ML Chat: Conversations with Multilingual Educators
by Flashlight Learning
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Patrice Thompson: Making Room for Every Language
Sep 2, 2026
41m 58s
Dr. Simone Wilkinson: Leading Through Listening
Aug 19, 2026
53m 04s
Belonging Before Achievement with Dr. Marie Heath
Aug 5, 2026
49m 42s
The Power of Teacher Agency with Sally Baer, NBCT
Jul 15, 2026
50m 22s
Dr. Jennifer Lovellette: Seeing School Through Students' Eyes
Jul 1, 2026
53m 00s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/2/26 | Patrice Thompson: Making Room for Every Language | From her own journey as a language learner to teaching in South Korea, China, and Morocco, multilingual educator and consultant Patrice Thompson has seen firsthand how language policies shape students’ experiences. She shares how translanguaging can move classrooms beyond English-only practices, along with strategies like language buddies and multilingual note-taking that let students use their strongest language to support comprehension. | 41m 58s | ||||||
| 8/19/26 | Dr. Simone Wilkinson: Leading Through Listening | Dr. Simone Wilkinson shares how her experience as a secondary administrator and current elementary principal has shaped a leadership approach grounded in listening. From student focus groups and family engagement to learning from staff, she emphasizes understanding a school community before introducing change. She also discusses creating more inclusive opportunities for multilingual learners and making professional learning manageable for educators. | 53m 04s | ||||||
| 8/5/26 | Belonging Before Achievement with Dr. Marie Heath | Drawing from her own journey, Dr. Marie Heath explains why creating a sense of belonging helps multilingual learners thrive both academically and personally. She shares why acculturation and developing a bicultural identity are essential to student success. She also highlights how schools can build systems that support newcomers beyond language instruction, helping students feel connected, confident, and prepared to lead. | 49m 42s | ||||||
| 7/15/26 | teacher agencyprofessional growth+4 | Sally Baer | Flashlight LearningThe Power of Teacher Agency | — | teacher agencyprofessional growth+5 | — | 50m 22s | ||
| 7/1/26 | multilingual learnersstudent shadowing+3 | Dr. Jennifer Lovellette | Flashlight Learning | — | multilingual educationstudent experience+3 | — | 53m 00s | ||
| 6/17/26 | curriculum developmentteacher feedback+4 | Dr. Lisa Auslander | Flashlight Learning | — | curriculumteacher feedback+5 | — | 54m 19s | ||
| 6/3/26 | multilingualismlanguage preservation+3 | Ndey Tida Kejera | — | SenegalThe Gambia+1 | multilinguallanguage+5 | — | 51m 03s | ||
| 5/20/26 | multilingual learnersmindset+4 | Dr. Carol Salva | — | — | multilingual educationasset-based mindset+3 | — | 1h 00m 01s | ||
| 5/6/26 | multilingual educationeducational consulting+4 | Carlene Thomas | Flashlight Learning | — | multilingual learnerseducational consultant+5 | — | 1h 05m 18s | ||
| 4/22/26 | neurodivergent learnersmultilingual education+4 | Dr. Dorina Sackman-Ebuwa | — | — | neurodivergentmultilingual learners+7 | — | 1h 06m 58s | ||
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| 4/1/26 | translanguagingbilingual education+4 | Dr. Kate Seltzer | The Translanguaging Classroom | South Bronx | translanguagingbilingual students+4 | — | 58m 05s | ||
| 3/18/26 | multilingual educationlanguage development+3 | Daniel YipMichelle Hunsberger+1 | Flashlight Learning | district | multilingual learnerslanguage development+3 | — | 52m 52s | ||
| 2/18/26 | multilingual educationELD model+4 | Kate Morin | Mount Vernon School District | — | multilingual educationELD+4 | — | 36m 29s | ||
| 2/4/26 | multilingual educationrelationship-building+4 | Desiree Kiesel | — | — | multilingual learnerssmall rural districts+3 | — | 56m 51s | ||
| 1/21/26 | student talkacademic discourse+4 | Jeff Zwiers | Stanford | — | student talkacademic discourse+3 | — | 1h 01m 37s | ||
| 1/7/26 | newcomer supportrefugee education+3 | Christen Graham | Arkansas TESOLESL | — | newcomersAfghan refugees+3 | — | 48m 54s | ||
| 12/10/25 | multilingual teachingholistic education+3 | Carly Spina | — | — | multilingualeducation+3 | — | 56m 10s | ||
| 11/26/25 | multilingual educationteacher professional development+4 | SoledadVanina | Guilford County Schools | — | Pathway readingwriting strategies+4 | — | 45m 51s | ||
| 11/12/25 | resilienceself-care+4 | Andrea Bitner | When Niagara Falls | — | resilienceeducation+5 | — | 28m 38s | ||
| 10/29/25 | Leading with Courage: Dr. Jobi Lawrence on the Power of Advocacy | As CEO of Kids Count and Read Too, Dr. Jobi Lawrence has spent 30 years advocating for English learners and at-risk students. In this ML Chat episode, she shares her journey from launching ESL programs in rural Iowa to shaping national multilingual education policy. She also highlights how collaboration and relationship-building can create a lasting impact for students and educators alike. | 54m 14s | ||||||
| 10/15/25 | Lynda Espinoza Idle: Empowering Multilingual Learners with Dual Needs | With nearly four decades in education, Lynda Espinoza Idle is a passionate advocate for all multilingual learners—especially those with dual needs. Today on the ML Chat Podcast, she shares how collaboration, tiered support systems, data, and family partnerships can transform outcomes. She also explains why early identification matters. With an asset-based mindset, she inspires educators to see every student as “linguistically gifted.” | 53m 41s | ||||||
| 10/1/25 | Beverly Kerr: Driving Equity and Success in ML Classrooms | With 26 years of experience, Beverly Kerr joins the ML Chat Podcast to share how Title I schools, among others, can create equitable and inclusive ML classrooms. She emphasizes the importance of building relationships and addressing the needs of dually identified and trauma-affected learners. Discover how foundational literacy, structured interventions, and cross-department collaboration create schoolwide systems of support. | 56m 46s | ||||||
| 9/17/25 | Honoring Language & Empowering Educators with Valentina Gonzalez | You’ll be inspired by this week’s ML Chat guest, Valentina Gonzalez. Her journey began as an immigrant and language learner, and she is now a 25-year veteran in multilingual education and co-author of Welcome to Teaching Multilingual Learners. An advocate for ML students and language-rich classrooms, Valentina supports teachers through embedded coaching and practical strategies to honor students’ native languages. | 43m 44s | ||||||
| 9/3/25 | Dr. Merica Clinkenbeard: Maximizing Resources, Serving Every Learner | How do you serve multilingual learners across a large district using current resources? In this episode of the ML Chat Podcast, Dr. Merica Clinkenbeard, Director of ELD for Springfield Public Schools, Missouri, shares how she leverages collaboration, teacher leadership, and language-rich instruction to drive systemic change. She also reflects on launching a Newcomer Academy to support students and create inclusive schools. | 49m 31s | ||||||
| 8/20/25 | Maggie Churchill: Structure that Supports, Flexibility that Inspires | Join the ML Chat conversation with Maggie Churchill, veteran ESL Language Arts teacher and adjunct at William Paterson University. She shares how consistent routines and flexibility create stability for multilingual learners—especially those facing trauma, post-COVID challenges, and disrupted education. Discover how project-based lessons, teacher collaboration, and professional networks fuel classroom innovation. | 50m 59s | ||||||
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