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Several Dallas ISD schools are becoming known for their success with a method that allows teachers and students to recognize and respond to student learning during learning – in other words, monitoring student learning to provide ongoing feedback. In Dallas ISD, 17 campuses – 10 elementary and seven secondary schools – use this method, known as Assessment for Learning. And recently, Moises Molina High School hosted a site visit by Region 12 principals who were interested in seeing the method in action. “Molina is fully invested in Assessment for Learning and we are excited to keep providing professional learning opportunities…

Dallas ISD secondary STEM students recently competed in Texas Math & Science Coaches Association State (TMSCA) tournaments, where they took top awards in several categories and were awarded two scholarships. Students from nine high schools traveled to San Antonio in March to compete at the state level in four contests: number sense, mathematics, calculator applications, and science. The School of Science and Engineering and the School for the Talented and Gifted took first and fourth place overall, respectively, in the state competition. Two Science and Engineering students received the prestigious TMSCA Top Gun Award for their overall scores in their…

Esports is going strong for fourth- and fifth-grade students who recently competed in the annual Spring Tournament. Approximately 719 young gamers battled it out at Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy for a total of almost 80 participating district schools.  “The energy was high in the auditorium because of the amazing fact that the final Rocket League game for the spring tournament was a rematch between two schools that had the top teams in the fall tournament,” said Angelina Nuno, project manager for Student Activities.  Esports was originally planned for only 20 secondary schools back in 2020 and that number has…

More than a thousand magnet school teachers, principals, and administrators have arrived in Dallas for the Magnet Schools of America’s 40th National Conference, hosted by Dallas ISD.  From April 18 to 22, Dallas ISD team members are hosting the weeklong conference. Attendees will be immersed in Dallas ISD’s magnet schools by participating in school tours and will gain valuable information on the state of magnet schools during workshop sessions.  “The school tours will allow the conference participants to observe innovative best practices that meet the needs of our diverse population of learners and the amazing talents of our teachers and…