
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 • 31 episodes
RBERNing Questions
Latest Episodes
Student Perspectives on Integrating AI Language Models in Writing Instruction w/Yasmine Telwana
Episode Summary:In this episode, Yasmine Telwana, a first-year writing lecturer at the University of Minnesota, discusses her insights on integrating AI into academic writing courses. Telwana, a multilingual educator with e...
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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Tech-Savvy Language Education: The Role of Apps w/Dr. Linh Phung
Episode Summary:In the first episode of our TESOL 2025 Presenters Series, Dr. Linh Phung, an entrepreneur and tech enthusiast, shares her journey from Vietnam to the U.S., where she pursued her passion for English education and te...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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36:56

Educating with Love: Using Powerful Talks to Cultivate Habits of Success w/ Lizette Roman
Episode Summary: In this episode, Lizette talks about the impact of being “all in” in education, and being part of a “systematic change” through her dynamic EMS Talks event. She delves into her childhood experience of being educated in a...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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51:07

Creating Synergy with Curriculum, Instruction, and Equity with Nate Franz
Episode Summary:“The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District has an uncompromising commitment to excellence in preparing students to achieve and succeed, to respect themselves and others, and to practice life-long learnin...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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38:48

It Takes a Village: How a District is Collectively Supporting it’s Students w/ Dr. Harmony Booker-Balintfy
Episode Summary: In this episode, Dr. Booker-Balintfy shares her professional and personal experiences in supporting multilingual learners since 2002. She discusses the diverse student population her district serves, including ove...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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55:06
