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RBERNing Questions

Yasmeen

39 episodes

5 days ago

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In this episode of RBERNing Questions, we sit down with Isadora Costa, Founder and Director of Stars English School and Finance Director for BRAZ-TESOL, to explore innovative approaches to teaching English in Brazil. She shares her insightful journey from starting as a young teacher to creating her own school with a unique immersion methodology. Learn more about BRAZ-TESOL’s efforts in providing professional development, fostering community, ...

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***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In this episode of RBERNing Questions, we sit down with Isadora Costa, Founder and Director of Stars English School and Finance Director for BRAZ-TESOL, to explore innovative approaches to teaching English in Brazil. She shares her insightful journey from starting as a young teacher to creating her own school with a unique immersion methodology. Learn more about BRAZ-TESOL’s efforts in providing professional development, fostering community, ...

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Language Learning

Episodes (20/39)

RBERNing Questions

BRAZ-TESOL: Leading, Inspiring & Innovating w/Isadora Pereira Costa

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In this episode of RBERNing Questions, we sit down with Isadora Costa, Founder and Director of Stars English School and Finance Director for BRAZ-TESOL, to explore innovative approaches to teaching English in Brazil. She shares her insightful journey from starting as a young teacher to creating her own school with a unique immersion methodology. Learn more about BRAZ-TESOL’s efforts in providing professional development, fostering community, ...

4 months ago

45 minutes

RBERNing Questions

Vision, Journey & Global Connection: A message from TESOL President Elect Okon Effiong

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In this episode of RBERNing Questions, Dr. Okon Effiong, the incoming President of TESOL, sits down to talk to us at the TESOL Convention in Long Beach, California. Dr. Effiong shares his inspiring journey from aspiring genetic engineer to prominent educator in the field of English Language Learning. He recounts his first TESOL convention, his transition into leadership roles, and his efforts in founding the Africa English Language Teachers A...

5 months ago

27 minutes

RBERNing Questions

PBL from Start to Finish: The Process, The Challenges, and The Triumphs with Francesca Davi & Luisa Frontino

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In this episode, co-teachers share their secrets on how to prepare your ELLs and MLs for a PBL culminating event in which they showcase their civic-minded projects to a myriad of education specialists, field questions, and discuss possible solutions and future pathways to explore on their chosen topics. Ms. Davi and Ms. Frontino provide a comprehensive, start to finish guide that can be easily implemented by any educator with an interest in d...

5 months ago

53 minutes

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Unlocking the Power of Custom GPTs for Speaking Practice w/Jennie Kim, Gina De Anda, and Alayne Flores

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: How can AI redefine the way we teach and support multilingual learners’ speaking progress? In this episode, three dynamic presenters from the TESOL 2025 Convention: Alayne Flores, Gina De Anda, and Jennie Kim discuss the practical use of AI chatbots to provide that much-needed speaking practice outside of the classroom. Tune in to hear about how they are integrating AI tools like Custom GPTs and Chatty Bot in their instruction for all levels ...

5 months ago

50 minutes

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From Classrooms to Communities: A Conversation with Alicia Baez

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In this episode, Alicia Baez, the Assistant Superintendent for the Division of Multilingual Education at Buffalo Public Schools discusses her extensive role in overseeing ENL programming, bilingual education, and community outreach. Alicia shares her personal journey inspired by her father, also an educator, and her tireless advocacy for bilingual and dual language programs. She highlights the importance of culturally and linguistically inclu...

6 months ago

30 minutes

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AI Tools for Success in the ESL Grammar Classroom w/ Dr. Katya Goussakova & Dr. Nicole Hammond

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In this episode of the RBERNing Questions podcast, host Yasmeen Coaxum continues the TESOL 2025 Presenters’ Series from the TESOL Convention 2025 with Dr. Katya Goussakova and Dr. Nicole Hammond from Seminole State College of Florida. They discuss their presentation titled 'AI Tools for ESL Grammar Teachers,' their backgrounds in English language teaching, and their innovative methods for integrating AI, specifically Chat GPT, into grammar in...

6 months ago

37 minutes

RBERNing Questions

PBL with ELLs in Mind: A Collaborative, Culminating Event w/Maria Friedland

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In this episode, Maria Friedland explains her diverse roles and how she collaborates with educators and institutions to develop professional learning opportunities and curriculum resources for K-12 multilingual learners. She shares her teaching journey from Brazil to the U.S. and her numerous initiatives, notably her passion project, “PBL with ELLs in Mind: A Collaborative, Culminating Event.” This conversation is full of delightful stories a...

6 months ago

41 minutes

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Listening: Why Our Learners Struggle and How to Fix It w/Dr. Tamara Jones

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In this 3rd episode of our TESOL 2025 Presenters’ Series, featuring Dr. Tamara Jones, we explore the common pitfalls of traditional listening instruction in classrooms. Dr. Jones reflects on her own experience of simply playing recordings and offering multiple-choice questions, highlighting that this method primarily provides practice rather than actual teaching. She delves into the challenges of understanding the listening process, both for ...

6 months ago

44 minutes

RBERNing Questions

Student Perspectives on Integrating AI Language Models in Writing Instruction w/Yasmine Telwana

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In this episode, Yasmine Telwana, a first-year writing lecturer at the University of Minnesota, discusses her insights on integrating AI into academic writing courses. Telwana, a multilingual educator with experience both in Egypt and the US, shares her research on student perspectives towards AI, highlighting both its benefits and challenges. The conversation covers the development of classroom strategies for ethical AI use, differences in A...

7 months ago

38 minutes

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Tech-Savvy Language Education: The Role of Apps w/Dr. Linh Phung

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In the first episode of our TESOL 2025 Presenters Series, Dr. Linh Phung, an entrepreneur and tech enthusiast, shares her journey from Vietnam to the U.S., where she pursued her passion for English education and technology. She discusses her role at Chatham University and her ventures in developing language learning apps like Eduling Speak. The conversation dives into the benefits of using technology beyond classroom time, gamification, AI in...

7 months ago

36 minutes

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Educating with Love: Using Powerful Talks to Cultivate Habits of Success w/ Lizette Roman

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In this episode, Lizette talks about the impact of being “all in” in education, and being part of a “systematic change” through her dynamic EMS Talks event. She delves into her childhood experience of being educated in a system with no bilingual academic support, and how that shifted into a career in bilingual education where she fully evolved in her mindset of how that support should be provided in a way that “appreciates the bilingual mind”...

8 months ago

51 minutes

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Creating Synergy with Curriculum, Instruction, and Equity with Nate Franz

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: “The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District has an uncompromising commitment to excellence in preparing students to achieve and succeed, to respect themselves and others, and to practice life-long learning in an ever-changing, richly diverse global society. We take responsibility for providing a challenging educational experience in a safe and nurturing environment. We dedicate ourselves to the academic, artistic, social, emotional and phy...

8 months ago

38 minutes

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It Takes a Village: How a District is Collectively Supporting it’s Students w/ Dr. Harmony Booker-Balintfy

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In this episode, Dr. Booker-Balintfy shares her professional and personal experiences in supporting multilingual learners since 2002. She discusses the diverse student population her district serves, including over 421 multilingual learners, and their restructuring efforts to better accommodate these students. Harmony elaborates on the importance of accountability, explaining New York State's levels of English proficiency and the significance...

9 months ago

55 minutes

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Achieving District-wide ELL Success: A Community Effort w/Lyda Ragonese

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: Lyda Ragonese grew up in a bi-lingual household where her father was fluent in English, French and Hmong. She attended a school without an ENL program and quickly adapted to academic life in the US. Listen in as she tells RBERNing questions how she achieved this. During our discussion, she reveals the initiatives that have greatly boosted graduation rates of ELLs in her school district in Syracuse, and the role of support in helping all educa...

9 months ago

38 minutes

RBERNing Questions

Supporting our ELLs: A Parent’s Perspective with Adelina Blanco-Harvey

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In this eye-opening conversation, we engage and learn from a parent who has put 4 of her children through the Uniondale school system; all success stories who have graduated. Adelina Blanco-Harvey herself is an ELL, and in her role as a board trustee, she has a hand in creating policies that truly serve her community of students. As a parental resource, she ensures that parents understand how they can best support their children within the sc...

9 months ago

42 minutes

RBERNing Questions

Using Social Media and Relatable Resources to Build a Culture of Reading w/Lorraine Radice

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In this episode, Pre K-12 Director of Literacy, Lorraine Radice, shares her extensive experience and strategies for supporting multilingual learners by enhancing literacy. She highlights methods to promote reading among students, the importance of including contemporary voices in English curriculums, and leveraging social media to foster a love for reading. Additionally, Lorraine addresses the impact of AI and technology in the classroom, str...

9 months ago

43 minutes

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Showcasing Cultural Stories Globally: The Cross-Cultural Storytelling Project w/Melissa Campesi

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: In this episode, Melissa discusses impactful ways to showcase the rich cultural landscape of our multilingual students on an international level. Through the Cross-Cultural Storytelling project, both students and educators hold and mold the power of personal cultural narratives that can open doors to better communication both in and outside of the classroom, expanding the reach of a deeper understanding of our global diversity . If you’re cur...

10 months ago

33 minutes

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Ungrading: A New Way to Look at Assessment with Babi Kruchin

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: Does receiving a grade help students focus on becoming better writers or getting better grades? What is the concept of ungrading and how is it implemented? How can you stop students from making “superficial changes” to a writing text instead of digging deeper to improve their writing? What is portfolio assessment, and what are the advantages of it? These questions and more will be addressed as Babi Kruchin discusses her methods for inspiring ...

10 months ago

42 minutes

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From Invisible to Visible: Changing the World One Student at a Time with Principal Samantha Power Pugh

Episode Summary: Are you “Illuminating the voices of the voiceless” through your teaching? If not and you want to know how, listening to this episode is a must! Principal Samantha “Power” Pugh kicks off this episode by giving us a wealth of information on the Off School Grounds (OSG) educational leadership group, including over 150 principals, superintendents, school leaders, and chancellors. She highlights her head, hand & heart leadership style and shares how the simple questions: “How ...

10 months ago

58 minutes

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Dispelling the Myth of Mimicry as a Measure of Success with Tasha Austin

***For CTLE credit, click here*** Episode Summary: What kind of world does your teaching create? In this episode, Tasha Austin gives all educators food for thought to ponder this question. She challenges us to think about how separated communities inside the school building could be more diversified and inclusive environments that lend equal support to all learners. Tasha unpacks the idea of the “mimicry” of a standardized version of English, and takes apart the premise that there is one form...

10 months ago

40 minutes