Garcia, Veterans Memorial High School; Vanessa Gonzalez, Veterans Memorial High School; Lizza Hernandez, Brownsville Early College High School; and Silviano Ramirez, Pace Early College High School.
“By learning from world-class Harvard mathematics faculty, TGC graduates dramatically improve their ability to teach middle and high school students from local school districts the math skills needed to succeed in life, work, and academia,” Texas Valley Communities Foundation president Dr. Roland Arriola said.
The teachers involved in the Math for Teachers master’s program follow a three-year graduation plan.
According to the Texas Graduate Center the 38 Valley teachers in the Harvard program instruct 100 to 120 students each year. So over a 10 year teaching span more than 30,000 students will be taught by Harvard teachers.
The Texas Graduate Center is an educational hub that provides support services to teachers enrolled in online/blended programs at world-class universities offering master’s degrees in mathematics, biology and cybersecurity.
The Texas Graduate Center is a component of the Texas Valley Communities Foundation, an education nonprofit based in Mercedes established to support programs in higher education to guide new and emerging leaders in education in implementing transformational change that will positively impact schools and communities in the Rio Grande Valley.
