Removing Accent Bias in the Classroom: Where Technological Excellence Meets Human Intelligence
Air Date: Sept. 30, 2022
Listen in to guest Maya Goodall, Senior Director, Emergent Bilingual Curriculum from Lexia as she informs us about accent biases and how technology is coming to the rescue. Host LeiLani Cauthen marvels at the ingenuity of this latest technological breakthrough that uses Artificial intelligence (A.I.) alongside advanced speech recognition and human intelligence to help students from many languages with English language development. Learn important points about capitalizing on learning in a foreign language to advance English language learning. Hear the thinking around how supporting heritage languages creates more culturally sustaining learning environments where all students can equitably feel welcome and advance in their learning.