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
Achieving Gender Equity in Multicultural Bilingual Education: A Review of ESL: The Whole Person Approach
Mar 30, 1996• by Adela Solís, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • Equity in education is achieved, in part, by removing barriers … read more
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IDRA’s MIJA Program Expands
Mar 30, 1996• by Aurora Yáñez-Pérez, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • Throughout their school experience, girls consistently rate their intellectual abilities lower … read more
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Administrator’s Alert Sexual Harassment is Everybody’s Business
Mar 30, 1996• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • It was in October 1995 that the U.S. District Court … read more
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Women in Education Fields
Mar 30, 1996• by Linda Cantu, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • March 1996 • Employment for men and women in the United States has traditionally … read more
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Everything Old Seems New Again…Or Is It? Recognizing Aversive Racism
Feb 20, 1996• by Bradley Scott, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1996 • It was in an October 1991 issue of Ebony magazine … read more
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Affirmative Action: Not a Thing of the Past
Feb 20, 1996• by Linda Cantu, M.A. • IDRA Newsletter • February 1996 • Affirmative action is linked intricately to discrimination in the United … read more
Read MoreSparing my Children from “The Feeling”, Editorial
Feb 20, 1996• by Raul Yzaguirre • IDRA Newsletter • February 1996 • My family has lived in what is now the United States … read more
Read MoreEnglish Plus Information Clearinghouse Resolution on English Plus
Jan 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • The resolution below was created in 1987 by a diverse group of about … read more
Read More¿Habla Usted Español? Bilingualism is a Tool for Business
Jan 30, 1996• by Abel Carmona, B.A. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • Recently, a friend of mine, who is in retail sales, was … read more
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Speaking Up for Bilingual Education
Jan 30, 1996• by Dr. Albert Cortez • IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • [Dr. Albert Cortez was recently honored by the Texas Association … read more
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English Only: Conversations on the Internet
Jan 30, 1996• by Aurelio M. Montemayor, M.Ed. • IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • Conversation on the Internet about declaring English as the … read more
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Language Legislation before Congress
Jan 30, 1996• by Charles A. Cavazos • IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • The first session of the 104th Congress last year saw … read more
Read More“English Only” Defined
Jan 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • The following talking points on the issue of an official language, or English … read more
Read MoreEnglish Plus Proponents
Jan 30, 1996• IDRA Newsletter • January 1996 • The organizations below are among the many who have either signed-on to statements … read more
Read MoreIDRA Newsletter 1995 Index
Dec 31, 1995November- December 1995 IDRA Newsletter Articles “Teachers and Instructional Technology: Wise and Foolish Choices,” by Laura Chris Green, Ph.D. “Accessing … read more
Read MoreTeachers and Instructional Technology: Wise or Foolish Choices
Nov 01, 1995• by Laura Chris Green, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • November-December 1995 In 1911, Thomas Edison, inventor of the magic lantern, predicted that … read more
Read MoreWhy Bilingual Education is Important to Me
Aug 02, 1995• IDRA Newsletter • August 1995 Each of these essays was among the top three winners in the 1994 National Association … read more
Read MoreBlessed With Bilingual Brains: Is it a Fact or a False Belief?
Aug 01, 1995• by Frank Gonzales, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • August 1995 The recent Oscar-nominee movie, Nell, with Jodie Foster in the title role, … read more
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Grading LEP Students: Developing Sound Practice
May 01, 1995• by Adela Solís, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • May 1995 Grading and report cards are the tools by which school districts have … read more
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Parents As First Teachers: Creating An Enriched Home Learning Environment
Apr 01, 1995• by Abelardo Villarreal, Ph.D. • IDRA Newsletter • April 1995 By the end of the first semester of second grade, Emilio was … read more
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