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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Martha McLeod, a science teacher at Fulton Learning |
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Center, is being inducted into the National Teachers Hall of Fame on |
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April 9, 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, The National Teachers Hall of Fame was founded in |
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1989 to celebrate and encourage excellence in education and to |
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preserve the heritage of the teaching profession in the United |
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States; each year, five of the country's most outstanding career |
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teachers are selected for induction by a panel of Hall of Fame |
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members, representatives from educational organizations, and |
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business leaders; and |
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WHEREAS, Joining the ranks of these distinguished educators, |
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Ms. McLeod is a fourth- and fifth-grade science lab instructor who |
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has two decades of experience in the classroom, including nine |
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years with Fulton Learning Center; she is known for the dedication |
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and enthusiasm she brings to her work and for her immersion style of |
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teaching, which is designed to promote a deep understanding of |
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scientific concepts and a sense of responsibility for the natural |
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world; a leader among her colleagues, she also serves as the science |
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subject area coordinator, overseeing the training and operations of |
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the science department, in addition to developing and updating |
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curriculum; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. McLeod has transformed the Fulton campus into a |
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hands-on learning environment, complete with multiple outdoor |
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classrooms and habitats where students can observe wildlife and |
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grow their own vegetables; her efforts have earned the school |
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designation as a Certified Wildlife Habitat and an official Texas |
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Wildscape, and its grounds have become a destination in the |
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community's annual HummerBird Celebration tour; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. McLeod's work to increase student engagement |
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further includes her creation of two poultry gardens, which allow |
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students the opportunity to harvest eggs and then sell them at the |
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farmers' market, and a campus-wide metal recycling project, which |
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has yielded more than 10,000 pounds of metal; moreover, she was |
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instrumental in organizing the school birding team, and she |
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established a junior docent program at the Aquarium at Rockport |
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Harbor; always looking for ways to make lessons relevant to |
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real-world contexts, she planned and implemented a comprehensive |
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unit on area wetlands, in which students observe and analyze how |
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water quality is affected by human activity; and |
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WHEREAS, This remarkable educator has garnered both state and |
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national Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and |
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Science Teaching and was a state finalist for the H-E-B Excellence |
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in Education Teaching Award as well as the Texas Environmental |
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Excellence Award; most recently, she was chosen from more than 540 |
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nominees to receive the 2013 Ernest and Sarah Butler Award for |
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Excellence in Science Teaching by the Texas Medical Association; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Martha McLeod's passion and innovation have opened |
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the minds of many young learners to the beauty and power of science, |
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and this prestigious recognition is indeed a fitting tribute to |
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this truly outstanding educator; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Martha McLeod on her induction into |
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the National Teachers Hall of Fame and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. McLeod as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Morrison |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1270 was adopted by the House on April |
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17, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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