New HISD School Choice website will guide parents through the acceptance process The results of approximately 65,000 magnet applications from close to 21,000 HISD students are now available on the Magnet parent dashboard at www.hisdchoice.com. Parents will also receive an email invited them to log in to their parent dashboard. The notifications will be sent […]
Students in the magnet communications program at Yates High School recently launched a massive archiving project that will one day result in the digitization of more than 30 years of video footage. Phase one entails the ingestion of hundreds of video tapes from the Yates magnet program dating back to 1980, containing footage of the […]
On-air personalities visit select HISD schools to show connection between reading and careers A popular Spanish-language television station is getting HISD students excited about reading in a whole new way. Through Leyendo con Telemundo, five different on-air personalities—including newscaster Paulina Sodi and weekend anchor Antonio Hernandez—are visiting classes at select district schools once a month to […]
Students in Michael Shea’s magnet audio/visual classes have been producing their own TV show since the spring of 2014, but one recent episode tackled an issue that is both timely and personal for many Reagan High School students: immigration reform. Reagan’s student population is more than 80 percent Hispanic, and a number of pupils have […]
New HISD School Choice website to guide parents through the acceptance process [su_box title=”Leer en Español” box_color=”#ededed” title_color=”#000000″ radius=”5″]El viernes se darán a conocer los resultados de todas las solicitudes magnet[/su_box] Awaiting the results of your magnet applications? You are not alone. Approximately 65,000 applications from close to 21,000 students have been received by HISD […]
HISD’s efforts to digitally transform teaching and learning in national spotlight during digital learning day At Burbank Middle School, students are creating videos about their future and life goals using Adobe Voice. At Herrera Elementary, students are using tablets and digital programs such as iMovie, Animoto, Prezi, and Roxio to produce digital book trailers instead of […]
Sharpstown HS senior talks about why she’s obsessed with collecting owls Meghan Berndt has been justifiably excited about being accepted into Bryn Mawr, her dream university, this fall. Now, the Sharpstown High School senior is getting ready for the big changes ahead, by getting to know both current and aspiring “Mawrters” and obsessively buying anything […]
Delia Thibodeaux is one of only three teachers from across the nation to be so honored A veteran educator with more than a decade of service to HISD students has been named one of three finalists for the national Health Education Teacher of the Year award by the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE […]
Satterfield & Pontikes this week held a pre-bid conference for sub-contractors interested in submitting proposals to work on building projects at Waltrip and Lee High Schools. The construction firm is the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) for the two schools and hosted the standing-room-only meeting to provide an opportunity for contractors to hear an overview […]
Watch event live from 12 to 1 p.m. on Friday featuring district’s digital transformation Every day, students and teachers across the district are using digital tools and resources to transform teaching and learning. On Friday, March 13, HISD teachers and students will share on social media how they are using technology in the classroom using […]