Episodes

Friday Sep 08, 2023
167. Antisocial language teaching w/ Dr. Justin Gerald
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Friday Sep 08, 2023
Dr. @JPBGerald talks about his book called Antisocial Language Teaching. It’s a thoughtful invitation to reflect on our ideologies that shape our service to MLs.

Friday Aug 25, 2023
166. Behind the scenes of Colorín Colorado w/ Lydia Breiseth
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Friday Aug 25, 2023
Lydia Breiseth is Director of Colorín Colorado, the nation’s leading website for educators and families of English language learners, which is based at PBS station in Washington, DC and reaches more than 3 million unique visitors a year. In this role, she manages content development, multimedia production, and outreach. She also manages collaboration with Colorín Colorado’s founding partner, the American Federation of Teachers, as well as with the National Education Association. Ms. Breiseth has presented at numerous national conferences and published articles and blog posts on a variety of topics on behalf of Colorín Colorado, and she wrote the foreword to Corwin’s bestselling publication, Unlocking English Learners’ Potential: Making Content Accessible. She also won a Michigan Emmy Award for Colorín Colorado’s documentary about two sister schools in Dearborn, Michigan, You Are Welcome Here: Supporting the Social and Emotional Health of Newcomer Immigrants. A graduate of Cornell University, Ms. Breiseth spent a year in Ecuador teaching English to graduate students with the educational exchange program WorldTeach. She lives in Arlington, VA with her husband and daughter.
https://www.colorincolorado.org/teaching-mls-podcast-behind-scenes-colorin-colorado-w-lydia-breiseth

Friday Aug 18, 2023
Friday Aug 18, 2023
Dr. Michelle Benegas shares how having a multilingual learner instructional coach is one way to a school-wide focus on supporting MLs.

Friday Aug 04, 2023
184. The Language Lens w/ Sarah Ottow (2nd edition)
Friday Aug 04, 2023
Friday Aug 04, 2023
@SarahOttow shares updates to her wildly influential book: The Language Lens. https://amzn.to/44Ntt5f

Friday Jun 30, 2023
165. Creating nurturing newcomer programs w/Lindsey Bird
Friday Jun 30, 2023
Friday Jun 30, 2023
@LnzyBird shares her suggestions for creating newcomer programs and approaches to boosting their English literacy.

Friday Jun 23, 2023
164: Collaboration and Co-Teaching for Dual Language Learners
Friday Jun 23, 2023
Friday Jun 23, 2023
@AndreaHonigsfel and Dr. @joan_lachance’s new book show us how to bring collaboration to dual language instruction. I

Friday Jun 16, 2023
163. Digital Storytelling with Megan Vosk & Shafali
Friday Jun 16, 2023
Friday Jun 16, 2023
@megan_vosk & @ShafaliShafali share how they turned their narrative unit into a multi-grade digital storytelling unit and its benefits to MLs.

Friday Jun 09, 2023
Ep 162. Making Americans w/ Jessica Lander
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Friday Jun 09, 2023
Jessica Lander (@jessica_lander) shares her research from innovative schools around the US who have created safe places for newcomers to thrive. amzn.to/3Vk5Dsu

Friday Jun 02, 2023
Ep161. Pamela Broussard - Believing in newcomers
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Friday Jun 02, 2023
Pamela Broussard (@LeadingELLs) shares from her decades of experience practical ways to welcome and instruct newcomers.

Friday May 26, 2023
Ep 160. Engaging Diverse Learners w/ Dr. Joanna Alcruz & Dr. Maggie Blair
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
@JoannaAlcruz & Dr, Blair share their approaches to more responsive, affirming classroom management for MLs in this podcast. https://amzn.to/3TLntnR