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Teachers and Leaders Engage in Multilingual Learning Training

Last week DSST hosted a training series called Secondary Constructing Meaning Institute for teachers and leaders this week around best practices for supporting multilingual learners with access to grade level standards across content areas. This two-day session was part of a five-day training series, which was attended by teachers from across all content areas.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month

It's National Hispanic Heritage Month! Below you'll find a number of resources to use in your classroom and to celebrate throughout the month! Do you have a great resource to share? Drop it in the comments or send it to mac@scienceandtech.org!

Back to School Night Round-Up

Through our network-wide focus on community engagement, we aim to extend and deepen our relationships and two-way connections with our broader community and neighborhoods. A huge step in this work was the development of a team of Community Engagement Managers. Each of our eight campuses now has a Community Engagement Manager. 

PACE Teacher Grant & Scholarship Opportunities

The Professional Association of Colorado Educators (PACE) has teacher scholarships and classroom grants available to all Colorado educators. Teachers can apply online or by mail to receive up to $500 for professional development or classroom materials.

You're Invited: Home Buying Info Session with Landed

Landed is a company that helps employees in education buy homes and navigate their options for homebuying, including its shared equity down payment program, which provides up to $120,000 toward a down payment.

The Diversity Journey at DSST Public Schools

School Profile | DSST: Montview High School

DSST: Montview High School was recently featured by the Colorado League of Charter Schools! Check out the full feature here.

Words Beyond Walls: a New Initiative at Cole

This post was written by Megan Casimir, a social worker at DSST: Cole and founder of Words Beyond Walls.

DSST in the Know: School Board Elections

The DPS School Board Election is November 2. There are four open seats on the school board, and you can read more about all the candidates in this Boardhawk article. 

CG teacher embraces spanglish in the classroom

During her first few years as a teacher, Alexandra Medrano corrected her students for pronouncing certain words improperly or speaking “Spanglish” — a mash-up of Spanish and English. But she noticed that lecturing them didn’t work. Students simply shut down.