Award-winning investigative journalist, Jo Napolitano, follows the courageous fight of 6 refugee children who sued their school district for denying them equal access to an equitable education.  This interview was inspired by her book entitled, The School I Deserve.

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Dr. Debbie Zacarian (@DebbieZacarian) shares how we can overcome the inequities found in the community, school, and classroom with inspirational examples from around the country. 

You can purchase Dr. Zacarian's co-authored book Beyond Crisis with this link. bit.ly/beyondcrisesbk

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If you teach Ss, you’re a school leader. If so, then Dr. Moníca Lara (@DRMLARA) is speaking to you through this podcast. You’ll leave this conversation so inspired! 

Dr. Lara's books: 

Toma la palabra! (https://amzn.to/3wv8fsg)

 

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A fierce advocate of translanguaging, Dr. Ofelia García shares how it can be transformational for a school community. 

 

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Dr. Sonia Soltero (@soniawsoltero) talks to us about adopting schoolwide approaches to education language learners based on her book.  This is a great podcast for pre-service teachers new to the field, admins who want to learn more about dual language programs, and veteran language specialists who want confirmation that they're doing the right things with your students.

You can order her book Schoolwide Approaches to Educating ELLs with this affiliate link to help support the podcast (https://amzn.to/3cQzZA4). 

 

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Dr. Ester de Jong shares principles of multilingual education from her book Foundations of Multilingual Education.  Though programs will look different based on their context, the three principles outline by de Jong needs to be the core of every program. 

 

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Dr. Andrea Honigsfeld (@AndreaHonigsfe) shares how we can grow students' language and literacy skills at different language proficiencies based on her book Growing Language and Literacy: Strategies for English Language Learners.

 

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Elementary school educator, Megan Dreher, shares the multiple ways that she is using wordless picture books to great success with your language learners. You are read the article that Megan, Andrea, and Renske wrote by going to this link (https://www.empoweringells.com/fewer-words-lead-to-more-ideas/)

 

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The Harkness Discussion is a student-led discussion method used in many of the most prestigious and rigorous private schools in U.S. It can also be used to develop language learners' language and thinking skills.  Master educator, Lundy Smith from Exeter Academy, will talk about how to facilitate a Harkness Discussion. 

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Dr. Jeff Zwiers shares the differences between pseudo & authentic communication & how we can structure for authentic conversations. You can purchase his book, The Communication Effect, with this affiliate link (https://amzn.to/38vFxfU). To learn more about one of Tan’s courses, go to https://www.empoweringells.com/courses/. You can connect with Tan on Twitter at @TanKHuynh