The Lowdown on DIESOL

As the world has made the shift to online teaching, ESOL teachers have moved mountains to accommodate and support students, often with little to no support. Luckily, organizations like CATESOL have stepped in to help with the transition.

Historically, TESOL has been underrepresented in the world of Education Technology, and few teachers are taught how tech can be integrated into the classroom to help ELLs build their English skills. Luckily, there are some teachers who have been pushing the envelope for years, helping colleagues in our field see how they can better serve students through tech.

Ixchell Reyes and Brent Warner are two of those teachers, and they co-host the DIESOL podcast (pronounced like TESOL, but with a D), the only ESL podcast with a specific focus on EdTech. Reyes, an ISTE Emerging Leader, and Warner, recent recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award at Irvine Valley College, have been presenting for years on technology in the ESL classroom for organizations like CATESOL and CUE, as well as working as teacher trainers for universities, colleges, and language institutions.

The DIESOL podcast is pedagogy-driven, first focusing on research in the field, and then looking at how that research can be applied to the classroom, both face-to-face and virtual. The show also interviews innovative leaders in education who have developed a positive reputation for pushing the field forward while thinking outside the box. This includes Carol Salva, author of Boosting Achievement, Judie Haynes, author of multiple ESL books and regular TESOL blog contributor, and CATESOL’s Ron Lee Technology Award winner Denise Maduli-Williams.

While launching less than a year ago, the DIESOL podcast has quickly grown in popularity due to its accessible nature, and immediately applicable ideas. New episodes launch on the first and third mondays of the month, and are a great way to keep in touch with the latest in the field. Episodes can be downloaded on your phone’s podcast player, or directly at www.DIESOL.org


The Lowdown on DIESOL As the world has made the shift to online teaching, ESOL teachers have moved mountains to accommodate and support students, often with little to no support. Luckily, organizations like CATESOL have stepped in to help with the transition. Historically, TESOL has been underrepresented in the world of Education Technology, and few teachers are taught how tech can be integrated into the classroom to help ELLs build their English skills. Luckily, there are some teachers who have been pushing the envelope for years, helping colleagues in our field see how they can better serve students through tech. Ixchell Reyes and Brent Warner are two of those teachers, and they co-host the DIESOL podcast (pronounced like TESOL, but with a D), the only ESL podcast with a specific focus on EdTech. Reyes, an ISTE Emerging Leader, and Warner, recent recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award at Irvine Valley College, have been presenting for years on technology in the ESL classroom for organizations like CATESOL and CUE, as well as working as teacher trainers for universities, colleges, and language institutions. The DIESOL podcast is pedagogy-driven, first focusing on research in the field, and then looking at how that research can be applied to the classroom, both face-to-face and virtual. The show also interviews innovative leaders in education who have developed a positive reputation for pushing the field forward while thinking outside the box. This includes Carol Salva, author of Boosting Achievement, Judie Haynes, author of multiple ESL books and regular TESOL blog contributor, and CATESOL’s Ron Lee Technology Award winner Denise Maduli-Williams. While launching less than a year ago, the DIESOL podcast has quickly grown in popularity due to its accessible nature, and immediately applicable ideas. New episodes launch on the first and third mondays of the month, and are a great way to keep in touch with the latest in the field. Episodes can be downloaded on your phone’s podcast player, or directly at www.DIESOL.org
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