Rebecca wanted to be a teacher ever since she was a little girl of three. Her love of learning and love of teaching have been a part of who she is throughout her life. Dr. Palacios explains that she is the facilitator of children’s learning and that teaching is a process that combines what needs to be taught with ways that make learning engaging and part of the learner.
Dr. Rebecca A. Palacios
Corpus Christi, TX | Years Taught: 1976 – 2010
Additional Recognition
- 2013 • Lovely Billups Lifetime Achievement Award (Texas American Federation of Teachers)
- 2006, 2009 • Lifetime Achievement Award Finalist (HEB Grocery Stores)
- 2006 • “Everyday Hero” (American Federation of Teachers)
- 2005 • Latin American Council Labor Association Outstanding Teacher Award
- 2000 • Corpus Christi Association for Bilingual Education “Bilingual Teacher of the Year”
- 1997 • “Educator of the Year” (Alpha Delta Kappa)
- 1997 • National Board Certified Teacher
- 1994 • State Master Teacher
- 1987 • First “Teacher of the Year” in the Corpus Christi Independent School District
- 1987 • Founding Director, NBPTS