Faculty Profile for Becca Hemenway

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Becca Hemenway
Assoc Professor of Instruction — Curriculum And Instruction
ED 2122
phone: (512) 245-3701
Scholarly/Creative Work
Awards
Service

Biography Section

Biography and Education

 After nearly 20 years of experience leading teachers and learners in classrooms and computer labs, Becca Hemenway joined the faculty at Texas State full-time in fall 2017. Previously she taught in public and private schools in Austin, students ranging from three-year-olds through fifth graders, with most of her classroom experience in early childhood. In addition to teaching in the classroom, Becca has served as curriculum director, mentor, trainer, and lead teacher. Becca has also worked in the private sector for company that provides online supplemental educational services to schools and organizations in the US and abroad.

Selected Scholarly/Creative Work

  • Illescas Glascock, M. L., Martinez, E. V., Kinard, T. A., & Hemenway, R. L. (2023). Constructing Bridges: Play and Choice Based Inquiry in a Public School. Early Years: Official Journal of TXAEYC, 44(2), 6-10.
  • Illescas Glascock, M. L., Martinez, E. V., Hemenway, R. L., & Kinard, T. A. (2023). Construyendo Puentes: Juego constructivo e investigación basada en la elección en una escuela pública. Early Years, 44(2), 11–15.

Selected Awards

  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professor 2019, Alpha Chi National Honor Society. April 12, 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award in Teaching, Texas State College of Education. February 21, 2019
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professor 2018, Alpha Chi National Honor Society. April 20, 2018
  • Award / Honor Recipient: Alpha Chi Favorite Professor 2024, Alpha Chi Honor Society - Texas State. March 22, 2024
  • Award / Honor Recipient: College of Education Nontenure Line Faculty Workload Reassignment, College of Education. January 2022 - May 2022

Selected Service Activities

Chair
EC-6 ESL Undergraduate Scope and Sequence Committee
May 2018-May 2019
Member
Graduate Elementary Education Alternative Certification Working Group
August 2023-Present
Member
Bonham Prekindergarten School Campus Improvement Team
September 2018-Present
Organizer
Bonham Pre-K Jueganoches
February 22, 2024
Board Member
Cowan Elementary Campus Advisory Council
October 5, 2021-May 2023