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
Language and Science to Empower All Students w/Dr. Okhee Lee
Episode Summary:
Dr. Okhee Lee, a professor at NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development, talks about both challenges and opportunities in integrating STEM and language with multilingual learners. She shares her journey from South Korea to becoming an influential figure in the field and her role in developing the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). This episode covers the impact of asset-oriented, contemporary approaches to integrating STEM and language education with multilingual learners. It also delves into her involvement with various initiatives across multiple levels of the education system, including the New York State Education Department, Mid-State RBERN, and OCMBOCES. If you have burning questions about how to engage your multilingual learners in STEM education, this is a must listen!
RBERNing Questions for this Episode:
1- What have been the biggest challenges and greatest moments of progression in terms of integrating language learning with science learning?
2- Can you tell us about the components of the yearlong fifth-grade science curriculum your team developed, called Science And Integrated Language, or SAIL?
3- How do the WIDA Standards Framework, 2020 Edition and the science standards mirror each other?
Full BIO:
Okhee Lee is a professor in the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development at New York University. She is committed to advancing research, policy, and practice that promote STEM and language learning for all students, particularly multilingual learners. Her work involves integrating science, language, and computational thinking with a focus on multilingual learners. Her latest work addresses justice-centered STEM education with multilingual learners by integrating multiple STEM subjects, including data science and computer science, to address societal challenges using the case of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Resources:
Websites/Social Media:
X (formerly Twitter):
@OkheeLee_
Website:
https://www.okheelee.com/
Contact Info:
olee@nyu.edu
Other Resources:
http://www.nysed.gov/bilingual-ed/integrating-science-and-language-all-students-focus-english-language-learners
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okhee_Lee
https://wikitia.com/wiki/Okhee_Lee
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmptRBGO6G6yl4Ph0n7Pr_w/featured
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