ML Chat: Conversations with Multilingual Educators
ML Chat explores everything to do with Multilingual student instruction.
Flashlight Learning · Sean Reyes
Show overview
ML Chat: Conversations with Multilingual Educators has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 83 episodes. That works out to roughly 70 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 47 min and 57 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Education show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 weeks ago, with 19 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 24 episodes published. Published by Sean Reyes.
From the publisher
ML Chat explores everything to do with Multilingual student instruction. Do you oversee students that are learning English? ML Chat is the place to learn more and continue to refine your craft. In each episode co-hosts Mandi Morris and Andrew Brandt talk with experts, researchers, and district administrators to explore how to best serve our language learners.
Latest Episodes
View all 83 episodesAJ Crook: Building Bilingual Programs That Last
Putting Policy to Work with Dr. Megan Alubicki-Flick
The Lens Behind the Data with Dr. Doris Chavez-Linville
Patrice Thompson: Making Room for Every Language
Dr. Simone Wilkinson: Leading Through Listening
Belonging Before Achievement with Dr. Marie Heath
The Power of Teacher Agency with Sally Baer, NBCT
Dr. Jennifer Lovellette: Seeing School Through Students' Eyes
From Feedback to Curriculum with Dr. Lisa Auslander
Language, Culture, & Community with Ndey Tida Kejera
Dr. Carol Salva: Mindset, Motivation, & Student Potential
Turning Intention Into Impact for MLs with Carlene Thomas
Dr. Dorina Sackman-Ebuwa: Supporting Neurodivergent MLs
Ep 72Dr. Kate Seltzer: Translanguaging in Theory and Practice
Dr. Kate Seltzer, former South Bronx high school ELA teacher and co-author of The Translanguaging Classroom, introduces translanguaging as both a theory and practice. She explains how bilingual students use one integrated linguistic system, not separate languages, and how flexible language use creates affirming, equitable classrooms. Highlighting teacher mindset and relationships, you’ll learn how to connect language, culture, and instruction.
Ep 71Yip, Hunsberger & de Oliveira: Breaking Systemwide ELD Silos
In a district serving more than 156,000 students, including 30,000 multilingual learners speaking 162 languages, Daniel Yip, Michelle Hunsberger, and Dr. Luciana de Oliveira discuss shifting from a self-contained ELD model to shared responsibility for language development across content classrooms. They explain how a train-the-trainer model and a language-based instructional framework are helping thousands of educators confidently support ML students.
Ep 69Kate Morin: From Pullout to Integrated ELD
Curious what it takes to lead a districtwide shift from a pullout program to an in-class, integrated ELD model? Kate Morin, Director of Multilingual Education for Mount Vernon School District, shares how long-term planning, trust-building, and consistent support made the transition possible, despite unique challenges at the secondary level. It’s thoughtful, strategic work that makes a true difference for multilingual learners.
Ep 68Small Districts, Big Voices with Desiree Kiesel
Drawing from her work in small, rural districts, Desiree Kiesel explores how relationship-building, asset-based approaches, and adaptability play a key role in multilingual learner success. You’ll hear how smaller districts can move quickly to implement new strategies, like speech and debate, to build student confidence and amplify student voice. See how innovation can start small and grow to make a big impact.
Ep 67Jeff Zwiers: Talk That Transforms Learning
What happens when student talk takes center stage? On the ML Chat Podcast, educator and Stanford researcher Jeff Zwiers discusses how academic discourse, teaching big ideas with flexibility, and student-centered oral language routines drive deeper thinking and engagement for multilingual learners. It’s a refreshing reminder that creativity and meeting curriculum standards can go hand-in-hand.
Ep 66Supporting Newcomers & Educators with Christen Graham
President of Arkansas TESOL and Director of ESL, Christen Graham, shares how her district turned mission into action during a sudden influx of Afghan refugee students. She discusses building newcomer centers, engaging families through community partnerships, and equipping educators with practical strategies for immediate use. The conversation highlights how collaboration and understanding students help bridge the gap between home and school.