During this session Counselors will have an opportunity to participate in a panel discussion about National Board Certification (NBCT). The panel will provide an opportunity for the audience to hear first hand about what to expect if they pursue certification. Participants will hear from Mentors, Candidates going through the 2 year program, and recently certified NBCTs who participated in the district's Nurturing Teacher Leadership (NTL) Program. Stop by for a candid conversation about the pros and cons of pursuing certification.
In this session walk away with tools that will support you with the ability to create a Data Summary to review with your admin. This includes where to pull information from Dashboard and how to use embedded pivot tables tool within Google Sheets.
Save time and energy by making ASPEN work for YOU. Create filters for your small groups, advisories, seniors, and/or closing the gap groups. Create field-set views that give you the information you actually WANT on your screen. Learn to run a Query to quickly and easily find the students/information you're looking for!
Calling ALL counselors! Ready to level up your resource game and make a bigger impact? Join us for this dynamic, fast-paced workshop with must have resources, tools, and community resources. Walk away with with anything that comes your way! Don't miss out--let's get the resources you need and want for your students.
I am a seasoned counselor with over a decade of experience. Drawing from my extensive experience in counseling since 2010 and my extensive tenure at Chicago Public Schools since 1995, I am eager to share insights, strategies, and best practices with my esteemed colleagues... Read More →
This session will focus on everyday conversational interactions with students. We will go over the benefit of meeting students where they're at and how positive conversations can lead to change. We will also address the "dos and don'ts" when talking to K-12 students
Joining a new school community can be "all of the things" when it comes to planning your debut to the campus. With a new building, counseling office and a whole new set of expectations and protocols, one thing should be certain: your introduction to your new school community. Please join me for a few practical tips for introducing your counseling model to your students and colleagues.
I am a proud dually licensed school counselor with experience ranging from Pre-K to 12th grade. I am a lover of learning and currently in supervision in pursuit of my LCPC credential. Building relationships of support has been the key to advocacy in the schools I've served.
This session is to help counselors and administrators understand why coming together as a Professional Learning Community is important. We will be able to show the benefits of the Community as a whole. PLC leads understand the importance but some counselors really do not understand the benefits.
School Counselors can use Canva to "UPGRADE" their practice and design creative, impactful resources that support their multifaceted role in schools. By incorporating Canva designs into their programs, counselors can better engage their audience, advocate for their work, and deliver services in a visually engaging and accessible way.
This session on attendance can promote innovative and fun approaches to review student data; increasing student attendance along the way. Incorporating these cutting-edge attendance incentive strategies will emphasize the importance the of a positive school culture that values and promote student attendance.
Students are 300 times more likely to die by suicide than an active shooter, but we drill for active shooter situations every year. Why don't we drill for suicidal ideation? In this session we will share how we created a suicidal ideation tabletop drill and facilitated department meetings to go over the protocol.
Ready to transform your school counseling program? Join me for an inspiring session where you'll discover the power of "Magic School," a cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence tool designed to revolutionize the way you support students. Learn how to seamlessly integrate this technology into your practice, streamline your workflow, and create meaningful, personalized support for every student. Get ready to make magic happen in your school counseling program!
Community-based youth providers have a history of disrupting educational inequity in schools, particularly for youth of color (Baldridge et al., 2017). These spaces often provide a more holistic academic and enrichment experience because they are not beholden to the same academic standards of schools. We have seen a substantial increase in the number of school-community partnerships, especially as schools work to address the myriad consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. Collaborating with various education stakeholders is explicitly stated in ASCA’s Professional Standards and Competencies (2019). School counselors can connect with youth service providers to enhance their programs through resources and experiences that community-based entities are uniquely adept at providing. This session will provide an overview of school-community partnerships in the context of school counseling and will detail the types of support youth service providers can offer. Finally, attendees will identify at least one community agency to make a connection with. American School Counselor Association (2019). ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies. Alexandria, VA: Author Baldridge, B. J., Beck, N., Medina, J. C., & Reeves, M. A. (2017). Toward a new understanding of community-based education: The role of community-based educational spaces in disrupting inequality for minoritized youth. Review of Research in Education, 41(1), 381-402.
