IDRA Classnotes

Classnotes Podcast (November 16, 2020). IDRA’s change model, the Quality Schools Action Framework, helps people focus on what’s needed in ... read more The post How a Rural School District Makes its All-Students Attitude Real – Podcast Episode 207 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (October 28, 2020). COVID-19 has forced a re-imagining of instruction to promote learning and engagement in virtual lessons. ... read more The post Bridging Academic and Home Knowledge with Home Works Lessons – Podcast Episode 206 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (September 15, 2020). Across the country, 2.7 million grandparents have assumed full- or part-time responsibility for their grandchildren. ... read more The post School Supports for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren – Podcast Episode 205 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (July 31, 2020). Colonialism influences why our schools teach certain topics and not others, why students of color ... read more The post Challenging Colonialism in the Classroom – Part 2 – Podcast Episode 204 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (July 15, 2020). Educators across the country are working to make classrooms and instruction culturally responsive and relevant ... read more The post Challenging Colonialism in the Classroom – Part 1 – Podcast Episode 203 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (June 23, 2020). Equity audits are powerful tools to help school districts identify root causes of inequities that ... read more The post How Equity Audits Reveal Harmful Education Policies – Podcast Episode 202 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (May 27, 2020). Those most impacted by the sudden shift to distance learning clearly are the students themselves. ... read more The post STEM Students Describe Life in a COVID-19 World – Podcast Episode 201 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (March 6, 2020). For several decades, some states have used the threat of taking over a school district ... read more The post School District Takeovers History and Today – Podcast Episode 200 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (November 26, 2019). While the Chief Science Officers program is designed to support new student leadership for STEM, ... read more The post Meet the Chief Science Officer Students Who Brought the Program to Texas – Podcast Episode 199 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (November 14, 2019) English learners success in many ways depends on strong school leaders, many of whom are adjusting ... read more The post Principal Leadership for English Learner Success – Podcast Episode 198 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (October 23, 2019). After a little over a decade of relatively fair funding in Texas, policymakers adopted changes ... read more The post Most Recent Fights for Fair Funding of Texas Schools – Podcast Episode 197 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (October 11, 2019). For schools to successfully educate their students, fair funding is essential. Five decades ago, a ... read more The post Quick History School Finance in Texas – Podcast Episode 196 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (August 30, 2019). Following the tragic mass shooting at the Walmart in El Paso, the trauma does not ... read more The post Impact of Mass Shootings on Schools – Podcast Episode 195 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (August 6, 2019). Over the last two decades, we’ve seen great improvements in engaging girls in math. They ... read more The post Three Strategies for Engaging Girls in Math – Podcast Episode 194 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (July 22, 2019). The Chief Science Officers program was initiated in 2015 by Arizona-based SciTech Institute to elevate ... read more The post Student Voice – Chief Science Officer International Program – Podcast Episode 193 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (July 1, 2019). In linguistics and language classes, the term “code-switching” describes how speakers mix two or more ... read more The post Code-switching as a School Strategy – Podcast Episode 192 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (May 21, 2019). Students at high school in San Antonio are taking a proactive role to promote student ... read more The post Student Activists in High School – Podcast Episode 191 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (February 12, 2019). Most schools express within their vision that “all children will learn.” Yet, the pathway to ... read more The post Superintendent Program for Equity and Social Justice through Education – Podcast Episode 190 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (January 15, 2019). Most parents and caregivers would agree that all students should be provided with the same ... read more The post 3 Ways to Make Schools Safe for LGBTQ Students – Podcast Episode 189 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (December 20, 2018) Schools across the country are learning from experience what research is showing that zero tolerance discipline ... read more The post District Innovation Reverses Truancy – Podcast Episode 188 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (November 27, 2018) Communities and schools across the country are becoming more segregated across racial, ethnic and class lines. But ... read more The post Achieving Integrated Schooling – Podcast Episode 187 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (October 25, 2018) There may forever be a tension between what teenagers want to wear to school and ... read more The post Dress Codes and Religion Equity – Podcast Episode 186 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (September 19, 2018) IDRA’s Education CAFE model takes parent involvement to a whole new level. Rather than limiting ... read more The post Stronger Parent Involvement through Family Leadership in Education Projects – Podcast Episode 185 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (August 16, 2018). Schools must be safe places for all children. LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer ... read more The post Teacher Responsibilities in Supporting LGBTQ Students – Podcast Episode 184 appeared first on IDRA .

Classnotes Podcast (June 4, 2018) Conversations about institutional discrimination usually take place at the macro, big-picture level. And those are important ... read more The post Teacher Adapts Curricula to Circumvent Institutional Discrimination – Podcast Episode 183 appeared first on IDRA .