Weekly Teacher Download for October 23

ALL TEACHERS

Guidelines for Athletic Passes: The HISD Athletic Department no longer issues teacher passes. Teachers will use their school/employee ID badge to enter any game that their school is participating in that is held at either of the HISD Athletic Complexes. The teacher ID will admit the bearer only.

Universal Design for Learning Workshop:  Join Career Pathways Teacher Leaders for an evening of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) on Thursday, Nov. 2 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Ryan Professional Support and Development campus, 4001 Hardy St, 77009. Participants will receive exposure to the principles of UDL and the online resource “Goalbook”, which is available to every HISD teacher. Register in OneSource, for course #145002. For more info contact, Desiree Sabari Lancaster at dsabaril@houstonisd.org.

Onsite Application Date: Know someone interested in becoming a teacher? Have them attend HISD’s ACP onsite application day on Oct. 27 at the Ryan Professional Development Center, 4001 Hardy St. Participants need to come prepared with resume and university transcripts, as well as a completed application at www.houstonisd.org/careers (Job ID 46136). Click flier for more information.

ESS Workshops: Do you know you can check your current and past pay stubs online at any time? Do you know what information is contained on every HISD paycheck and why? Do you know about the HISD “total rewards” statement available to you? If you answered NO to any of these questions, then mark your calendar to attend an Employee Self Service workshop. Click here for more details.

Are you up for the challenge? Join schools from over 30 countries participating in the annual Bebras Computing Challenge November 6-17. Bebras is a 15-question, 45-minute challenge that aims to promote student interest in computational thinking. HISD had the largest number of participants in the entire country last year and we look forward to an even larger number of students taking part in the challenge this November. Teachers of students in grades 3-12 can sign up their classes to take this 45-minute problem solving challenge. Register at http://challenge.bebraschallenge.org/admin.

2017 Parental Involvement Conference: Parents and educators are invited to this year’s Title I Statewide Parental Involvement Conference. HISD is hosting the event November 30 – December 2 at the Crowne Plaza near NRG Park. This conference will benefit both school staff and parents. Educators will receive tips and guidance on improving relationships with parents and families as well as training on statutes and regulations in the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). For more information on how to register, click here.

TADS Training Reopened: Due to Hurricane Harvey, the board has approved adjusting TADS completion dates. The Update Training—OneSource course #503001, has been edited to reflect the most current changes. It will be available for completion now thru November 10. This course is not for teachers that have attended NEO in September and October. For those teachers that have completed the course, the resources can still be accessed and the calendar has been updated. Also refer to the TADS toolkit for the most up-to-date revisions and resources.  For more info, contact tads@houstonisd.org.

NEW TEACHERS

Professional Development: Want to add new strategies to your teacher toolkit? Come learn concrete, specific, and actionable techniques at the New Teacher Saturday Learning Series (course #363002) on Oct. 28 at Lamar High School from
8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Click here for the flier. Session topics include:

• Transitions and Pacing Tools
• Rewards & Consequences
• Material Management
• Classroom Procedure