Waxahachie ISD Dual Language & ESL

Congratulations on completing the 2023-2024 District Leadership Fellows program and welcome back! Join @walker_gloriam in the 2024-2025 cohort. Apply: bit.ly/DLF-2024-App Learn more: bit.ly/DLF-2024-Info #LeadershipDevelopment #edchat #SchoolLeaders #WomenInLeadership

So proud of the EB leaders in/around Ellis county for joining forces to organize our T3 parent, family and community engagement event this past weekend! It was a multi-district endeavor, but we did it! Kuddos to our amazing presenters, sponsors and families! 🥳@WaxDualLanguage

Congratulations to these amazing teachers!

These are amazing ESL teachers serving secondary students in WISD.

Families & friends joined students from @WedgeworthES & @DunawayWISD for an hr of interactive fun. Visitors gained a deeper understanding & appreciation for S.T.E.A.M., as students explained activities they completed throughout the week. We can’t wait to do it again next year!

🌟Aventuras in S.T.E.A.M Summer Enrichment Club🌟 Innovators at @DunawayWISD & @WedgeworthES are learning about the engineering design process and have explored new building techniques, tools, 3D pens & printers, & so much more. #wisdsinlímite #somosinnovadores #somosbilingüe

Cardboard Crusaders S.T.E.A.M. Club at @DunawayWISD & @WedgeworthES strengthening their oracy & problem solving skills by communicating, collaborating, and thinking critically as they explore Squishy Circuits and code Spheros. #wisdsinlímite #somosinnovadores #wisdDLscholars

Keeping sight words and content vocabulary visible to help high school ESL students in ELDA classes better comprehend text.

Using cognates for students to bridge between languages and build confidence.

Secondary ESL students use Word Sorts to learn spelling patterns.

S.T.E.M. GEMS at @WedgeworthES created a paper circuit card today. They showed off their creativity 🎨 and used their problem solving skills to make their card💡light up. #wisdsinlímite #GirlsExcellinginMathandScience #wisdDLstemgems #wisdDLscholars

3rd & 4th girls at @DunawayWISD met 4 STEM GEMS club today. They discussed interests & how they relate to different STEM careers. They created an object that represented something they enjoy & practiced oracy skills by presenting. #wisdsinlímite #girlsexcellinginmathandscience

Way to go Luis! 🥇 We are so proud of you! 🎉 #wisdsinlímite #wisdDLscholars

Shout out to our amazing dual language DI teams from @WedgeworthES, @DunawayWISD & Howard Jr. High, who competed at the Destination Imagination Regional Tournament today! We are so proud of all their dedication and hard work! 🤩 #wisdDLscholars @WaxahachieISD

What a wonderful day of learning at #ination2023! Shout out to our incredible @WaxahachieISD teachers who are always willing to learn new strategies and ideas for students! You rock! 🤩

3rd graders at @DunawayWISD and @WedgeworthES have been enjoying the novel, The Wild Robot, in inglés and español. Students created their own Roz, which will be used in STEM challenges throughout the novel. 🤖 #wisdDLscholars #wisdlimitless #somoslectores #somosbilingüe