The Spring 2019 edition of our award-winning magazine is now available online. 

In this issue:

• Learn about some of the ways ATPE members and their colleagues are stepping forward to ask questions, get training, and take action to keep students safe at school.
• ATPE cuts through the noise about gun violence in schools with an infographic presenting data and polling numbers within Texas and across the country.
• ATPE’s newest lobbyist shares her journey from the classroom to the Capitol.
• Our legal team discusses the legalities of having firearms on campus.
• The 2019 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year discusses math, success, and testing.
• Meet a high school student who has made it her mission to introduce STEM to kids at younger ages.
• Learn how to use Bitmojis in the classroom.

As always, you will also learn about how your association is continuing its vision of making a difference in the lives of Texas educators and students!

This issue’s Brain Break features a Texas state symbol challenge. Send your completed photo to contest@atpe.org by April 8 for a chance to win an ATPE-branded prize!
 
Answers: 

1. Pepper – jalapeño
2. Reptile – Texas-horned lizard
3. Crustacean – Texas gulf shrimp
4. Insect – monarch butterfly
5. Musical instrument – guitar
6. Plant – prickly pear cactus
7. Mammal (small) – armadillo
8. Fruit – Texas red grapefruit
9. Gem – Texas blue topaz
10. Flower – bluebonnet
11. Mammal (flying) – Mexican free-tailed bat
12. Cobbler – peach cobbler