🎙️ ESL Talk: Season 9, Episode 4 🎙️

A podcast for English Teachers, by English Teachers.

How do you design lessons that truly work for every learner in the room? This week, we're joined by Mehdi Hajizadeh — an English instructor with over 25 years of experience across EFL, ESL, ELA, LINC, ESP, EAP, and multi-level EAL programs for a deeply practical conversation about accessibility, neurodiversity, and inclusive lesson design in the ESL classroom.

Mehdi brings a wealth of expertise in curriculum development, academic coaching, and K–12 tutoring, with a career built around tailoring instruction to diverse learner needs across academic, workplace, and community contexts. In this episode, he unpacks how teachers can apply principles of universal design, metacognition, and inclusive practice to rethink the way they structure routines, deliver instructions, design activities, and approach assessment, all without adding more to their already full plates.

Whether you're teaching a multi-level class, supporting neurodiverse learners, or simply looking for smarter ways to reach more students, this episode will give you fresh perspectives and actionable strategies you can bring straight to your classroom.

Connect with Mehdi:

Email: [email protected]

Instagram/YouTube:

www.youtube.com/@EnglishWithMeAndUncleMehdi | www.youtube.com/@mehdihajizadeh7761 

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