ASSETS

Interested in learning about five practices for supporting students living with adversity? Listen in as Dr. Lawrence sits with an expert consultant, Dr. Debbie Zacarian, who has authored over 100 publications and holds advanced degrees in Clinical Psychology and Educational Policy and Research. Follow along as Dr. Lawrence and Dr. Zacarian discuss the topic of teaching to empower and share a call to action to foster student agency, self-confidence, and collaboration.

How does understanding culture influence empathy? This month, Dr. Lawrence sits with Dorina Sackman-Ebuwa, also known as The Lab Coat Teacher and affectionately "Miss Dorito" by EL students worldwide, to discuss 25 years of EL/Bilingual classroom experiences and doctoral research on Emotional Intelligence. Follow along as Dr. Lawrence and Dorina share their first experiences with cultural diversity as children and how it led them to a career advocating for ELs.

This month, Dr. Lawrence sits with Professor Emerita of Education in the Division of Equity, Bilingualism and Biliteracy at the University of Colorado, Boulder, Dr. Kathy Escamilla. Follow along as Dr. Escamilla shares her experience as a member of one of the first-ever bilingual education programs and discusses the Science of Reading and how it impacts multilingual learners.

Dr. Escamilla shares her trials and triumphs from decades of experience researching issues related to the development of bilingualism and biliteracy for Spanish-speaking emerging bilingual learners and shares her predictions for the future of multilingual learners.

This month, our host Dr. Jobi Lawrence sits with Mr. Alex Kajitani, also known as "The Rappin' Mathematician," California Teacher of the year and co-author of a Chicken Soup for the Soul book. Listen in to hear Dr. Lawrence and Mr. Kajitani rap their way to better understanding how math can be made more comprehensible and how student motivation can be increased with the approach of the "Rappin Mathematician". You won't want to miss this episode and the chance to learn how to go beyond test scores and data, and dive into real-life stories and teachers' actual impact on multilingual learners.

Do frequent fiction readers have more empathy for others? Tune in to find out! In this episode, we sit with educational researcher, linguist, and activist, Dr. Stephen Krashen, to discuss self-selected pleasure reading and how it benefits first and second language development. Follow along as Dr. Krashen shares the advantages of recreational reading, the importance of bilingual education, and the time he had lunch with American comic book writer and the creator of Spider-Man, Stan Lee.

ASSETS is an original podcast series hosted by Dr. Jobi Lawrence. Follow along as she takes a deep dive into the educational realities of multilingual learners across the country. Dr. Lawrence focuses on the opportunities and inherent challenges of meeting the needs of our nation's multilingual learners to ensure that they reach English proficiency.

Each month, Dr. Lawrence welcomes a new guest with unique insights into serving our nation's multilingual learners and their families. ASSETS is funded in part by the United States Department of Education under a National Professional Development Program grant. All episodes are available at no cost on Spotify and Apple podcasts.

Disclaimer: The thoughts and ideas expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of any entity associated with this podcast.