In this episode Brent Warner and I chat with Educator Innovation Lead at Flipgrid, the amazing Ann Kozma and Flipgrid […]
DIESOL 021 – HBD DIESOL & Adobe Spark for ESOL
Happy birthday to us! We have survived a year since DIESOL’s launch and we want to thank everyone for following […]
DIESOL 020 – Interview with Jon Corippo
We are mid-summer and in need of new ways to engage our students without re-inventing the wheel. How can digital […]
DIESOL 017 – Whiteness & Racism in English Language Teaching with JPB Gerald
In this episode we are not talking about technology in the classroom, but rather looking at how our field is involved with the bigger national conversation around racism, whiteness, and how TESOL teachers are involved with the systematic disparities happening to BIPOC in English Language Teaching.
JPB Gerald is a scholar in the field focusing on the understudied area of whiteness in TESOL, and shares insights and challenges on how we can go about decentralizing whiteness in our field.
Black Lives Matter
Not an episode, just a plea to listen to the voices of Black Americans right now, and a couple of resources if you don’t know where to start.
DIESOL 016 – Culturally Responsive Teaching with Dr. Mary Patton
Ixchell & Brent talk culturally responsive teaching and literature with Dr. Mary Patton, Professor of ESOL at El Centro Community College in Dallas, and President of TEXTESOL V. This discussion covers finding novels that engage students, recognizing where students are coming from, and of course, how technology impacts their learning.


