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“Expressions of Effective Parent and Community Engagement” – IDRA Classnotes Podcast Episode 100
In this conversation, Aurelio Montemayor, M.Ed., (IDRA senior education associate); Linda Cantu, Ph.D., (director of IDRA’s Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program), Josie Cortez, M.A., (IDRA senior education associate); and Bradley Scott, Ph.D., (director of the IDRA South Central Collaborative for Equity) give examples of effective parent and community engagement. They also share important insights that lead to successful engagement.
Teacher Perspectives of the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program – IDRA Classnotes Podcast Episode 98
Ludi Ortega, a middle school teacher, shares stories of the dramatic changes she has seen in her own students through the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program.
Connecting Every Student to a Meaningful Future – IDRA Classnotes Podcast Episode 85
Superintendent Dr. Daniel King shares how his district has cut the number of dropouts by 85 percent and is well on its way to reaching its ambitious goal of having every student earning dual credit by the time they graduate.
Valuing Students and Children – IDRA Classnotes Podcast Episode 84
In the midst of a national debate about how strict we should be with children, Dr. Linda Cantu, an IDRA senior education associate, presents IDRA’s valuing approach that has turned conventional thinking on its head.
“Continuities with Lessons in Dropout Prevention” IDRA Classnotes Podcast Episode 63
IDRA president and CEO, María “Cuca” Robledo Montecel, Ph.D., describes how seven lessons presented in IDRA’s new publication, Continuities – Lessons for the Future of Education from the IDRA Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program, can serve as a guide and catalyst for future actions to transform education in this country.
Student Voices on Being Valued – IDRA Classnotes Podcast Episode 54
(May 14, 2009) Following a national essay contest among tutors in the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program, Linda Cantu, Ph.D., director of this dropout prevention program, shares examples of student’s stories of how the program helped them do better in school and how they had helped their tutees to do better.
Creating Leadership Opportunities for Students - IDRA Classnotes Podcast Episode 30
(March 13, 2008) As his school’s teacher coordinator for the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program, Jerry de la Garza discusses how giving leadership opportunities to students who are considered at risk of dropping out leads to great transformations.
Leading a Diverse Campus to Success - IDRA Classnotes Podcast Episode 27
(January 25, 2008) Elementary principal, Sandy Dolan, shares how she has transformed her campus to succeed during a time of dramatic population changes.
Dropout Prevention for Students with Special Needs - IDRA Classnotes Podcast Episode 26
(December 11, 2007) Josie Danini Cortez, M.A., and Lee Ramos talk about the dramatic impact of a pilot project that adapted the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program to serve students with special needs.
Professional Learning Communities in Schools - IDRA Classnotes Podcast Episode 25
(November 26, 2007) Josie Danini Cortez, M.A., and Dr. Juanita García join Aurelio Montemayor, M.Ed., to describe a successful professional learning community in a middle school in south Texas.
Learnings from the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program - IDRA Classnotes Podcast Episode 15
(June 28, 2007) Linda Cantu, Ph.D., and Juanita García, Ph.D., discuss several things they have learned during more than two decades of experience with IDRA’s highly-successful dropout prevention program, the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program. |
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