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Bilingual Education and English Language Learning
Reflections from Early Childhood Institute Attendees – May 18, 2007
Good Schools for Children Learning English – June 20, 2007
Fostering Student Engagement English Language Learners – August 29, 2007
Science in Early Childhood Bilingual Classrooms – September 14, 2007
Early Literacy Development for English Language Learners – April 17, 2008
Building Critical Thought through Children’s Literature – February 2, 2009
Properly Serving Secondary English Language Learners – February 13, 2009
The Teacher as a Culturally Proficient Coach – September 18, 2009
Professional Development for Secondary Math Teachers – September 29, 2009
Reflections on Bilingual Education Today and Beyond – January 29, 2010
Learning Content Learning English – September 30, 2010
Bilingual Stories for Young Learners – November 16, 2010
Science Success for English Learners – August 26, 2011
Science for English Learners #1 – March 30, 2012
Building
Opportunity
through Dual Language – April 30, 2012

Rosie Castro on Parent Engagement – November 5, 2012
What Parents Need to Know about Bilingual Education – November 26, 2012
A Civil Rights Look at the Common Core – December 11, 2012
Learning While Teaching (A Conversation with New Teachers) – March 7, 2013
Building Levels of Leadership to Support ELL Success – March 28, 2013
Readers Theatre in Early Childhood Ed – February 6, 2014
The Role of Bilingual Ed and ESL in Our Schools – April 28, 2014
Geometry in Early Childhood – May 7, 2014
A School District Vision for ELL Education – March 6, 2015
Civil Rights Update for English Learners – March 31, 2015
A School District Vision for Biliteracy  – April 21, 2015
3 ELL Scaffolding Strategies – February 16, 2016
English Learners and the New ESSA Law – May 10, 2016

College Access
College Access for Low-Income and Minority Students – October 14, 2008
What Students Need their School Counselors to Hear – December 18, 2008
Youth, Technology and College Access – April 12, 2010
High School Youth Tekies on College Access – June 16, 2010
College for All – August 3, 2010
Pitfalls and Promises of Interactive Science Notebooks – October 15, 2010
Connecting Every Student to a Meaningful Future – March 10, 2011
Principal on Creating a College Going Culture – March 29, 2011
Rosie Castro on Parent Engagement – November 5, 2012
Tracking vs. High Quality Education for All Students – June 13, 2013
A Principal on Setting Expectations for College – August 12, 2013
A Principal on the Core Elements of School Transformation – August 21, 2013
A Principal on Supporting Teachers for Student College Readiness – September 6, 2013
College Readiness Competencies – June 3, 2014
Community Expects College Prep for All – September 15, 2015
How the Fisher Case Relates to Equity in Public Schooling – December 17, 2015
Texas Higher Ed Commissioner on College Access – April 4, 2016

Dropout Prevention and School Holding Power
Using the New High School Allotment in

Texas – October 26, 2006
School Holding Power for Every Child – January 4, 2007
Framing Systems Change for Student Success – March 2, 2007
Learnings from the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program – June 28, 2007
Professional Learning Communities in Schools – November 26, 2007
Dropout Prevention for Students with Special Needs – December 11, 2007
Leading a Diverse Campus to Success – January 25, 2008
Creating Leadership Opportunities for Students – March 13, 2008
Action for School Change – October 21, 2008
Fundamentals for School Change – April 7, 2009
School Change Strategies – April 27, 2009
Student Voices on Being Valued – May 14, 2009
School Accountability to Poor Families – October 16, 2009
Counting Dropouts – November 24, 2009
Continuities with Lessons in Dropout Prevention – December 17, 2009
Latino and
African-American
Communities
Leading
School
Reform – January 20, 2010

Learning and Mentoring with Teachers and Students – April 30, 2010
Tool for Building Quality Schools – December 9, 2010
Valuing Students and Children – February 25, 2011
Connecting Every Student to a Meaningful Future – March 10, 2011
Principal on Creating a College Going Culture – March 29, 2011
The Civil Rights Issue of Our Generation – April 29, 2011
Teacher Perspectives of the Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program – November 14, 2011
Expressions of Effective Parent and Community Engagement – January 24, 2012
The Power of Student Voices in Dropout Prevention – June 26, 2013
A Principal on Setting Expectations for College – August 12, 2013
A Principal on the Core Elements of School Transformation – August 21, 2013
A Principal on Supporting Teachers for Student College Readiness – September 6, 2013
They start calling my name (on being a Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program tutor)
The Art of Writing – Tips for Teachers Part 1 – March 17, 2014
The Art of Writing – Tips for Teachers Part 2 – March 31, 2014
An Elementary Teacher on Having Tutors in Her Classroom – June 30, 2014
Tutor’s Success Surprises Elementary Teacher – September 29, 2014

Early Childhood Education
A Model for Successful

Reading Instruction – December 4, 2006
Early Childhood Classrooms of Excellence – April 4, 2007
Reflections from Early Childhood Institute Attendees – May 18, 2007
Good Schools for Children Learning English – June 20, 2007
Early Literacy Development for English Language Learners – April 17, 2008
College Access for Low Income and Minority Students – October 14, 2008
Building Critical Thought through Children’s Literature – February 2, 2009
Supporting Parents of Preschoolers – May 25, 2010
Bilingual Stories for Young Learners – November 16, 2010
Readers Theatre in Early Childhood Ed – February 6, 2014
Geometry in Early Childhood – May 7, 2014

Equity (Race, National Origin, Gender)
Racial and Sexual Harassment – A School’s Legal Obligations – September 20, 2006
The Need for Cross-Race, Cross-Sector Dialogues – January 24, 2007
Fostering Gender Equity in the Classroom – March 23, 2007
Good Schools for Children Learning English – June 20, 2007
A Conversation about Single Sex Education – July 31, 2007

U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Race – August 15, 2007
The Watch on Racism Cannot Stop – October 26, 2007
Six Goals of Educational Equity – February 29, 2008
Gender Equity at 36 – July 9, 2008
Properly Serving Secondary English Language Learners – February 13, 2009
The Civil Rights Impact of Response to Intervention – February 27, 2009
Busting Myths About Children of Poverty – March 12, 2009
Helping Schools Address Issues of Race – August 25, 2009
Latino and
African-American
Communities
Leading
School
Reform – January 20, 2010

Reflections on Bilingual Education Today and Beyond – January 29, 2010
Learning Content, Learning English – September 30, 2010
Tools for Building Quality Schools – December 9, 2010
Principal on  Creating a College Going Culture – March 24, 2011
The Civil Rights Issue of Our Generation – April 29, 2011
A Discussion about Diversity Training – May 31, 2011
Immigrant Children’s Rights to Attend Public Schools – September 13, 2011
Diversity in Education – October 31, 2011
Advancing American Indian Education – February 13, 2012
Creating a STEM Focused School Part 1 – April 13, 2012
Building
Opportunity
through Dual Language – April 30, 2012

Creating a STEM Focused School Part 2 – May 14, 2012
How Does it All Add Up? – May 31, 2012
Creating a STEM Focused School Part 3 – June 15, 2012
Transforming Schools through Parent Engagement – July 16, 2012
Creating a STEM Focused School Part 4 – August 20, 2012
Visual Literacy in Math and Science – August 29, 2012
Sixth Generation of Civil Rights and Educational Equity – September 21, 2012
Learning with iPads for Diverse Students – October 1, 2012
A Civil Rights Look at the Common Core – December 11, 2012
Affective Lessons are Effective Lessons – February 25, 2013
Teaching with iPads for Diverse Students – April 15, 2013
Sylvia Mendez on Civil Rights in the 1940s and Today – May 20, 2013
Tracking vs. High Quality Education for All Students – June 13, 2013
Leading with iPads for Diverse Students – October 1, 2013
Six Generations of Civil Rights in Education – December 2, 2013
Education Civil Rights for Today and Beyond – October 30, 2014
Civil Rights Update for English Learners – March 31, 2015
Education Civil Rights Challenges – August 18, 2015
Key Issues in the Texas School Funding Trial – August 31, 2015
Civil Rights in Student Discipline – November 30, 1015
How the Fisher Case Relates to Equity in Public Schooling – December 17, 2015
Texas Higher Ed Commissioner on College Access – April 4, 2016
TEDx Speaker on Maker Education – April 19, 2016
English Learners and the New ESSA Law – May 10, 2016
Math and Science Education
Access to Higher Levels of Mathematics – May 30, 2007
Five Dimensions of Mathematical Proficiency – July 13, 2007
Science in Early Childhood Bilingual Classrooms – September 14, 2007
Science is a Key to Life – October 15, 2007
Latino Parent Engagement in High School Math – April 3, 2008
Student and Parent Math Conversations – April 29, 2008
Transformational Teaching in Math – June 18, 2008
Gender Equity at 36 – July 9, 2008
Teaching Opportunities through Discovery on Science – May 19, 2008
Beyond the Worksheet in the Science Classroom – November 21, 2008
Broadening the Conversation with Parents about Mathematics – January 16, 2009
Student Engagement and the Language of the Mathematics Class – March 26, 2009
Professional Development for Secondary Math Teachers – September 29, 2009
Creating Dynamic Math Classrooms – September 8, 2010
Learning Content Learning English – September 30, 2010
Pitfalls and Promises of Interactive Science Notebooks – October 15, 2010
Higher Math for All  – April 18, 2011
Science Success for English Learners – August 26, 2011
Parents Modeling Math in Everyday Life – September 30, 2011
Data and Vocabulary in Math and Science – March 9, 2012
Science for English Learners #1 – March 30, 2012
Creating a STEM Focused School Part 1 – April 13, 2012
Creating a STEM Focused School Part 2 – May 14, 2012
How Does it All Add Up? – May 31, 2012
Creating a STEM Focused School Part 3 – June 15, 2012
Creating a STEM Focused School Part 4 – August 20, 2012
Visual Literacy in Math and Science – August 29, 2012
Learning with iPads for Diverse Students – October 1, 2012
Affective Lessons are Effective Lessons – February 25, 2013
Teaching with iPads for Diverse Students – April 15, 2013
Leading with iPads for Diverse Students – October 1, 2013
Substantive Conversation in the Classroom – October 17, 2013
Why Algebra II? – January 30, 2014
Geometry in Early Childhood – May 7, 2014
Building Critical Thinking through Visual Literacy – May 19, 2014
STEAM Education for Every Child Part 1 – June 30, 2015
STEAM Education for Every Child Part 2 – July 16, 2015
Building Numeracy Skills in Early Childhood – November 9, 2015
3 ELL Scaffolding Strategies – February 16, 2016


Migrant Education
Serving Migrant Students – February 14, 2007

Parent Involvement and Family Engagement
The Power of IDRA’s Parent Leadership Model – November 10, 2006
Valuing Families in Children’s Education – April 20, 2007
Engaging Parents in Education – September 28, 2007
Latino Parent Engagement in High School Math – April 3, 2008
Communities Using Data to Improve their Schools – June 3, 2008
Effective Parent Outreach – July 23, 2008
College Access for Low Income and Minority Students – October 14, 2008
Families and Teachers Communicating – November 7, 2008
Broadening the Conversation with Parents about Mathematics – January 16, 2009
School Change Strategies – April 27, 2009
Family Friendly at the School Door – June 9, 2009
The Family Friendly Principal – July 20, 2009
School Accountability to Poor Families – October 16, 2009
What Parents Should Know about Their Schools – February 17, 2010
Using Social Media to Build Better Schools – February 26, 2010
Youth as Technology Bridges – March 29, 2010
Youth, Technology and College Access – April 12, 2010
Parents as Leaders in Education – May 14, 2010
Supporting Parents of Preschoolers – May 25, 2010
The Power of Real Conversation – August 23, 2010
Parent Institutes for Education – May 20, 2011
A New Model for Community Engagement in Education – June 27, 2011
Parents Using Data to Improve Schools – August 9, 2011
Parents Modeling Math in Everyday Life – September 30, 2011
Engaging Parents through
Powerful
Coalition
Building –October 11, 2011

Diversity in Education – October 31, 2011
Community PTAs Growing in
South Texas – December 22, 2011

Expressions of Effective Parent and Community Engagement – January 24, 2012
Transforming Schools through Parent Engagement – July 16, 2012
Fair Funding Now! for Excellent Schooling – February 22, 2012
Rosie Castro on Parent Engagement – November 5, 2012
What Parents Need to Know about Bilingual Education – November 26, 2012
Promotora Model for Family Leadership in Education – February 15, 2013
How to Start a PTA Comunitario – November 11, 2013
The Role of Bilingual Ed and ESL in Our Schools – April 28, 2014
PTA Comunitarios are Born in their Communities – August 25, 2014
Building Parent Voice for Action – October 14, 2014
PTA Comunitarios Focus on Strengthening their Schools – February 10, 2015
Civil Rights Update for English Learners – March 31, 2015
Community Expects College Prep for All – September 15, 2015

Policy
Using the New High School Allotment in

Texas – October 26, 2006

U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Race – August 15, 2007
Professional Learning Communities in Schools – November 26, 2007
Court Ruling on Compliance with NCLB Mandates – February 15, 2008
Gender Equity at 36 – July 9, 2008
The Civil Rights Impact of Response to Intervention – February 27, 2009
Fundamentals for School Change – April 7, 2009
Implications of Inequitable School Funding – March 12, 2010
Immigrant Children’s Rights to Attend Public Schools – September 13, 2011
Fair Funding Now! for Excellent Schooling – February 22, 2012
Tracking vs. High Quality Education for All Students – June 13, 2013
Why Algebra II? – January 30, 2014
Key Issues in the Texas School Funding Trial – August 31, 2015
How the Fisher Case Relates to Equity in Public Schooling – December 17, 2015
Texas Higher Ed Commissioner on College Access – April 4, 2016
English Learners and the New ESSA Law – May 10, 2016

School Leadership
Framing Systems Change for Student Success – March 2, 2007
Leading a Diverse Campus to Success – January 25, 2008
Transformational Teaching in Math – June 18, 2008
Supporting First Year Teachers – September 2, 2008
Families and Teachers Communicating – November 7, 2008
The Civil Rights Impact of Response to Intervention – February 27, 2009
Busting Myths About Children of Poverty – March 12, 2009
Fundamentals for School Change – April 7, 2009
School Change Strategies – April 27, 2009
Family Friendly at the School Door – June 9, 2009
The Family Friendly Principal – July 20, 2009
Helping Schools Address Issues of Race – August 25, 2009
The Teacher as a Culturally Proficient Coach – September 18, 2009
Reflective Teaching – November 13, 2009
Counting Dropouts – November 24, 2009
Continuities with Lessons in Dropout Prevention – December 17, 2009
Using Social Media to Build Better Schools – February 26, 2010
Implications of Inequitable School Funding – March 12, 2010
Tool for Building Quality Schools – December 9, 2010
Teacher Communities of Practice – January 31, 2011
Principal on Dramatic School Transformation – February 11, 2011
Connecting Every Student to a Meaningful Future – March 10, 2011
Principal on Creating a College Going Culture – March 29, 2011
The Civil Rights Issue of Our Generation – April 29, 2011
Transforming Schools through Parent Engagement – July 16, 2012
Sixth Generation of Civil Rights and Educational Equity – September 21, 2012
A Civil Rights Look at the Common Core – December 11, 2012
Learning While Teaching (A Conversation with New Teachers) – March 7, 2013
Building Levels of Leadership to Support ELL Success – March 28, 2013
A Principal on Setting Expectations for College – August 12, 2013
A Principal on the Core Elements of School Transformation – August 21, 2013
A Principal on Supporting Teachers for Student College Readiness – September 6, 2013
A Valuing Professional Development Model – July 28, 2014
Education Civil Rights Challenges – August 18, 2015
How Principals Can Support their Teachers – June 6, 2016

Student Engagement
Fostering Student Engagement English Language Learners – August 29, 2007
Coaching and Mentoring New Teachers – November 9, 2007
Creating Leadership Opportunities for Students – March 13, 2008
Student and Parent Math Conversations – April 29, 2008
Fostering Student Questions – September 15, 2008
Beyond the Worksheet in the Science Classroom – November 21, 2008
Building Critical Thought through Children’s Literature – February 2, 2009
Student Engagement and the Language of the Mathematics Class – March 26, 2009
Student Voices on Being Valued – May 14, 2009
Reflective Teaching – November 13, 2009
Youth as Technology Bridges – March 29, 2010
Youth, Technology and College Access – April 12, 2010
High School Youth Tekies on College Access – June 16, 2010
Substantive Conversation in the Classroom – October 17, 2013
They start calling my name (on being a Coca-Cola Valued Youth Program tutor)
Higher Math for All  – April 18, 2011
The Art of Writing – Tips for Teachers Part 1 – March 17, 2014
The Art of Writing – Tips for Teachers Part 2 – March 31, 2014
Building Critical Thinking through Visual Literacy – May 19, 2014
An Elementary Teacher on Having Tutors in Her Classroom – June 30, 2014
Tutor’s Success Surprises Elementary Teacher – September 29, 2014
STEAM Education for Every Child Part 1 – June 30, 2015
STEAM Education for Every Child Part 2 – July 16, 2015
Building Numeracy Skills in Early Childhood – November 9, 2015
3 ELL Scaffolding Strategies – February 16, 2016

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