Podcasts

RBERNing Questions Podcast

Season 2, Episode 12 | December 6, 2024

Okhee talks about the SAIL fifth-grade science curriculum her team developed; challenges of integrating language learning with science learning; and how WIDA and NGSS mirror each other.

Host: Yasmeen Coaxum
RBERNING Questions Podcast
Mid-State Regional Bilingual Education Resource Network (RBERN)
Onondaga Cortland Madison Board of Cooperative Educational Services

Cultural Connections Lab

Season 2, Episode 18 | November 25, 2024

Okhee offers insights to help educators grow in the fields of science and language.
Host: Dr. Kelly Forbes
Lead Learner and Founder, Kelly B’s Consulting LLC

Teaching STEM #4Real

“STEM for Multilingual Learners with Dr. Okhee Lee”

Season 3, Episode 6 | October 24, 2024

Okhee gives her vision for how STEM education can be made inclusive and empowering for multilingual learners.
Host: Dr. Leena Bakshi McLean
Founder, STEM4Real

Summit K12 Presents Doing Science, Using Language

December 8, 2023

“Part 4: Justice-Centered STEM Education with Multilingual Learners”
Host: JW Marshall, Summit K12


“Part 3: Contemporary Approaches to Science and Language Integration with Multilingual Learners”
Host: JW Marshall, Summit K12

“Part 2: Contemporary Language Education with Multilingual Learners”
Host: JW Marshall, Summit K12

“Part 1: Contemporary Science Education”
Host: JW Marshall, Summit K12

Conversations with CAST Speakers: Dr. Okhee Lee:

November 10, 2022

Okhee talks about what it means to have an asset-oriented view of multilingual learners.
Host: Cathrine Prenot, STAT Member-at-Large

Conversations with Tim – WIDA

Aug. 17, 2022
“Examining how the 2020 Edition impacts multilingual learner education”
Host: Tim Boals, founder and director of WIDA
Host: Merideth Trahan, WIDA chief of staff
Ask Matt — NGSS Science Education Advice from An Expert

“Part 2: Science and Language”
EPISODE 18 | Feb. 5, 2021

Okhee talks on language learning and the role it should play in our science classrooms. 
Host: Eugene Cordero
Climate scientist; founder of Green Ninja
Host: Matt d’Alessio
Science education expert; author of the 2016 California Science Framework for NGSS
Ask Matt — NGSS Science Education Advice from An Expert

“Part 1: Intentions of the NGSS”
EPISODE 17 | Feb. 2, 2021

Okhee gives her unique perspective and advice surrounding NGSS teaching and learning
Host: Eugene Cordero
Climate scientist; founder of Green Ninja
Host: Matt d’Alessio
Science education expert; author of the 2016 California Science Framework for NGSS

RBERNing Questions Podcast

“Supporting ELLs in Science”
Episode 5 | April 29, 2020

Okhee talks about how teachers can engage all students, including English language learners (ELLs), in science and engineering as they make sense of compelling phenomena.
Host: Liesl Coope
Mid-State RBERN Resource Specialist
Co-host: Christopher Leece
STEM Coordinator at OCM BOCES

Webinars

“How COVID-19, Climate Change and Other Crises are Changing Science Instruction”
Education Writers Association – November 4, 2021

“STEM Education for All Students, Including English Learners”
Accelerate Learning Inc./STEMscopes Webinar Series – June 16, 2021
Okhee’s presentation begins at 4:50 minutes

“Integrating Science and Language for All Students with a Focus on English Learners”
National Science Education Leadership Association – April 22, 2021
Okhee’s presentation begins at 9:50 minutes

“Pursuing Diversity: The Words We Choose”
Omaha Public Schools’ Community to Classroom Connections Webinar Series – January 26, 2021
Okhee’s presentation begins at 1:13 hours