Vuthy “Woody” Kuon’s family escaped war-torn Cambodia to land in Houston, but that wasn’t the only adversity the young boy would face. In school, he had to overcome constantly goofing off and getting into trouble. That is, until he eventually transferred to a different school and found another form of discipline that would change his life. When he got into trouble there, he was handed a book to read. That sparked a passion for the second-grader who would, as an adult, contribute to more than 100 children’s books so far as a writer, illustrator or both. He also operates his…
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El viernes, 7 de diciembre, los estudiantes de Robert T.Hill Middle School STEM Academy cerraron la Semana Nacional de la Informática dedicando una hora para aprender sobre la programación. La “Hora de la Programación” (Hour of Code, en inglés) es un evento que lleva a cabo la organización sin fines de lucro, code.org. Empezó como una introducción a la informática con el objetivo de explicar el “código” que forma parte de la programación de computadoras. Voluntarios de Accenture guiaron a los estudiantes a través de un programa parecido a los videojuegos. Sus acciones guiaron a un robot en la pantalla que recopiló…
En asociación con Best inClass, un integrante anónimo de la comunidad ha donado más de $600,000 para financiar 1,041 proyectos de salón a través de DonorsChoose para apoyar a los maestros en el área de Dallas. Los proyectos del Dallas ISD que serán financiados incluyen un acuario y conjuntos para investigar insectos, libros para círculos de literatura, entre otros. Mientras tanto, todo maestro que inicie un proyecto nuevo de DonorsChoose a partir de hoy podrá ver como el benefactor anónimo triplicará toda donación a ese proyecto. Esto significa que una donación de $20, por ejemplo, se convierte automáticamente en una donación de…
Among the many things they share in common, Dwain Simmons, principal at L.G. Pinkston High School, and Damien Stovall, principal at Edward Titche Elementary School, is their commitment to transforming teaching and campus culture in order to provide all students a quality education. Now, they also share the 2018 Dallas ISD Principal of the Year title. Simmons has been named Secondary Principal of the Year, while Stovall is the Elementary Principal of the Year. Simmons, principal for seven years, has led the school to achieve first-time accomplishments. In 2018, Pinkston High School earned the highest rating in its history and…
As a 25-year law-enforcement officer in Houston, Sarah Cortez knows her way around police work. As a poet, she attempts to give readers an insider’s view of her job. Lord, take from meher dark blue eyescloudy with fearstaring in a hospitalroom beyond me, beyondmy uniform, nameplate, clipboard. On Tuesday, Dec. 11, Cortez visited Towniew Center and discussed her poetry with Humanities classes comprising students from Business, Health, Law and Education magnets. Her visit was coordinated in partnership with the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture. She has received many distinctions as a poet, writing books, sharing her knowledge as an educator…
The two newest members of the Dallas ISD collegiate academy family are now accepting applications in advance of opening their doors next August. Skyline Collegiate Academy will open on the Skyline High School campus in southeast Dallas, and North Lake Collegiate Academy will be housed on the south campus of North Lake College in Irving. Both schools are making their debut with information sessions from 6 to 8 p.m. on the following dates: Wednesday, Jan. 16, and Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, Skyline Collegiate Academy, 7777 Forney Rd., Dallas 75227 Thursday, Jan. 17, and Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, North Lake College…
Christmas has come early for hundreds of Dallas ISD teachers. In partnership with Best in Class, an anonymous community member has donated more than $600,000 to fund 1,041 classroom projects through DonorsChoose to support teachers in the Dallas area. The funded Dallas ISD projects range from an aquarium and bug discovery kits to books for literature circles. Meanwhile, any teacher who starts a new DonorsChoose project as of today will see any donation to that project be tripled by the anonymous benefactor. This means a $20 donation, for example, will turn into a $60 donation. Teachers can go here to…
When Julia Ford was preparing her song at the Texas Thespian Festival in November, she was facing a serious problem. “My voice had left me, and I’m singing, and I thought, ‘This is not going well,’ ” recalled Ford, a junior at James Madison High School. She quickly made some adjustments to her performance and starting drinking hot tea to soothe her vocal cords. When it came time for her to perform before the judges, they knew she was struggling a bit but commended her for making the changes and overcoming her vocal hurdles. That performance of “I’m Here” from…
Un maestro de español de Thomas J. Rusk Middle School recibió un premio en la reciente conferencia nacional de idiomas y también fue invitado como orador principal durante la asamblea de delegados de la conferencia. Akash Patel recibió el premio Leo Benardo a la Innovación en la Educacion de Idiomas de kínder al 12o grado de la American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Delante de 500 delegados, expuso sobre la falta de maestros en el país y qué fue lo que lo atrajo y lo mantiene en este campo. Su interés empezó cuando aprendió sobre la falta de educación en…
La Universidad Texas A&M ha creado un programa para reclutar y formar maestros que están certificados para enseñar cursos de Inglés, Oratoria, Gobierno y Psicología de nivel de preparatoria y universidad (maestros con doble credencial) para apoyar la iniciativa del programa Early College del distrito. El programa busca maestros con una maestría en cualquier área y un mínimo de tres años de experiencia en la enseñanza a nivel de preparatoria. Los interesados en el programa deben completar un formulario de interés y asistir a una de las sesiones de interés para solicitar y entrevistar para el programa. Se tiene previsto…