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Dallas ISD students love to read and want you to know it. #WhatAreYouReading, a district-wide reading campaign, features students and the current books they are reading. But we want to know, #WhatAreYouReading? Share with us by using the hashtag on Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.

A professional development contract approved by trustees Thursday will enhance Career and Technology Education opportunities for students by making STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) training and curriculum available to more teachers. The contract with Project Lead the Way, a non-profit organization that provides STEM curriculum and teacher professional development, will expand course offerings for Dallas ISD teachers at UT-Tyler, one of its designated training centers. The agreement will provide two-week onsite training programs that feature instructional coaching and development. The five-year, $470,000 professional development investment in teacher training will equip teachers to better prepare students to enter STEM careers.…

The deadline for submitting a Distinguished Teacher Review application was midnight Thursday, Jan. 22, and the number of submissions indicates teachers are excited. Of the more than 1,400 teachers identified to take part in the Distinguished Teacher Review process, 1,390 applied – representing more than 94 percent of those eligible. The Distinguished Teacher Review is a component of Dallas ISD’s new evaluation system, the Teacher Excellence Initiative (TEI), and assesses the quality of instruction, leadership, lifelong learning, and contributions to the profession of the district’s most effective teachers. The district believes that these teachers will set the bar for what…

Several Dallas ISD high school programs collaborated to celebrate trustees with a special dinner on Thursday, Jan. 22, in honor of School Board Recognition Month. The reception was conducted before this week’s regular board meeting. Students from Emmett J. Conrad, Thomas Jefferson, Justin F. Kimball, Lincoln, Moisés E. Molina, Multiple Careers Magnet, Roosevelt, Skyline, Wilmer-Hutchins, and Woodrow Wilson high schools had hands in the event. Contributions included items from designing the programs to creating the floral arrangements, from crafting the handmade gifts to contributing delicious portions of the multi-course gourmet meal. Students, under the direction of their expert instructors, demonstrated…

Four-time World Champion and Track and Field Olympic Gold Medalist Natasha Hastings will host the Dallas Elite Youth Track and Field Clinic from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Jan. 24 at Hillcrest High School located at 9924 Hillcrest Road.   The event is free and open to students and athletes ages eight to 18. Those interested in participating must RSVP to qervin_dallaselite@yahoo.com. Hastings made her first US Olympic appearance in 2008 where she took home gold as part of the 4×400 meter relay team before going on to take first in the 400 meters competition at the USA Indoor Track…

La mejor evaluación de la línea de intérpretes SI Hotline del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Dallas vino de la subdirectora de J.L. Long Middle School. “Ustedes me ha equipado para servir mejor a los estudiantes y sus padres”, dijo Wilma King. Implementado en el 2013, la línea de intérpretes “Sí” ofrece al personal de las escuelas una manera más personal y rápida para comunicarse con los padres que no hablan inglés a través de una llamada de conferencia por teléfono de 3 vías. La línea directa recientemente superó las 4,000 llamadas durante el año escolar 2014-2015 en la semana del…

Imagine walking into a classroom that is tailored to fit your child’s needs. That’s just what Dallas ISD plans to make possible next school year with the launch of five personalized learning campuses. Personalized learning transforms the traditional classroom by giving children what they need in the way that works best for them. Campuses that will implement the new teaching strategy include Cabell, Rogers, and Zaragoza elementary schools, Marsh Preparatory Academy and a proposed new high school. Watch as teachers from Rogers Elementary give you an inside look at the world of personalized learning.

William Cabell Elementary School Principal JoAnne Hughes, her staff, and the school’s families have a lot riding on the implementation of personalized learning at the northwest Dallas school. Cabell is one of five schools approved to adopt a personalized learning instructional model next school year. Cabell serves 600 students in grades PK-5, sixty-six percent of whom are limited English proficient and 95 percent of whom receive free or reduced price lunch. Based on last spring’s test scores, TEA rated the school as having met standards, but longtime educator Hughes is the first to admit there’s lots of room for academic…

La fecha límite para registrarte es este viernes 23 de enero. Los padres y estudiantes deben registrarse para cada sesión que les interese asistir. Este es un evento muy popular y queremos tener un espacio para ti. La entrada es completamente gratuita. STEM DAY es un gran evento para que los estudiantes se inspiren en las profesiones de ciencias, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas. Habrá camiones que venderán comida entre 11:30 am y 1:30pm. El grupo de banda estará vendiendo “snacks” durante todo el día. Visita este sitio para mayores detalles sobre las actividades enfocadas a estudiantes de primaria, secundaria y…

Science teacher Dana Clark is an education trailblazer. She’s traveled the world in search of knowledge to bring back and share with the students in her classroom at Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School where she’s taught for 10 years. Clark has studied sea turtles in the Amazon of Peru, climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa, to study climate change, and this summer helped to map the seafloor around Alaska as part of a seafaring expedition sponsored by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The adventurous teacher says she enjoyed every moment and that she’s used the experiences to enliven…