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A North Texas school district has some tips on how to keep your students safe while learning online.
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Schools Making Progress Trying To Arm Students With Technology
As more people work at home while children learn at home, school leaders are working to help families rebuild the schoolhouse at their house.
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Dallas ISD Approves Hotspot Purchase For Students In Grades 6 – 12
Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa asked board members to approve $2.5 million to purchase wireless hotspots for all secondary students.
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Keller ISD Moves to Pass/Fail Grading Due Because of Pandemic
Students are finally starting to learn how report cards will be handled during the coronavirus pandemic. Homes with school age children have been a stressful place the past few weeks. Parents working from home are accountable to their bosses and their child’s school leaders. Jennifer Price, Keller ISD’s assessment director, said the dis... -
Cedar Hill Teacher Creates Grab & Go Physical Education Lessons
Shelly Williamson at Plummer Elementary School in Cedar Hill is handing out PE packs with in brown paper bags alongside lunches for students who are learning at home.
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School Leaders Not Planning On Return to School In Near Future
The leaders of the three largest school districts in North Texas don’t see a return to school campus in the near future.
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Many North Texas School Districts Launch Online Learning Monday
Many schools districts across North Texas launched online classes Monday. At first, schools sent out links with educational activities students could do to get by, but are now sending home actual assignments divided up by day, with due dates and accountability.
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With Schools Closed, Online Learning Programs Created
School districts across North Texas are trying to get used to life outside the classroom as schools are closed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Many districts are making plans to continue teaching using online resources. In six days, Keller ISD came up with an online plan that should have taken 18 months to create and implement. “The planR... -
School District Buys Internet Transmission Towers to Keep Students Connected
Castleberry ISD Superintendent John Ramos said if the district bought hotspots for each one of their students, they would spend more than $100,000 each month to pay for the service. Instead, the district invested in three of its own transmission towers that cost $200,000 each. More than 80% of the district’s students come from families ... -
Fort Worth ISD Launches E-Learning Site After Battling Ransomware Attack
Hackers installed a virus on Fort Worth ISD computers making it impossible to teach anything anywhere, so the district rolled out a website with links to online lessons for students, while the district works to get control of more systems.
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Teachers Prepare For Remote Learning
Teresa Iihara has been hard at work all morning, going through her classroom and packing up what she can to haul it home. “I’m taking the measurement set where I can show students, but it gives up the opportunity they can go through their cupboard and make real-world connections to size,” said Iihara. She’s planning to teach via webcam.... -
Schools Work to Send Students Home With Meals Over Spring Break
Students heading home for spring break from Texans Can Academy are coming back with more than just homework. They’re bringing back food. Through a partnership with Trader Joe’s, the students get food to take home over spring break. It’s to help those students stay fed since they won’t get meals at school over break. It’s even more i... -
Parents Wait To Learn If Students Need to Make Up Class Time
Spring break gave Christina Patterson’s kitchen a workout from her teenagers’ big appetites. “They eat twice the amount when they’re at home. Compared to when you’re at school. You’re going to run out of food,” said Patterson. She’s also worried about running out of make-up days as districts extend spring break a week or two. “Are they ... -
Schools Turn to Technology to Fight Virus’ on Campus
New technology is helping nurses, better identify what’s behind those sniffles and watery eyes. Children’s Health has partnered with more than 100 schools in 25 districts across North Texas to provide school based Teleheatlh.
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Law Focused High School Helping Students See Career Opportunities
Chrishara Williams wanted to do hair, it was the way she saw others in her neighborhood make money, but a school counselor suggested she give a second look to Judge Barefoot Sanders Law Magnet. “It’s cool, it’s like little arguments and I like arguments,” said Williams. The students are working on a hypothetical case based o... -
Schools Fight Flu & Prepare For Coronavirus
Using a tool that looks like something out of a movie, custodians at Garland ISD are spraying down classrooms, cafeterias, libraries, and buses with a disinfectant used to stop the spread of germs. The district has been using the technology for years to fight the flu, and it has helped. “I used to get called weekly to go wipe down…... -
Teacher ‘Multiplies’ Her Lesson Reaching More Students at Once
Some of us just have a mind for math, while others struggle. If one student raises their hand for help, other students may feel that class is dragging on. While it can frustrate any student, it’s just as hard on teachers. “As I started talking to the kids, they’re like, ‘I don’t have anyone to help me. I need... -
Schools Turn to House System to Promote Sense of Belonging
High School can give you a headache. There are college-level classes and everyone in a social clique. The staff at Bishop Lynch High School wanted to help. “We have a plan for today. Just go with it. Blindfolds and everything today guys,” said teacher Pam Price. Twice a week students meet with their mentor group, an ass...
