Teachers
Four students and two teachers win national recognition Omar Rodriguez is one of those students who encourages others and celebrates fellow classmates on their achievements. But last month, it was Omar’s turn. Arlington ISD celebrated the Workman Junior High eighth grader for being one of only 11 students in the entire country to win the…
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Third annual CTE Impact Awards Arlington ISD’s career and technical education programs are all about impact – impacting students to achieve future success. That impact is real thanks to the incredible CTE junior high and high school teachers across the district. That’s why the CTE department recently hosted the third annual CTE Impact Awards to…
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Coach Levels named Lamar’s Teacher of the Year Slam-dunk your worries and shoot for the stars. That’s the mindset Lamar High School teacher and basketball coach Errin Levels instills in her students and players every single day. “We have to share the good days and bad days,” Levels said. “It’s the consistency of showing up…
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February is CTE Month Just a year ago, Mariaisabel Guerrero was walking the halls of Sam Houston High School getting ready to graduate. Today, she’s still in Arlington ISD, but now she’s a PE teaching assistant at Wimbish World Language Academy. And she has her sights set on becoming a teacher. Education isn’t just a career path…
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Arlington ISD is celebrating Hispanic Heritage this month, and today we highlight and welcome five visiting teachers from Spain. Everything is new for visiting teachers from Spain In 2004, Ruth Martin was a young teacher from Spain who thought a year teaching in Texas would be a neat cultural experience. But 20 years later, she’s…
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Amanda Huck does it all From the classroom to the world stage, triathlete Amanda Huck does it all. As a runner, a swimmer and an amazing instructional coach, Short Elementary couldn’t be more proud to call her a Shorthorn. “She truly is a role model for our students,” said Short Elementary principal Betsy Berkebile. That’s…
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UT Arlington will prepare 75 aspiring teachers for Arlington ISD The College of Education at The University of Texas at Arlington is creating a bridge to Texas classrooms through its Alternative Certification Program (ACP) — a 100% online program designed for candidates with a bachelor’s degree who are pursuing careers in teaching. The 300-hour program…
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ASPIRE develops school leaders The 2023-2024 school year is over. The classrooms are empty, the hallways are quiet and graduation parties have been in full swing. But before the school year ended, Arlington ISD celebrated the tireless work of the principals, assistant principals and school leaders this year. Its ASPIRE program recently recognized dozens of…
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Random Act of Helpfulness Blair Hansard is the kind of teacher who is used to getting called into the principal’s office, so it was no big deal last Wednesday when he was summoned by Arlington High School principal Stacie Humbles. But what happened once Hansard got to Humbles’ office was a big deal. Hansard was…
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Halloween wasn’t supposed to be this scary. But even though the day started off so frightening, thanks to Brittany Isbell, it didn’t end that way. The Beckham Elementary School nurse wasn’t wearing a superhero costume that morning, but she should have been. She not only saved the day, she saved a friend’s life. It started…
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