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ML Chat: Conversations with Multilingual Educators

ML Chat: Conversations with Multilingual Educators

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 ML Chat explores everything to do with Multilingual student instruction. Do you oversee students that are learning English? ML Chat is the place to learn more and continue to refine your craft. In each episode co-hosts Tim Blackburn and Justin Hewett talk with experts, researchers, and district administrators to explore how to best serve our language learners.@2023 Flashlight Learning Foreign Language Audiobooks
Episodes
  • Jeff Zwiers: Talk That Transforms Learning

    Jeff Zwiers: Talk That Transforms Learning
    Jan 21 2026

    What happens when student talk takes center stage? On the ML Chat Podcast, educator and Stanford researcher Jeff Zwiers discusses how academic discourse, teaching big ideas with flexibility, and student-centered oral language routines drive deeper thinking and engagement for multilingual learners. It’s a refreshing reminder that creativity and meeting curriculum standards can go hand-in-hand.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Supporting Newcomers & Educators with Christen Graham

    Supporting Newcomers & Educators with Christen Graham
    Jan 7 2026

    President of Arkansas TESOL and Director of ESL, Christen Graham, shares how her district turned mission into action during a sudden influx of Afghan refugee students. She discusses building newcomer centers, engaging families through community partnerships, and equipping educators with practical strategies for immediate use. The conversation highlights how collaboration and understanding students help bridge the gap between home and school.
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    49 mins
  • Carly Spina: A Holistic Approach to Multilingual Teaching

    Carly Spina: A Holistic Approach to Multilingual Teaching
    Dec 10 2025
    56 mins
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