Curriculum Quality Issue of IDRA Newsletter Plus Online
A new issue of IDRA Newsletter Plus focusing on curriculum quality is online. This is our free web-based supplement to the IDRA Newsletter where you can view videos, hear podcasts and get resources related to newsletter articles. In this issue, you’ll find, TESOL English Language Proficiency Standards; IDRA policy update on ELL education; articles and resources related to coaching and mentoring, ELL science instruction and student engagement; sample worksheets for eliciting student voice for decision-making; and specific steps proven to be successful in student engagement.

IDRA Newsletter on curriculum quality is online
The latest issue of the IDRA Newsletter includes suggestions for effective teaching demonstrations in classrooms with diverse learners, differentiating science instruction, youth matters, and IDRA statement on the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Horne vs. Flores.

Graduation for All – January 2010: Classroom Culture
For the first time in history, children of color now constitute the majority of students enrolled in public schools in the South, according to a new report by the Southern Education Foundation. If educational outcomes are to change, not just at the margins but for new majorities of students in southern states and nationwide, our capacity must improve to serve students of all backgrounds well. This issue spotlights new resources to support your work.

“Reflections on Bilingual Education Today and Beyond” IDRA Classnotes Podcast Episode 65
IDRA senior education associate, Adela Solís Ph.D., provides an overview of bilingual education and dual language programs and discusses what we need to be doing in the future to effectively serve English language learners.