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Empowered Educational Conversations with Elin and Christina
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93. Empowered Reflections: Celebrating 2024
37 mins; December 24, 2024
92. The Importance of a Supportive Admin Team with guest Marisol Arkin
51 mins; November 26, 2024
91. We have an important update!
28 mins; October 01, 2024
90. Top of Mind Catch Up Session
34 mins; September 17, 2024
89. Collectivity and Solidarity in Education with guest Dr. Whitneé L. Garrett-Walker
66 hours 0 mins; September 03, 2024
88. Embracing the New School Year with Purpose and Vision
33 mins; August 13, 2024
87. Knowing your Values is KEY in leadership REPLAY
37 mins; July 30, 2024
86. Admin Retreats Lead to Stronger Bonds REPLAY
60 hours 8 mins; July 16, 2024
Announcing our Summer Break and Upcoming Plans
4 mins; July 03, 2024
85. How Admin Experience Influences Coaching with guest Ariana Valencia
47 mins; June 25, 2024
84. From TSA to Teaching Abroad with guest Nichole Morales
49 mins; June 04, 2024
83. When "duties as assigned" are way too misaligned.
50 mins; May 21, 2024
82. The Global Counselor: Stories from International Schools with guest Kenneth Ronquillo @thegayschoolcounselor
50 mins; May 07, 2024
81. Learnings from Losing an Election.
31 mins; April 23, 2024
80. A Call to Action: Advocating for our Global Students
26 mins; April 09, 2024
79. Honoring Nex Benedict. Learning from what happened, so it doesn't happen again.
26 mins; March 26, 2024
78. Reflecting on my Educational Journey. A solo episode with Christina.
19 mins; March 12, 2024
77. Thoughts on National School Counseling Week as a Former School Counselor.
29 mins; February 27, 2024
76. Ethnic Studies in CA, what to consider!
63 hours 53 mins; February 06, 2024
75. Making Services Accessible to Everyone with guest Zeyda Garcia
63 hours 49 mins; January 23, 2024
74. Supporting others in living purpose-driven lives with guest Dr. Michelle Seijas
66 hours 24 mins; December 12, 2023
73. Reflecting on your journey so far: it's time for a mid-year check-in
41 mins; November 28, 2023
72. School Leaders, we need to talk...about Palestine.
56 mins; November 21, 2023
71. Rooted in love with guest Dr. Natalie Mejia
54 mins; November 14, 2023
70. Being a place-based educator with guest, Dr. Yee. Part 2
64 hours 48 mins; October 31, 2023
69. Being a place-based educator with guest Dr. Yee, Part 1
45 mins; October 17, 2023
68. Why do we always have to advocate? Addressing a School Counselors's concern.
54 mins; October 03, 2023
67. We're a lot more resilient than we think we are! With guest, John Nepomuceno.
59 mins; September 19, 2023
66. Managing transitions. Unpacking a new AP's mindset struggles.
55 mins; September 05, 2023
65. The Arts as a Safe Space. From a Scarcity Mindset to an Arts Pathway with guest Jamie Treacy
63 hours 19 mins; August 22, 2023
64. Our ASCA conference takeaways and reflection.
56 mins; August 08, 2023
63. Rigor & Love in Education with guest Cecilia Paz Aguilar
52 mins; July 25, 2023
62. Leading through an Identity Safe Lens with guest Alexandrea Creer Kahn
53 mins; July 11, 2023
Summer BREAK- be back soon!
5 mins; June 27, 2023
61. Representing school districts to do better by their students with guest Dora Dome, Esq.
65 hours 29 mins; June 13, 2023
60. Over 40 episodes later, admin turnover and burnout is still relevant.
60 hours 18 mins; May 30, 2023
59. Building Stronger Bonds: the Role of Admin Team Retreats in Fostering Communication & Collaboration
56 mins; May 16, 2023
58. Design for Depth Framework & Being Mission Aligned with guest Sasha Kirkman.
54 mins; May 02, 2023
57. What an Equity-Focused Master Schedule Does NOT Look Like.
53 mins; April 18, 2023
56. Without Admin Support, School Counselors can Strive but not Thrive. Unpacking the 2023 National School Counseling Leadership Conference.
62 hours 34 mins; April 04, 2023
55. Humanizing the teaching experience through instructional coaching with guest Michael Ray
48 mins; March 21, 2023
54. School Counselors as Agents of Change with Guest Diana Carty
54 mins; March 07, 2023
53. Three Reasons School Counselors are KEY to Student Success
38 mins; February 21, 2023
52. Expanding Your Sphere of Influence. A Conversation with Guest Josue Diaz Jr.
65 hours 29 mins; February 07, 2023
51. Being an Equity Driven Leader is More Than a Buzzword
48 mins; January 24, 2023
50. Why data is a powerful tool. A conversation with Rattana Yeang.
80 hours 19 mins; January 10, 2023
49. Our 2022 wins and 2023 goals.
33 mins; December 27, 2022
48. From Teacher to Director. A conversation with guest, Lisa Rothbard.
55 mins; December 13, 2022
47. Do teacher leave because of the Principal? A conversation with Dr. Heather Michel.
49 mins; November 29, 2022
46. What is Transformational Leadership?
45 mins; November 15, 2022
45. Using Advocacy to Implement Systemic Change with Guest Dr. Rebecca Pianta
51 mins; November 01, 2022
44. Why School Leaders need to know the Role of the School Counselor! Processing the CASC Annual Conference
47 mins; October 18, 2022
43. Keeping School Boards Local with Guest Abbey Kerins
55 mins; October 04, 2022
42. Why Knowing your Values is KEY in Leadership.
33 mins; September 20, 2022
41. Why Vision & Mission Statements are Powerful Tools.
33 mins; September 06, 2022
40. The Power of Reflection- an intro.
32 mins; August 22, 2022
39. A Conversation about Exit Interviews.
32 mins; August 08, 2022
38. Revisiting Elin's Educational Journey
51 mins; July 25, 2022
37. Revisiting Christina's Educational Journey
50 mins; July 11, 2022
36. End of School Year Wrap Up.
34 mins; June 13, 2022
35. When will Enough be Enough? Reflecting on the Uvalde, TX School Shooting
10 mins; May 30, 2022
34. Time to reflect and celebrate. Re-release of our 1st episode.
42 mins; May 16, 2022
33. A Conversation about Mental Health in Schools with Dr. Jennifer Chavez-Buey
53 mins; May 02, 2022
32. The Power of Reflection: an Equitable & Intentional Planning Guide for K12 School Leaders
29 mins; April 18, 2022
31. Creating a System of Support for a First-Year Principal. A conversation with Principal Ariana Valencia.
27 mins; April 04, 2022
30. Ukraine & Russia. How School Leaders can support their schools during this time.
12 mins; March 21, 2022
29. Education has my heart. A conversation with former Principal Jasmine Montgomery.
80 hours 59 mins; March 07, 2022
28. The importance of a support system for school leaders with Site Director Natalie Garcia
41 mins; February 21, 2022
27. What it means to set high expectations. A conversation with Dr. Jag, Founder & CEO of New Generation Equity.
56 mins; February 07, 2022
26. A Conversation about our experience with Coaching.
40 mins; January 24, 2022
25. How to set Priorities for the Spring Semester.
37 mins; January 10, 2022
24. Reflecting on 2021 and What We're Looking Forward to in 2022.
33 mins; December 27, 2021
23. Talking about Our Pivot from Consulting to Coaching
40 mins; December 13, 2021
22. Often Overlooked but definitely Essential...the role of the SLP in our schools with Karina Saechao
64 hours 42 mins; November 29, 2021
21. Continuing the Conversation about Critical Race Theory. Part II
52 mins; November 15, 2021
20. A conversation about CRT as two Site-Based Educational Leaders. Part I
56 mins; November 01, 2021
19. Principals need mental health days too!
69 hours 25 mins; October 18, 2021
018. Having a little fun discussing teacher TikTok.
56 mins; October 04, 2021
17. Talking Dinero for Educators with Rita-Soledad Fernandez Paulino from Wealth Para Todos!
70 hours 10 mins; September 20, 2021
16. Transitioning from an ally to a co-conspirator as a school leader.
60 hours 8 mins; September 06, 2021
15. Starting the School Year Using the 4R's.
40 mins; August 23, 2021
14. Reflections on k12 Burnout with Dr. Whitneé Garrett-Walker
72 hours 33 mins; August 09, 2021
13. Reflecting on Summer PD. The Good, the Bad, and the Real.
60 hours 38 mins; July 26, 2021
12. Administrator Turnover or Burnout. Or Burnover?
53 mins; July 12, 2021
11. Honor Yourself. A conversation with Principal Julie Calderon.
58 mins; June 28, 2021
10. It's a wrap. A summary of our 2020-21 school year.
59 mins; June 14, 2021
09. Reflecting on George Floyd- a year since his murder.
49 mins; May 31, 2021
08. A conversation about microaggressions. Are they really that micro?
48 mins; May 17, 2021
07. Conversation about Anti-Asian Hate
45 mins; May 03, 2021
06. Just checking in.
36 mins; April 19, 2021
05. Lucky or Unlucky 7?
63 hours 30 mins; April 05, 2021
04. Our First Guest! From Wisconsin to Oakland, how TFA brought this reflective educator to the bay.
50 mins; March 22, 2021
03. Elin's Educational Journey
48 mins; March 15, 2021
02. Christina's Educational Journey
46 mins; March 08, 2021
01. Let's move from Courageous Conversations to Courageous Action
39 mins; February 22, 2021
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