There are two words Dallas ISD teachers are excited about as they prepare this year’s lesson plans: “Amplify” and “Eureka.” Each is a lesson-planning program that maps out a base curriculum for students and teachers. All district campuses began using the programs on the first day of the 2023-2024 school year. Anson Jones Elementary School, the first to pilot the Amplify program three years ago, has already seen tremendous growth in students’ academic success. The program embeds elements of social studies and science within the text they’re reading. And the word problems students come across in math class will often…
Author: Molly Schrader
El 19 de agosto es reconocido oficialmente como el “día nacional de la aviación”, y lo ha sido desde 1939, pero para los estudiantes del programa de aviación de Skyline High School es un día que tiene relevancia el resto de su carrera. No solo están aprendiendo sobre turbinas (comúnmente conocidas como motores a reacción) y motores alternativos, sino que también están saliendo de la preparatoria con lecciones de disciplina, trabajo en equipo, perseverancia y ética. Para Omar U., ver un motor a reacción de tamaño natural en el Skyline Student Center fue lo que bastó para dedicarse a la…
Aug. 19 is officially recognized as “National Aviation Day,” and has been since 1939, but for students in Skyline High School’s aviation program it’s a day that has relevance to the rest of their career. Not only are they learning about turbines (commonly referred to as jet engines) and reciprocating engines, they’re also leaving high school with valuable lessons on discipline, teamwork, perseverance, and ethics. For Omar U., seeing a life-sized jet engine in the Skyline Student Center was the realization he needed to pursue aviation rather than art, which was his original plan after middle school. “It opened a…
Por segundo año consecutivo, el mayor distribuidor de útiles escolares de Texas, TEXAS YES, organizó un evento de distribución de útiles en varios planteles de Dallas ISD. Este año, en colaboración con el filántropo y destacado abogado especializado en lesiones, Thomas J. Henry, los estudiantes de Frederick Douglass Elementary School y 29 escuelas más recibieron una “Caja de Sueños”. Cada caja contenía útiles escolares gratuitos y artículos esenciales para los estudiantes de kínder a quinto grado, incluyendo cuadernos, materiales de escritura, pañuelos desechables y colores. “Hoy es un día para celebrar a nuestros estudiantes y para demostrar que se necesita…
For the second year in a row, the largest distributor of school supplies in Texas, TEXAS YES, hosted a school supply distribution event at several Dallas ISD campuses. This year, in partnership with prominent injury attorney and philanthropist Thomas J. Henry, Frederick Douglass Elementary School students and 29 additional schools received a “box of dreams.” Each box contained free school supplies and essentials for elementary students in kindergarten through fifth grade including notebooks, writing utensils, tissues, and coloring supplies. “Today is a day to celebrate our students and show that it takes a village to raise a child. We’re grateful…
Los autobuses de Dallas ISD están recibiendo una actualización para el año escolar 2023-2034 para mejorar la seguridad de todos los estudiantes y choferes. Más de 900 autobuses ahora están equipados con una tableta que usa una aplicación conocida como “Edulog”. A través de esta aplicación, los choferes de autobuses podrán ingresar su información de verificación de seguridad y recibir actualizaciones y mensajes de su centro de servicio. “Una de nuestras características de seguridad es que los choferes tienen que hacer una inspección previa al viaje. La mayoría de los choferes de CDL hacen esto, ya sean de camión o…
Dallas ISD’s buses are getting an upgrade for the 2023-2034 school year to enhance the safety of all students and drivers. Over 900 buses are now equipped with a tablet using an app known as “Edulog.” Through this app, bus drivers will be able to input their security check information and receive updates and messages from their service center. “One of our safety features is that drivers have to do a pre-trip inspection. Most CDL drivers do this, whether they’re a truck or bus driver. They have to inspect their vehicle before they go out on the road,” said Jaime…
For two weeks in June, Dallas ISD students who participated in the Summer Cool camp had the chance to take home books for their home libraries at no cost. In a partnership between Library & Media Services and the Extended Learning Opportunities department, 20,000 books were distributed to students at 20 elementary campus sites. Students from Pre-K through second grade could take up to five books home while students in grades three through five were allowed to take home up to three books. Most of the books were purchased using Title I funding, using various district-approved book vendors including Express…
Molly Schrader empezó a trabajar en Dallas ISD como coordinadora digital hace más de un año. Se mudó a Dallas de Austin en 2020 luego de graduarse de la Universidad de Texas en Austin. Es superfán de Taylor Swift, amante de los animales y le encanta viajar por el mundo. Le pedimos compartir algunos comentarios sobre su identidad en esta celebración del Mes de la Herencia Asiático-Americana y de las Islas del Pacífico. Hay cosas en esta vida que uno puede controlar y otras que no. Una de esas cosas es cómo te perciben los demás, y estoy segura de…
Molly Schrader joined Dallas ISD as a digital coordinator more than a year ago. She moved to Dallas in 2020 from Austin after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin. She’s a big Taylor Swift fan, an animal lover and a world traveler. We asked her to share some thoughts about her identity as we celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander month. There are things in this life that you can control and others you cannot. One of those is how you are perceived by others, and I’m sure you can guess which of the two categories that fits into. One…