TJ is a passionate advocate for Heritage speakers and it was a pleasure talking to him about the strengths that these students bring into our language classrooms and how teachers can support these students when they may not have training or experience in this field. Please join the conversation on Twitter by tagging @langloungepod @michelleolah @ProfeTeeJay and let us know how you celebrate and support the heritage learners in your classroom.

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In this episode Michelle talks to Elena Spathis, FLENJ 2021 Teacher of the Year, about some leadership qualities that are important to her and support her continued growth as a world language educator.

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In this episode of the Language Lounge, Michelle gives 7 tips on how we can make the most out of virtual conferences, including ACTFL Virtual 2021.

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In this episode of the Language Lounge, Michelle talks with Joseph Parodi-Brown about how we can make our language classrooms inclusive.

Michelle Olah talks with Leslie Grahn about how teachers can reach Generation Z learners by designing real-world, relevant tasks that engage and motivate the students in our classrooms.

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In this episode of the Language Lounge, Michelle talks research and high leverage teaching practices with Alissa Farias. Michelle and Alissa discuss how after an unprecedented time in education with disruptions in student learning, we need to “double down” on the effective teaching strategies that research has shown have the greatest effect on student learning.

Michelle Olah talks to Greta Lundgaard about how teachers can “park the helicopter” in order to allow students to take more responsibility for their language learning and develop the skills and confidence they will need when they are speaking the language out in the real world.

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Michelle Olah talks to Ryan Smith about how we as world language educators, stakeholders and advocates can remove both individual and institutional barriers so that all students can have access to the benefits of learning another language.

In this episode Michelle talks with Meredith White about how language teachers can articulate and advocate for the support they need at various stages in their careers and why it is important to both find a mentor and be a mentor in order to continue learning and growing as world language educators.

In this episode of the Language Lounge, Catherine shares some of her takeaways from her experience at CLTA’s Summer Seminar “The Socially Just World Language Classroom: Social-Emotional Learning and Framework-Aligned Practices” and talks about how world language educators can support each other in our personal and professional journeys to create more socially just classrooms for our students.