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…
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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…
Los voluntarios de Toyota que están ayudando a los estudiantes de Dallas ISD con tutoría a través de computadora durante todo el año escolar, se reunieron en persona con los alumnos en una celebración que se llevó a cabo a fines de noviembre. TutorMate, es un programa de tutoría por internet que conecta a los voluntarios de Toyota con los estudiantes de JN Ervin Elementary School que están aprendiendo a leer. Algunos empleados de Toyota también entregaron regalos a los estudiantes de la escuela. “Los niños estuvieron encantados de conocer a los tutores nuevos y sus sonrisas valieron la pena”,…
“I can’t believe I got the Legos! This is exactly what I wanted!” The sounds of ripping Christmas paper and squeals of delight bounced off the gymnasium walls on Friday as students at Edwin J. Kiest Elementary School opened gifts from their wish lists. Employees from Salesforce, a business management consulting firm, purchased and donated the gifts and smiled wide as they watched the students’ reactions. “The excitement these kids have in their eyes when they open the presents is priceless,” Kiest Elementary Principal Gerardo Hernandez said. Kiest Elementary School counselor Keich Willis and teacher Kaitlyn Carlstrom coordinated the event…
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…
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.…