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Empowered Educational Conversations with Elin and Christina
By Elin P. Cervantes and Christina M. MacalinoEducation
Empowered Educational Conversations with Elin and Christina episodes
- 36. End of School Year Wrap Up.
In this episode, Elin & Christina do some catching up and reflecting on the end of this school year. Listen in as Elin updates us on a major decision she made and what's next for them.
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35 min - 35. When will Enough be Enough? Reflecting on the Uvalde, TX School Shooting
In this episode, Elin takes some time to reflect and process the tragic shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
How to Get Involved:
- How to Help Uvalde families
- March for Our Lives
- Talking to Children about Violence: Tips for Parents & Teachers
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Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection
Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coaching
Free Vision & Mission Guide
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Facebook: Empowered Conversations with Elin & Christina
Check out our website at www.empoweredconversationspodcast.com
11 min - 34. Time to reflect and celebrate. Re-release of our 1st episode.
It has been over a year since Elin & Christina have been releasing podcast episodes. While Christina is still on maternity leave, they decided to re-release their first episode ever. This episode introduces you to who they are and they talk about why they started the podcast in the first place. Listen in and get reacquainted with the purpose behind Empowered Conversations with Elin & Christina.
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Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection
Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coaching
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Check out our website at www.empoweredconversationspodcast.com
43 min - 33. A Conversation about Mental Health in Schools with Dr. Jennifer Chavez-Buey
In this episode, Elin has a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Chavez-Buey, a social worker with over 12 years of experience working in schools. She speaks on the importance of building systems and capacity that is sustainable.
Our mental health providers, social workers, therapists, and school counselors are now our frontline workers in this new wave of the pandemic. We are seeing the need for mental health support for our students, their families, and even our staff. This conversation was timely as we have a few weeks of school left.---
Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection
Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coaching
Free Vision & Mission Guide
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Facebook: Empowered Conversations with Elin & Christina
Check out our website at www.empoweredconversationspodcast.com
54 min - 32. The Power of Reflection: an Equitable & Intentional Planning Guide for K12 School Leaders
In this episode, Christina walks us through our new book. She talks about why we wrote it and breaks down what each chapter is about.
The practice of reflection allowed us to build an inclusive and equitable mindset. We wanted to put out a planning guide to help other school leaders reflect on their practice step by step.
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Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection
Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coaching
Free Vision & Mission Guide
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Facebook: Empowered Conversations with Elin & Christina
Check out our website at www.empoweredconversationspodcast.com
30 min - 31. Creating a System of Support for a First-Year Principal. A conversation with Principal Ariana Valencia.
In this episode, Elin & Christina talk to one of their coaching clients, a first-year principal and overall amazing educator, Ariana Valencia. Listen in while we talk about her educational journey and her experience with our coaching program.
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27 min - 30. Ukraine & Russia. How School Leaders can support their schools during this time.
For this episode, Elin & Christina want to quickly check in with our current times of what is going on in our global community and offer resources for school leaders.
Click here for the Resources mentioned in the episode.
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13 min - 29. Education has my heart. A conversation with former Principal Jasmine Montgomery.
"Education has my heart, but I need to have time to find those personal golden moments."
In this episode, Elin & Christina have a conversation with former Principal Jasmine Montgomery. With 17 years of experience from classroom teacher to Principal. California, Denver, and now Little Rock, she tells us all about what led her to passionately advocate for students at the margins.
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1 hr 21 min - 28. The importance of a support system for school leaders with Site Director Natalie Garcia
In this episode, Elin & Christina have a conversation with Natalie Garcia, Site Director of a charter school in the Bay Area. She talks to us about her experience in the education system and how coaches helped her grow in her leadership.
Natalie started as an English teacher through Teach for America with intentions to stay in education. She worked her way through different positions from Dean, VIce Principal, to Site Director (Principal). She shares her experience of being a site leader during the pandemic and how having a support system has kept her going.
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Check out our blog at www.empoweredconversationspodcast.com
42 min - 27. What it means to set high expectations. A conversation with Dr. Jag, Founder & CEO of New Generation Equity.
In this episode, Elin & Christina have a conversation with Dr. Jag, Founder, and CEO of @newgenerationequity about how she held high expectations of her staff for her students.
Dr. Jag is an equity leader with over 20 years of teaching, leadership, and top-level systems design experience. She earned her Doctorate and Masters in Education Leadership from Mills College in Oakland, CA. Dr. Jag also holds bachelor's degrees in Special Education and Kinesiology. She served as a teacher, school site Assistant Principal, school site Principal, Executive Director, and Chief in different county offices of education.
Learn more about her and her organization at www.newgenerationequity.com
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About Empowered Educational Conversations with Elin and Christina
From the publisher's feed
There is still work to do. Elin and Christina are two educators that have been in the game for over 15 years. Listen while they break down and speak on the systems that were not built for BIPOC students and the ways they address them head-on.
We are in this game to empower school leaders to be equity-focused and lead authentically. Learn more about us on our website www.empowereducationalconsulting.com. We work with School Leaders in 1:1 coaching, group coaching, PLC planning & facilitation, and master schedule consulting. Let's work together!