News Briefs

Recognition for outstanding teachers and students was just one highlight this week. Watch the above video, or read below, to learn more! Teachers of the year Three outstanding educators were named the Dallas ISD Teachers of the Year at a special reception on Wednesday (learn more). The next day, those teachers were presented with cake and balloons in their classrooms (see photos). They have a dream Withers Elementary School fourth-grader Wesley Stoker took the top honors in the 26th Annual Gardere MLK Oratory Competition. Eight finalists competed at Adamson High School (learn more). We’re Lovin’ It Lincoln High School Girls Basketball…

Students in Emmett J. Conrad High School’s NAF Academy of Finance aren’t simply studying money in an abstract way. Instead, they are learning practical ways to earn, manage and save money. That’s especially important as many Conrad students help contribute to their families’ incomes. Read and listen to a great story from KERA on the academy and its students. The NAF Academy of Finance is just one of many Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs in Dallas ISD that teach students real-world skills in a variety of disciplines that they can carry with them into careers and life after school.

Trustee Audrey Pinkerton represents District 7 which includes North Central Oak Cliff and parts of West Dallas. In this excerpt from her monthly column in The Advocate, she shares how innovation in the classroom helps students soar and how one partner supports that effort. Innovation drives excellence in classrooms When you look at some of the most successful classrooms today, you find many of them share commonalities, including opportunities for students to explore, problem solve, collaborate, create and innovate. Every year, Dallas ISD’s most innovative teachers determine ways to bring all of these components to their classrooms through hands-on activities…

Kimley-Horn, an engineering and planning firm, donated 74 boxes full of classroom supplies to teachers at Young Women’s STEAM Academy at Balch Springs. More than 500 employees at the firm chipped in to stuff the supplies boxes that included calculators, notebooks, STEM-related projects, and more. The supplies will help the students become the next generation of engineers and scientists. “Kimley-Horn kicks off each new year with a gathering of our Texas staff. As we planned this year’s meeting, we sought ways to serve the engineering profession through community service. What better way than to support the education of future engineers…