Empowered Educational Conversations with Elin and Christina

In this episode, Elin and Christina have a conversation with Dr. Rebecca Pianta about how advocacy work can lead to systemic change. Dr. Pianta is a true equity warrior and it is highlighted in this episode.  Dr. Rebecca Pianta is a champion for equity and a passionate advocate for the school counseling profession. With 17 years of experience in education, she has been a school counselor at a...

In the episode, Elin and Christina talk about the California Association of School Counselors 2022 annual conference with a focus on what School Leaders need to know. There were so many takeaways that Elin expanded on for our school leaders to consider. --- Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coaching Free Vision & Mission Guide Follow us on Instagram : @elinandch...

In this episode, Elin and Christina have a conversation with Abbey Kerins. Abbey Kerins has been a public education leader in the Bay Area since 2004. She has been a teacher-leader, a District-level literacy coach and coordinator, an administrator at San Leandro High School, and most recently serves as the Director of State and Federal Compliance for Newark Unified School District.  We talk a...

In this episode, Elin and Christina dive deeper into their book and discuss how and why to unpack your values. They share their own experiences with how using their values helped guide them in their leadership. --- Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coaching Free Vision & Mission Guide Follow us on Instagram : @elinandchristina Facebook : Empowered Conversations...

In this episode, Elin & Christina have a conversation about the vision and mission statement. Not just for the school but for your leadership as well. Listen in as they discuss their experience grounding their decisions in the vision and mission of the school, and how expanding on their WHY helped them get there.  --- Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coach...

In this episode, Elin & Christina discuss their reflective process. You will hear about their book, The Power of Reflection: an Equitable and Intentional Planning Guide for k-12 School Leaders. They give you a quick introduction and an overall picture of what they do to be intentional with planning out their roles and responsibilities.  --- Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection Book a Cal...

In this episode, Elin & Christina share their experiences with exit interviews and what they would do with the data as school site leaders. Listen in Elin reflects on her most recent exit interview and what she wishes she would have asked.  --- Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coaching Free Vision & Mission Guide Follow us on Instagram : @elinandchrist...

In this episode, we take a listen to Elin's educational journey and how it connects to her "why" of being an educator. We are re-releasing this episode to explore the roots of where we started and how it's connected to where we are headed.  Share this podcast with a friend or colleague.  --- Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coaching Free Vision & Miss...

In this episode, we dive into understanding Christina's educational journey and how it connects to her "why" of being in the education system. We all have a story and through storytelling, we learn about one another and gain inspiration. We hope this episode helps you connect to your why and reflect on your story. Support us by subscribing to our podcast. Rate and review us too! Follow us on Insta...

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.  --- Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coaching Free Vision & Mission Guide Follow us on Instagram : @empoweredconversationspod Facebook : Empowered Conversations with El...

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 --- Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coaching Free Vision & Mission Guide Follow us on Instagr...

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 & Chris...

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...

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. --- Buy our Book: The Power of Reflection Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coachi...

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.  --- Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coaching Free Vision & Mission Guide Follow us on Instagram : @empoweredconversationspod Facebook : Empowered C...

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. --- Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coaching Free Vision & Mission Guide Follow us on Instagram : @empoweredconversationspod Facebook : Empowered Conversations with Eli...

"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.  --- Book...

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...

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 al...

In this episode, Elin & Christina have a conversation about coaching. Their experience with it and what led them to value coaching. Take a listen to see how coaching can support your vision as a school leader.  --- Book a Call with Us for 1:1 Coaching Free Vision & Mission Guide Follow us on Instagram : @empoweredconversationspod Facebook : Empowered Conversations with Elin & Chri...

The spring semester is full of tasks and responsibilities, the question many school leaders face is how to prioritize. In this episode, Elin & Christina talk about all that school leaders are tasked with during the spring and questions to ask when trying to prioritize them. --- Join our Coaching Waitlist Free Vision & Mission Guide Follow us on Instagram : @empoweredconversationspod Facebo...

In this episode, Elin & Christina talk about what they accomplished in 2021 and get excited about their plans for 2022. --- Free Vision & Mission Guide Follow us on Instagram : @empoweredconversationspod Facebook : Empowered Conversations with Elin & Christina Check out our blog at www.empoweredconversationspodcast.com

In this episode, Elin & Christina talk about their experience starting out their business as educational consultants and why they decided to pivot into coaching school leaders. They reflect back to where they started and share where they are headed now.  -- Free Vision & Mission Guide Follow us on Instagram : @empoweredconversationspod Facebook : Empowered Conversations with Elin &amp...

In this episode, Elin & Christina sit down and have a conversation with Karina Saechao, a Speech & Language Pathologist and now a doctoral student in the Child Language Doctoral Program at the University of Kansas. While working in the public school system, Karina observed a gap in the knowledge and understanding of practitioners as related to how to identify, assess, determine eligibility...

In this episode, Elin & Christina continue the conversation about Critical Race Theory (CRT) for Part II of this series.  This time they discuss the opposing view and talk about how that shows up for them as school site leaders. Articles mentioned in the episode: Critical Race Theory in Education - the opposing view Rufo's thoughts on CA's Ethnic Study graduation requirement Condoleeza Ri...