Conscious Educator Playground

Conscious Educator Playground

By Sandra Marie HerreraEducationSelf-Improvement
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Conscious Educator Playground episodes

  • Ep. 39: Student Chat with Amelia

    Our students are often our greatest teachers.

    When we take the time to SEE, HEAR & VALUE them as the unique amazing humans they are we often walk away with insights and wisdom we may have missed in the rushing to "accomplish" the things of life.

    When was the last time you were immensely present with one of your students or your children?

    What did you experience?

    What did you learn?

    How did you feel; before, during, and after?

    As we enter then end of this calendar year it's in the micro-moments when we are present with one another where we find the true joy of why we are all here.

    Tune in as we dive into being present and learning through the lens of what Amelia has experienced throughout her educational career and what she sees for the future of education that can serve us all in the new year!

    44 min
  • Ep. 38: Who is your first customer?

    For some what comes to mind is "the customer is always right"...

    For some what comes to mind is being a customer shopping for something...

    What about in our schools? Who is the customer?

    What about in our lives? Do you consider yourself your first customer?

    Who do you think of as your customers in your world?...your family, your friends, your colleagues, your clients, your students, your SUPERvisors (more on this another time...just wanted to give you a little food for thought visual 😉)...someone else?

    Why is it important to articulate who our FIRST Customer is?

    Throughout our days we encounter other humans in all different ways and when we do so from a place of radical responsibility for who we are showing up as AND awareness of how we are approaching each individual we can radically transform our environments simply by shifting this lens to be intentional vs unconscious.

    Sending you all lots of love as you navigate this holiday season! 🤗

    28 min
  • Ep. 37: New Year, New Rhythm: Finding A Rhythm That Works For YOU...

    What does New Year's mean to you?


    Is it a time of launching into something new?  Are you excited to jump off the starting line?

    Is it a time of a fresh start, slowly allowing this year to unfold? 

    Is it an opportunity to reset, leaving behind that which no longer serves you?

    Do you celebrate a New Year with the Equinox (around March 21st) more so than the Gregorian calendar timeline (January 1st)?

    However you choose, choose it On Purpose...lead with your heart and mind in sync and create a rhythm that serves you first...then flows with those around you.

    What does your nervous system crave right now?...do that...listen to your intuition and begin trusting what you KNOW to be true for your needs before others wants.

    We will be sharing insights into how creating an intentional rhythm for yourselves and your students will pay dividends in the long run and how you can own your powerful intuitive wisdom about what will allow you to thrive throughout the rest of this year (whatever that means for you).  

    28 min
  • Ep. 36: Data Driven Success in 2023

    How many times do we begin each year (for some of us it's each day) with an optimistic lens and dreams that we truly believe are possible?...only to fall short and have our internal voice say "I told you so"...or some other unkind version that we would never say to our BFF.


    As we dive into the holidays and begin dreaming into the New Year, let's take the intentional time to ground into what we truly desire and create a roadmap of how we can make that dream become our new reality!

    What I've come to know about optimizing my success is this:

    1. being honest with myself from the beginning of my plans, like radically honest and hearing my "itty-bitty-shitty committee" and asking them what they are afraid of...as if we're sitting together on a park bench talking and listening as BFF's, feeling my nervous system relax and allowing my truth of what will work connect me to the alignment of what I want and why I want it, knowing that only the most aligned things I desire will actually come to life
    2. taking a look at my past patterns of behavior and deciding how to celebrate what is working and retrain my brain and my behaviors for the habits that aren't working for me
    3. choosing one habit to rewire at a time is vital...even though I can see how they all play together...only focusing on ONE at a time to up-level
    4. creating a roadmap for myself so I can see it and revisit it versus having to hold it all in my mind
    5. connecting my what, to my why, to my when...knowing that when I set a target date for achieving my desired outcome and am anchored in why I want to achieve it and being clear on the specifics of what I am achieving I have the highest rate of success no matter how big or small the goal is

      6. Sheeba and I will dive into these details a bit more and talk about the ROI to taking the time to plan and anchor your plan in the data of who you show up as and how YOU CREATE the intentional life you get to live! Join us! We'd love to connect and answer any of your questions on my FB page...just click here.

      27 min
    6. Ep. 35: The Science of Culture Transformation

      Our school cultures are transforming whether we are making it happen intentionally or not.


      This ever evolving...rapidly evolving world we are living in is creating shifts in our schools that some have seen coming for decades, generations even...and some that none of us could have foreseen.

      How do we take our power back and create aligned cultures, healthy environments for teachers to work in and students to learn in?

      When will we say 'enough is enough' and lead from our intuitive strength and wisdom to design and live our Cultures On Purpose? Acknowledging that there will always be forces for and forces against these changes...and they are happening everyday in patterns we can take control of if we zoom out and take the time to invest in the waters we are swimming in each day...and when we all take radical responsibility for who we are showing up as.

      We can transform our cultures into comprehensive, sustainable, positive working and learning environments.

      We can create the lives we dream of, for ourselves and for our students.

      You are not alone, it's going to take all of us, in this together, with one another, without judgement and with a unity of THERE IS A BETTER WAY...we've got this, we're the ones we've been waiting for.

      34 min
    7. Ep. 34: Why Are We Even Here?

      Have we lost sight of the true purpose of school?

      What are we really doing here?

      And after another tragic school shooting, I'm at a loss for words as I'm sure you are too. 😢😡

      There is no "sense" to be made when families are grieving a senseless tragedy.

      And yet, we must continue to find a way through this epidemic. How many of us have to say ENOUGH?!

      Why are we in school...beyond learning, beyond teaching, beyond the surface of because we've always done it...

      Without asking "for what greater purpose" over and over again and really really diving into the depths of CONSCIOUS CONVERSATIONS in every school, in every community, in every state, across this country...we are going to continue to treat the symptoms.

      There is no one of us who has the answer. It's going to take all of us, all of us who are DONE with the way the current system is, to wake up each day focused on our purpose, our intuitive genius to come together and collaborate. We get to get to the root cause and create a better system that serves all children and all adults who serve them.


      We can create better, we can solve this, we're in this together.

      31 min

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