This past weekend, 22 schools competed in the Districtwide Online Academic Decathlon Meet. Of those participating campuses, School of Science and Engineering and School for the Talented & Gifted received the highest team points in their respective divisions: medium and small. With the theme Water: A Most Essential Resource, more than 200 secondary students were tested in several areas including music, art, literature, math, economics, and social science. The top 15 students in each division will receive gold medals. (See top schools’ scores and gold medalist winners in the charts below.) All schools participating in the Dallas ISD Academic Decathlon program…
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Antes de empezar como educador en Dallas ISD, Robert González era doctor de cabecera en Colombia, donde se encargaba de cuidar de la salud de los niños. Dejó Colombia para venir a Texas ya que su país era cada vez más peligroso. Sintió el llamado a ser maestro y se unió a Dallas ISD a través del programa de certificación alternativa. “Son cosas similares ayudar a los estudiantes y ayudar a los pacientes: tengo la oportunidad de marcar una diferencia positiva en la vida de los niños”, dijo González. González llegó a ser entrenador académico, subdirector y, más recientemente, director…
Before he began shaping lives in Dallas ISD as an educator, Robert Gonzalez was a family doctor in Colombia who made sure kids were healthy. Gonzalez left Colombia for Texas as his home country grew increasingly dangerous. He felt called to become a teacher and joined Dallas ISD through the alternative certification program. “Serving students and serving patients as a doctor are very similar: You get to make a positive difference in a child’s life,” Gonzalez said. Gonzalez went on to become an instructional coach, assistant principal and, most recently, principal of Stevens Park Elementary. He jumped at the opportunity…
El Departamento de Educación Especial de Dallas ISD implementó Partner PE, un programa de educación física de inclusión diseñado para cumplir con las necesidades únicas de estudiantes con varias discapacidades cuyo enfoque es en la educación entre compañeros y la instrucción individualizada. Partner PE ofrece actividades en que un estudiante de educación general (GENED) y otro estudiante de educación especial (SPED) hacen grupo según su edad en un entorno integrado al nivel secundario. La clase la imparte un maestro de educación física certificado y está establecida como una unidad regular de instrucción en el horario escolar. El propósito de este…
Dallas ISD’s Special Education Department has implemented Partner PE, an inclusionary Physical Education program designed to meet the unique needs of students with various disabilities, and its focus is peer teaching and individualized instruction. Partner PE provides activities pairing age-appropriate general education (GENED) and special education (SPED) peers in an integrated setting at the secondary level. The class is taught by a certified physical education teacher and is established as a regular unit of instruction in the master schedule. The purpose of the program is to encourage physical activity, increase knowledge of health and fitness strategies, and assist in the…
Las escuelas elegidas este año buscan rediseñar el modelo escolar tradicional con un enfoque en la alegría y bienestar general de los estudiantes. Algunas también buscarán implementar estrategias futuristas de innovación como la realidad virtual. “Estamos muy contentos de apoyar a las escuelas de la comunidad en su camino a la innovación”, dijo Shakeatha Butler, directora de la Oficina de Transformación e Innovación (OTI). La OTI lanzó el programa Innovation Engine Grant en 2019 para brindar aún más apoyo a las escuelas de la comunidad y aumentar las opciones académicas para las familias. Esta semana, cada una de las 20…
Twenty Dallas ISD neighborhood schools each received $50,000 in seed money to pursue innovative ideas that will increase school choice in families’ backyards. This year’s selected schools are looking to redesign the traditional school model, with a focus on joy and the overall well being of the learners in schools. Some campuses are also pursuing futuristic innovation strategies such as virtual reality. “We are thrilled to support these neighborhood schools in their journey to innovate,” said Shakeatha Butler, director of the Office of Transformation and Innovation. The Dallas ISD Office of Transformation and Innovation launched the Innovation Engine Grant program…
Akash Patel, maestro de español en Ignite Middle School, fue recientemente electo al cargo más alto en el país para los maestros de idiomas extranjeros. Patel fungirá los próximos tres años como presidente electo, presidente y presidente previo inmediato del Consejo Estadounidense de la Enseñanza de Idiomas Extranjeros (ACTFL). Su objetivo principal será abordar la escasez de maestros de idiomas extranjeros y, además, abogará por el acceso equitativo a la certificación de idiomas extranjeros, el apoyo a la enseñanza de múltiples idiomas en escuelas primarias y se dirigirá ante legislaturas estatales para impulsar la representación de los maestros de idiomas…
Dallas ISD Spanish teacher Akash Patel, from Ignite Middle School, has just been elected to the highest office in the country for foreign language teachers. Patel will serve the next three years as president-elect, president and immediate past president of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). His main focus will be on addressing the foreign language teacher shortage. In his role as leader of the national organization, he will advocate for equitable access to foreign language certification, support the teaching of multiple languages in elementary school, and address state legislatures to push for foreign language teacher…
In celebration of National Parent Involvement Day on Thursday, Nov. 18, the Family and Community Engagement Office is offering suggestions on different ways campuses can show appreciation for parents. Parents can join the Family and Community Engagement Facebook page at 12 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 15, for the Parent Involvement Oath; Campuses are invited to share a special greeting for parents during pick-up and/or drop-off times. As part of “hats off to parents,” staff and students are invited to wear hats to school on Nov. 17