The Educator Wellness Revolution Podcast by EmpowerEd

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The Educator Wellness Revolution podcast from EmpowerEd explores new visions for educator wellness and how to find actual work/life harmony in education. Whether you are a teacher, school admin or someone who cares deeply about educator well-being, this podcast is for you! Visit www.weareempowered.org to learn more.

  1. Episode 1

    S5, Ep 1: Setting Up Your Classroom (& Lounge) for Success with Kimberly Kelley

    Welcome back to our fifth season! We hope you had a great summer and happy back to school! We wanted to open our fifth season with a topic that may seem a little basic at first but really carries so many important educator wellness implications: setting up your classroom (and staff lounge) for success. As many education experts know, having a rich, beautiful environment is a really important aspect of learning. Despite that, many schools are set up in a way that makes educators have to work really hard to make their classroom a place that looks, feels, and smells inviting and inclusive. This can be even more difficult for the staff lounge, where often nobody serves as point person to declutter, decorate, and tend to, and fun a relaxing space - although teachers need somewhere to decompress. To have this conversation, we invited Kimberly Kelley, a Special Education teacher at the Goodwill Excel Center, a public charter school in DC which supports adult GED students. EmpowerEd has had the opportunity to partner with Goodwill Excel over the past year to support educator wellness, including directing grant funding for their educators to have a small stipend for classroom wellness items. It was so fun to watch them unbox - which we discuss in the episode. As you'll hear, Kimberly is a passionate educator with a commitment to making her teaching space a happy place - for her students and for herself. In this conversation, we also discuss: - Decluttering and executive function for classroom organization; - The first step to an effective staff lounge makeover; - How beautiful spaces can revolutionize our education system; - and much more! We hope you enjoy the episode and the season ahead! EmpowerEd has been doing this podcast for years, which is why it's so exciting that we still have so many wellness topics we're eager to explore. Get ready for a whole new season of thought provoking conversations designed to keep pushing our system toward greater teacher well-being. Thank you so much for listening and we'll be back with another episode soon! Thank you for listening! Please learn more about our educator wellness work in schools at or email gracy@weareempowered.org

  2. Episode 2

    Love and Cariño: A Conversation with Latinx Teachers

    We are so excited to kick off Hispanic Heritage Month with an episode that spotlights and honors the amazing Latinx teaching workforce we have here in Washington, DC. Latinx teachers bring a wealth of deep culture and global perspective to our schools, as well as reflecting the diverse experiences of the many Latinx students and families who attend our schools. Yet, despite their importance in education, we don't often take the time to consider what wellness means for a Latinx educator, including the ways our system can better support their participation and retention in our schools. Because of this, we were so excited for our newest staff member, Jackeline Pena—Manager of Educator Support and Impact—to feature Latinx teacher voices loudly and proudly on our podcast and in DC. Jackie is joined by two other amazing Latinx educators: Leidy Moreno, a Kindergarten teacher who hails from Cali, Colombia, and Carlos Granados, a third grade teacher from the DMV with deep family roots in El Salvador. Together, they explore both the beauty and challenges of what it means to be a Latinx educator. Specifically, they discuss: The cultural traditions that help build their classroom communitiesThe impact of the past year on Latinx students, families, and teachersThe permission slip every Latinx educator needsAnd much more!As you'll hear, there are many laughs and important realizations these three share. We are so grateful to Jackie, Leidy, and Carlos for sharing so openly with us, and for the Latinx educators who serve our students with love and cariño each day. Wishing all our listeners a happy Hispanic Heritage Month. Enjoy the episode! Thank you for listening! Please learn more about our educator wellness work in schools at or email gracy@weareempowered.org

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The Educator Wellness Revolution podcast from EmpowerEd explores new visions for educator wellness and how to find actual work/life harmony in education. Whether you are a teacher, school admin or someone who cares deeply about educator well-being, this podcast is for you! Visit www.weareempowered.org to learn more.

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