Principal Blog

Check out Ms. Bixlers Blogspot about South Africa!

President Barack Obama on Tuesday included education as one of the country’s great challenges, indicating the topic may be a priority for him as he called for Americans to work together to transforms schools for the 21st century. “Homes have been lost; jobs shed; businesses shuttered. Our health care is too costly; our schools fail [...]

Farewell to online review commission
What does this mean to eDCSD? ….

Senate Education also agreed to let the On-Line Advisory Board go out of business on June 30.
The commission was created by the 2007 legislature during a debate over operational and regulatory problems with online education programs. It made recommendations that later were adopted as regulations [...]

We have a wonderful English teacher on our staff, Jennifer Harris who has put together a list of electronic resources for students and teachers.
Check it out!
1.Citation Machine–http://citationmachine.net
World Book Online–www.worldbookonline.com UserName dcsdk12, password media
2. Actually all of the district purchased databases can be accessed at http://www.dcsdk12.org/portal/page/portal/DCSD/Learning_Services/Curriculum_and_Instruction/District_Library_Media_Center/DCSD_Online_Library_Resources
3.  Essay Writing–http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay/
4.  Poetry–http://www.loc.gov/poetry/180/
5.  Bubblus–it is online software similar to Inspiration–mind [...]

Amanda Bixler, who teaches math both for eDCSD and ThunderRidge High School, is heading to South Africa as a Fulbright Scholar on January 12, 2009. There, she’ll teach at Durban Girls High School, grades 8-12. The subjects she’ll teach are 10th and 11th grade math, not specific math subjects as she does here.
While on this [...]