Read how the district’s laptop initiative is changing the way teachers teach in this week’s edition

PowerUp is still in its early stages, but some teachers are already using the district’s new laptop initiative to drive creative instruction in the classroom. Read more about how Sarah Campbell from the Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy is using these new tools in the Breakthroughs section of the Oct. 18, 2013, edition of eNews.

Other stories highlighted in this week’s edition include:

• An invitation to the district’s inaugural Food Show on Oct. 24 to help determine future cafeteria menus
• A look inside a “football family” in the I Am HISD profile on Coach Shane Johnson and his three sons
• A set of helpful tips for parents to make the most of their conferences with teachers

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Click here to see the full issue for Oct. 18.