News Briefs

Shelly Goel, a student at Dallas ISD’s School of Science and Engineering, took top honors earlier this month at the Texas State Science and Engineering Fair. Her project, in the Biomedical Engineering category, created a smartphone application to facilitate early detection of cardiovascular diseases. Her work earned the Best of Show Award: Top Project in Senior Division; first place, Grand Physical Sciences Award; first place, Biomedical Engineering, Senior Division; and the Texas Board of Professional Future Engineer Award.

A new editorial from the Dallas Morning News details the positive ways Dallas ISD is emphasizing social and emotional learning with younger students to help address any underlying mental-health issues that could lead them to act out in class. The editorial details how Dallas ISD and Big Thought, with a grant from the Wallace Foundation, are “training elementary school teachers to help students understand what’s happening in their brains and how to better handle their emotions.” https://thehub.dallasisd.org/2017/07/25/dallas-isd-and-big-thought-to-receive-wallace-foundation-grant-to-foster-childrens-social-and-emotional-learning/ Go here to read the full Dallas Morning News editorial and see other ways Dallas ISD is addressing behavioral issues through social and…

Stonewall Jackson Elementary School hosted a deaf education reunion on March 24 to bring together 60 years of current and former deaf education students. Deaf education students shared stories and memories at the reunion. Leading up to the reunion, the school live livestreamed its announcements on March 23 with deaf education students providing sign language, including for the Pledge of Allegiance and the Texas Pledge. Watch the announcements here.

Students and staff at Dallas ISD’s Victor H. Hexter Elementary School are using mindfulness strategies to reduce and avoid conflict in the classroom. Check out the video here.