The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast

This episode features Matt Sussman, CEO and co-founder of FLOW Speak, an AI-powered English speaking practice app, discussing how technology can give English learners the speaking practice they rarely get in class. Matt traces the idea back to his years teaching in Japan and working with Fulbright scholars, and explores how everyday expressions, scaffolded practice, and the right division of labor between AI and teachers can build speaking confidence. Matt also shares a special announcement about what’s next for FLOW Speak.

📚 Resources Mentioned in the Episode

• FLOW Speak for Educators (click “Set Up My Class”; free for teachers)

• FLOW Speak Demo (3 mins) 

• FLOW Admin, Explainer video (5 mins)

🎧 Related Teacher Think-Aloud episodes:

• Episode 83 – Task-Based Language Teaching: Moving from Tasks to Transformation (with Dr. Linh Phung)

• E 84 - AI in ELT: Building Critical AI Literacy and Leading with Pedagogy (with Rachel Toncelli & Ilka Kostka)

💡 Reflect with us:

• What strategies do you use to get students practicing speaking outside of class time?

• Where does speaking practice fall through the cracks in your context?

🎓 Join us at the Virtual TESOL ConventionWe’re presenting “The Teacher as Podcaster: Self-Directed PD.” Use code TAP26 for 20% off registration, and register by October 31st to stack it with the early bird fee.

🎧 Sponsors

• Storytime AI: https://www.storytimeaiapp.com/ - select Teacher Think-Aloud when you sign up - the first ten users get a free pilot and 10% off any implementation!

• Factile: https://www.playfactile.com/ 

• Ellii: https://ellii.com/ - use code THINKALOUD for 15% off your first membership term

  
  

  ⏱️ Chapters

  00:00 Sponsors: Factile and Storytime AI

  01:32 Introduction: Speaking Practice Outside Class

  04:58 Meet Matt Sussman, CEO of FLOW Speak

  05:54 Icebreaker: Where Would You Teleport?

  07:08 What Is FLOW Speak? AI English Speaking Practice App

  09:58 Why English Learners Need More Speaking Practice

  13:43 Speaking Practice Use Cases: Homework to Fulbright Prep

  16:52 Colloquial English: Teaching Idioms and Expressions

  19:25 Scaffolding Speaking: AI Practice and the Teacher’s Role

  23:53 Sponsor Break: Ellii English Teaching Materials

  24:40 Teacher Setup: Class Dashboard and Student Progress Data

  27:10 Future of AI Speaking Tools for ESL Teachers

  32:17 Workplace English Lessons

  36:28 Hosts’ Takeaways: Speaking Proficiency vs. Confidence

  #AISpeakingPractice #EnglishSpeakingPractice #FLOWSpeak #AIinELT #AIforTeachers #EdTech #ELT #TESOL #TEFL #ESLteachers #EFLteachers #LanguageTeaching #WorkforceEnglish #EdTech #AIforEducation

  
  

What’s your approach to teaching pronunciation? 🗣️✨ On our latest episode, we chat with Karen Taylor, creator of the Color Vowel Chart®, about moving beyond traditional drills to embrace spoken English in all its richness. Together, we explore how English language teachers can tackle accent bias, honor linguistic diversity, and empower learners to speak with confidence and clarity across different English varieties. 🌍💬

🎧Related Teacher Think-Aloud episodes:

• Episode 82: Grammar That Sticks

• Episode 83: Task-Based Language Teaching

💡 Reflect with us:

• How do you teach pronunciation without enforcing native speakerism?

• How will your approach to teaching pronunciation change after listening to this episode?

📚 Chapters

00:00 Introduction & Theme Music

00:29 Why Teaching Pronunciation Feels Hard

02:49 Meet Karen Taylor

04:05 How The Color Vowel Chart Started

06:05 The Problem With How Pronunciation Is Taught

09:31 Why ESL Teachers Avoid Teaching Pronunciation

13:35 What is the Color Vowel Chart?

18:47 Integrating Accessibility into the Color Vowel Chart

22:35 Example: Pronouncing Don vs Dawn

25:41 World Englishes & Accentism

28:00 Example: The Word “Egg”

30:24 Spoken English vs. Pronunciation

32:41 Speech Communities & Comprehensibility

38:29 Wrap Up

#ELT #ESL #Pronunciation #TeachingPronunciation #TeachingEnglish #SpokenEnglish #SpeakingPractice

This episode features Aylin Erengul Gregg, an international school teacher with over 15 years of experience and the creator of the LEAVES approach, an identity-affirming, language-aware framework for supporting multilingual learners in English-medium schools.

Aylin traces the approach back to her own experience learning English and to Stephen Krashen's ideas on the affective filter, explaining why language acquisition proceeds best when learners feel safe rather than anxious or defensive. She unpacks the difference between affirming multilingual learners' identities and quietly expecting them to assimilate into systems that weren't built with them in mind, and discusses how a deficit mindset shows up when subject teachers see language proficiency as a barrier to "fix" rather than an asset. The conversation closes with the BUDS — brief, useful, doable strategies — that any content teacher can start using tomorrow without becoming a language specialist.

Watch this video episode now on YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. 🎥

📚 Resources Mentioned in the Episode

• The LEAVES Approach — leaveseal.com  

• Aylin Erengul Gregg on LinkedIn 

🎧 Related Teacher Think-Aloud episodes:

• E 14 - Representation in the Classroom

• E 81 - The Monolingual Bias (with Lillian Ardell)

💡 Reflect with us:

• Where have you seen a deficit mindset show up in your own school? 

• What's one BUD you're going to try this week?

📚 Chapters

00:00 Sponsor & Podcast Partners

00:59 Multilingual Learners & the LEAVES Approach

03:11 Leave a Review

03:47 Meet Aylin Erengul Gregg

06:49 What Is the LEAVES Approach?

13:46 Affirming, Not Assimilating Multilingual Learners

18:14 Deficit Mindset in International Schools

27:20 Language-Aware Strategies for Subject Teachers

35:10 BUDS: Practical Strategies for ESL/EFL Classrooms

42:31 Aylin's Website & LinkedIn Resources

43:19 Final Reflections & Listener Call to Action

#LEAVESApproach #MultilingualLearners #LanguageAwareTeaching #AffirmNotAssimilate #EnglishMediumSchools #InternationalSchools #EdTech #ELT #TESOL #TEFL #ESLteachers #EFLteachers #LanguageTeaching #StudentCenteredLearning #AffectiveFilter #TeacherThinkAloud #ELTPodcast #TeacherDevelopment #ProfessionalGrowth #ReflectivePractice #ReflectiveTeaching #TeacherEducation #TeacherPD #ClassroomPractice #FundsOfKnowledge #EnglishTeachers #GlobalELT

On our second ✨annual✨ summer reading list, we explore a curated selection of memoirs, nonfiction, and fiction that have shaped how we think about identity, belonging, error, and what it means to be human. This year's picks lean heavily into nonfiction and memoir, reflecting a shared desire to understand the systems, stories, and inner critics that shape us and our students. 

Books discussed include:

🏪 Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

🗣️ My Broken Language by Quiara Alegría Hudes

🌎 How to Hide an Empire by Daniel Immerwahr

🛂 Conditional Citizens by Laila Lalami

😵 Being Wrong by Kathryn Schulz

🫶 How to Be Enough by Ellen Hendriksen

🚪 Exit West by Mohsin Hamid,

🍜 Automatic Noodle by Annalee Newitz

👽 The Humans by Matt Haig 

Anna and Shé discuss how each book has shifted their worldview, their teaching, and their understanding of themselves, and offer practical ideas for bringing these texts into classrooms, book clubs, and professional development.

Watch this video episode now on YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. 🎥

Related Teacher Think-Aloud episodes:

• E 70 - Summer Reading Special: Stories That Cross Borders

• E 81 - The Monolingual Bias: Advocacy for English Language Teachers (with Lilian Ardell)

• E 66 - “Being a native speaker isn’t a qualification” (with Meri Maroutian)

💡 Reflect with us:

•  Which cultural assumptions did your last great read challenge for you?

• What question did your last great read leave you with?

• How might you bring one of these texts — even just an excerpt — into your classroom or professional development?

🎧 Sponsor

This episode is sponsored by Ellii, one of the world’s leading content libraries for English language teachers. Looking for ready-made lessons that get students talking? Visit Ellii.com.

Use code THINKALOUD for 15% off your first membership term. Admins can also request a two-month free trial to pilot Ellii for your program.

📚 Chapters

00:00 Sponsor Ellii

00:18 Podcast Partners

00:47 Sandman Stories Promo

02:06 Summer Reading Returns

03:23 Why These Books

05:02 Crying in H Mart

07:43 My Broken Language

12:21 How to Hide Empire

16:21 Conditional Citizens

20:48 Exit West Magic Doors

23:38 Empathy for Refugees

24:32 Two Book Pivot

25:05 Being Wrong Explained

27:18 How to Be Enough

28:54 Teachers Need Both

31:19 Automatic Noodle Robots

32:37 Robot Rights Debates

34:39 The Humans Alien Lens

36:38 Language Learning Vulnerability

38:23 Wrap Up and Takeaways

39:47 Classroom Uses and Prompts

41:23 Reflective Questions Finale

42:14 Book Club and Goodbye

#SummerReadingList #BooksForTeachers #ELTBookClub #TeacherReads #CulturalIdentity #LanguageAndIdentity #MemoirReading #CriticalLiteracy #ELT #TESOL #TEFL #ESLteachers #EFLteachers #LanguageTeaching #StudentCenteredLearning #MeaningfulCommunication #TeacherThinkAloud #ELTPodcast #TeacherDevelopment #ProfessionalGrowth #ReflectivePractice #ReflectiveTeaching #TeacherEducation #TeacherPD #GlobalELT

This episode of The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast, hosted by Anna and Shé, features Northeastern University educators Rachel Toncelli and Ilka Kostka, co-authors of Artificial Intelligence, Real Teaching: A Guide to AI in ELT, discussing practical and pedagogical approaches to AI in English language teaching. 

They address common misconceptions, including fears that AI will replace language learning, and argue that language remains essential for human connection, cultural nuance, and intercultural competence. Rachel and Ilka explain why banning AI doesn’t work and emphasize transparency, ongoing classroom dialogue, and using AI as a teaching challenge by having students critically analyze AI output, translations, and AI-generated emails. They also share a 10-category framework for evaluating AI tools based on alignment with learning goals, usability, feedback, bias, privacy, cost, and scalability, and encourage teachers to take small, collaborative, hands-on steps to build AI literacy.

📚Artificial Intelligence, Real Teaching: A Guide to AI in ELT

Related Teacher Think-Aloud episodes:

• E 75 - Generative AI in Education: A Teacher’s Guide (with Sara Davila)

• E 51 - 2024 Friends of the Podcast: AI in ELT

• E 48 - Bring your teaching alive with ChatGPT (with Jeff McIlvenna)

💡 Reflect with us:

•  How are you navigating AI use in your classroom? 

• What tips or tricks for implementation do you have to share with teachers trying to do the same?

🎧 Sponsor

This episode is sponsored by Ellii, one of the world’s leading content libraries for English language teachers. Looking for ready-made lessons that get students talking? Visit Ellii.com.

Use code THINKALOUD for 15% off your first membership term. Admins can also request a two-month free trial to pilot Ellii for your program.

📚 Chapters

00:00 Sponsor Message

00:18 Podcast Partners

01:50 AI in ELT Setup

04:34 Meet the Guests

05:41 Bookish Icebreaker

08:42 Why They Wrote It

15:17 Collaboration Matters

17:37 Misconception Language Ends

25:50 Teacher Fears and Integrity

27:57 In-Class AI Literacy

30:43 Protecting Student Voice

32:48 Show Don’t Tell Activities

33:37 Email Etiquette Pitfalls

35:08 AI As Communication Bridge

36:54 Tool Evaluation Framework

38:34 Ten Criteria Checklist

42:42 Start Small With AI

44:01 Hands On Tool Exploration

47:32 Mindset Over Interface

49:21 Book Clubs And Community

52:06 Hosts Reflect And Reframe

55:06 Listener Call To Action

55:46 Closing Farewell

#AIinELT #ArtificialIntelligenceRealTeaching #AIinLanguageTeaching #CriticalAILiteracy #AIforTeachers #EdTech #ELT #TESOL #TEFL #ESLteachers #EFLteachers #LanguageTeaching #StudentCenteredLearning #MeaningfulCommunication #TeacherThinkAloud #ELTPodcast #TeacherDevelopment #ProfessionalGrowth #ReflectivePractice #ReflectiveTeaching #TeacherEducation #TeacherPD #ClassroomPractice #AILiteracy #EnglishTeachers #GlobalELT

In this episode of The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast, Shé and Anna are joined by Dr. Linh Phung, decorated language educator, researcher, innovator, and the creator of Eduling app, to explore the principles and practical applications of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT), an approach that shifts the focus from isolated language practice to meaningful, goal-oriented communication. Together, they unpack what truly makes a task “task-based,” challenge common misconceptions, and highlight how TBLT creates more authentic, engaging, and learner-centered classroom experiences.

Rather than treating language as the end goal, this episode reframes language as a tool for achieving outcomes—encouraging learners to solve problems, negotiate meaning, and communicate with purpose. From designing effective tasks to structuring a full task cycle, the conversation offers both clarity and practical strategies for teachers looking to move beyond traditional models and into more meaningful language use.

📚 Resources Mentioned in the Episode

• Eduling App

Related Teacher Think-Aloud episodes:

• Episode 82 - Grammar That Sticks: The NUFU Framework

• Episode 76 - Unpacking the Lexical Approach with Erin O’Byrne

💡 Reflect with us:

• Have you tried TBLT in your classroom? 

• What shifted for you when you started planning around tasks instead of grammar points?

🎧 Sponsor

This episode is sponsored by Ellii, one of the world’s leading content libraries for English language teachers. Looking for ready-made lessons that get students talking? Visit Ellii.com.

Use code THINKALOUD for 15% off your first membership term. Admins can also request a two-month free trial to pilot Ellii for your program.

📚 Chapters

00:00 Sponsor Message

00:17 Podcast Partners Plug

00:57 Welcome and Episode Setup

02:04 Meet Dr Linh Phung

03:31 Icebreaker Guilty Pleasures

05:09 What Is TBLT

06:18 SLA Foundations of TBLT

10:02 What Counts as a Task

12:42 Planning and Assessing Tasks

17:26 Focus on Form in TBLT

20:55 Why Drills Fail Beginners

22:03 Adapting TBLT to Contexts

22:13 Adapting TBLT Constraints

22:31 Input First for Beginners

23:39 One Way Two Way Tasks

24:57 Exam Pressure and Research

26:45 Participation Norms Buy In

27:58 Minimum Viable TBLT

28:40 Authentic Materials and Creativity

31:13 Learner Generated Tasks

32:38 Eduling App and AI Tasks

35:31 Courses: IELTS and Pronunciation

38:22 Frameworks Nesting Wrap Up

40:00 Final Listener Call to Action

#TaskBasedLearning #TBLT #CommunicativeLanguageTeaching #ELT #TESOL #TEFL #ESLteachers #EFLteachers #LanguageTeaching #StudentCenteredLearning #MeaningfulCommunication #TeacherThinkAloud #ELTPodcast #TeacherDevelopment #ProfessionalGrowth #ReflectivePractice #ReflectiveTeaching #TeacherEducation #TeacherPD #ClassroomPractice #LessonDesign #ActiveLearning #LanguageLearning #EnglishTeachers #GlobalELT

In this episode of The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast, Shé and Anna are joined by ESL teacher and founder of The ESL Grammar Gallery Audrea Gold to explore a refreshingly practical and research-informed approach to grammar instruction: the NUFU framework—Noticing, Understanding, Forming, and Using.

Moving beyond traditional rule-based instruction, Audrea reframes grammar as a meaning-making tool rather than a set of isolated structures to memorize. Together, the conversation unpacks how teachers can design lessons that help learners engage with grammar more deeply, retain it longer, and—most importantly—use it with confidence in real communication.

📚 Resources Mentioned in the Episode

• The ESL Grammar Gallery

Related Teacher Think-Aloud episodes:

• Episode 76 - Unpacking the Lexical Approach with Erin O’Byrne

💡 Reflect with us:

• At which stage of NUFU do your students tend to struggle most—and why?

• What’s one small shift you could make this week to move from rule-based teaching to meaning-based grammar instruction?

🎧 Sponsor

This episode is sponsored by Ellii, one of the world’s leading content libraries for English language teachers. Looking for ready-made lessons that get students talking? Visit Ellii.com.

Use code THINKALOUD for 15% off your first membership term. Admins can also request a two-month free trial to pilot Ellii for your program.

📚 Chapters

00:00 Grammar Episode Kickoff

02:02 Meet Audrea Gold

03:23 Teacher Ritual Icebreaker

04:38 NUFU Framework Overview

07:33 Why Inductive Grammar Works

08:47 Noticing Stage In Action

10:20 Devil Wears Prada Hook

12:31 Noticing Techniques And Debrief

17:34 Understanding Phase Setup

18:16 Explaining Meaning Use Form

20:58 Reducing Teacher Talk Time

21:34 Student Ownership Mindset

22:41 Forming Stage Overview

23:31 Reverse Handholding Sequence

23:57 Unscramble Sentence Drills

25:42 Framework Fill Scaffolds

27:10 Remove the Guardrails

30:01 Using Phase Real Practice

31:11 Conversation and Task Activities

32:56 Writing Prompts Presentations

36:29 Shy Students Confidence

37:49 Why Communication Matters

39:46 ESL Grammar Gallery Plug

42:37 Final Wrap and Call In

#GrammarTeaching #NUFUframework #ELT #TESOL #TEFL #ESLteachers #EFLteachers #LanguageTeaching #GrammarInstruction #CommunicativeGrammar #TeachingGrammar #SecondLanguageAcquisition #AppliedLinguistics #TeacherThinkAloud #ELTPodcast #TeacherDevelopment #ProfessionalGrowth #ReflectivePractice #ReflectiveTeaching #TeacherEducation #TeacherPD #ClassroomPractice #LessonDesign #StudentCenteredLearning #LanguageLearning #EnglishTeachers #GlobalELT

As we celebrate five years of The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast, we’re revisiting some of the conversations that have most shaped our thinking—and, we hope, yours. These episodes reflect the heart of our work: thoughtful dialogue, reflective practice, professional growth, and courageous conversations about what it truly means to teach English in a complex, evolving world.

Whether you’re listening for the first time or returning with new classroom experiences behind you, we invite you to engage with this episode through fresh eyes. Notice what resonates differently. Consider how your thinking has evolved. Reflection is not a destination—it’s an ongoing practice. Thank you for being part of this community for the past five years. Here’s to the next chapter of thinking aloud together.

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In this episode, we dive into the pervasive issue of native speakerism in English Language Teaching with educator and advocate Meri Maroutian.

Meri shares her journey into the profession, the biases she’s faced, and the reflective, practical tools she now offers to help others tackle this issue—like her three-part masterclass designed to dismantle accent bias and outdated teaching models.

We also hear from listeners about how native speakerism has impacted them, and reflect on how all of us—whether classroom teachers, trainers, or administrators—can work toward a more equitable profession.

💡 Reflect with us:

How do your materials, practices, or hiring processes reinforce or challenge native speaker bias? What steps can you take to prioritize qualifications and intelligibility over perceived nativeness?

🎧 Related Resources:

• Episode 13 - The Delicate Dance of English

• Episode 14 - Representation: More than just a stock photo

• Episode 17 – The Benefits of Formal TESOL Training

• Episode 18 – Book Review: Race, Empire, and English Language Teaching

• E46 - Challenging inequities toward multilingual teachers (with Alex Tang & Carine Saucillo)

• Meri Maroutian’s Masterclass on Systemic Bias

Connect with Meri:

• Instagram @the_non_native_speaker

• Thenonnativespeaker.com

Chapters

00:00 Podcast Turns Five

00:20 Relaunch Episode Spotlight

02:04 Sponsor Break

02:24 Native Speaker Bias Setup

04:00 Meet Meri Maroutian

06:25 Music Icebreakers

08:25 Defining Native Speakerism

11:23 Hiring Bias And Gatekeeping

13:47 Credentials And Pay Gaps

18:03 Awareness To Action

20:37 Where Bias Shows Up

21:22 CV Games And Integrity

24:39 Accent Bias Goes Viral

25:41 English as Lingua Franca

27:34 Listener Stories of Bias

30:20 Challenging Systemic ELT Bias

31:05 Masterclass Part One Accents

35:40 Masterclass Part Two Methods

36:27 Masterclass Part Three Pronunciation

37:52 Rethinking Pronunciation Priorities

42:38 Qualifications Over Nativeness

45:05 Stakeholder Reflection Wrap Up

#NativeSpeakerism #ELTEquity #MultilingualTeachers #GlobalEnglishes #PronunciationMatters #LanguageEducation #ReflectiveTeaching #TeacherThinkAloud

As we celebrate five years of The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast, we’re revisiting some of the conversations that have most shaped our thinking—and, we hope, yours. These episodes reflect the heart of our work: thoughtful dialogue, reflective practice, professional growth, and courageous conversations about what it truly means to teach English in a complex, evolving world.

Whether you’re listening for the first time or returning with new classroom experiences behind you, we invite you to engage with this episode through fresh eyes. Notice what resonates differently. Consider how your thinking has evolved. Reflection is not a destination—it’s an ongoing practice. Thank you for being part of this community for the past five years. Here’s to the next chapter of thinking aloud together.

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How do you sustain your professional development as an educator? In this episode, guest Yulia Kharchenko shares a framework she and her colleagues have developed to ensure future teachers are prepared for future challenges in the teaching profession… Listen on YouTube, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts… 🎧 Link in bio.

📚Resources:

• Episode: Building a sustainable PD practice (with Yulia Kharchenko)

• Article: Reflective Practice for Language Teachers (Farrell, 2018): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fGMtj3Lu7ljdXdKVwSApkGjH843zTztD/view?usp=sharing 

• Article: Reflective practice framework for TESOL teachers: one teacher's reflective journey (Farrell & Kennedy, 2019): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bQmEvIqHauc-fJwIeJJYsGPrLsT0DXBn/view?usp=sharing 

• Article: Reed, M., Kharchenko, Y., & Bodis, A. (forthcoming). Sustainability in English language teacher education: Preparing teachers for an unknown future. In M. Riazi & N.A. Nazari (Eds.), Adaptable English Language Teaching: Reconsidering Established Practices and Frameworks. Routledge.

• Episode: A Holistic Approach to PD (with Ramin Yazdanpanah)

Connect with Yulia on X or LinkedIn!

Chapters

00:00 Podcast Turns Five

00:27 Relaunch Episode Preview

01:49 Sponsor Break

02:10 Why Ad Hoc PD Fails

03:12 Meet Yulia Kharchenko

04:36 Icebreaker Many Hats

07:08 COVID And Upskilling

10:09 Mosaic Mindset For PD

11:25 Sustainability Framework

14:42 Skill Building Vs Reflection

17:31 Skills Within Reflection

18:19 Framework For Sustainable PD

19:42 Holistic Teacher Life

20:55 Meta Reflective PD Design

22:40 Adaptive Expertise In Practice

23:22 Microteaching With VoiceThread

26:06 Peer Feedback And Networks

28:01 Ripple Effects On Systems

31:24 Closing Reflections And Call

#ProfessionalDevelopment #PDforTeachers #PD #ELT #ReflectiveTeaching #TeachEnglish #ReflectivePedagogy #ESL #EFL #Teaching #Education #LoveTeaching #GlobalELT #Teacher #English #LanguageLearning  #ReflectivePractice 

As we celebrate five years of The Teacher Think-Aloud Podcast, we’re revisiting some of the conversations that have most shaped our thinking—and, we hope, yours. These episodes reflect the heart of our work: thoughtful dialogue, reflective practice, professional growth, and courageous conversations about what it truly means to teach English in a complex, evolving world.

Whether you’re listening for the first time or returning with new classroom experiences behind you, we invite you to engage with this episode through fresh eyes. Notice what resonates differently. Consider how your thinking has evolved. Reflection is not a destination—it’s an ongoing practice. Thank you for being part of this community for the past five years. Here’s to the next chapter of thinking aloud together.

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“Global citizenship can happen in our back yard.” 🏠🌏In this episode, Shey and Anna plunge head-first with guest Brantley Turner—East Asia Education Director for Dwight Schools—into what it means to cultivate a global mindset, how to teach it in a culturally responsive way, how to navigate the discomforts of a globally-minded worldview, and much more… Listen now! 

Questions for reflection:

• What does global citizenship mean to you? 

• How do you infuse global citizenship into your curriculum?

Chapters

00:00 Podcast Anniversary Relaunch

00:35 Global Citizenship Teaser

02:23 Sponsor Message

02:57 Meet Brantley Turner

04:24 Travel Icebreaker

06:10 Founding Dwight Schools

08:25 Local Context First

08:58 IB Curriculum and Language

13:13 Defining Global Citizenship

15:45 Empathy Cooperation and Dialogue

18:02 Hosts Reflect on Key Quotes

19:20 Global Citizenship Anywhere

19:56 Hope for Underserved Students

23:27 Say Yes to Discomfort

26:10 Nontraditional Education Path

28:35 Classroom Norms and Safe Dialogue

31:42 Storytelling and Role Play

36:10 Media Literacy Against Manipulation

37:13 Wrap Up and Listener Call

#globalcitizenship #culturallyresponsivepedagogy #localtoglobal #global #ib #internationalbaccalaureate #criticalthinking ⁠#ESL⁠⁠ #EFL⁠⁠ #ELT⁠⁠ #ReflectiveTeaching⁠⁠ #TeachEnglish⁠⁠ #ReflectivePedagogy⁠⁠ #ESL⁠⁠ #EFL⁠⁠ #Teaching⁠⁠ #Education⁠⁠ #LoveTeaching⁠⁠ #GlobalELT⁠⁠ #Teacher⁠⁠ #English⁠⁠ #LanguageLearning⁠⁠ #ReflectivePractice⁠