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Follow me on Twitter to see some of the fun things happening in my classroom during the school year!
I usually help out in the summer with special education teaching social skills during Extended School Year.

@TESmissragan

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I have run six half marathons and I enjoy lifting weights regularly. When I'm not working on school related things, you can find me learning all I can about nutrition.  I also love to cook and have competed two Whole 30s.  Last year I traveled to Roatan, Honduras where I taught English in an impoverished village for seven weeks.

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Most of my family lives here in Houston.
I have one younger brother and two amazing parents.
My mom serves as the assistant principal at Decker Prairie Elementary on the north side of our district.

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I have been very flexible and moved wherever my campus needed me to be.  Over the last nine years I have taught special education, second grade, and fourth grade (where I have been both self contained and ELA only).  After spending the last two years in fourth grade, I will return to second grade next year.
I have a passion for helping kids discover themselves as readers and developing strong relationships over a mutual love for books.

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I grew up in Tomball, Texas where I went to school from kindergarten through graduation.  I came full circle and have returned to teach in my home district where I just completed my ninth year.
This year I was brought to one of our Title 1 campuses to help lead in the implementation of the collaborative process. I am a 4th grade language arts/social studies teacher at Tomball Elementary.

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I am a Baylor graduate.  Sic 'em, bears!  I earned my Bachelor of Science in Education in December of 2006.  My major was health science studies.  Right around graduation was when I realized teaching was my calling, so after graduation I became alternatively certified.  I hold certifications as a generalist EC-8, Special Education EC-12, ESL Supplemental, and K-12 Physical Education.