Association of Texas Professional Educators
Association of Texas Professional Educators

Giving Each Other Grace

 

In the second video in our Parent-Teacher Conversations series, two Texas moms, an assistant principal, and a first-grade teacher discuss how everyone can work together for our kids during the COVID-19 pandemic. It all starts with giving each other plenty of grace! ATPE, the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented (TAGT), the Science Teachers Association of Texas (STAT), and Texas PTA collaborated to produce this important conversation.

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