Jara Montez
Building programs that drive community growth by day, and champion education equity by night.
Other sites in the Jara verse 🔗
The Program Playground
One Pot Studio
2024 Media Consumption
LinkedIn
Actual fun facts 😎
First job: Tae Kwon Do instructor
Worst job: Being the eldest sister. IYKYK.
Favorite fictional characters: Janine Teagues, Issa Dee, Arya Stark, The Fresh Prince, Maxine Shaw, Blossom (PPG), and Dana Scully
Favorite artist: Faith Ringgold
Tech stack: FigJam, Airtable, Webflow
Freelance availability: 🟢
Essays
...and other things
[Ongoing] Things that need to be disrupted
Everyday things that I think just need some fixing.
November 14, 2024
Encouraging self-regulated learning in adult workforce development programs
The case for early introduction of self-regulated learning in workforce development programs to foster lifelong learners.
October 9, 2024
Active tech in workforce development programs
Observing the shift from passive to active technology use in adult workforce development programs.
July 14, 2024
No more "learning styles"
The lack of empirical evidence reflects that learning styles aren’t actually an effective way of instructing...😬.
May 31, 2024