Mrs. Rank Texas History

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About The Teacher
I am delighted to be teaching Texas History for the 3rd year at Grisham. I truly enjoy working with middle school students. Teaching is my third career. After graduating with a degree in Communications from Michigan State University (Go Spartans!) I worked in advertising in upstate New York. The second career was focusing on family relocation as our family became corportate nomads living in New York, Connecticut, Florida, Pennsylvia and finally Texas. Since arriving in Austin 1998 I have been involved at Grisham as parent, PTA volunteer, substitute teacher, Collaborative Teacher Support and now teaching Texas History! My husband Jim is a marketing consultant and adjunct faculty at several area colleges. We have two daughters. Our oldest graduated from UNT in 2009 with a degree in geography, our youngest will be a member of the Westwood class of 2010.

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Mission
Our mission as a class will be to gain an understanding of the geography, people and events that have molded Texas into the state it is today. We will explore the past and examine the present, connecting and relating what we learn to the world around us. Grisham Vision Statement: Learning Together, Thinking Globally Grisham Middle School Mission Statement: It is the mission of Grisham Middle School to work collaboratively in order to create a nurturing learning enironment in which all students are taught to think critically so that they have the skills to be successful.