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Using LEGO Education Products in School Counseling Dec 08, 2020

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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. Find out how LEGO products are the "building blocks" for collaboration, career lessons, and even computer science, among other things!

Here We Again: Virtual Learning 2.0 Nov 24, 2020

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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 event of a virtual learning transition. Just a heads up: if you aren't in a laughing mood, fast forward to about 9 minutes into the episode.

Here is a blog post to go along with this episode.

Check out this interview with Teyanna Walker. We mentioned it during the podcast.

An Interview with ASCA Executive Director Jill Cook Nov 10, 2020

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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 can't wait for you to hear how down to earth and personable our ASCA executive director is.

Making Your Career Lessons Virtually Awesome! Nov 02, 2020

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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 others. Can you tell we feel passionately about it?!

In this episode we will share ways for you to teach career lessons to the 21st Century learner. Virtual career fairs, learning through play, and using technology to connect with other regions of our world are just a few of the ideas we'll mention.

Plus we laugh a lot through this episode, as we do in most of our other episodes!

Check out this blog post that goes along with this episode.

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Solution Focused School Counseling with Dr. Russ Sabella Oct 27, 2020

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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 like in the schools, and how to implement it. We love his phrase, "The empowerment model." Listen as he explains that by using this technique you are empowering students to develop their own solutions. This is something you'll want to start using immediately!

Click here for more info on Solution Focused School Counseling: The Missing Manual.
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Contact info: Sabella@SchoolCounselor.com or visit http://schoolcounselor.com/

Your Autumn Toolkit Oct 19, 2020

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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 talk about ways to do these things virtually for those of you who are virtual! We laugh a lot in this episode, so be prepared!

Virtual Career Fairs Part 1

Virtual Career Fairs Part 2

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An Interview with Amberley Snyder: School Counselor, and Inspiration Behind the Movie, "Walk.Ride.Rodeo." Oct 12, 2020

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If you've watched the movie, Walk. Ride. Rodeo, then you know how inspiring Amberley Snyder's story is. BUT did you know she also has her school counseling degree? Prepare to be motivated as we talk with Amberley Snyder, school counseling graduate, barrel racer, motivational speaker, and inspiration behind the movie, Walk.Ride.Rodeo. In this interview Amberley tells us her story, how she has given a purpose to her pain, and what's up next for her. We left this interview feeling empowered by Amberley's words, and ready to tackle this school year!

Visit Amberley's website

Contact Amberley

A Principal's Perspective: The Importance of Connecting With Students Oct 06, 2020

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We have decided Pennsylvania is one of our nation's gold mines for top notch educators! Pennsylvania Distinguished Principal of the Year, Matt Moyer, joins us on this episode to share ways he and his team connect with students in unconventional and innovative ways. We are certain that after listening to this episode you'll want to gather your team and implement some of his ideas immediately! Get ready to take notes!

Check out his website here.

Order his book here!

Email Matt: MrMattMoyer@gmail.com

Signs Educators Can Look for to End Human Trafficking- Part 2 Oct 02, 2020

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Join us for part 2 of our interview with Jo Lembo from Shared Hope International. In this second episode, she shares the conclusion of Brianna's story. She shares many other stories about school-aged children who have been trafficked without their parents or teachers knowing it. In this episode Jo gives us signs to watch out for that indicate our students could be being groomed or trafficked.. She also tells us who to call and what steps to take if we discover or suspect trafficking is taking place.

Tools for activists to participate in state and federal legislation

Order the School Kit to spread awareness through your school (in English and Spanish)

Film: I am Jane Doe- excellent educational resource for how kids are sold online and what has been done to try to stop it.

The Earn It Act and how advocates can help. A big push is coming soon and SHI will be posting Shared Hope social media and emailing to inform how and when we need everyone to raise their voice.

Signs Educators Can Look for to End Human Trafficking- Part 1 Sep 21, 2020

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Human trafficking can happen in big cities or rural communities. Jo Lembo from Shared Hope International explains how human trafficking can happen to any of our students, not just the ones with an "at-risk" score. She also tells us the signs to look for and who to contact in order to rescue our students. Educators are on the frontlines, and may be the first to notice anything out of the ordinary. This is part 1 of a 2 part series.

Tools for activists to participate in state and federal legislation

Order the School Kit to spread awareness through your school (in English and Spanish)

Film: I am Jane Doe- excellent educational resource for how kids are sold online and what has been done to try to stop it.

The Earn It Act and how advocates can help. A big push is coming soon and SHI will be posting Shared Hope social media and emailing to inform how and when we need everyone to raise their voice.

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