IDRA Newsletter
April 2022 issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This issue’s focus: Culturally Sustaining Leadership
Articles
Why Emergent Bilingual Education Needs Equity-Centered Pedagogies, by Lizdelia Piñón, Ed.D.
Four Leverage Points for Culturally Sustaining Practices, by Paula Johnson, Ph.D., and Hector Bojorquez
Lessons Learned from Principals on Valuing, Safeguarding and Healing Students, by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed.
Being a Culturally Curious Educator Supports Positive Mental Health for Students, by Mia Covarrubias
Extras
Culturally Responsive Instruction and Leadership – Online Technical Assistance Toolkit
Cultivating Conscientization in the Classroom – IDRA Webinar
Nurturing Courageous Critical Conversations in the Classroom – IDRA Classnotes Podcast #221
Tools for Schools Dealing with Bullying – IDRA Classnotes Podcast #222
Letters Demand Books Returned to Shelves in Four School Districts
May 05, 2022• By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • Knowledge is Power • May 5, 2022 • IDRA wholeheartedly signed on to letters … read more
Read More
What is in Georgia’s Classroom Censorship Law
May 05, 2022• Knowledge is Power • May 5, 2022 • One week ago, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed the state’s new … read more
Read More
IDRA Newsletter 2022 Index
Apr 30, 2022April 2022 issue of the IDRA Newsletter – This issue’s focus: Culturally Sustaining Leadership See PDF of this issue See … read more
Read More
Being a Culturally Curious Educator Supports Positive Mental Health for Students
Apr 29, 2022• By Mia Covarrubias • IDRA Newsletter • April 2022 • As a future school counselor, I know when school … read more
Read More
Lessons Learned from Principals on Valuing, Safeguarding and Healing Students
Apr 29, 2022• By Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • April 2022 • School principals balance many skills, demands and … read more
Read More
Four Leverage Points for Culturally Sustaining Practices
Apr 29, 2022• By Paula Johnson, Ph.D., and Hector Bojorquez • IDRA Newsletter • April 2022 • In our work, particularly through … read more
Read More
Why Emergent Bilingual Education Needs Equity-Centered Pedagogies
Apr 29, 2022• By Dr. Lizdelia Piñón • IDRA Newsletter • April 2022 • As I worked toward earning my education administration … read more
Read More
The Power of Student Activism Today Draws from 50 Years Ago
Apr 22, 2022• By Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • Knowledge is Power • April 22, 2022 • Families are reeling from the … read more
Read More
Using Textured Teaching in the Culturally Sustaining Classroom
Apr 22, 2022• By Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D. & Dr. Lizdelia Piñón • Knowledge is Power • April 22, 2022 • Teachers who … read more
Read More
Georgia Assembly Approves Classroom Censorship
Apr 22, 2022• By Terrence Wilson, J.D. • Knowledge is Power • April 22, 2022 • Georgia became another of many southern states to … read more
Read More
Women’s History is U.S. History
Mar 23, 2022• By Stephanie Garcia, Ph.D. & Dr. Lizdelia Piñón • IDRA Learning Goes On • The pandemic has proven to … read more
Read More
Realizing Our Common Humanity – Restorative Practices Can Build and Strengthen Relationships in Post-Pandemic Schools
Mar 23, 2022By Paige Duggins-Clay, J.D. • Learning Goes On • March 23, 2022 • A foundational belief of restorative justice in … read more
Read More
The Innovation of Translanguaging Pedagogy Enables Students to Use All of Their Tools
Mar 21, 2022• By Dr. Lizdelia Piñón • IDRA Newsletter • March 21, 2022 • On a rainy Monday morning in Chicago … read more
Read More
Let the Youth Speak for Themselves – Fostering Substantive Conversations and Advocacy in the Classroom
Mar 17, 2022• Dr. Paula Johnson • IDRA Newsletter • March 2022 • Our goal as educators, parents and community members is … read more
Read More
Families Celebrate Excellent Biliteracy Programs
Mar 17, 2022• Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. & Alejandra Salazar Gonzalez • IDRA Newsletter • March 2022 • While biliteracy enhances students’ … read more
Read More
An Introduction to Culturally Sustaining Practices in the Classroom
Mar 17, 2022• Dr. Sulema Carreón-Sánchez • IDRA Newsletter • March 2022 • Culturally sustaining instruction is a research-based approach that links … read more
Read More
Books Empower Us to Radically Hope
Mar 17, 2022• Michelle Castillo, Ed.M. • Knowledge is Power • March 17, 2022 • Remarks at the March for Education on … read more
Read More
“Equity” is Not Racism
Mar 17, 2022• Dr. Paula Johnson • Knowledge is Power • March 17, 2022 • The current classroom censorship debate is taking … read more
Read More
Students Speak Out Against Classroom Censorship
Mar 17, 2022By Terrence Wilson, J.D.• Knowledge is Power • March 17, 2022 • Over the last two years, policymakers across the … read more
Read More
Revolutionizing School Equity through Disaggregated Data
Mar 03, 2022• Christina Quintanilla-Muñoz, M.Ed. • Knowledge is Power • March 3, 2021 • Part of the misleading conversations about “divisive” … read more
Read More