“It is not enough to simply teach children to read; we have to give them something worth reading. Something that will stretch their imaginations—something that will help them make sense of their own lives and encourage them to reach out toward people whose lives are quite different from their own.” —Katherine Paterson
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K-5 homeroom teachers, are you interested in your class participating in the Book It! Program sponsored by Pizza Hut? Campus wide enrollment is no longer accepted. Please click on the link to see details if you would like to enroll your class.
Note: Students can only earn certificates from one teacher.
Braum's Book Buddy Program
For grades 1-5. Please see the newsletter to the right for more information.
Please see the overview below about our library.
Procedures:
We will continue to follow all safety protocols for a wonderful and safe library experience. Library visitations will begin the week of August 21st.
2024-2025 Library Visitation Schedule - click here.
The Placing a hold "how to" video for teachers is below. Slide the bar under the video to the right and click on the pop-out arrow in the top right corner for a full screen view. Scroll down below to the Teacher Resources section for the link to the online catalog or click here. To see a handout explaining the steps click here. You will be notified when your hold is ready.
In this section, there will be short introductory videos/tutorials about district resources found on the Library & Media Services online resources webpage. Slide the bar under the video to the right and click on the pop-out arrow in the top right corner for a full screen view. Click on the blue button below for more highlighted resources.
TeachingBooks.net
*More Resource Tutorials: Click the button to the right.
Teachers, for research needs click here for collaboration forms and resources. I'm here to help.
If you have book suggestions for our library, please fill out this simple form. - Book Suggestions Form
Library Resources:
P.A.C. (public access catalog)/ Online Catalog
DISD Online Resources/Databases
Dallas Public Library (teacher's page)
Copyrighted Materials/ Digital Citizenship:
Copyright Policy for Instructional Resources (Dallas I.S.D)
Educational Fair Use - a Flowchart for Teachers
Additional Copyright Resources
Copyright and Creativity - create an account with just your e-mail
Common Sense Media - promotes safe technology use
Be Internet Awesome - digital citizenship and safety (sponsored by Google)
More Quick Links:
Aesop - Substitute placement and absence management service
Campus Staff Resources - alphabetically listed
Clever - a central location for learning resources (use EAD login for access). Learn more about Clever here.
DISD Early Learning Department (Pk-2)
DISD Learning Management Resources (LMS)
DISD Staff Safety Protocol Handbook
Inet - (only accessible within the district's network)
Oracle - at work access (intranet)
Oracle - at home access
Outlook (e-mail)
Read Works - provides high quality K-12 articles. Free for educators.
TELPAS Preparation - for grades 2nd-5th, Listening & Speaking
Wide Open School - reliable resources to enrich and support distance learning
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