Weekly Teacher Download for May 15
ALL TEACHERS
Transfer Period Extended: HISD’s Open Transfer Period has been extended to May 26 for those teachers interested in transferring to another HISD campus for the 2017-2018 school year. If you are interested in a specific position, apply directly via email to the principal and provide your name, employee ID, job title, and attach a resume or include a summary of your experience. Click here for more information.
Summer School Training: All teachers hired for summer school positions for elementary and middle school promotion standards and high school credit recovery programs are required to enroll in and complete their respective summer school 2017 course. The course will take about two hours to complete, and the window for completion is May 1-30. Register now in OneSource using the course numbers below.
- Elementary Summer School 2017– OneSource Course #487001
- Secondary Summer School 2017– OneSource Course #494001
Once a teacher completes the summer school course, credit will be awarded in OneSourceMe Learning and teachers should print their certificate of completion and provide it to the campus Summer School Coordinator on or before the campus workday May 30.
ELEMENTARY
Summer Professional Development: Elementary Curriculum and Development will be offering a wide menu of professional development opportunities for teachers this summer. The sessions align to and support Literacy by 3, Dual Language, Writer’s Workshop, Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, Fine Arts, Instructional Technology and Early Childhood. Session descriptions and details are included in the program. Teachers can register now in OneSource for selected sessions.
SECONDARY TEACHERS
Summer Professional Development: Secondary Curriculum and Development will be offering a variety of professional development opportunities for teachers this summer. High school literacy training will be offered in June and July. PowerUp and instructional technology training will be embedded within the literacy trainings in addition to instructional planning, strategies for independent reading, writing, small-group instruction, read alouds, and student discourse by content areas. Click here for a list of all opportunities:
DAEP Hiring Fair today: Are you passionate about using strategies in your classroom to support behavior improvement? Are you looking for a campus that utilizes restorative justice practices with its students? Then HISD’s new Secondary Disciplinary Alternative Education Program (DAEP) may be for you. Middle and high school teachers, social workers, and counselors are invited to attend a hiring fair on Monday, May 15, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Hattie Mae White. Click here for more information.
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