PODCAST · education
Conversaciones con Colegas
by LatinXChange
A bilingual education community by us, for us. Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/latinxchange/support
Episodes
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Y Con Eso, Season 2023 Comes to an End
Es hoy! Es hoy! Primero que nada, FELIZ AÑO NUEVO! Maggie and Lucero les dan muchas gracias for being a supporter of LatinXChange and Conversaciones con colegas for yet another season, and another year. In this episode, we recap a bit of our life updates and what we expect to see from…
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Mini PD Series: Graphic Organizers
Hola, hola! This week, Maggie and Lucero are back, solas, to discuss another strategy to use in the classroom: Graphic Organizers!. We have now shared our thoughts on differentiation, as well as how to differentiate using visuals. This week, we touch on another way: the use of graphic organizers....
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Mini Pd Series: Burn the System DOWN!
Hola, hola! This week we are Maggie and Lucero are back, solas, to discuss a very important topic in the classroom: differentiation. As we have transitioned back to the classroom post-pandemic, many students have struggled to engage in learning. Along with this, teachers have found it more...
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No Más Chancla Culture: SEL and Restorative Practices
Hola, hola! This week we are back with a guest who has been with us previously, Ms. Alejandra Gutierres! Alejandra was born and raised in Little Village. She is the eldest of 5 kids and is a queer first generation college student. She has been a school social worker in both Chicago and Los…
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Construyendo Language Bridges with Translanguaging
Hola, hola! This week we are back with a guest who has been with us previously, Ms. Laura Vazquez! Laura is a dual language teacher in California who is a strong believer in the importance of translanguaging.She became an educator in order to empower students who looked like her. I have a BA in...
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Diversos Caminos lead to Educación
Hola, hola! This week we are back with Ms. Marisol Santana, also known as @salsamari on Tik Tok! Marisol is currently a dual language teacher who shares many resources geared toward dual language teachers on Tik Tok. However, the road to education was not a straight shot. She was born and raised…
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Perfil Bilingüe: Bilingual Student to Bilingual Teacher
S4:E7 - Perfil Bilingüe: Bilingual Student to Bilingual Teacher Hola, hola! This week we’re back with another amazing educator, Ms. Rita! Rita is an elementary teacher teaching fourth grade. She has taught many grades from Pre-K to fourth, and she expresses how each one of them is special in…
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Fighting Inequities Y Destruyendo School to Prison Pipelines
S4:E6 - Fighting inequities y destruyendo school to prison pipelines We are back with a new interview episode, where our mic is YOURS! Welcome, Join us in celebrating Reyna Guerra-Vega, an amazing Latinx, brown, queer teacher in Arizona. Reyna (Rey) teaches special education math to high school...
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And so…Comenzamos de Nuevo
In this episode Lucero and Maggie are back! We bring you beginning of the year talk! It’s that time of the school year again, and we’re sure every school has its own set of experiences that can make or break how the rest of the school year is going to go. In this episode we dive a bit deeper into...
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S4:E4 - Boundaries Keep Maestras Going
We are back with a new interview episode, where our mike is YOURS! Welcome, Join us in celebrating Ms. Raquel Lopez, a high school math teacher who feels passionate about giving back to her Latinx community. Her family originates from San Luis Potosi and Jalisco, and in her spare time, she enjoys...
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Mini PD - Visuals!
We’re trying something new! We are both excited to bring you Season 4 with amazing conversations, tips and insights on how to best support ALL students, and yes through the lens of Multilingual Learners, in your classroom. Today we are talking about visuals. Yes, visuals, the most commonly...
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Sanando a la Niña - A Healed Maestra
We are back with a new interview episode, where our mic is YOURS! Welcome, Brenda Mendoza, of Chicago. She is a K-12 ELL specialist in West Aurora School District 129. The mother of four received her Bachelors of Arts in Education degree from Trinity Christian College. She obtained her Bilingual...
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Educación: Broken System with Broken People
Lucero and Maggie are back! In this episode we bring you updates on where we are in our professional and personal life along with our thoughts and insights on what we see in our educational spaces. Maggie's longing for the "Dark Side"; Lucero welcomes "The Childrens" and mommyhood; both excited…
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S3:E8 Ser Bilingue es Poderoso - Building community through translations
Hola Hola! We are back for another episode of Conversaciones con Colegas: Season 3. In this episode we had the opportunity to speak with Lucero Ramirez, a current translator for her school district who supports families to access the language and information in schools. She was born and raised in...
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Maestra de Maestras: Teaching and Learning through Coaching and Mentoring
S3:E7 Maestra de Maestras: Teaching and Learning through Coaching and Mentoring Hola Hola! We are back for another episode of Conversaciones con Colegas: Season 3. In this episode we had the opportunity to speak with Alexis K. Diaz-Feliciano, a Chicago educator who continually chooses to teach in...
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Adding Fuel to the Fire: aumentando el fuego y poder dentro de estudiantes
Hola Hola! We are back for another episode of Conversaciones con Colegas: Season 3. In this episode we had the opportunity to speak with Elizabeth Ramos, an ELA teacher in Florida. Elizabeth was born and raised in NYC to Dominican immigrants. She is an Afro Latina who believes in education in...
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Ciencia Sin Barreras: Breaking language barriers in Science class
Hola Hola! We are back for another episode of Conversaciones con Colegas: Season 3. This episode brings on another amazing educator, Alixandria Guzman. Alixandria is currently a middle school science teacher in Arizona. She continually ensures that she is representing her EL students in her...
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Siempre Educando: One Tik Tok at a Time
Hola Hola! We are back for another episode of Conversaciones con Colegas: Season 3. This episode brings on another amazing Tik Tok superstar, Laura Vazquez also known as Sra. Vazquez on Tik Tok! Laura is currently a Dual immersion elementary teacher born in California.Despite coming to the US…
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Advocating for Equity Beyond the Classroom Walls
Hola Hola! We are back for another episode of Conversaciones con Colegas: Season 3. This episode digs into the work that Kaila Stovall has been doing in her hometown of New Braunfels, Texas. Kaila is a mom, high school teacher, and is now also running for a position on her children’s school…
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El Puente - Building Bridges between Admin and Teachers through Coaching
Hola Hola! We are back for another episode of Conversaciones con Colegas: Season 3. This episode explores the work of Ms. Bianca Magaña, Multilingual Department Instructional Coach. Bianca began education as a dual language teacher, and now continues to support those students by coaching and...
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Nuestro Asiento en la Mesa
Hola Hola! We are back with Season 3 of Conversaciones con Colegas and we are starting off our podcast, and Pride Month with the AMAZING Mz. Raya. Esmeralda Raya is finishing up their second year of teaching. They started off their schooling in pharmaceutical chemistry and their road led them to...
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To Leadership and Beyond! Pa’riba, Pa’bajo, Pal centro, Pa’dentro
It has been such a humbling experience bringing to you two seasons of Conversaciones Con Colegas. In this season finale we reflect on our journey as leaders of LatinXChange, the leaders we admire, the qualities we want to grow in and the integral part community, collaboration, conversation and...
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Sin Recursos: Teacher Created, Student Approved
Hola Hola! We are back with Season 2: Episode 11 of Conversaciones con Colegas. In this episode we bring you a charla with la maestra Cindy López Hernández, the daughter of Mexican immigrants, sister, mother to my 4 year old son. She is a dual language 1st grade teacher in the suburbs of Chicago....
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Pausa y Recarga: Teacher, Student and Parent Edvocate
Hola Hola! We are back with Season 2: Episode 10 of Conversaciones con Colegas. In this episode we bring you a charla with La Texas Edvocate, Jacqueline Martinez, a teacher who was born and raised in the bordertown of El Paso, Texas. Her mother is from Culiacan, Sinaloa, and her dad is from…
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Producto de la comunidad: Mother, Educator & Community Activist
Hola Hola! We are back with Season 2: Episode 10 of Conversaciones con Colegas. In this episode we bring you a charla with Aida Flores, a bilingual and bicultural educator and community leader in Chicago. The daughter of working class immigrants, and a mother at the age of 14, Aida has had to...
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Puerta Abierta al Liderazgo: A Leader not A Boss
Hola Hola! We are back with Season 2: Episode 8 of Conversaciones con Colegas. In this episode we bring you a charla with Mrs. Sandy Cristobal, an educator with a passion for multilingual learners. She began her education career in 2011 and has served the community as an ESL teacher, a…
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We Don’t Talk About La Toxica-Comentario
Hola Hola! What a start to 2022 - It has really been a hit the ground running start to this year. We hope you all find yourselves healthy and safe. Hug your loved ones a little tighter, whenever you can. This week, we are bringing you a comentario from our amiga, inspiration and favorite HS...
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Personal & Educativo - More Than a Teacher
Hola Hola! We are back with Season 2: Episode 7 of Conversaciones con Colegas. In this episode we bring you a charla with la Mr. Jordy Rios, a 4th grade bilingual math teacher in his third year teaching. He’s a graduate from Sam Houston State University who loves integrating technology to help EL...
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De Universidad a Primaria: A Life-long Educator
Hola Hola! We are back with Season 2: Episode 6 of Conversaciones con Colegas. In this episode we bring you a charla with la Dr. Karen Andrade, Ed.D, a 19 year educator originally from Carolina, Puerto Rico, currently residing in Harrisburg, North Carolina. Dr. Andrade worked as a community…
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Merry Navidad Comentario
Hola Hola! Enjoy the fiestas with your loved ones and hug each other a little tighter. Our team is taking some time to reflect on our own traditions and how we are passing them and sharing them with others. As teachers we are always looking for and creating resources, so here a couple to help…
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Cambiando el mundo: Classrooms change the world
Hola Hola Hola! We are back with Season 2: Episode 5 of Conversaciones con Colegas. In this episode we bring you a charla with Reyna “Rey” Guerra, a Special Education Teacher in Arizona and advocate bringing awareness to teacher work conditions and rights. IG: @lareynita23 @queerinarizon TikTok:...
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Longitud en Programas Dual: Dual Language in HS
Hola Hola! We are back with Season 2: Episode 4 of Conversaciones con Colegas. In this episode we bring you a charla with Massiel Zaragoza, an author and educator passionate about authentic bilingual/multicultural literature, biliteracy development and the sustainability of dual language programs...
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Meditación & Educación: Growing Personally and Professionally
Hola Hola! We are back with Season 2: Episode 3 of Conversaciones con Colegas. In this episode we bring you a charla with Maestra Maria Castro, an amazing teacher, fellow podcaster and edupreneur! Maria believes that educators need to learn how to be more mindful in our profession. She lives out...
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Comentario - Agradecimiento
In this short episode we just wanted to give thanks as we approach our first year of LatinXChange. You all mean so much to us and none of this would have been a success without you! Muchas gracias!
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Advocacy from the Start
Hola Hola! We are back with Season 2: Episode 2 of Conversaciones con Colegas. In this episode we bring you a charla with Ms. Katherine Huete, a passionate educator sharing her immigrant narrative and how that fuels her advocacy for herself, fellow educators and the students she serves. She wants...
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Research and Practice
Hola Hola! We are back with an AMAZING Guest for our premier of SEASON 2: Conversaciones con Colegas. As our premier episode, we bring you a charla with Dr. Lillian Ardell, a Chicago native and incredible #Eduprenuer making space for her powerful work centering around language work in literacy…
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Experiencias Unidas - No Longer Calladitas
Our season 1 wrap-up is here!! Today we discuss some of our favorite episodes and what you can expect from future seasons. See you soon and have a great summer. Thank you all!
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El Diploma No Define un Lider: From Dropping Out to Doctorate, A Rising Leader
He had the absolute honor to interview el Señor Raccoon, Michael Tominaga. He shares the depths of his experiences and we engage in an open conversation about education reform.
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Positividad Genuina - Starting with a positive mindset
In this episode we have the privilege to interview Miss Campos! She is a first year teacher who experienced teaching for the first time in the midst of the pandemic. However, she expresses how she has managed to stay positive and even extend help to struggling teacher candidates as well.
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Liderazgo Auténtico - The Alt Admin
In this episode we got the honor to interview Dafne, better known as The Alt Admin. She shares her personal experience in the education world and how she hopes to further close to gap amongst learners, but also amongst educators.
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Encontrando a un Unicornio: Doctora Bilingue y Educacion Especial
In this episode we had a fellow CPS unicorn! She has a PHD in bilingual and special education. She shares her experience and expertise about students learning two languages while also having special needs.
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Con Agradecimiento y Mirando Hacia el Futuro
In this commentary we just take the time to extend our gratitude and shout out the amazing people that have made this journey possible! Muchas Gracias!
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Una Experiencia Que Vale Por Dos - Siendo Maestra y Mamá
In this episode we interview Stephanie Garibay, and amazing latina, mom, and teacher. Listen in to hear how she has managed to advocate for her children and herself through her career as a PE teacher.
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Colaboración y Cultura
In this episode we have the honor of interviewing the creator of Facebook Group:The Heritage Team Extraordinaire, Vanessa Moreno.
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Uniendo las voces y Aumentando el volumen
In this episode, licensed latina therapist Mara Sammartino took the time to break down some of the observations she's made in our latino communities in Northern California. She strives to work with latino families to break stigmas surrounding mental health in our culture. Listen to hear how she…
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Entre el Amor por Libros y TikTok: A Teacher’s Positive Impact on Social Media
In this episode we had the absolute honor to interview Tik Tok Teacher Superstar: Ms. Peña (@litwithpena). We get to know a little bit more about her background and how she has used social media, particularly Tik Tok, to reach her students and connect with other teachers.
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De Necesidad un Nacimiento - Birthing Chicago Latina Mom
In this episode we have a special guest whose mission is very near and dear our hearts. We had the honor to interview Isabel Gonzalez-Smith, founder of the amazing Latina Mom support, cheerleader, advocate, group: Chicago Latina Moms. Learn how this group was started and how much it has grown.…
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Entre Pasión y Misión - una mentalidad de crecimiento
Teachers are constantly in a growth mindset. We live in a world between our passion and mission. In this episode we interview Special Guest Marissa Blankenship. She gives us an insight on special education and bilingual education. Being a language learner herself, she has a lot of experience and...
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Aventura de Lenguajes
Language is an adventure best learned through experience. In this episode Mayra Jimenez discusses how one of her best teachers, was being a learner herself.
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Comentario: Solo El Pueblo Salva Al Pueblo
In this episode we discuss some of the trends that are appearing amongst the education community. Are you a "take work home" or "leave it at school" kind of educator? Whatever kind you are, YOU ARE DOING GREAT!
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