
RBERNing Questions
RBERNing Questions is a professional learning podcast, produced by Mid-State RBERN, where we answer your most compelling questions about teaching, serving, and supporting multilingual learners. We connect teachers and leaders of English Language Learners (ELLs) and Multilingual Learners (MLs) with experts in our field who will address timely and specific questions relating to instructional practices, teacher collegiality, and outreach to students and their families.
If you are a K-12 educator, to receive CTLE credit for listening to this podcast, go to our website: https://midstaterbern.org/2023-2024-podcasts/.
To find out more about the Mid-State RBERN team, visit https://midstaterbern.org/who-we-are/.
Podcasting since 2024 • 36 episodes
RBERNing Questions
Latest Episodes
Unlocking the Power of Custom GPTs for Speaking Practice w/Jennie Kim, Gina De Anda, and Alayne Flores
Episode Summary:How can AI redefine the way we teach and support multilingual learners’ speaking progress? In this episode, three dynamic presenters from the TESOL 2025 Convention: Alayne Flores, Gina De Anda, and Jennie Kim discu...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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50:17

From Classrooms to Communities: A Conversation with Alicia Baez
Episode Summary:In this episode, Alicia Baez, the Assistant Superintendent for the Division of Multilingual Education at Buffalo Public Schools discusses her extensive role in overseeing ENL programming, bilingual education, and c...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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30:38

AI Tools for Success in the ESL Grammar Classroom w/ Dr. Katya Goussakova & Dr. Nicole Hammond
Episode Summary:In this episode of the RBERNing Questions podcast, host Yasmeen Coaxum continues the TESOL 2025 Presenters’ Series from the TESOL Convention 2025 with Dr. Katya Goussakova and Dr. Nicole Hammond from Seminole State...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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37:03

PBL with ELLs in Mind: A Collaborative, Culminating Event w/Maria Friedland
Episode Summary: In this episode, Maria Friedland explains her diverse roles and how she collaborates with educators and institutions to develop professional learning opportunities and curriculum resources for K-12 multilingual learners....
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Season 3
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Episode 13
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41:56

Listening: Why Our Learners Struggle and How to Fix It w/Dr. Tamara Jones
Episode Summary:In this 3rd episode of our TESOL 2025 Presenters’ Series, featuring Dr. Tamara Jones, we explore the common pitfalls of traditional listening instruction in classrooms. Dr. Jones reflects on her own experience of s...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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44:08
