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Year: 2020

Year: 2020

Interview with Matt Fleck from Inspire Success
December 29, 2020 Uncategorized admin

Meet the man behind “The Velvet Voice!”  In this episode Matt Fleck from Inspire Success talks about his passion for providing resources and encouragement to school counselors.  You’ll love the unique way he provides a weekly 5 minute boost for school counselors!  Matt talks about his website, his mission, RAMP opportunities, and so many other

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Using LEGO Education Products in School Counseling
December 7, 2020 Uncategorized admin

Find out how to use LEGO products to take your school counseling program to the next level!  We talked with Kelly Reddin, LEGO Master Trainer, about the benefits of using LEGO bricks in various school counseling scenarios.  She was talking our language as she described the benefits for 21st Century Learners using the 4 C’s.

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Here We Again: Virtual Learning 2.0
November 24, 2020 Uncategorized admin

Many schools that opened in the traditional setting are facing the transition back to virtual learning.  In this episode we share some of the lessons we’ve learned since March.  We share some of the tips and tools that have helped us.  We talk about how to make sure these tools are in place in the

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Here We Go Again, Virtual Learning 2.0
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Remember when we gave tips about virtual learning back in the spring? Well, here we are again! We’re calling this Virtual Learning 2.0! I know those of us who started school in a traditional setting were very hopeful that we would remain in the traditional setting; however, many school systems across our country are facing

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An Interview with ASCA Executive Director Jill Cook
November 10, 2020 Uncategorized admin

This may be our pinnacle!  Jill Cook, executive director of the American School Counselor Association, spoke with us about her journey to become our executive director.  She also shared some insight on the future of school counseling and how to advocate for your program, as well as many other fun tidbits along the way.  We

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Making Your Career Lessons Virtually Awesome!
November 2, 2020 Uncategorized admin

Since November is National Career Development month, many school counselors use this as a chance to teach career lessons.  This episode is one of our favorite soapboxes!  We have presented this at ASCA in Boston, and we’ve done a webinar for ASCA on this topic!  We’ve presented this multiple times in our own state and

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New Ways of Teaching Careers
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If you’ve ever listened to us speak, you know we have several soapboxes that we feel passionately about.  This topic may be one of our favorites!  In this article we’re going to share what made us start thinking differently about teaching careers and how to transform your career lessons to meet the changing needs of

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Our Students: Human Trafficking Signs
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You know the saying, “When you know better, you do better?” Knowing the human trafficking signs and human trafficking statistics requires us to do a better job informing our students and watching out for scary situations. If you’re a school counselor this scene will sound familiar: Imagine scheduling classes, holding parent meetings, conducting data meetings,

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Solution Focused School Counseling with Dr. Russ Sabella
October 26, 2020 Uncategorized admin

We had the huge honor of interviewing Dr. Russ Sabella, or as we like to call him, “The Contemporary Father of School Counseling.”  His new book, Solution Focused School Counseling: The Missing Manual is a must-have for all school counselors.  In this episode he tells us what solution focused school counseling is, what it looks

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Your Autumn Toolkit
October 18, 2020 Uncategorized admin

October and November are the equivalent to the Superbowl for school counselors!  These months are full of awareness dates and weeks.  Consider this your all-in-one guide for navigating through Bullying Prevention Month, Red Ribbon Week, National Stress Prevention Week, Career Development Month, World Kindness Day, Halloween, and all the other events in-between!  Oh, and we

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