Teachers over the summer participated in professional development that was tailored to their individual needs.
The sessions provided an engaging environment for educators to learn from the best content-based instructors. Teachers could also explore new technology and practices, delve into content areas, discover the benefits of Social and Emotional Learning, and much more.
Watch the above video for an inside look into the sessions.
Spend the next 90 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.
Thirty-one graduating Dallas ISD seniors were recognized at a special reception for receivingUnited Negro College Fund (UNCF) scholarships. (Learn more)
Dustin Marshall was reelected to the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees in Saturday’s runoff election for the District 2 seat. (Learn more)
Representatives from every Dallas ISD school were trained on how to best react to and prevent disruptive classroom situations that can lead to behavior incidents and suspensions. (Read this)
The Greenville Avenue Area Business Association awarded college scholarships to nine graduating seniors from Woodrow Wilson, North Dallas and Conrad high schools. (Learn more)
Arleen Averill, a first-grade teacher at Dallas ISD’s Cigarroa Elementary School, was named a Dallas Mavericks Classroom Champions Teacher of the Year. (Learn more)
Thanks to employee donations and strong corporate and educational partnerships, the Stars on the Rise scholarship program raised $2.39 million to distribute to deserving area high school graduates. (Read this)
Elsy Morales was recently selected as one of three 2017 Sulentic Family Foundation Scholarship winners.
She credits her teachers at H. Grady Spruce High School for helping her achieve academic success.
“I’ve had so many problems, and I didn’t have anybody to talk to,” Morales said. “So the only people I could turn to were my teachers.”
After attending a community college for two years and earning a four-year degree at a university, she said she hopes to return to her community to help others.
Watch the video to hear her story.