Episode 112 Honing Our Craft: Florencia Henshaw & Kim Potowski | “We learn about fundamentals. Then as we recognize that society changes, we start questioning as we face new challenges. We … | 2023/09/14 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-09-14 11:00:00 |
Episode 111 Language and the Art of Motorcycles: Michelle Olah | “It’s a long journey. It’s a long trip. And it’s getting there and getting back. …We bought something because the … | 2023/08/24 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-08-24 19:13:31 |
Episode 110 United by Language Family : Terri Marlow | “We are a family, not biological family, but a family united by language.” Do we need data to love our … | 2023/08/10 | darafarrar | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-08-10 11:00:00 |
Episode 109 Bringing Perspectives Together : Enrique Moras | “Complexity makes life more interesting. Stories need to evoke these complexities, to generate questions. We need questions more than answers.” … | 2023/07/27 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-07-27 11:00:00 |
Episode 108: Light a Fire | What’s your spark? How do you speak about your identity, your purpose, your gifts? Use your language to breathe life … | 2023/07/21 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-07-21 11:00:00 |
Episode 107 For You and With You: Megan Dierks | “I have always felt we are stronger when we are working together.” We ARE stronger when we work together. And … | 2023/07/13 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-07-13 11:00:00 |
Episode 106 Language, Self-Reflection, Growth: Thomas Sauer | “If a teacher does something effective in their classroom, and no one sees it, did it even happen?“ In this … | 2023/07/06 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-07-06 11:00:00 |
Episode 105 Making Connections, Making a Difference: Kathy Shelton & ACTFL | “I always encourage teachers that I work with to share what they know with other teachers, especially as conference presenters. … | 2023/06/29 | darafarrar | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-06-29 11:00:00 |
Episode 104 – Leaping Past Language Barriers – Jessica Haxhi | “Google Translate will never be able to look into someone’s eyes and give them the full attention and make those … | 2023/06/22 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-06-22 11:00:00 |
Episode 103 – A Wider Vision of the World – Lori LeVar Pierce | “My students know that the word weird is outlawed in my classroom because it implies judgement… I strive to give … | 2023/06/15 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-06-15 11:00:00 |
Episode 102 – Language Saves Lives | “The alternatives [to using language and cultural understanding in a conflict] would’ve probably been financially and morally expensive and we … | 2023/06/02 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-06-02 11:00:00 |
Episode 101 – The Costs of Ignoring Language and Culture: Bennett Whitehouse (Risk Analyst) | “Language is a key just in coaching people on their interpersonal relationship. So when it comes to workers compensation, especially, … | 2023/05/18 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-05-18 11:00:00 |
Episode 100 – Brenda Buckley: Why Teach Like a Rebel | “Be with them, be a ‘we’ not a ‘I’, or ‘you’.“ Why “It’s About Language for a broad, global audience? … | 2023/05/12 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-05-12 11:00:00 |
Introducing Brenda Buckley (Episode 100) | “Be with them, be a ‘we’ not a ‘I’, or ‘you’.” Brenda Buckley Brenda Buckley is an accomplished educator with … | 2023/05/11 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-05-11 19:29:28 |
Episode 99 – Language Inspirations: Presenters on Presenting | “In my room, after a couple of months they realize it’s not about the German, it’s about trust, and knowing … | 2023/04/27 | darafarrar | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-04-27 11:00:00 |
Episode 98 – The Power of Intercultural Understanding: Scott Womack | “Develop some empathy and perspective, the ability to take someone else’s perspective. That doesn’t mean you’re selling your position out, … | 2023/04/13 | darafarrar | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-04-13 11:00:00 |
Episode 97 – Children Celebrate Their Heritage | “A society isn’t made of one type of person doing the exact same thing. A society is a mosaic of … | 2023/03/31 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-03-31 13:57:06 |
Episode 96 – Young Voices from Mother Language Day | “Today I’m really hoping to see lots and lots of different cultures sit up on that stage going together, collaborating, … | 2023/03/24 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-03-24 14:03:06 |
Episode 95 – Celebrating Our Languages: Antonella Cortese & IHLA | “We should all ask each other every day, what is it that brings me joy about who I am when … | 2023/03/17 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-03-17 15:55:40 |
Episode 94 – The Elements of Our Language | Share your idea for a podcast guest or podcast topic! fluencyconsulting@gmail.com The absolutely most fun thing about having a podcast … | 2023/03/02 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-03-02 12:26:34 |
Episode 93 – Connecting with: Meredith White | “In language classes teachers are doing the pedagogy and they’re doing it in another language on behalf of another language … | 2023/02/23 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-02-23 11:00:00 |
Episode 92 – Inviting You to Reflect with Parthena Draggett, AATSP President | “It’s part of a rich diversity of the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds to bring those differences in our languages to … | 2023/02/16 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-02-16 11:00:00 |
Episode 91 – Young Voices on Language’s Purpose | “Language helps a lot with empathy, it helps a lot with understanding others, and it helps a lot with connecting … | 2023/02/09 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-02-09 11:00:00 |
Episode 90 – Connecting with William Lee, ACTFL Teacher of the Year 2023 | “We’re so ethnocentric right now that a lot of people think we’re the center of the universe and we’re not. … | 2023/02/03 | darafarrar | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-02-03 11:00:00 |
Episode 89 – Inviting You to Reflect with Celia Zamora, ACTFL | “The point of language is to connect and the point of language is to communicate. [We need to] to stop … | 2023/01/19 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-01-19 11:01:00 |
Episode 88 – Inviting you to reflect with Amanda Seewald, JNCL Executive Director | “Language is directly is a part of your identity. Our country is built on people who all came from different … | 2023/01/05 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2023-01-05 11:00:00 |
Episode 87 – Inviting You to Reflect With Edgar Serrano, NNELL President-Elect | “Look at the time frame if we begin learning language as children – how much more we can do as … | 2022/12/15 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-12-15 14:30:23 |
Episode 86 – Inviting You to Reflect With Leslie Baldwin, NADSFL Supervisor of the Year 2023 | “In order to do things well, you have to collaborate and work with others. Everything we do is built on … | 2022/12/08 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-12-08 11:06:58 |
Episode 85 – IAL at FLAVA: The Walk of Hope | “Language is a window to the world. All our languages become a part of who we are. It’s not just … | 2022/12/01 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-12-01 11:03:00 |
Episode 84 – A Conversation with Thomas and Collier on Dual Language Realities | “When you continue their cognitive development in first language, and you use their first language to increase their level of … | 2022/11/03 | darafarrar | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-11-03 11:00:00 |
Episode 83 – You are Invited to… Succeed as an Adult Language Learner | “Most adults feel they might not be good at language. And I am here to tell you everybody is, because … | 2022/10/27 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-10-27 13:14:00 |
Episode 82 – You Are Invited to… Prove Your Language Skills. | “We really do recognize language learning takes time and it’s important to not only recognize but document the benchmarks along … | 2022/10/13 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-10-13 11:31:10 |
Episode 81 – You Are Invited to… Celebrate Your Heritage. | “What is heritage? What is inheritance? The base language Proto-Indo-European, for the word heir or of heritage and inheritance is … | 2022/09/29 | darafarrar | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-09-29 12:00:00 |
Episode 80 – Your Invitation to: Go Beyond Borders | “As somebody who is an expert in language and with language, with our use of language, we can either help … | 2022/09/22 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-09-22 14:19:36 |
Episode 79 – It’s About Language: It’s About YOU | “This year It’s About Language it’s going to be it’s about you. I’m going to connect all of us to … | 2022/09/15 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-09-15 11:00:00 |
Introducing Jenniffer Whyte (Episode 78) | “World Language teachers, that’s the dream world for me. Coming here, it’s like, no one looks at me funny, nobody … | 2022/09/01 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-09-01 17:00:00 |
Episode 78 – Opportunity, Equity, Justice | “If I learn how to speak Russian, I can speak to Russians, and they can smile at me. Even if … | 2022/09/01 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-09-01 11:00:00 |
Episodio 77 – IAL a la AATSP: Enseñar el idioma vivo | “Es el placer y la pasión de mi vida, enseñar el español.” Blanca Figueredo Da un paso atrás por un … | 2022/08/18 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-08-18 11:06:11 |
Episode 76 – IAL at AATSP: Building Inclusion | “We know that every single person here speaks either Spanish or Portuguese, it’s just like a very different culture, so … | 2022/08/11 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-08-11 11:42:37 |
Episode 75 – IAL at AATSP: Celebrating Community | “For two years, we’ve been looking at each other through our ZOOM tombs, as I like to call it, because … | 2022/08/04 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-08-04 11:00:00 |
Introducing Elizabeth Mack (Episode 74) | “I had the remarkable opportunity when I was in college to study abroad in the south of France.It changed my … | 2022/07/27 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-07-27 11:30:00 |
Episode 74 – Freestyle Languages: Opportunity and Joy | “Language in the United States can and should no longer be an accessory to anything, to any sort of learning, … | 2022/07/27 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-07-27 11:00:00 |
Introducing Megan Jeffrey (Episode 73) | “I grew up in a very diverse community. I grew up as a Baha’i, which is extremely diverse and celebrates … | 2022/07/21 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-07-21 12:32:44 |
Episode 73 – NFLC, Lectia, and You | “The National Foreign Language Center’s mission is to help people understand each other and the world around them. And we … | 2022/07/21 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-07-21 11:00:00 |
Introducing Dali Tan (Episode 72) | “I really feel that why I’m doing what I’m doing is because of the 85 years of friendship between my … | 2022/07/07 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-07-07 16:45:00 |
Episode 72 – Let Everyone Come In | “It is my mission to let the world know that we need world languages and languages should be for all. … | 2022/07/07 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-07-07 11:00:00 |
Introducing Steven Sacco (Episode 71) | “My father has been the major influence in my life. My father taught me how to love languages because he … | 2022/06/30 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-06-30 11:41:18 |
Episode 71 – Breaking Silos, Changing Lanes | “Instead of having the silos of foreign language department here, business school here, engineering program here, I’ve worked very hard … | 2022/06/30 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-06-30 11:00:00 |
Introducing Celia Zamora (Episode 70 & Episode 62) | “I myself am a heritage speaker. I was born in Venezuela. I moved to Miami, Florida when I was six … | 2022/06/28 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-06-28 12:49:28 |
Introducing Agnès Ndiaye Tounkara (Episode 69 & 61) | “These students, before they are black, they are from a community. They are from an ethnic group. They are from … | 2022/06/25 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-06-25 09:00:00 |
Episode 70 – Language as a Lifeline | “As a species, we’re the only thing that exists in this world right now that can talk about things that … | 2022/06/23 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-06-23 11:00:00 |
Episode 69 – Resilience (Republished) | “Our students become black in America. They’re arriving directly from Africa where everybody’s black and their identity is not their … | 2022/06/16 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-06-16 15:54:39 |
Episode 69 – Resilience | “Our students become black in America. They’re arriving directly from Africa where everybody’s black and their identity is not their … | 2022/06/16 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-06-16 11:00:00 |
Episode 68 – Understanding Ourselves in the World: IAL at SCOLT Part 2 | “[Learning Spanish] was a collective experience that helped me understand myself within the world. Language gave me that opportunity.” LJ … | 2022/06/02 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-06-02 11:00:00 |
Through Language We Name Our Worth | As those know who listened to It’s About Language IAL podcast 66, the first half of my sojourn at the … | 2022/06/01 | Norah L Jones | Uncategorized | 2022-06-01 09:30:00 |
Episode 67 – How Can Language Help Us Confront Fear and Hate | “As a linguist and as an educator, I believe 100% that I can help us to reflect on how language … | 2022/05/27 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-05-27 11:30:00 |
Episode 66 – Lifelong Learning: IAL at SCOLT Part 1 | “This is my calling, this is my vocation. This is what I love doing. So I love languages, I love … | 2022/05/19 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-05-19 11:00:00 |
Introducing Linda Egnatz (Episodes 7 & 62) | “If you see a problem, look for a way to fix it. If you see someone who has a need, … | 2022/05/16 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-05-16 08:01:36 |
Episode 65 – Life’s a Stage: Crafting Language with 246 The Main | “I want my characters to be authentic, to truly draw people into the story and not just say, “Oh. Well, … | 2022/05/12 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-05-12 11:00:00 |
Introducing Joy Peyton (Episodes 24, 60, 61, 62, 63) | “”This is the first time that people outside our language community have really wanted to talk to me.” Joy Peyton … | 2022/05/07 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-05-07 16:30:00 |
Introducing Amanda Seewald (Episodes 10 & 62) | How does immersion in languages and cultures removed from our family histories affect our connection to our own stories? Why … | 2022/05/06 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-05-06 11:13:03 |
Episode 64 – Tell Your Story | “Language is how we name our own reality. Language is how we identify ourselves to ourselves as we grow, no … | 2022/05/05 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2022-05-05 18:00:00 |
Language Down Deep | Yesterday a friend from the general rural neighborhood came by with some old (early 20th century) German books of poetry … | 2022/05/04 | Norah L Jones | Uncategorized | 2022-05-04 21:33:21 |
Introducing Renata Emilsson Peskova (Episode 63) | “All languages are valuable as all people are valuable. Because the language’s a part of our identity of who we … | 2022/05/02 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-05-02 13:00:00 |
Introducing Ken Cruickshank (Episode 63) | “Heritage language schools are where everything is at. The students there, they’re bilingual, they’re plurilingual, they’re in touch with what’s … | 2022/05/01 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-05-01 13:00:00 |
Introducing Antonella Cortese (Episode 63) | “Our heritage languages and cultures, they help ground us. And they help us realize who we are at our core … | 2022/04/30 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-04-30 21:07:00 |
Introducing Gisi Cannizzaro (Episode 63) | “How much does a particular country value multilingualism, multiculturalism or on the other end, how monolingual is it and what … | 2022/04/29 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-04-29 13:00:00 |
Episode 63 – International Collaborations | “People used to be afraid of languages. What we find is that the more the young people know about their … | 2022/04/28 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2022-04-28 11:00:00 |
Introducing Neila Baumiliene (Episode 61) | “In crisis like [the Russian invasion of Ukraine], Heritage schools for refugees families become essential – it is a place … | 2022/04/22 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-04-22 08:46:00 |
Introducing Ashok Ojha (Episode 61) | “[Identity is] very important for me as a language teacher and advocate. These two organizations that I’m heading, Yuva Hindi … | 2022/04/21 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-04-21 21:59:00 |
Episode 62 – Advocating for Heritage Languages | ” Language advocacy, advocacy in general, is about collaboration and consistency, and a commitment to building connections. It comes from … | 2022/04/21 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2022-04-21 11:00:00 |
Episode 61 – Heritage Doorways | “When you have someone in front of you, they have a little bag on their back and that’s their heritage. … | 2022/04/14 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2022-04-14 11:53:20 |
Introducing Maria Carreira (Episode 60) | “We need to be seen, if there were some way to make us more visible in society. So many of … | 2022/04/10 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-04-10 10:56:00 |
Introducing Fabrice Jaumont (Episode 60) | “I wrote a book called The Bilingual Revolution, which is really about nine different linguistic communities that fought for the … | 2022/04/10 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-04-10 10:55:00 |
Introducing Richard (Dick) Brecht (Episode 60) | “In the United States, we have what I call America’s languages. They are the indigenous languages. They are the colonial … | 2022/04/09 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-04-09 23:03:55 |
Episode 60 – Becoming an Equitable, Multilingual Society | “This mutual understanding, this tolerance, this is the best way to generate more peace in our societies, and God knows … | 2022/04/07 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2022-04-07 11:00:00 |
Introducing Hugh Ballou (Episode 59) | “My superpower is being able to create a space for people to raise the bar on their own performance.“ Empowering … | 2022/03/24 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-03-24 11:00:00 |
Episode 59 – Transformational Leadership: Hugh Ballou | “I go to the conductor analogy. I wave that baton. That stick is called the baton. It doesn’t make sound. … | 2022/03/24 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2022-03-24 11:00:00 |
Episode 58 – Bilingual Business, Beyond Hello: Edgar Serrano | “We must show businesses what language can do to transform our economy, to transform their opportunities, to really connect with … | 2022/03/17 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2022-03-17 11:00:00 |
Introducing Edgar Serrano (Episodes 16 & 58) | “We can learn how little we know by reframing our perceptions of language and culture.” Edgar Serrano, my guest for … | 2022/03/17 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-03-17 11:00:00 |
Introducing Kim Haas (Episode 57) | “When I traveled to Mexico [at age 6] a stranger taught me to count in Spanish from 1-20. And that … | 2022/03/10 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-03-10 11:00:00 |
Episode 57 – Afro-Latino Travels: Kim Haas | “I turn on television and…there’s no one of African descent. So I’m thinking, wow, we are missing out on all … | 2022/03/10 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2022-03-10 11:00:00 |
Episode 56 – Language Facing the Future: IAL at NECTFL Part 2 | “My superpower is that I can find a way to connect with every single person I meet. It really wasn’t … | 2022/03/03 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2022-03-03 11:00:00 |
Episode 55 – When Language Reunites Us: IAL at NECTFL Part 1 | “My name is Maki. I live in New York City. I work as an administrator at a language center and … | 2022/02/24 | darafarrar | Podcast-1 | 2022-02-24 11:00:00 |
OK, I Can’t Resist: Love | I’ve had my local grandkiddos over a lot lately, and they remind me of how much I love them, and … | 2022/02/21 | Norah L Jones | Uncategorized | 2022-02-21 10:48:50 |
Introducing Jenni Kilmore (Episode 54) | “We saw all kinds of different situations in the shutdown. It made everybody really think about, what are we trying … | 2022/02/17 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-02-17 11:00:00 |
Episode 54 – Sphere of Influence: Jenni Kilmore | “[Visualize] a huge blurry picture with this crystal clear center…this picture represents everything that we do in a normal classroom … | 2022/02/17 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2022-02-17 11:00:00 |
Focus | Language informs the world for human beings. That’s why my podcast, that’s why my career in language acquisition, education, training, … | 2022/02/16 | Norah L Jones | Uncategorized | 2022-02-16 12:15:38 |
Episode 53 – Language Pilgrimage: Linda Markley | “So maybe we’re just going to take an easier path today. We’re just going to hold each other’s hands and … | 2022/02/10 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2022-02-10 11:00:00 |
Introducing Josh Barinstein (Episode 52) | “In that [YouTube] video and anything that I want to show through that channel and anything in my life in … | 2022/02/03 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2022-02-03 13:29:12 |
Episode 52 – Under the Surface: Josh Barinstein | “Something I would urge people to do, just to try some of these things that are difficult, that are painful. … | 2022/02/03 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2022-02-03 11:00:00 |
Tuna Challenge Response | I asked in this blog last week, in my Tuna Salad Challenge: When did YOU discover that you in fact … | 2022/02/02 | Norah L Jones | Uncategorized | 2022-02-02 11:27:38 |
Good Word: John Carlino | “Good word” in Greek is “eulogy.” Today I’m putting in a good word for John Carlino, adding to the expressions … | 2022/01/30 | Norah L Jones | Uncategorized | 2022-01-30 15:08:12 |
Episode 51 – Why It’s About Language | “We’re at a real crossroads with how we talk to one another…We’re at a real crossroads with how we include … | 2022/01/26 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2022-01-26 21:53:45 |
Tuna Salad Challenge | I’m thinking a lot this morning about cultural stuff: proverbs, values, identities, invisibilities… Many things that I realized I wanted … | 2022/01/25 | Norah L Jones | Uncategorized | 2022-01-25 10:02:48 |
Let’s Talk Birdseed | Well, my ducks are not in the row I referred to in my home page entry. 🙂 This is where … | 2022/01/19 | Norah L Jones | Uncategorized | 2022-01-19 10:25:17 |
Episode 50 – Retrospective 2: Language, the Doorway | The world is an open place we can serve… When you open the door to a bigger place… And we … | 2022/01/13 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2022-01-13 11:00:00 |
Episode 49 – Season 1: Living Language | “Identity, belonging, impact: these three define the role of language in the lives of human beings, these are the elements … | 2021/10/21 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-10-21 11:00:00 |
Episode 48 – Listening is the New Leadership: Jacque Merritt | “I don’t think we can solve all these problems in the world without listening to each other as human beings. … | 2021/09/30 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-09-30 11:00:00 |
Introducing Jacque Merritt (Episode 48) | ” We’ve kind of stopped listening to each other and we’re doing a lot of talking over each other right now. … | 2021/09/30 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-09-30 11:00:00 |
Episode 47 – Opening Minds and Hearts: Shawn Slakk | “Keep an open mind… Relish the fact that someone might be just a little bit different than you, can express … | 2021/09/23 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-09-23 11:00:00 |
Introducing Shawn Slakk (Episode 47) | “We’re all language learners, whatever language it is that we’re working on.” Shawn Slakk was my guest for Episode 47. … | 2021/09/23 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-09-23 11:00:00 |
Episode 46 – The Language of a “Go-Giver”: Chaz Volk | “Because artists and creatives are still learning how to network, one of the great opportunities that I have is to … | 2021/09/16 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-09-16 11:00:00 |
Introducing Chaz Volk (Episode 46) | “I was reliant on someone else’s success in order for my happiness to exist. And I’m angry at myself for … | 2021/09/16 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-09-16 11:00:00 |
Episode 45 – Let Go, Let Grow: Florencia Henshaw | “[O]ne goal for me is for learners to have a good perception of the language, a good relationship with the … | 2021/09/09 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-09-09 11:00:00 |
Introducing Florencia Henshaw (Episode 45) | “When I moved to the United States, and I was in a connecting flight in Chicago O’Hare going to San … | 2021/09/09 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-09-09 11:00:00 |
Episode 44 – Frame of Meaning: Michael Liebowitz | “We relate to and make sense of our world based on our beliefs. When you go out there and communicate … | 2021/09/02 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-09-02 11:00:00 |
Introducing Michael Liebowitz (Episode 44) | “It was in first grade that I was first exposed to kids teasing one another… I never quite understood that … | 2021/09/02 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-09-02 11:00:00 |
Introducing Leslie Baldwin (Episode 43) | “I do think there’s a lot that teachers, across the board, can do in language classrooms to ensure that their … | 2021/08/26 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-08-26 11:00:00 |
Episode 43 – Inclusive Language Experiences: A Conversation with Leslie Baldwin | “This is the first time I felt like I belonged somewhere, because that family you showed looked like mine.” Jump … | 2021/08/26 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-08-26 11:00:00 |
Introducing Jill Kushner Bishop (Episode 42) | “I was interested in the intersection of language and culture. I was always interested in language itself, but more interesting … | 2021/08/19 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-08-19 11:00:00 |
Episode 42 – Transcreation: Language, Identity, Nuance: A Conversation with Jill Kushner Bishop | “Every industry needs people who have linguistic and cultural competence… Companies spend so much time and energy on their international … | 2021/08/19 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-08-19 11:00:00 |
Introducing Linda Zins-Adams (Episode 41) | “My master’s is in special education, so I think that taught me how to look at learners differently… [M]y role … | 2021/08/12 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-08-12 11:00:00 |
Episode 41 – Leading with Why: A Conversation with Linda Zins Adams | “I think we need to look at ourselves more as a facilitator of the language and the culture, and then … | 2021/08/12 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-08-12 11:00:00 |
Episode 40 – Celebrate What You Can Do: A Conversation with Clarissa Adams Fletcher | “I think that as a country, as a world, we will be in such a better place if we all … | 2021/08/05 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-08-05 13:00:00 |
Introducing Clarissa Adams Fletcher (Episode 40) | “I was born in Atlanta, went to an urban inner city school. I enjoyed all of my people but all … | 2021/08/05 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-08-05 13:00:00 |
Introducing Jen Carson (Episode 39) | “My issue is justice: it is what led me to a career as a lawyer and to switch careers to … | 2021/07/29 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-07-29 11:00:00 |
Episode 39 – Language Levels the Playing Field: A Conversation with Jen Carson | “Everyone deserves respect and access to the world. World language classes are where cultural sensitivity and global competence are cultivated. … | 2021/07/29 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-07-29 11:00:00 |
Introducing the Leaders of the National Museum of Language (Episode 38) | “We seek to lead others to their personal discoveries of language and languages. We undertake a range of initiatives offering … | 2021/07/22 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-07-22 11:00:00 |
Episode 38 The National Museum of Language | “Our mission is to inspire an appreciation for the magic and beauty of language.” Jump down to listen to the … | 2021/07/22 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-07-22 11:00:00 |
Introducing Susan K Younger (Episode 37) | “I could sometimes see intuitively how to connect with people. [B.A.N.K.] makes it possible to share with others how to … | 2021/07/15 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-07-15 11:00:00 |
Episode 37 B.A.N.K.: One World, One Language: A Conversation with Susan K Younger | “We talk about one world, one language. When you get to values, we all generate our thoughts and decision-making based … | 2021/07/15 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-07-15 11:00:00 |
Episode 36 – Transformational Questioning: Continuing Conversation with Matt Bailey | “Being safe and valued, questions, concepts, freedom to speak, are so evident at companies that have an amazing work culture. … | 2021/07/08 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-07-08 11:00:00 |
Episode 35 I Have to Change My Language to Connect: A Conversation with Matt Bailey | “There is a trend right now to hiring soft skills. People that can communicate, that can capture people’s attention, that … | 2021/07/01 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-07-01 11:00:00 |
Introducing Matt Bailey (Episodes 35 and 36) | “I did not come from a technical background. I love language. My mother said I was a born salesperson, but … | 2021/07/01 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-07-01 11:00:00 |
Introducing Lea Graner Kennedy (Episode 34) | “One of my goals is to be able to work with both teachers and with students in the different roles … | 2021/06/24 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-06-24 11:00:00 |
Episode 34 – Dialogue and Transformation: A Conversation with Lea Graner Kennedy | “We know that we have some big challenges. We’re teaching languages in a face of a pandemic, a climate crisis, … | 2021/06/24 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-06-24 10:58:00 |
Introducing Cheri Quinlan (Episode 33) | “When I was in Spanish 3, my school offered a scholarship to students to study in Mexico. I decided to … | 2021/06/17 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-06-17 15:55:17 |
Episode 33 – Language, Culture, Passion: A Conversation with Cheri Quinlan | “Follow your passion, even if it is not your strongest suit.“ Jump down to listen to the podcast For Cheri … | 2021/06/17 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-06-17 11:00:00 |
Episode 32 – The Language and Culture of Living Well: A Conversation with Cristina DiGiacomo | “With all due respect to the academic institutions that have kept philosophy alive, [they] also walled philosophy off for a … | 2021/06/10 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-06-10 11:00:00 |
Introducing Cristina DiGiacomo (Episode 32) | “Everyone is a philosopher, and I can prove it.” Cristina DiGiacomo is my guest for Episode 32. Take a look … | 2021/06/10 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-06-10 11:00:00 |
Episode 31 Inclusive Storytelling Begins with Listening: A Conversation with Ashwini Prasad | “One thing that I was taught when I was young was “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words … | 2021/06/03 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-06-03 11:00:00 |
Introducing Ashwini Prasad (Episode 31) | “I’m finding out all this amazing stories about these amazing people and I’ve never ever heard about them. That’s where … | 2021/06/03 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-06-03 11:00:00 |
Episode 30 – The Language of Leadership: A Conversation with Bob Pizzini | “My two-word definition of leadership is “enabling others.” And then the longer version of that is to use my education, … | 2021/05/27 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-05-27 11:00:00 |
Introducing Robert Pizzini (Episode 30) | “I think that leaders are always learning and storytelling can only be done if leaders reflect on their experiences. And … | 2021/05/27 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-05-27 11:00:00 |
Introducing Dan Goodwin (Episode 29) | “I want to make sure that people feel seen. I want to make sure they feel heard, and I want … | 2021/05/20 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-05-20 11:00:00 |
Episode 29 – Words Reveal and Conceal: A Conversation with Dan Goodwin | “You have the ability to raise someone to their dreams or to crush them in your hand. You absolutely have … | 2021/05/20 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-05-20 11:00:00 |
Episode 28 – Exploring and Questioning Bias: A Conversation with Arthur Padilla | “Take a really deep breath, get as calm as you can. And let yourself consider just for a moment that … | 2021/05/13 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2021-05-13 11:00:00 |
Introducing Arthur Padilla (Episode 28) | “They call me a noise maker… so people will say [I’m] very intrusive, [I’m] chaotic. So they use words like … | 2021/05/13 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-05-13 11:00:00 |
Episode 27 – From Reflection to Connection: A Conversation with Carmen Scoggins | “It’s all going to start with you. Turn that camera to yourself. Everyone loves to take a selfie, but think … | 2021/05/06 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2021-05-06 11:00:00 |
Introducing Carmen Scoggins (Episode 27) | “I have been obsessed with the African concept of Ubuntu, ‘I am only because we are.’ I think that’s beautiful, … | 2021/05/06 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-05-06 11:00:00 |
Episode 26 – What They Could Hear Was My Heart: A Conversation with Patrick Moynihan | “Speak language first. Perfect it second.” Jump down to listen to the podcast Here’s a definition of “fluency” for you … | 2021/04/29 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2021-04-29 11:00:00 |
Introducing Patrick Moynihan (Episode 26) | “So I ended up in Haiti with no preparation, no language preparation, and yes, I mean it’s a very oral … | 2021/04/29 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-04-29 11:00:00 |
Episode 25 – Changing Perspectives on Language: A Conversation with Krista Chambless | “I do hope that people know how important it is to learn languages, just for the connection to other people … | 2021/04/22 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2021-04-22 11:00:00 |
Introducing Krista Chambless (Episode 25) | “I love to talk to people, I love to connect with people, I love to get to know people. And … | 2021/04/22 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-04-22 11:00:00 |
Episode 24 – Supporting Heritage Languages and Cultures: A Conversation with Joy Peyton | “Community-based heritage language schools and Native American schools are all part of the national language-learning landscape. When we talk about … | 2021/04/15 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2021-04-15 11:00:00 |
Episode 23 You Are a Bridge to Inclusion: A Conversation with Ricky Adamson | “There are a lot of people in this world that don’t feel like they belong and they feel like they’re … | 2021/04/08 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2021-04-08 11:00:00 |
Introducing Ricky Adamson (Episode 23) | “The book that I wrote and had published in 2019 is based on the stories my grandparents told me about … | 2021/04/08 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-04-08 11:00:00 |
Episode 22 – Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning: A Conversation with Toni Theisen | “We need culturally responsive learning. We need culturally responsive governing. We need culturally responsive cities. Our world is awakening to … | 2021/04/01 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2021-04-01 11:00:00 |
Introducing Toni Theisen (Episode 22) | “A person has to look at their beliefs and their bias a lot. And you have to keep examining that, … | 2021/04/01 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-04-01 11:00:00 |
Introducing Akash Patel (Episode 21) | “On the 9th of April [2018], I lost my only sibling, my twin brother, Happy Patel, to a plane crash. … | 2021/03/25 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-03-25 11:00:00 |
Episode 21 – Connect the World to the Classroom: A Conversation with Akash Patel | “The truth is that all of us humans are the same, regardless of where we come from. We all have … | 2021/03/25 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2021-03-25 11:00:00 |
Episode 20 – Journey to a Dream: A Conversation with Maria del Pilar Garcia | “The decision to triumph is yours. Paint your future as you wish. Choose the colors, and don’t allow anyone else … | 2021/03/18 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2021-03-18 11:00:00 |
Introducing Maria del Pilar Garcia (Episode 20) | “[My grandmother] used to tell me a lot, ‘You’re not going to stay here. You’re going to go away. You’re … | 2021/03/18 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-03-18 11:00:00 |
Introducing Sheri Spaine-Long (Episode 19) | Sheri possesses a broad view of our profession, bridging literary, linguistic, and teaching colleagues, focused on “unifying teachers and professors … | 2021/03/11 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-03-11 06:00:00 |
Episode 19 – Multiplier Effect: A Conversation with Sheri Spaine-Long | “At the core of a membership association for teachers is the opportunity to have teachers engage other talented teachers, because … | 2021/03/11 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2021-03-11 06:00:00 |
Introducing Lisa Fore (Episode 18) | “Language opens doorways in our lives.“ As you listen to Episode 18, reflect on how your own life experiences, opportunities, … | 2021/02/26 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-02-26 06:00:00 |
Episode 18 – Common Bond: A Conversation with Lisa Fore | “Whether it is a person from another country, someone from a different background, someone of a different age, I think … | 2021/02/26 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2021-02-26 06:00:00 |
Episode 17 – Early Language Access and Equity: A Conversation with Ines Lormand | “It is necessary to think about what we are going to do for our children at a young age because … | 2021/02/19 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2021-02-19 06:00:09 |
Introducing Ines Lormand (Episode 17) | “I’ve always wanted to make a contribution to changing how and when languages are taught here in the US, but … | 2021/02/19 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-02-19 06:00:00 |
Episode 16 Reframing Language Perceptions: A Conversation with Edgar Serrano | “How do you think our world is going to work? Make sure you know how to connect with others, and … | 2021/02/11 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2021-02-11 10:50:10 |
Passports to Understanding | “If we try to understand each other, we may even become friends.” Maya Angelou “Human beings are more alike than … | 2021/01/30 | Norah L Jones | Posts | 2021-01-30 14:58:33 |
Episode 15 – Language and Social Justice: A Conversation with L.J. Randolph | “How are we growing and engaging in society? Who are we allies for? How does that play out in our … | 2021/01/21 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2021-01-21 07:18:48 |
Introducing L.J. Randolph (Episode 15) | “What is the role of critical, social justice-oriented pedagogies in the language classroom?” Dr. L.J. Randolph prepared this Essential Question … | 2021/01/21 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-01-21 07:16:21 |
Episode 14: Challenging Standardized Language | “We need to break away from the idea that there is one right way to speak or write; to be … | 2021/01/08 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2021-01-08 06:00:00 |
Introducing Adrienne Jones Daly (Episode 14) | “We need to challenge the implicit and explicit Standard English-only policies and structures in US education at all levels. In … | 2021/01/08 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2021-01-08 06:00:00 |
Words Matter | Words matter. Language matters. Culture matters. Your voice matters. I am preceding my normal posting of a podcast – in … | 2021/01/07 | Norah L Jones | Posts | 2021-01-07 10:03:08 |
Language and Music | Language and music: uniquely human, to be universally accessible. Proposed New Year’s Resolution: not to lose sight of those truths. … | 2020/12/31 | Norah L Jones | Posts | 2020-12-31 06:00:00 |
Introducing Charlotte Peyton (Episode 13) | “How has an understanding of language and cultures changed your personal and professional outlook?” This question about how language and … | 2020/12/24 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2020-12-24 06:00:00 |
Introducing Eavan Mages (Episode 13) | “How has an understanding of language and cultures changed your personal and professional outlook?” This question about how language and … | 2020/12/24 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2020-12-24 06:00:00 |
Episode 13: United by Diversity | “When you step out of your community and start to learn about other ones, you feel like a stranger. But … | 2020/12/24 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2020-12-24 06:00:00 |
Language Truths | Let’s explore the powerful impact of four truths of how human language actually works for individuals and groups… of three … | 2020/12/18 | Norah L Jones | Posts | 2020-12-18 06:55:28 |
Identity | “Speech is the identity that you show to the world. So when you can’t say anything… you can’t say where … | 2020/12/10 | Norah L Jones | Posts | 2020-12-10 13:30:00 |
Introducing John De Mado (Episode 12) | “Language does not abide disrespect. We either work to understand its nature to the greatest degree possible and create environments … | 2020/12/03 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2020-12-03 06:00:00 |
Episode 12: No “Drive-By Victims” of Language: A Conversation with John De Mado | “I want my colleagues to understand the nature of language — the fact that it is an enigma, the fact … | 2020/12/03 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2020-12-03 06:00:00 |
Episode 11: Pathways to Understanding: A Conversation with Sharla Zwirek | “Being able to interact with people on their own terms in their own language gives you insights that you would … | 2020/11/25 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2020-11-25 16:09:17 |
Introducing Sharla Zwirek (Episode 11) | “Having the ability to speak another language allows people to be more open to other people and to new experiences… … | 2020/11/25 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2020-11-25 16:08:12 |
Episode 10: The DNA of Identity: A Conversation with Amanda Seewald | “Look at the people around you, and know that the stories that they have will teach you more about yourself. … | 2020/11/20 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2020-11-20 06:07:36 |
Introducing David Bong (Episode 9) | “Life is all about creating opportunities for yourself and for others. It’s why we live: to make this world a … | 2020/11/13 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2020-11-13 06:00:00 |
Episode 9: Language: Challenge & Promise: A Conversation with David Bong | “Language will continue to be the dominant force in our world that unifies or divides us. We have an obligation … | 2020/11/13 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2020-11-13 06:00:00 |
Episode 8: The Culture & Language of Leadership: A Conversation with Debbie Callihan-Dingle | “Having experienced another language, another culture, another way of life really opens doors and opens your eyes. We all may … | 2020/11/05 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2020-11-05 06:00:18 |
Introducing Debbie Callihan-Dingle (Episode 8) | “Whatever your role is, I would challenge you to write five little thank you notes to teachers… Because right now … | 2020/11/05 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2020-11-05 06:00:00 |
Episode 7: Global Inspiration, Global Invitation: A Conversation with Linda Egnatz | For years, working with Linda Egnatz on just about any project at all has inspired me and made me more … | 2020/10/29 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2020-10-29 06:00:00 |
Episode 6: Bringing Language to Life: A Conversation with Parthena Draggett | How do we “bring language to life”? For what purposes? How can young people learn of their own language and … | 2020/10/22 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2020-10-22 06:00:00 |
Introducing Parthena Draggett (Episode 6) | How does your background form your language and cultural identity?In what way does language “count for something” in your life? … | 2020/10/22 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2020-10-22 06:00:00 |
Episode 5: Language and Imagination: A Conversation with Andrés Pi Andreu | Andrés quotes Einstein: “Logic will get you from A to B; imagination will take you everywhere.” What thoughts and reactions … | 2020/10/15 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2020-10-15 06:00:00 |
Introducing Andrés Pi Andreu (Episode 5) | In what way does imagination precede language? Andres quotes Einstein: “Logic will get you from A à B, imagination will … | 2020/10/15 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2020-10-15 06:00:00 |
Episode 4: Bridging to the “Other”: A Conversation with Carolyn Gill | What is your attitude and approach to those of different languages and cultures – “the Other”? In your life, and … | 2020/10/08 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2020-10-08 06:05:00 |
Introducing Carolyn Gill (Episode 4) | How does your language and location define you? What is your attitude and approach to those of different languages and … | 2020/10/08 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2020-10-08 06:00:00 |
Episode 3: Language Builds Community | What do you see as the key elements of “individual excellence” and “community” in the realm of language and culture? … | 2020/10/01 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2020-10-01 06:00:00 |
Introducing Ken Stewart (Episode 3) | How do we build community in the classroom?How do we measure “greatness” in teaching? My guest for Episode 3 of … | 2020/10/01 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2020-10-01 06:00:00 |
Episode 2: Advocacy from the Heart | Have you had a chance to read and watch my blogs? I’ve been thinking a lot this past week about … | 2020/09/24 | Norah L Jones | Podcast-1 | 2020-09-24 06:30:00 |
How does a word mean? | What do you envision when you see/hear the word “bread”? Stop and think about that for a moment. Don’t rush … | 2020/09/22 | Norah L Jones | Posts | 2020-09-22 06:11:35 |
Introducing Linda Markley (Episodes 2 & 53) | What can we do to advocate for a better and more powerful world of language learning and teaching? What are … | 2020/09/22 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2020-09-22 06:00:00 |
Episode 1: With Language Comes Identity | Sharon Deering suffered a stroke in 2017 that took her language away. (Read more about her here.) She shares her … | 2020/09/17 | Norah L Jones | Podcast, Podcast-1 | 2020-09-17 05:50:00 |
A Video Conversation on Language, Culture, Bread | Come with me on a language and culture journey — and it all starts with bread! What will you discover … | 2020/09/15 | Norah L Jones | Posts | 2020-09-15 17:34:04 |
Language, Culture, Bread | What is your word for these beautiful baked items? Done any extra baking lately? I’ve been on “bread overdrive” now … | 2020/09/10 | Norah L Jones | Posts | 2020-09-10 09:39:21 |
Introducing Sharon Deering (Episode 1) | Language is deep inside us. It’s “always” been there, connecting us with the world, expressing what we want, how we … | 2020/09/08 | Norah L Jones | Guests | 2020-09-08 18:05:54 |