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By Nathan Rogers
The Battalion
Nine of Texas A&M University
System’s affiliate schools have ap
pointed faculty members to the Acad
emy for Educator Development. The
new academy, a major component of
the A&M System’s Regents’ Initiative
for Excellence in Education, provides
a forum for university professors to
leam more about kindergarten-through
12th-grade issues to better prepare fu
ture Texas teachers. Faculty were cho
sen from a variety of departments
within the A&M system, not solely the
College of Education.
“We are thrilled to see faculty
members so enthusiastic about their
role in the preparation of teachers,”
said Dr. Bill Reaves, A&M System as
sistant vice chancellor for public edu
cation. “This only goes to show that
many university faculty in academic
fields other than education care very
deeply about the preparation of teach
ers for Texas public schools.”
The Academy for Educator Devel
opment’s professional development
sequence, organized through the
A&M System’s Institute for School-
University Partnerships, is offered to
members of the academy. The goal of
the sequence is to allow professors,
many of whom have been teaching
and researching at the university level
for years, to refamiliarize themselves
with state-mandated education guide
lines. It also gives the faculty partici-
This Academy
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the A&M System
at the forefront of
higher education
institutions... ”
— Dr. Leo Sayavedra
A&M System's vice chancellor
for academic and student affairs
pants an opportunity to become i-
acquainted with public educatij
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their participation in hands-on^
ration programs.
Some of the facets of the pm
sional development program ini
evaluation and studies of coreoui
lum and demographic trends ill
communities and public school
"This Academy for Educate!
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Bush library to host exhibit featuring bird paintinf
By Kristin Rostran
The Battalion
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of the
Texas Audubon Society, the George Bush Presi
dential Library and Museum will host “Of Birds
and Texas,” an exhibit featuring 22 original wa-
tercolor paintings from the Fort Worth Museum of
Science and History’s Gentling Collection.
The collection includes paintings of birds that
inhabit Texas for all or part of the year and of most
of Texas’ geographical regions.
The collection comes from Fort Worth artists
Scott and Stewart Gentling, twin brothers who spent
eight years creating the paintings for their book, also
titled Of Birds and Texas. Scott Gentling attended
the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, and, while
Stewart Gentling went to the University of Texas
Law School, he followed his interest in art and also
went to the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.
The Gentling brothers said the collection and
book were inspired by a book on John James
Audubon’s paintings they found in the library of
the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History.
Audubon was an American naturalist and
wildlife painter, and the Audubon Society was
named after him. The Gentling collection focus
es more on style than accurate realism, similar to
Audubon’s style.
“The artists are nationally and internationally
known, and the brothers work in a unique style,
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is landscapes, portraits and still lifes.
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ety will celebrate the exhibit andanniversaiyw
dinner and special tour of the exhibit afteriik
hours. About 50 members are expected to ate
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