DISTRICT SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

Welcome to the Science Department District Webpage. The goal of this website is to assist educators and parents of our district with resources, training and acquire knowledge that will best serve our students in their science education.

STRATEGIC MISSION STATEMENT

Our mission as the premiere transformational school of choice in Southeast Dallas County, is to develop responsible, self-sufficient citizens who are aware of their unique potential and to inspire all stakeholders to set and obtain high goals through innovative technology and individualized educational programs, emphasizing traditional family values.

GENERAL INFO

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Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge
The Challenge offers students the opportunity to use concepts & skills to create sustainable, reproducible environmental improvements.

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REGION X SCIENCE

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Career and Technical Education (CTE) TEKS Review
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is currently accepting applications from individuals interested in serving on the TEKS review committee

STEMSCOPES

Stemscopes Video: The New Stemscopes

Texas Navigation Webinar (Recorded August, 2016)

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• Adding, Removing, and Editing Lesson Planner Content
• Assigning and Managing Student Assignments
• Creating an Assessment
• Creating and Archiving Student Sections
• Downloading Grades
• Grading and Open Ended Response Assignment
• How to Release Feedback to Students
• How to Share an Assessment
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USING FILM TO TEACH SCIENCE

Since we live in a time where students learn from a variety of ways. We can use the most powerful media around, MOVIES, to teach. In a recent article from Edutopia entitled, Oscar Week Special: 7 Teaching Resources on Film Literacy , which can us another way reaching students.

We have lesson written on Marie Curie & Galileo

Please check them out and give feedback.

LINKS TO RESOURCES

D.S. Arnauld - Author, Artist, and Animal Conservationist
This website explore his books and he has a newsletter.

In Sync Exotics
A non-profit organization we are dedicated to the rescue of neglected, abused and unwanted exotic felines.

International Exotic Animal Sanctuary
nternational Exotic Animal Sanctuary, Inc. ( IEAS) was founded in Boyd, Texas in 1988 as a 501(c)(3), nonprofit tax-exempt corporation.

LEGO Education
Website has professional development, grant opportunities and competitions.

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