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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Ben Hernandez of Brandeis High School has been |
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selected as a 2013 Educator of the Year by the Northside Independent |
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School District in San Antonio; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hernandez joined the faculty of Brandeis High as |
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level leader for the Math Models with Applications course; during |
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his time at the school, he has helped restructure the MMA and the |
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Algebra I curricula and has been instrumental in improving the |
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testing outcomes of previously struggling students; basing his |
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instruction on the idea that all individuals want to succeed, he |
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uses a variety of teaching methods to reach many types of learners |
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and works to make his classroom a place where students want to be; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, This innovative instructor has also created |
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websites for his students on which he records videos of additional |
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lessons, helping his students learn the material in a different way |
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than was presented in class and allowing parents to keep up with the |
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course; moreover, he has incorporated a system that lets his |
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students keep track of their grades and assignments online; and |
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WHEREAS, In addition to his teaching responsibilities, Mr. |
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Hernandez has coached for the University Interscholastic League |
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Mathematics Contest during his four years at Brandeis, leading his |
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team to improve every year and to place first in the district last |
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year; he also supports his students in their extracurricular |
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activities and attended more than 50 events last year alone; and |
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WHEREAS, Teachers play a vital role in preparing the next |
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generation of Texans for the challenges and opportunities of the |
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future, and Ben Hernandez works to instill in his students a love of |
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learning that will serve them well in every aspect of their lives; |
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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 Ben Hernandez on being named a 2013 |
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Educator of the Year by Northside Independent School District and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for continued success and |
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happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Hernandez as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Rodriguez of Bexar |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1976 was adopted by the House on May |
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22, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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