Music Ed Forward Podcast

In this episode, Elena Aguilar shares her journey as a transformational coach and how she works with coaches. Elena’s coaching and consulting work lead her to write a book about resilience, seeing how it underpins our success and happiness as teachers. Highlighting the connection between resilience and equity throughout, Elena shares stories, experiences, and advice to help educators move forward during pandemic teaching - and beyond.  PS She gives a MAJOR shout-out to arts educators!  Thank you for seeing us and valuing the arts - we appreciate you, Elena!

Ready for some practical, tried-and-true, made-for-teachers resilience advice?  Me too! This podcast shares some of the highlights of Elena Aguilar’s book “Onward: Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Educators.” After outlining the synergistic organization of the book, we feature three chapters by spotlighting quotes and ideas from the author and elaborating on them in the context of pandemic teaching. This podcast hardly scrapes the surface of the insights included in “Onward” - but you’ll want to join in on the wisdom, encouragement, and interconnection highlighted in this podcast.

How can we shift the nervous system when it gets locked into fight-flight mode?  This podcast has simple, quick, practical tools to help you move into “rest and digest” mode. And we can ALL use that right now.  These short practices can help you in a pinch - or become a part of your daily routine. (And bonus - I share my favorite activity for helping calm students; it has never failed me or my students.)

This week Dr. Kate Webster shares her experience of pandemic teaching, self-care, and resilience as inspired by her experiences as a Music Educator, Runner, Yoga Teacher, and Mom. Kate's easy-going, connected, and wise offering in this podcast will invite you to see yourself in our conversation about our struggles, successes, and ultimately ongoing intentions to care for ourselves so we can serve our students in a whole-hearted, connected way. Join us for this close-in conversation between two teachers, doing the best we can - in the face of many uncertainties. . . probably much like you.

What is the difference between self-care and self-compassion - and why does it matter?  What is working for teachers and school communities around the world as we see to strengthen resilience?  This podcast with the amazing Fran Prolman is real talk, real inspiration, and real ideas for how to practice the skills and mindset to help us through tough times.  Get ready to be inspired and uplifted!

We made it to 2021. Now what? This new beginning to a new year has been long-awaited and long needed. This podcast outlines 5 Resilience Building Strategies for us personally and professionally, as well as some great tools to help us grow more steady and resilient in 2021. January is resilience month here on the Music Ed Forward Podcast. Let’s lift one another UP!

We can. We have. And we will.  Although we didn’t wish for it, 2020 and this pandemic has shown us, as music educators, what is possible as we have united to support one another, our students, and our global music education community. Without an ounce of toxic positivity, this podcast outlines some of the greatest triumphs within our profession this past year which can reveal the promises and possibilities for 2021 and beyond. Join us for this podcast as we acknowledge what was and look forward with resounding hope.