News Briefs

Dallas ISD this year is offering the two-way dual-language program, which are bilingual classes that pair native English speakers with native Spanish speakers, at 24 additional schools. Al Dia reported on the program’s expansion and talked with parents excited by the opportunity to have bilingual children. Read the full story here.

CBS DFW reported on the new schools, programs and changes across Dallas ISD. Go here to see the full story.

Janet McDonald Fuller, a Dallas ISD teacher at the Environmental Education Center, had the opportunity to train at NASA’s Educator Professional Development Institute this summer. Fuller applied for the program after attending an Astronomy training through the district taught by Brandon Hargis of NASA. Hargis encouraged all participants to apply for EPDI. EPDI is a five-day program taught at Johnson Space Center in Houston, focusing on training teachers in the field of science. Fuller has always been intrigued by science. “My mother was a Life Science teacher and would bring home frogs, possums, and all kinds of marvelous things,” she said.…

Teachers at Umphrey Lee Elementary School geared up for the 2016–17 school year with aviation-themed professional development. Umphrey Lee Elementary is one of seven Dallas ISD ACE schools, which staff low performing schools with highly effective teachers and leadership teams to raise student performance levels. Watch the above video for an inside look into the training.