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Educator Aide, Inc. is committed to supporting individuals and organizations on their journey of self-aware leadership, emotional wellness, and development of effective cross-cultural communication through exploration of the following topics: bias, culture, cultural psychology, cultural neuroscience, diversity, equity, inclusion, and racial equity/equality. Our episodes are all 10 minutes or less and intended to serve as introspective tools for individuals and/or teams.
Listen To The Podcast!Improve Organizational Outcomes Through Cultural Data Analysis
"Very informative. Opened my eyes to different ways of thinking."
"I was not looking forward to this PD to be honest. Justine did a great job of addressing a tough series of topics in an approachable manner. I was definitely leery and felt it was handled well. Opening the door to work with our colleagues to begin to talk about these issues was probably the best take away."
"Today’s session helped me think about things differently and deeper."
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GROW YOUR CAPACITY TO LEAD AND ENGAGE IN DISCOURSE THAT TRANSFORMS THE SPACES YOU INHABIT WITH OUR CORE TOOL: CONTINUUM FOR LEADING CULTURAL CONVERSATIONS
The Continuum for Leading Cultural Conversations is our proprietary tool used across our programming models to engage in cultural conversations!
Download the GuideWhat if you could communicate better?
We understand that it can be difficult to effectively communicate with all the different personality types and communication styles we encounter each day. The Process Communication Model is the world’s premier tool for examining human behavior and enacting adaptive communication. It enables the user to understand how and why people communicate. Whether you're a small business, corporation, family, church, school, or community thought leader, PCM can help guide you on your journey.
By getting to know yourself and understanding the personality types of the people in your life, you can dramatically change the way you communicate and motivate.
Built on the Process Therapy Model, PCM has been embraced and utilized with the companies below. Our goal is to give the everyday professional committed to cultural change management and adaptive leadership access to the power of PCM!
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Cultivating Collegial Accountability + Collaboration workshop
"Today's session let me stay on my toes with challenging cultural perspectives. If you don't practice, you get rusty."
"This session helped me look at data differently in terms of race."
Understanding Culture & Climate: A Foundation for Cultural Change Management workshop
"Reminding to take a moment to figure out WHY my reaction, not WHAT my reaction. Is it me or a situation that I do not understand or haven't experienced?"
Culture Pulse Workshop + Data Deep Dive
RETAIN + DEVELOP TALENT AND CULTIVATE YOUR LEADERSHIP LEGACY
The Social Capital Quotient is an interactive framework for leadership retention & succession planning that spells out how to cultivate your leadership legacy in step by step, easily digestible pieces so you can work at your own pace. Included in each chapter are assessment tools to ensure self-reflection on your own practice is at the forefront of your learning.
Many of our clients opt to take a deeper dive with their team by utilizing the book, online guided workshops and culminating with a highly impactful and interactive collaborative leadership collective. Organizations that provide excellent interactional learning opportunities for their coworkers show increased engagement, job satisfaction, retention, shared vision, and loyalty to a shared mission statement. Your coworkers will be encouraged to practice at the top of their game when they cultivate & validate their own expertise, building increased confidence in their relationships with coworkers!
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Why Educator Aide®?
Meet the founder of EducatorAide, Justine Gonzalez, and experience her passion for partnering to build culturally connected, equitable, & inclusive working environments!
2022 Services & Resource Guide
Discover our process for partnering with organizations, explore testimonials, implement a free article + team protocol, and more can be accessed in our 2022 resource guide.
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Meet our lead consultants
Our Lead Performance Improvement
Coach & Consultant
Lynda Hodges is a public speaker and the CEO/Principal Consultant of Transition Innovations LLC. She has served in a variety of high-level, diverse roles throughout her career including business process analyst, K12 teacher and principal, executive director, and performance artist [soloist and worship leader]. Having received multiple credentials, including an M.B.A. and a Doctoral Performance Improvement Leadership certification, she is an expert in strategic and tactical issues that are important to the success of any performance improvement intervention. Those who choose to book a call with Lynda will receive access to her 3+ decades of knowledge as a scholar-practitioner and will practice and apply skills in innovative and critical thinking, self-regulation, and problem-solving.
You’re one idea, one risk, one decision away from a better way of thinking. I’m ready to help you get there. We will work together through introspection, self-reflection, and goal-setting to clear a path for your success. Let’s talk!
Our Lead Holistic Wellbeing
Coach & Consultant
Kara Gonzalez-Howard has served in healthcare as a bedside registered nurse and nursing professional development educator for nearly 2 decades. During her nursing career she gained additional certifications in critical incident stress debriefing strategy, trauma-informed care, and suicide prevention. She was actively involved in holistic and best practice nursing initiatives as a bedside nurse and strives to bring similar strategies and education in partnership with her clients. Using her expertise gained within the rigorous healthcare industry, Kara is partnering with clients in other sectors who are in need of an outside perspective when it comes to balance between career, self-care, and family.
If you are feeling overwhelmed and are in need of a consultation to brainstorm strategies & get the ball rolling, I am here for the professional who is seeking to enhance balance, wellness, and long-term cultivation and growth of personal and career goals. Let's connect!
Featured Publications + Speaking Engagements
Founder of Educator Aide, Inc., Justine Gonzalez, selected as speaker for annual ASCD conference in 2020 and 2021.
"Another strategy is building a multi-year professional development plan that provides intercultural competency training that will enhance educators’ knowledge of self and others while helping strengthen effective..."
"Learn how teachers, school counselors, psychologists, and social workers can harness their collective power to support the complex needs of students..."
Custom guest lecture for pre-service teacher training programs. Focus areas including: culturally relevant curriculum and pedagogy, culturally responsive behavior management, and self awareness.
Founder of Educator Aide, Inc., Justine Gonzalez, is a contributing columnist for The Indianapolis Recorder newspaper.
Custom guest lecture for pre-service teacher training programs at Indiana University NWI. Culturally relevant curriculum and pedagogy, culturally responsive behavior management, and self awareness.
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