Equity Umbrella Podcast Yvette Fraga, Sharon Lee

We (Sharon & Yvette) had originally planned to record about the importance of SEL but as educators we can’t ignore the weight of another mass school shooting & that SEL is a crucial component of how we build resiliency for ourselves and our school community. We invited our colleague, Evelyn Diaz, MTSS Advisor to suggest a few strategies to help us and our students cope with trauma.

Sharon & Yvette invite colleague & friend, Maria Chan, to discuss a recent parenting challenge Maria found herself in with her daughter's homework. In the transition back into in-person instruction, Sharon, Yvette, & Maria invite you to consider,
1)What are we doing?
2) Why are we doing it?
3) Why are we doing it this way?
In an attempt to move away from a compliance driven practice to support purpose driven teaching and learning.

We (Sharon & Yvette) have been on hiatus a looooong time but we are super excited to announce that we are dropping our first episode of season 2 THIS FRIDAY! We can’t wait to take a seat with you later this week under the equity umbrella. Until then Here is a sneak peak of Friday’s episode titled Make it Make Sense where our guest Maria Chan instructional Data coordinator tries to make sense of a recent parenting fail.

In this episode, Sharon & Yvette welcome their colleague and fellow MTSS Adviser, Cynthia Iglesias, to discuss her experience & expertise in building relationships with families. Cynthia shares her experience in supporting families who have lost a head of household to Covid-19 and what educators should consider when attempting to build two-way connections with families.

Did you know that to date experts estimate that 40,000+ children in the U.S. have lost at least one parent to Covid-19? In this episode, Sharon & Yvette draw from their experience & expertise as Restorative Justice practitioners to discuss all aspects of using check-ins as a practice to build relationships in the wake of the Pandemic.

In this episode, Sharon & Yvette sit down with Dr. Lourdes Ortiz, Administrator of Instruction, of LAUSD's Local District East to discuss how she manages the challenges of being a woman in educational leadership as well as the women who have influenced & inspired her both personally & professionally. Dr. Ortiz shares with us her insight, experience, and advice.