In general, “Personalized Learning” is a method of educating children that focuses on each individual student’s interests, talents and goals. In practice, though, what does that really look like? One of Dallas ISD’s newest schools that follows that model – Personalized Preparatory at Sam Houston Elementary School – invites parents to see Personalized Learning in action at 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at the school, located at 2827 Throckmorton St. There will be four classrooms demonstrating different aspects of Personalized Learning: • Learner Profiles: Families will learn what a learner profile is and what its importance is in building a relationship…
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When Rose Amezquita was about to begin attending Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School as a freshman, she worried about how her single mother would be able to afford the school uniforms. That’s when she started to look for a job. Amezquita, now a senior, recalled how her mother wouldn’t let her get a job. She also remembered the teacher who gave her a school blazer as a birthday gift, and another teacher who resewed loose buttons on that blazer, no questions asked. She said her younger sister will begin attending Rangel next year as a sixth-grader, and those worries…
Students in the Robert T. Hill Middle School STEM Academy capped off National Computer Science Week by dedicating one hour to learning about computer programming on Friday, Dec. 7. The “Hour of Code” is organized by code.org and started as a one-hour introduction to computer science meant to demystify the “code” that goes into performing computerized tasks. On Friday at Hill, students were guided through a game-like program by volunteers from Accenture. Their actions guided an on-screen robot that collected the data they needed to complete the task. Applications are being accepted now through Jan. 31, 2019, to attend the…
El Dallas ISD está aceptando nominaciones de estudiantes de kínder que están inscritos en el distrito para que se les evalúe para el programa de Educación para Dotados y Talentosos. Los padres, tutores legales y miembros de la comunidad pueden nominar a los estudiantes. Comuníquense con el maestro del programa de su escuela local para obtener el paquete informativo. Los alumnos deben estar inscritos en el Dallas ISD para poder realizarles la evaluación. Se aceptarán nominaciones hasta el 14 de diciembre.
And then there were eight. After the 16 semifinalists delivered their speeches this week, the field was narrowed to eight finalists who will vie for the top prize on Jan. 18, 2019, at W.H. Adamson High School. The finalists are: • Kaiya Hudson, fifth grade, Charles Rice Learning Center • Layla James, fifth grade, Ronald E. McNair Elementary • Jasira King, fourth grade, William Brown Miller Elementary • Tynia Matts, fifth grade, John Neely Bryan Elementary • Presley Rivers, fifth grade, Harry C. Withers Elementary • Tory Robertson Jr., fifth grade, Clara Oliver Elementary • Kimberli Rouwtt, fourth grade, J.P.…
A Spanish teacher at Dallas ISD’s Thomas J. Rusk Middle School won an award at the recent national foreign language conference, and was also invited to serve as a keynote speaker during the conference’s Assembly of Delegates. Akash Patel received the Leo Benardo Award for Innovation in K-12 Language Education from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). In front of the 500 delegates, he was asked to discuss dealing with the national teacher shortage and what drew and keeps him wanting to teach. His interest was sparked when he discovered a lack of teaching in schools centering…
El Dallas ISD dio a conocer a los ocho finalistas para director del año de 2018. A finales de este mes, sabremos los dos ganadores: uno para escuelas primarias y otro para escuelas secundarias. Los finalistas para escuelas primarias son: Dr. Nancy Bernardino, Solar Preparatory for Girls Chase McLaurin, Walnut Hill Elementary School Israel Rivera, Jose “Joe” May Elementary School Damien Stovall, Edward Titche Elementary School Los finalistas para escuelas secundarias son: Dr. Janice Lombardi, Skyline High School Lasandra Sanders, School of Health Professions at Townview Center Dwain Simmons, Pinkston High School Arnoldo Zúñiga, Dallas Environmental Science Academy El proceso…
Dallas ISD has named eight finalists for the 2018 Principal of the Year awards. Later this month, two winners will emerge: one elementary principal and one secondary principal. Elementary finalists are: • Dr. Nancy Bernardino, Solar Preparatory for Girls • Chase McLaurin, Walnut Hill Elementary School • Israel Rivera, Jose “Joe” May Elementary School • Damien Stovall, Edward Titche Elementary School Secondary finalists are: • Dr. Janice Lombardi, Skyline High School • Lasandra Sanders, School of Health Professions at Townview Center • Dwain Simmons, L.G. Pinkston High School • Arnoldo Zuniga, Dallas Environmental Science Academy The process includes an application,…
Omar Sepúlveda, oficial de la Policía de Dallas ISD, creció bajo una condición económica desfavorable donde no había mucho dinero, por lo que sabe lo que es depender de donaciones para recibir regalos en Navidad. Sepúlveda, quien está asignado a Pinkston High School, cree que: “Todo niño merece un regalo en Navidad”. Este es el cuarto año que Sepúlveda organiza una colecta de juguetes para los niños. “Cuando comencé esta colecta hace cuatro años, pensé, “No soy rico, pero creo que puedo marcar una diferencia”, dijo Sepúlveda. “Estoy tratando de hacer algo por la comunidad que me ayudó cuando yo…
The Dallas ISD Racial Equity Office, Dallas Truth Racial Healing & Transformation, City of Dallas Office of Equity and Human Rights, and Dallas Public Library hosted Dallas ISD students from South Oak Cliff High School and Kimball High School for the first ever 2018 Dallas History Hackathon. Dallas History and Archives Division of the Dallas Public Library, Remembering Black Dallas and Dallas Mexican American Historical League gave interactive presentations that allowed students to interact with historical text and artifacts. Students were paired with community members from those organizations to edit selected Wikipedia pages to begin the process of highlighting Dallas…