Después de ver los daños ocasionados por el huracán Harvey en el área del golfo, Bianca Reynoso, estudiante de 11 años, supo que tenía que hacer algo al respecto. Así que la estudiante de Alex Sanger Elementary School hizo lo que mejor sabe hacer: hornear. Reynoso pasó 12 horas en su cocina preparando pasteles para una venta que beneficiaría a estudiantes que asisten a escuelas de Dallas ISD que fueron afectados por el huracán. Después, vendió varios de los pasteles que había preparado a personas que no conocía para ayudar a compañeros de clase recién llegados del área de Houston.…
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To close out Education: Go Get it Week, C.A. Tatum Jr. Elementary School hosted a College Day Parade to help get students excited for their futures. Students held posters and signs of different colleges and universities they could attend, as parents and staff helped and cheered them on. Education: Go Get It Week was Sept. 18-22 and helped students districtwide learn about postsecondary opportunities.
Spend the next 78 seconds catching up on many of the great things that happened across the district this week! Watch the above video, or read below, to learn more. First of its kind Arthur Kramer Elementary School is the first Dallas ISD school to receive this distinction (learn more)! Future careers As part of Education: Go Get It Week, students at Leila P. Cowart Elementary School dressed for the job they want to have when they grow up (see photos). Enhancing STEM Students, staff and project partners celebrated three new mobile carts that will enhance STEM education at Ann Richards Middle School (read this). Computer Lab NEC…
When Hurricane Harvey hit the Texas Gulf Coast region, 11-year-old Bianca Reynoso knew she wanted to help. So, the Alex Sanger Elementary School student did what she does best: she baked. For the next 12 hours, she stood tirelessly in her kitchen preparing goodies for a bake sale that would benefit students attending Dallas ISD who were impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Soon after, she sold various homemade treats to people whom she never met to benefit peers she never met. And on one Sunday afternoon, Reynoso raised nearly $500 for victims of Hurricane Harvey. On Sept. 21, the sixth-grader presented United Way…
Luis Díaz, maestro de tercer grado de la escuela primaria L. P. Cowart, quiere brindarles a estudiantes del Dallas ISD lo que sus maestros en Puerto Rico le dieron a él … la oportunidad de conocer el mundo por medio de la educación. “Mis maestros me ayudaron a viajar imaginariamente por medio de sus lecciones, entonces yo crecí con una pasión por conocer el mundo dijo Díaz”. Él ha viajado a 20 países y esa experiencia le ha permitido aprender y valorar la cultura y herencia de otras personas. Díaz, quien ha sido maestro por nueve años, motiva a sus…
Luis Díaz, a third-grade teacher at L. P. Cowart Elementary School, wants to give Dallas ISD students what his teachers in Puerto Rico gave him … an opportunity to get to know the world through education. “My teachers helped me travel, imaginarily through their lessons, so I grew up with a passion to discover the world,” he said. Díaz has traveled to 20 countries, and that experience has allowed him to appreciate people’s culture and heritage. The nine-year teacher also motivates his students to aim high. “I come from a public school system and I tell my students that if…
Architects and project managers for proposed renovations and additions at three schools will be on hand to talk with parents, students, staff and community members at a series of upcoming community meetings. The gatherings are an ideal opportunity to provide input and ask questions about proposed improvements. The meetings are scheduled as follows: 7 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 21, Lakewood Elementary School, 3000 Hillbrook St., Dallas, 75214 (Go here to download meeting flyer.) 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 3, B.H. Macon Elementary School, 650 Holcomb Rd., Dallas, 75217 5 p.m., Monday, Oct. 9, Thomas Jefferson High School, 4001 Walnut Hill Ln., Dallas…
Six Dallas ISD teachers were recognized during a special event on Sept. 20 as 2017 Texas Instruments STEM Fellows, each receiving a $10,000 prize as part of the honor. This year’s TI STEM Fellows are: Marcelo Migoni, science teacher at Raul Quintanilla Sr. Middle School Luis Araiza, math teacher at Irma Rangel Young Women’s Leadership School Steven Murray, math teacher at W.B. Travis Vanguard and Academy Caitlin Hull, science teacher at Bryan Adams High School Davide McLoda, robotics and science teacher at the School of Science and Engineering Chenay Taylor, math teacher at Skyline High School This is the 11th…
Los maestros y administradores de las escuelas se esfuerzan por ayudar a los estudiantes a lograr una A en todas sus calificaciones, pero cuando su escuela recibe una designación de B, ¡no hay nada mejor! ¿Por qué una calificación B es tan especial en este caso? Básicamente es porque la escuela se ha unido a una comunidad mundial de escuelas con el programa de Bachillerato Internacional (IB, por sus siglas en inglés). Ese es el caso de Arthur Kramer Elementary School en el Dallas ISD, que ha recibido la designación de IB Primary Years Programme (PYP), programa de la escuela…
Teachers and school administrators strive to help students achieve all As, but when their school receives a B designation, it can’t get better that that! What exactly makes a B so special in this case? Simply that the school has now joined a global community of International Baccalaureate (IB) schools. This is the case for Dallas ISD’s Arthur Kramer Elementary School, which has received an IB Primary Years Programme (PYP) designation. The PYP program focuses on developing students’ academics while preparing them to become active, caring, lifelong learners who demonstrate respect for themselves, others, and the world around them. “There…