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.
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RBERNing Questions
Implementing SOFLA: An Interactive Online Learning Experience with Dr. Helaine W. Marshall
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Episode Summary:
We kick off the first episode of this season with Dr. Helaine W. Marshall! She discusses the origins of SOFLA, the Synchronous Online Flipped Learning Approach. Find out what it means to make online teaching “warm” and how SOFLA contributes to this. Learn how to get students excited about doing work outside of class through the “movie trailer” step in SOFLA, and finally, discover how to implement this innovative, international approach to online learning that creates social presence between student peers. Get ready to have your burning questions about this, and more, answered on today’s episode!
RBERNing Questions for this Episode:
1- What is SOFLA?
- What was the gap in online teaching that you felt needed to be filled?
2- How can SOFLA be used to enhance the online learning experience for ELLs?
- Is it also effective for content teachers?
3- What makes SOFLA different from other online learning approaches?
Guest Bio:
Dr. Helaine W. Marshall was on the faculty of LIU Hudson from January 2003 until December of last year (2022). She has taught courses in multicultural education, second language acquisition, linguistics, English structure, and Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) methodology. She co-directed LIU’s Cross-Campus Online TESOL/Bilingual Education Program in collaboration with the Brooklyn and Riverhead Campuses. Dr. Marshall also serves as a consultant on instructional design for the Brooklyn Campus Communication Sciences and Disorders Department as part of its New York State Education Department Grant to infuse technology and online learning into its graduate program in Speech-Language Pathology.
Resources:
Websites/Social Media
http://malpeducation.com/SOFLA
FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/SOFLAModel
Email: hwmarshall@malpeducation.com
Publications
Latest Book: https://press.umich.edu/Books/B/Breaking-New-Ground-for-SLIFE2
- Co-author (2020). Meeting the needs of students with limited or interrupted formal education, 2nd edition. With A. DeCapua and F. L. Tang. University of Michigan Press.
- Co-author (2013). Making the transition to classroom success: Culturally responsive teaching for struggling language learners. With A. DeCapua. University of Michigan Press.
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