OWLitude: Recent Episodes

Erick Morin

A podcast centered on student experiences at the Instruction and Guidance Center in McAllen, Texas. We are a DAEP and committed to fostering the skills needed to build a strong emotional intelligence and to be successful in the 21st century. Our podcast will showcase the many ongoing projects we have taking place and will also show how the use of our outdoor classroom assists us in engaging students. #OWLitudepodcast #WeAreIandG

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A great conversation with Nayeli Esquivel, a high school student, and we discuss the importance of emotional intelligence. We talk about empathy, self-awareness, and how social media plays a part in our lives.

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Music Credit: Jeremy Salazar

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Enjoy this great conversation with Lazarus, a high school student, about positive change. We will all run into moments in our lives when we have to take a step back and reflect. The path we choose to go done will define us going forward. Listen to how Lazarus shares his experience about changing perspectives and taking the path that will lead him to success. #OWLitudepodcast #WeAreIandG

Music Credits: Jeremy Salazar

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Enjoy this amazing episode with Ruben Rangel. Our discussion is a testament to the importance of utilizing emotional intelligence and hands-on projects in the learning process.

I'll leave you with this quote by Marcus Aurelius:

"When you are distressed by an external thing, it's not the thing itself that troubles you, but only your judgment of it. And you can wipe this out at a moment's notice."

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An insightful conversation with Alexa Rodriguez, one of our high school students, about emotional intelligence and the nature of our campus. The role emotional intelligence plays in our lives is exemplified throughout this episode. Enjoy the conversation.

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An insightful conversation about emotional intelligence and it's importance to learning and living. Angel Garcia, a high school student, shares his a bit of his journey at refining his emotional intelligence.

Intro/Outro Music Credit: Jeremy Salazar

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Enjoy this new episode with high school student Mia Estrada. We discuss how emotional intelligence and hands-on projects empower us to have a meaningful learning experience.#OWLitudepodcast #WeAreIandG*Music Credits- Jeremy Salazar

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Another excellent conversation about our school. I talked to Sofia Pecina about emotional intelligence and utilizing what we have learned to empower ourselves. #OWLitudepocast #WeAreIandG

Intro/Outro Music Credit: Jeremy Salazar

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A conversation with high school student Kaila Lopez. We discuss struggles, emotional intelligence, and the I&G program. #OWLitudepodcast #WeAreIandG

Intro/Outro Music Credit: Jeremy Salazar

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A discussion with student Dayana Castillo. We talk about motivations and utilizing our emotional intelligence to grow as a person. #OWLitudepodcast #WeAreIandG 

Intro/Outro Music Credit: Jeremy Salazar

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Welcome back to the OWLitude podcast. We kick off this new school year with an awesome conversation with Oscar Perez, one of our high school students. We discuss the I&G Program and we talk about Transformational Emotional Intelligence. #OWLitudepodcast #WeAreIandG #SSMES

Intro and Outro Music Credit: Jeremy Salazar

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For those who want to hear what our program is about or are first time listeners, check out this short episode recapping some of the thoughtful insights students gave about our school and what they have learned. Look out for the newest episode releasing soon. #OWLitudepodcast #WeAreIandG #SSMES 

Background Music Credit:  https://freesound.org/s/345392/  (phantastonia)

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A conversation with high school students Ricardo Sanchez and Gilbert Acevedo. We talk about ongoing projects and the overall program of the Instruction and Guidance Center. #OWLitudepodcast #SSMES #WeAreIandG

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A conversation with two high schoolers, Nixa Gonzalez and Mia Zamudio, about Emotional Intelligence and the Instruction and Guidance Center. Another special thanks to Jeremy Salazar for creating the outro tune. #WeAreIandG  #EmotionalIntelligence #OWLitudepodcast

Intro/Outro Music Created by Jeremy Salazar

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An interview with two students, Alexa Espinoza and Andres Juarez, at the I&G Center about using an outdoor classroom, emotional intelligence, and other insights. Special Thanks goes out to Jeremy Salazar, a tenth grader enrolled at the campus, for creating the intro music. #Emotionalintelligence #OWLitudepodcast #WeAreIandG 

Credit for outro music: Music by Coma-Media from Pixabay

Outro conversation was taken from a recording conducted with two other students Abby Cuellar and Alexa Guerra

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This episode features interviews with two other members of the I&G Robotics team about their experiences at McAllen ISD's Tech Wars. If there is anything to be said, is that success and failure go hand-in-hand. #Owlitudepodcast #WeAreIandG

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First podcast episode for the Instruction and Guidance Center featuring two short interviews with students that participated in Tech Wars.