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Aug. 24, 2021

46.0 Podcasts for English Language Learning and Teaching with Dr. Aileen Hale and Jennifer Gonzales

Podcasting is a very popular teaching technique across disciplines and ages. Discover how to integrate podcasts into classroom instruction both online and face-to-face (on/offline). Dr. Aileen Hale and Jennifer Gonzales discuss creative ways to motivate English language learners to engage in podcasts, improving listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills.   Podcasts to Referenced in the Episode:

Allusionist: A Podcast about Language by Helen Zaltzman: Great for language teachers that want to explore interesting language facts. https://www.theallusionist.org/listen  

Voice of America: Multiple podcasts for English language learners on a wide variety of topics and levels. https://learningenglish.voanews.com/podcasts   

Circle Round: a storytelling podcast https://www.wbur.org/podcasts/circleround  

National geographic Podcasts: Podcasts about science, cultures, and our world https://www.nationalgeographic.com/podcasts/overheard  

All Ears English: A podcast to improve English https://www.allearsenglish.com/episodes/

The Big Fib: A game show where kids figure out who the expert is. https://gzmshows.com/shows/listing/the-big-fib/


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Aileen Hale

English Education Specialist

Dr. Aileen Hale, COO of www.TTELT.org, is a global education consultant with expertise in Teacher Training--ESL Methodology and Service-Learning; Curriculum Development; and Customized International Educational Travel. She has taught ESL/EFL for over 30 years and has trained teachers in Albania, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Indonesia, Mexico, Moldova, Poland, S. Korea, and the United States. She is bilingual in Spanish and speaks French and Romanian.

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Jennifer Gonzales

Consultant

Jennifer Gonzales is an independent teaching and learning consultant working in K-18 environments. She has over 20 years of experience mentoring and coaching educators and administrators through individual and systems-wide professional change initiatives related to assessment, instructional approaches to inclusion, continuous professional development, and school-wide behavior supports. She has worked with indigenous populations throughout the United States to promote learner-centered primary education that respects cultural practices using data to guide instructional decisions, and strategies to implement a whole-child approach to learning. In Tennessee, she worked with rural and urban schools to facilitate full inclusion models for students with disabilities, build district-wide positive behavior support systems, and train educators on using assessment and research to improve classroom instruction. Jennifer has also developed and administered a graduate teacher education program for art educators at Memphis College of Art and ran Number: Inc., a regional non-profit and contemporary art publication distributed throughout the Southeastern U.S. While living and working in Namibia, she trained teachers and education officials in learner-centered approaches to literacy instruction and methods for implementing the National Continuing Professional Development program. One of her greatest achievements in Namibia was leading a $74,000 State Department pilot program to train Teachers, Peace Corps Volunteers, and Senior Education Officers to implement learner-centered literacy st… Read More