Events

Recent Webinars 

See our events listing for upcoming webinars and Facebook Live events.

2024

Georgia Students, Parents, Educators and Advocates Support Public Schools – News Conference in Response to Governor Kemp Signing SB 233, April 23, 2024

The 4-1-1 on SB 233 – A Review of the Newest Georgia Voucher, April 16, 2024

How to Meet with Federal Policymakers to End Corporal Punishment in Schools, February 13, 2004 (also held February 12, 2024)

Lau v. Nichols 50th Anniversary, with Claremont Graduate University School of Educational Studies, January 22, 2024

2023

AI in Education – Leveraging AI in Education Research and in the Classroom, October 11, 2023

Cultural Chronicles: The Significance of Mexican American Studies, October 20, 2023

What New Education Laws Mean for Texas Schools – Webinar, June 30, 2023 

Virtual Roundtable Discussion – Texas Bilingual Special Education Certificate Implementation, May 30 & June 7, 2023

IDRA José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellowship Presentation by Dr. Davíd Martínez (1:00:50 min), May 19, 2023

IDRA José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellows Research Presentation by  Dr. Vanessa A. Sansone (1:00:32 min), May 19, 2023

IDRA José A. Cárdenas School Finance Fellowship Presentation by IDRA’s Youth Advisory Board (25:26 min), May 19, 2023

Bring VisionCoders to Your School – Intro Webinar for San Antonio-area Middle Schools (38:36 min), April 21, 2023

Rodríguez v San Antonio 50th Anniversary Commemoration Event (2:22:50 min), March 22, 2023

The Law in Education – Rodríguez vs. San Antonio ISD (52:50 min), March 21, 2023

IDRA National Virtual Youth Summit –Students United for Education Reform (59:35 min), March 3, 2023

We Are All Here for Our Children’s Future – IDRA (48:42 min), January 20, 2023

2022

Tools for Teaching About Race and Culture, November 1, 2022

6 Steps to Revolutionary School Leadership, October 25, 2022

The Realities of the Digital Divide within Texas Colonias, October 6, 2022

Community Discussion about Equity and Attendance, September 20, 2022

Strategies for Using Books to Promote SEL, September 27, 2022

Tools for Teaching in a Climate of Classroom Censorship, August 24, 2022

IDRA Education Policy Fellowship Q&A – Virtual Office Hours, July 20, 2022

Cultivating Belonging in Classrooms & Beyond, June 16, 2022

Translanguaging and Higher Education: What Do We Teach Future Teachers?, June 16, 2022

Authentic Family Engagement and Integrating Bilingual Education with Ethnic Studies, June 16, 2022

Building Our Way Back: Reengaging Students After COVID-19, June 16, 2022

Proof: Analyzing and Auditing for Equitable Hiring Practice, June 16, 2022

Fair School Funding in the Southern States, June 16, 2022

Translanguaging for Social Justice: What Next? Where Do We Go from Here?, June 16, 2022

Four Critical Levels for Culturally Sustaining Practices, June 16, 2022

Pulling the 5Ps Together to Create a Systems Approach, June 16, 2022

Humanity, Empathy, and Community: The Inseparable Components of the Ecosystem of Equity, June 15, 2022

Translanguaging in the ESL and ELA Classroom through Reader’s and Writer’s Workshop, June 15, 2022

How to Effectively Implement Ethnic Studies Curriculum in the Wake of Classroom Censorship Sentiment, June 15, 2022

What is the Difference Between School Culture and Climate?, June 15, 2022

Developing Processes and Procedures for Equitable Hiring, June 15, 2022

Ending Harmful Discipline and Incorporating Restorative Practices into Policy, June 15, 2022

Translanguaging Policies & Practices for Dual Language Programs, June 15, 2022

From Conversation to Action: Strategies for Creating Affirming LGBTQIA+ School Spaces, June 15, 2022

Putting Equitable Policies, Processes and Procedures into Practice, June 15, 2022

A Touch of Hope: How Everyday Teachers Can Make Anything Possible Through Equity Pedagogy, June 14, 2022

Translanguaging for Social Justice Overview and Action Planning, June 14, 2022

Teacher and Family Observations on Ethnic Studies & Tips for Organizing in Support of Ethnic Studies, June 14, 2022

What’s Love Got to Do with It?, June 14, 2022

Equitable Hiring – Why Equity Matters, June 14, 2022

Redistricting and Student Placement, June 14, 2022

Leveling the Playing Field: A Strength-Based, Multilingual Approach to Formative Reading Assessment, June 14, 2022

Live Teaching Demonstration: Culturally Sustaining Frameworks in the Classroom, June 14, 2022

Culturally Sustaining Leadership for Multi-Dimensional Learners, June 14, 2022

Hiring Manager’s Handbook: Developing Equitable Policies for Hiring, June 14, 2022

Cultivating Conscientization in the Classroom, May 11, 2022

How the IDRA Valued Youth Partnership Works, April 20, 2022

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2021

In the Red – Drawing the Line on Digital Redlining Practices, October 27, 2021

How Calculus Access and Funding Inequity Limits College Readiness, October 20, 2021

Make It Make Sense! – What Data Tell Us About the School-to-Prison Pipeline, October 19, 2021

Opening Plenary Session – Ditching Deficit Views and Other Equity Detours – Part 3, July 30, 2021

Closing Session – Ditching Deficit Views and Other Equity Detours – Part 4, July 30, 2021

A Model for Family Engagement & Advocacy, July 30, 2021

Approaches to Building Culturally Sustaining Educational Environments through Ethnic Studies, July 30, 2021

Authentic Family Leadership in Post-Pandemic Recovery, July 30, 2021

Building Equitable Learning Environments for Emergent Bilinguals, July 30, 2021

Centering Students’ Voices in Justice-Centered Computing Education, July 30, 2021

Creating Cultures of Honor, July 30, 2021

Mexican American Studies – Recentering Student Identities and Well-being, July 30, 2021

Queer Students and Schools: Building Spaces of Belonging, July 30, 2021

Salvation vs. Community, July 30, 2021

The Power of Student Advocacy, July 30, 2021

IDRA Valued Youth Partnership, July, 30, 2021

The South’s Got Something to Say – IDRA Ed Policy Summer Camp Series, July 29, 2021

Opening Plenary Session – ReOpen – ReConnect – ReClaim, July 29, 2021

Broadening Pathways to STEM, July 29, 2021

Building a SET Curriculum for Ethnic Studies, July 29, 2021

College Readiness for All in the Pandemic Era, July 29, 2021

Demystifying Critical Pedagogies: Where Practice Meets Theory, July 29, 2021

Developing Racial Literacy for Teaching Ethnic Studies, July 29, 2021

Digital Equity and Inclusion – A Modern-Day Civil Right, July 29, 2021

Establishing and Maintaining Equitable Restorative Communities, July 29, 2021

Our Journey to becoming an Antiracist School Division, July 29, 2021

Reimagining Student Engagement – Revamp School Policy & Practice & Fostering Student Advocacy, July 29, 2021

Resilience Above Trauma During COVID, July 29, 2021

Emergent Bilingual Students and Federal Relief Funds – IDRA Ed Policy Summer Camp Series, July 15, 2021

Using Federal Relief Funds for Racial Justice in Schools – IDRA Ed Policy Summer Camp Series, July 8, 2021

What Would YOU Do? Spending Federal Relief Funds in Schools – IDRA Ed Policy Summer Camp Series, July 1, 2021

Texas Legislative Wrap-up: Education Policy Study Hall – IDRA Ed Policy Summer Camp Series, June 24, 2021

Whitewashing the Truth in Schools: An Update on Texas’ HB 3979 – IDRA Ed Policy Summer Camp Series, June 17, 2021

Ready – Reopen – Reconnect! – Proven Strategies for Re-engaging Students Who Need You the Most, May 20, 2021

How the Chief Science Officers Program Engages Students in STEM, May 19, 2021

Save Civics! Virtual Town Hall, May 19, 2021

First Steps in Project-Based Learning, April 28, 2021

Highlights for Creating a More Bilingual Texas, March 31, 2021

Principals Leading in a Pandemic Webinar, February 25, 2021

Impact of the Pandemic on Bilingual Education Webinar, January 26, 2021

The Power Schools Bring to the Last Days of the 2020 Census – How Schools Can Help their Communities Get Counted, August 27, 2021

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2020

Youth Tech Mentors Bridge Schools and Families – Creative Community Responses to COVID-19 Webinar, August 26, 2020

Getting Schools Ready to Support Students Facing a New World of Challenges – School Reopening Webinar Series, July 22, 2020

Partnering with Families to Reopen and Reimagine Schools – School Reopening Webinar Series, July 15, 2020

Nurturing Students’ Hearts and Minds – School Reopening Webinar Series, June 23, 2020

Student Perspectives on a Changing School Climate – School Reopening Webinar Series, June 16, 2020

Teacher, Parent and Student Perspectives on Using Google Classroom Effectively, May 26, 2020

How a School District Tackled the Digital Divide, May 19, 2020

Teaching Science in Virtual Learning Environment, May 12, 2020

Chief Science Officer Students Determined to Promote STEM Despite School Closures  April 30, 2020

From Journaling and Personal Narratives to Letter Writing – ELAR Webinar Part 3, April 30, 2020

From Journaling to Personal Narratives – ELAR Webinar Part 2, April 29, 2020

Journal Writing About the Present for the Future – ELAR Webinar Part 1, April 22, 2020

PBL at Home & Across the Curriculum, April 14, 2020

Facilitating Online Math Sessions, April 3, 2020

Tools & Tips to Alleviate the Homework Gap, March 31, 2020

Digital Divide: Connectivity, Infrastructure and Devices, March 24, 2020

Equitable Practices for Teaching Online, March 20, 2020

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Before 2019

Integrated Schooling – Strategies and Benefits for Diverse Learning, January 10, 2018

Cultivating Equity-oriented Educators – What SEAs Can do to Promote Culturally Responsive and Sustaining Practices at the LEA Level – Webinar Series Part II, December 5, 2017

Culturally Responsive Pedagogy – An Effective Tool in Systemic School Transformation under ESSA – Webinar Series Part I, November 15, 2017

Diversifying the Teaching Field – Challenges and Opportunities, November 8, 2017

Ensuring a Safe and Inclusive School Environment for LGBTQ Students, September 20, 2017

How to Comment on the Texas ESSA Plan, August 24, 2017

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