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PSJA teacher selected for Smithsonian institute says she will bring STEM curriculum back to district

PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD · April 6, 2026
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Tammy Badai, a teacher with PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, said she was selected for the Smithsonian Teacher Innovators Institute (one of 30 teachers nationwide) and will serve as a curriculum writer to share new STEM lessons with PSJA classrooms.

Tammy Badai, a teacher in PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD, said she was selected for the Smithsonian Teacher Innovators Institute and will return to the district to help develop and share new STEM curriculum materials.

"They choose 30 teachers," Badai said, adding that cohort maps show her as "the only one below San Antonio that's ever had the opportunity to participate." She described the application as "super rigorous," saying she…

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