WSCA's Online Learning Program
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We recognize the critical importance of creating a space for counselors to come together not just for content but to collaborate, share experiences and be with colleagues who “get” the challenges and rewards of being a school counselor. WSCA is committed to providing more than just professional development by creating a virtual community of counselors to support each other through these hard times with our online learning program.
This program will include 2 versions, a free and a paid (included for members) version. The free version will offer limited content from our sponsor partners, and the paid version will include more than 80 sessions!
To our WSCA Members: We see how every small barrier is heightened with all you are coping with and managing not only in your schools but personal lives as well. You have invested in WSCA through your membership so we are now investing in you by including full access to all of the subscription content of the Online Learning Program to all active WSCA members.
Access The WSCA Online Learning Platform
All content for our online learning series will be housed on our NEW online learning app and desktop page!
The platform will house both free and paid subscription content, so will be the hub for all sessions throughout the year.
All WSCA members will automatically be given access to the app through an email invitation, which will allow them to access all content right away. Non-WSCA members can sign up to access the free or paid content using the registration form below.
If you already have access to the free or paid content, you can pull up the desktop version by clicking below.
**Make sure to use the email address associated with your WSCA member account (where you receive your WSCAlink) when logging in**
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Schedule of Sessions
Detailed descriptions and further information can be found at the bottom of this page.
*Any free sessions are noted with a "FREE" designation both on the calendar and in the descriptions*
Options for Non-Members
All continuous active WSCA members and online learning paid subscribers will have access to the following content, along with everything that is included in the free version:
- Access to OVER 80 SESSIONS of online learning content, with monthly sessions on:
- Mental health
- Social emotional well-being
- Equity
- Bullying & online safety
- Self-care
- College and career-readiness
- ASCA Model
- Counseling during Covid!
Free Subscription
Those who sign up for the free version of our online learning program will have access to the following content:
- Select content produced and shared in collaboration with our partner sponsors (estimated at a total of 5-10 free learning opportunities)
- Access to the social features of the app, including viewing of the directory, messaging, social media feeds
Highlights of this new program include:
- A new technology investment will allow access to all of the content from either a desktop or mobile device
- Access to join each event either live or on-demand, with content available until June 30th, 2021
- A wide variety of topics with themes recurring on specific days of the month
- Sessions will be offered in varying lengths from quick tips to series
- Similar to conference, practicing school counselors will be sharing their knowledge and expertise
- Content from trusted WSCA sources and partners
- Content designed around tracks, similar to conference sectionals and preconference
- Monthly scheduled Special Interest Group (SIG) collaboration times
Online Learning Tracks
- Social/Emotional
- Leadership/Advocacy
- Academic/Career/Postsecondary
- Equity
- Online Engagement Strategies/Virtual Learning/Technology
- Self Care
Pricing Options
Anyone can also register for the free version which gives basic access as covered above.
- Members - INCLUDED for continuously active members! (was $99)
- Student Members - INCLUDED for continuously active student members! (was $49)
- Non-Members - $149.00
Ready to Sign Up? Subscribe For the Free or Paid Versions Below!
Academic/Career/Postsecondary Sessions
Level K-5
FREE - Spark Career Curiosity with Xello for Elementary (K-5)
Date: 01/21/2021
Presenter: Tyler McKitterick
Description: Is there such a thing as starting career development too early? When it comes to preparing for the future, the answer is no. Join Xello in a session to discuss the benefits of exposing your youngest learners to concepts around career development; including how to engage them with age-appropriate activities and encourage self-discovery with Xello for Elementary. You’ll learn how to use specific in-program activities, missions, lessons, and supplementary activities in Xello for Elementary to support the SEL Competencies identified by the DPI.
Access: Paid subscription required
Level 6-12
Regional Career Pathways: A "Ready-made" Academic and Career Plan (6-12)
Date: 01/13/2021
Presenter: Karin Smith
Description: Regional Career Pathways will be available to districts in all areas of the state by the end of this school year! Learn how counselors and teachers will be able to use the Regional Career Pathway maps as a “ready-made” academic and career plan for students who want to pursue a career in a high skill, in-demand industry. In this interactive session, you will explore one of the new Regional Career Pathway maps and discuss strategies on how pathway information can be shared with students and families as a part of your district’s ACP process.
Access: Paid subscription required
Creative Ways to Engage the Disengaged Learner (6-12)
Date: 02/24/2021
Presenter: Lezya Weglarz
Description: The abrupt shift to distance learning has highlighted gaps in educational access for many students and families. Students considered most at-risk due to pre-pandemic concerns, including academic performance and chronic absenteeism have fallen further and further behind during this time. Now more than ever, it is essential that educators and school-based mental health professionals identify students in need of targeted interventions to support their academic and mental-health needs. Relationships and community building are at the heart of re-engaging the disengaged learner.
Access: Paid subscription required
Virtual Job Spotlight Guide (6-12)
Date: 04/14/2021
Presenter: Jessie Sloan & Jen Pinnow
Description: COVID-19 restrictions have created a challenging environment for providing interactive Academic & Career Planning experiences. That said, districts have used creativity and technology to continue offering opportunities for students. This guide was developed based on an activity hosted by the Arcadia School District and CESA 4. The event provided a foundation for this guide and provides a ready made example for how virtual job spotlights can occur. While all Job Spotlights were hosted in a single day event, the materials provided in this guide allow for adaptation to individual needs.
Access: Paid subscription required
Youth Apprenticeship (6-12)
Date: 04/28/2021
Presenter: Olivia Conklin & Amy Phillips
Description: Wisconsin’s Youth Apprenticeship Program is a nationally recognized program, being the first in the country and operating since 1991, we have paved the way for other state administered Youth Apprenticeship Programs. Recently undertaking a modernization effort, all of our competencies have been updated or are being updated. We have added new apprenticeship opportunities such as Broadband Technician and Resident Aide. Currently we are working on Electromechanical, Arborist and others. All of our newly created Youth Apprenticeships offer students a seamless transition into the adult Registered Apprenticeship program and our students receive credit for both the related instruction and the work hours completed during the Youth Apprenticeship.
Youth Apprenticeship is a work based learning program that combines classroom instruction and on-the-job learning concurrently. Students can start their junior or senior year of high school and complete a minimum of 450 hours of work based learning for a one year apprenticeship or 900 hours for a two year apprenticeship. In addition to receiving the Youth Apprenticeship completion certificate, students earn industry recognized certificates making them highly sought after once the Youth Apprenticeship has been completed. Over 80% of Youth Apprentices are offered employment by their sponsoring employer. Over the last 5 years, Youth Apprenticeship has averaged more than 4500 students completing the program in over 55 occupational pathways. Even during the current pandemic, our numbers are on track to match our record breaking numbers last year, and possibly beat them. With our new occupations in IT and Health, employers are looking at Youth Apprenticeship to train their future workforce. Our students are at minimum entry level ready for high demand and high wage jobs employers are desperately trying to fill. Our students have reported that the experience they received in Youth Apprenticeship not only prepared them for the workforce, but that colleges have favored the experience for admissions purposes. Since the related instruction can be taken at the university or technical college, students often can complete a portion of their degree prior to leaving high school all while gaining one to two years of applicable work experience that they can add to their resume when entering the workforce.
Access: Paid subscription required
Level 9-12
Financial Aid- FAFSA Student Level Data (9-12)
Date: 11/11/2020
Presenter: Stacy Eslick
Description: In an effort to encourage students to apply, the Department of Education gives states limited accessibility to data in the form of FAFSA application status of high school students which allows school counselors to help and encourage future graduates to take advantage of this program. To this end, DPI works with the Wisconsin Higher Education Aids Board (HEAB) to receive such student data via a data sharing agreement and passes that data onto districts through WISEdash for Districts. Learn how to access this information as well as real world examples of how it can be used in your school.
Access: Paid subscription required
Post-Secondary Education with a Disability: What to Know (9-12)
Date: 12/09/2020
Presenter: Betsy Brandt & Marissa Rehor
Description: This presentation covers information about disability services in a post-secondary setting including how to start preparing high school students with disabilities prepared for a college environment.
Access: Paid subscription required
Helping Students Understand the UW System First Year, Gateway Mathematics Courses: Quantitative Reasoning, Statistics, and College Algebra (9-12)
Date: 01/27/2021
Presenter: Barbara Bales, Dr. Jennifer Kosia, Dr. Carrie Tirel & Mary Mooney
Description: The UW System is now using multiple measures to assess incoming students’ mathematical skills and has aligned first-year, gateway mathematics course options with their desired academic major. This session highlights these changes so guidance counselors can better support students’ successful transition to a UW System institution. Participants will also learn how these changes inform PK-20 efforts to build an equitable and coherent system of mathematics, so each student successfully accesses an array of post-secondary options.
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Post-Secondary Planning for Student-Athletes (9-12)
Date: 02/10/2021
Presenter: Tyler Kastner
Description: Working with student-athletes is a common aspect of school counseling. This session will discuss the basics of collegiate athletics in order to equip school counselors with the tools necessary to support student-athletes as they pursue post-secondary plans.
Access: Paid subscription required
Level K-Postsecondary
FREE - Bucky's Tuition Promise Updates from UW-Madison (K-PS)
Date: 01/25/2021
Presenter: Greg Offerman
Description: Join the University of Wisconsin – Madison for updates on our Bucky’s Tuition Promise, FASTrack, and Badger Promise financial aid programs.
Access: Free, in partnership with UW-Madison Office of Financial Aid
Social/Emotional Learning Sessions
Level K-5
Success with Sensory Paths! (K-5)
Date: 02/11/2021
Presenter: Sarah Flier
Description: You’ve seen them featured in other schools. They look like fun, but do they work? Hear how Willow River Elementary used a Sensory Path as a tool to reduce behaviors, how data was tracked, and the key players we collaborated with to make this happen.
Access: Paid subscription required
Level K-8
Harmony SEL Support for your classroom- whether in-person or distance learning (K-8)
Date: 03/25/2021
Presenter: Josh Pauly
Description: Harmony is a CASEL-SELect program that builds healthy relationships and supportive learning communities where all students are valued. Join our hands-on workshop and learn social-emotional learning strategies to enhance connection, collaboration and communication in your learning environment tomorrow! We’ll share lessons, stories, and activities that foster respect and empathy. Enhance family engagement through Home School Connections. You’ll love Harmony as activities are flexible and easy to implement- no matter if your school is in-person or delivering support via distance-learning. Discover how Harmony SEL Program creates conditions to empower children’s voices and choices, and develop healthy relationships at NO COST to districts and organizations.
Access: Paid subscription required
Level 6-12
Identifying Concealed Vaping, Marijuana and Other Substances in the School Setting (6-12)
Date: 01/14/2021
Presenter: Katie Morrow & Ashleigh Nowakowski
Description: The rise in use of vaping devices and other substances among youth is a growing concern. Are you familiar with carts? Dabs? Box mods? If you have young people in your life, you should be. Your Choice’s Professional Development workshop combines practical information on current drug trends with a demonstration of a teens’ backpack with more than 20 red flags that could indicate substance abuse. Got virtual learners? No problem! This presentation covers items that may be seen during virtual classes as well. The presenters, all with lived experience, combine their personal stories, experience working with students and families, and sharing things they wish they would’ve known into an engaging, real and unique presentation. This presentation is a MUST SEE for any adults who are influential in the lives of youth.
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Exploitation Prevention Workshop
Date: 05/13/2021
Presenter: Guido Hajenius
Description: The Exploitation Prevention Workshop is focused on equipping adults to be aware of how youth are being targeted with all forms of exploitation including sex and labor trafficking. We will teach on how to best support youth to navigate through their vulnerabilities to safe from exploitative situations.
Access: Paid subscription required
Level 9-12
Helping Teens Get the Health Care They Need and Deserve (9-12)
Date: 02/18/2021
Presenter: Erica Koepsel & PATCH Teen Educators
Description: Health care professionals can play a key role in the health and development of youth. However, there are unique challenges and barriers that young people face in accessing and receiving health services because of their stage in life – many of which are related to their unique needs and perceptions. Research also reveals an array of communication barriers, stigmas, and gaps in training that interfere with the ability of health care professionals to talk openly and honestly with teens about sensitive health topics.
During this innovative teen-facilitated workshop, trained PATCH Teen Educators will share their accurate and authentic insights into the concerns, preferences and realities that impact the healthcare experiences of today’s youth. Their intent is to educate, engage, and empower health care providers on ways to better connect with teens and prioritize the needs of young people.
As School Counselors, Teen Educators would provide you information and ideas for how you can support youth as they access health care and begin the transition from adolescent to adult based care.
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Level K-12
Using Brainspotting in Schools: An Innovative Focused-Mindfulness Approach to Student Self-Regulation (K-12)
Date: 11/12/2020
Presenter: Sharon Hansen
Description: There is growing awareness around the role unresolved trauma plays in our lives. Unresolved trauma can result in ongoing maladaptive responses to perceived threat, such as dysregulated states, learning problems, and establishing/maintaining healthy relationships. This presentation will draw upon the expertise of providers working with children and adolescents in the context of creating the foundation for healing trauma. These presenters will provide information relevant to all school and community health care, service providers, and educators who will be working with individuals who may have experienced trauma. Brainspotting is an innovative modality that fits easily into the school setting to help students become more self-aware and self-regulated.
Access: Paid subscription required
FREE - Anxiety in Youth: A Family-based Treatment Approach (K-12)
Date: 12/02/2020
Presenter: Dr. David Jacobi
Description: Counselor colleagues, we are so excited to share this FREE training session. Based on your feedback from our first supporting students with anxiety training in October, this session will provide intermediate/advanced strategies for school counselors to work in collaboration with community therapists and families to support students with anxiety.
This is an outstanding presentation with lots of valuable information that is so relevant for counselors!
Specific information that will be discussed:
* The importance of psychoeducation to prepare young patients and their families for treatment
* The positive outcomes of exposure therapy and how counselors can work in collaboration with therapists and families receiving this treatment modality
* Learn how accommodating a student with anxiety can interfere with their care
* Comorbid conditions, noncompliant behaviors, and working with families will also be included in the presentation.
Access: Free, in partnership with Rogers Bahavioral Health
What is the SUSO Resource Center? (K-12)
Date: 12/10/2020
Presenter: Susan Whitstone & Erin Armbrust
Description: Speak Up Speak Out Wisconsin School Safety Resource Center is a comprehensive, one-stop place to turn with important concerns, offering a Threat Reporting System, Threat Assessment Consultation, Critical Incident Response and General School
Access: Paid subscription required
"A Trusted Space" Movie Screening (K-12)
Date: 1/15/2021
Presenter: Lori Woodley
Description: A Trusted Space is foundational training for educators on how to help mitigate the effects of the grief, trauma, anxiety and other emotional stressors that so many students, families, and even they themselves, are feeling as they walk – or video conference – into school. By learning about and understanding the complex issues and feelings that they and their students are coping with, teachers will be able to help redirect grief into growth by building a safe and trusted emotional space. This will ultimately create a better environment for learning and more resilient students.
The docu-training film includes experts in trauma-informed education weighing in to address the overwhelming anxiety and fear many have about being in school, whatever the setting.
Access: Paid subscription required
Educating the Child with Cancer and the Cancer Survivor (K-12)
Date: 01/28/2021
Presenter: Sara Mischnick
Description: The cancer diagnosis of a student can be an overwhelming experience for school staff, as well as for the family involved. Medical advances in recent decades have increased the survival rate of pediatric cancers from 10% fifty years ago to almost 90% today. Many of these survivors, however, have lasting effects as a result of their battle. These late-effects can have a big impact on how survivors learn, how they interact with their teachers and peers, and their lives in general. Teaching a student who is undergoing cancer treatments or who is a cancer survivor requires awareness and understanding to ensure the ongoing education of the student. By participating in this session, you will learn about pediatric cancers, their treatments, and how these experiences affect the children, families, and schools involved.
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A School Response to Cyberbullying and Social Media (K-12)
Date: 02/25/2021
Presenter: Jeff Bean
Description: This session trains faculty and administrators on how to implement policy, document and investigate cyberbullying complaints in the school, and offers tips for monitoring social media use by students. It also discusses the benefits of Digital Threat Assessment to keep your school safe.
Access: Paid subscription required
Sources of Strength: Advancing socioecological protective factors (K-12)
Date: 03/04/2021
Presenter: Katrina Johnson & Adrienne Udelhoven
Description: Mobilizing strengths to change individuals and communities is possible. There are communities waiting for leadership and a sustainable plan to support evidence based practices to support prevention of substance use, suicide and mental illness. Increase your hope and leadership for individual and community change by connecting with us and listening to stories of youth and adults in Prairie du Chien. In this presentation, we will share a model of identifying assets to build connection, hope, help and strength
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Identifying Students & Facilitating Tier 2 Social Academic Instructional Groups (SAIG) (K-12)
Date: 03/11/2021
Presenter: Jon Jagemann
Description: Session will provide an overview of the systems, practices and framework needed to provide a mutli-tiered system of support for students behavioral needs. Emphasis will be spent on ensuring to use data-based decision making to identify students in need of further support and implementing best practices with social academic instructional groups (SAIG) for students.
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Social and Emotional Needs of Gifted Learners (or TAG- You're It!) (K-12)
Date: 04/01/2021
Presenter: Cathy Schmit, Jackie Drummer, Pam Clinkenbeard
Description: Giftedness stretches well beyond school performance. Gifted children and youth tend to have specific and intense psycho-social needs and traits. These traits can make them vulnerable to misdiagnosis, missed diagnosis, behavioral and/or mental health issues, relational conflicts, and perhaps, surprisingly, academic underperformance. In this session we will briefly discuss factors contributing to the unrest of many of our gifted students. However, we will spend the majority of our time discussing interventions to help them move toward greater success and wellness. Specific attention will be given to intensities, anxiety, and perfectionism. Practical interventions that are useful in the classroom, a counselor’s office, and at home will be shared.
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Small Talks, How Wisconsin Prevents Underage Drinking (K-12)
Date: 04/22/2021
Presenter: Allison Weber
Description: Small Talks is an underage drinking prevention campaign that is targeted to parents, caregivers and other influential adults in children’s lives to help them navigate conversations about alcohol. There are many resources which will be showcased in the presentation along with data and brain science that will assist in having these “small talks” with youth beginning at age 8.
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The Columbia Protocol: A Policy Tool Empowering Schools, Youth and Communities to Save Lives (K-12)
Date: 05/27/2021
Presenter: Dr. Kelly Posner
Description: The Columbia Protocol is a few simple questions that anyone can ask, from first responders to loved ones, that empower individuals and communities to find people who are at risk for suicide, connect them to the care they need and prevent tragedies before they happen. The Columbia Protocol has become the gold standard for suicide monitoring and is ubiquitous across the U.S. and worldwide. As policy across all 50 states, national agencies, and most countries, it has helped achieve reductions in suicide across all sectors of society including schools, law enforcement, hospitals, the military, and families like yours.
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Youth Mental Health Panel (K-12)
Date: 06/24/2021
Presenter: Andrea Turtenwald & OCMH Lived Experience Leaders
Description: Join this session to hear from parents and young people with lived experience in children’s mental health. They will share their experiences, their suggestions, and vision for improving children’s mental health in Wisconsin schools.
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Leadership/Advocacy Sessions
Level K-12
Tips for submitting a quality conference session proposal (K-12)
Date: 11/20/2020
Presenter: Paula Haugle
Description: As practicing school counselors, we can find ourselves too modest or too busy to consider submitting a proposal for a pre-conference or sectional presentation for conference. But as we all know – the most valuable sessions are from counselors in the field. Tune in to this session to learn tips and tricks for submitting a high quality proposal. We look forward to reading your submissions for the November 2021 conference!
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Effective Internship Supervision (K-12)
Date: 04/08/2021
Presenter: Steve Schneider
Description: Providing high quality internship experiences to our future colleagues is such an important way to insure that the profession is being practiced at the highest level. Grad students often formulate their approach to the school counseling profession based on what they witnessed and learned through experience at their internship site(s). Being a site supervisor is a great way to give back to the profession. If you are considering offering to become an internship site supervisor, or if you have and need a “booster”, this is a great session for you.
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Data 101 (K-12) (Data Series)
Date: 11/06/2020
Presenter: Sarah Flier & Stacy Eslick
Description:
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Annual Administrative Conference (Annual Agreement) (K-12) (Data Series)
Date: 12/04/2020
Presenter: Sarah Flier & Stacy Eslick
Description:
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ASCA Model 101 - 4th Edition Overview & Updates (K-12) (Data Series)
Date: 12/18/2020
Presenter: Sarah Flier & Stacy Eslick
Description:
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Using National School Counseling Week as an Advocacy Tool (K-12)
Date: 1/7/2021
Presenter: Mindy Willard
Description: Do you need some encouragement and ideas to advocate for your program during National School Counseling Week? National school counseling cheerleader Mindy Willard will share quick tips on how you can utilize National School Counseling Week to advocate for your program.
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Annual Student Outcome Goals (Program Goals) (K-12) (Data Series)
Date: 01/15/2021
Presenter: Sarah Flier & Stacy Eslick
Description:
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Annual Student Outcome Goals (K-12) (Data Series)
Date: 02/05/2021
Presenter: Sarah Flier & Stacy Eslick
Description:
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Using Data for Closing the Gap Plans (Equity Focus) (K-12) (Data Series)
Date: 02/19/2021
Presenter: Sarah Flier & Stacy Eslick
Description:
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Action Plans & Results Reports (K-12) (Data Series)
Date: 03/05/2021
Presenter: Sarah Flier & Stacy Eslick
Description:
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WSCPAR Application Review (K-12) (Data Series)
Date: 03/19/2021
Presenter: Sarah Flier & Stacy Eslick
Description:
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Vision & Mission, Annual Administrative Conference (K-12) (Data Series)
Date: 04/02/2021
Presenter: Sarah Flier & Stacy Eslick
Description:
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WSCPAR Document (K-12) (Data Series)
Date: 04/16/2021
Presenter: Sarah Flier & Stacy Eslick
Description:
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Lesson Plans, Calendars, Advisory Council (K-12) (Data Series)
Date: 05/07/2021
Presenter: Sarah Flier & Stacy Eslick
Description:
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Ready to submit your WSCPAR - Rubric & Application Review w/ Consultation (K-12) (Data Series)
Date: 05/21/2021
Presenter: Sarah Flier & Stacy Eslick
Description:
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Ready to RAMP - Rubric and Application Review w/ Consultation (K-12) (Data Series)
Date: 06/04/2021
Presenter: Sarah Flier & Stacy Eslick
Description:
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Level K-PS
Marketing and Promoting Your School Counseling Program (K-PS)
Date: 04/29/2021
Presenter: Mindy Willard
Description: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is there, does it make a sound? Similarly, if you’ve got a great school counseling program but no one knows about it, is it really benefiting students and the school? This session will help school counselors develop a simple and strategic marketing and PR plan to share the impact that their comprehensive school counseling programming has not only on students, but on the entire school community.
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Equity Sessions
Level K-5
Supporting your LGBTQ+ community: Elementary (K-5)
Date: 12/01/2020
Presenter: Lisa Koenecke
Description: What do you say when a student comes out to you? Do you use pronouns in your email signature? These are just a couple of the topics we will discover in a fun and non-threatening manner. We will explore resources from Kindergarten to Elementary for students, staff, families and communities. Bring your questions and we’ll save lives together as we shift from small a allies to Capital A ALLIES!
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Level 6-12
Supporting your LGBTQ+ community: Secondary (6-12)
Date: 12/15/2020
Presenter: Lisa Koenecke
Description: What do you say when a student comes out to you? Do you use pronouns in your email signature? These are just a couple of the topics we will discover in a fun and non-threatening manner. We will explore resources from Middle School to Postsecondary for students, staff, families and communities. Bring your questions and we’ll save lives together as we shift from small a allies to Capital A ALLIES!
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Equity and Social Justice: A Necessary Student Perspective (6-12)
Date: 01/19/2021
Presenter: Michelle McGrath, Kaelee Heideman & Student Panel
Description: Join our presenters, Kaelee Heideman, School Counselor, Michelle Mcgrath, WASC ED, and a panel of students from across Wisconsin as they share ideas and insight from a district and state level regarding what is currently being done throughout WI to address equity and social justice, as well as, insight from our student panel about the much needed voice from our students. Student voice is the essential piece for moving forward to making an impact on your schools and communities.
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Understanding Growth Mindset through a Multicultural and Culturally Competent Lens (6-12)
Date: 06/01/2021
Presenter: Pamela Fullerton
Description: In recent years, education has adopted the philosophy of Growth Mindset in the k-12 and postsecondary learning environments. Though the tenets offer some efficacy for learning outcomes, the research negates the realities of the social injustices and inequities found in education. This presentation discusses how to integrate diversity and social justice with growth mindset theories to develop a curriculum embedded in equity and multiculturalism.
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Level 9-12
Tiered Supports that Promote College Equity & Access (9-12)
Date: 03/16/2021
Presenter: Whitney Triplett
Description: Did you know that students who meet with a school counselor are 3.2 times more likely to attend college? School counselors can put in place supports that even impact college persistence and degree attainment. Considering this through an equity lens, school counselors have tremendous power that can be channeled to open doors for underserved student populations. Join this session to feed your brilliant brain lots of ideas for Tier 1, 2, and 3 college access supports that are grounded in evidence-based practice!
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Level K-12
Making MTSS work (K-12)
Date: 11/03/2020
Presenter: Jennifer Betters-Bubon
Description: As school counselors we are busy. We need strategies to work efficiently and effectively, and advocate to our stakeholders for our roles implementing a comprehensive school counseling program. Aligning school counseling programs such as the ASCA National Model with multitiered systems of support (MTSS) helps us implement a systemic, data-driven, equity-focused framework to support all students’ academic, career, and social/emotional functioning. Attend this session to learn how to align your school counseling program with MTSS. Presenters will discuss content from the recent book in the ASCA National Model series, Making MTSS Work. Gain information on school counseling delivery using data, collaboration, and culturally sustaining practices broken down by the three tiers.
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Equity, Racism, and Systemic Barriers in Rural Wisconsin: School Counselors as Advocates (K-12)
Date: 11/17/2020
Presenter: Paula Haugle & Juan Ramirez
Description: Whether you are new to the issue of equity or are a passionate crusader, join the discussion and share strategies and ideas of how to address issues of equity, racism, and systemic barriers in rural Wisconsin. This is not a sit and get session. Resources and strategies will be shared, we will have open discussions and take time to begin analyzing your school’s current situation and creating a plan of action. Bring an open mind, your device and any school data you may have. Let’s work collaboratively to see what we as school counselors can do to move the needle and allow more equitable access to education and services for our students.
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Black Girl Blues Strategies to Combat Intra-racial Bullying (K-12)
Date: 01/05/2021
Presenter: Carolyn Strong
Description: Have we evolved beyond the brown paper bag test? What does it REALLY mean to be “black” in America today? As long as there have been African-Americans in the new world, this has been an issue up for debate. But for African American girls, these questions of racial identity and physical appearance – light skin vs. dark skin, straight hair vs. kinky hair, etc. – often manifest themselves in ways that are detrimental to them and to other girls. This media-fueled war rages on in the inner circle of girls This workshop will be filled with “ah-ha moments” that can be taken away and shared for the betterment of school culture. The presenter will also discuss best practices as they relate to teaching and mentoring African-American girls along with modeling activities to address this sensitive issue.
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Integrating Collaborative and Proactive Solutions into an EMTMDSS (Equitable, Multi-Tiered, Multi-Domain, System of Support) (K-12)
Date: 02/02/2021
Presenter: Rachel Pufall & Ivy Meierotto
Description: This virtual offering will allow participants to dig deeper into the “how” of Collaborative and Proactive Solutions. Using multiple learning modalities (lecture, collaboration, reflection), participants will walk away with tangible plans for next steps on their CPS journey.
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Using Data, Leadership, and Advocacy to Disrupt Systems of Oppression (K-12)
Date: 05/18/2021
Presenter: Molly Strear & Leia Eckstein
Description: Collective responsibility and intentional advocacy among school stakeholders are essential for disrupting long standing patterns of oppression. During this session, participants will learn how liberation psychology and everyday antiracism can contribute to critical education and mental health practices. Using this framework, participants will be able to critically examine their positionality and school dynamics to develop actionable, data-driven advocacy plans that challenge systems of oppression. Examples of school counselors engaging in equity-focused leadership and advocacy will be shared to elucidate school-based equity work. Participants will be encouraged to pause throughout this presentation in order to apply this work to their unique contexts, reflecting on their own positionality and school culture through an intersectional lens.
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Self Care Sessions
Level K-12
Virtual Happy Hour! (K-12)
Date: 11/13/2020
Presenter: Gary Campbell
Description: Come relax & reconnect with school counselors around the state! Join us for this casual time to enjoy each other’s company!
Access: Paid subscription required
Yoga for EveryBody - 6 Week Series (K-12)
Date: 6 Consecutive Mondays, Starting November 30th
Presenter: Rachel Pufall
Description: Join with other educators in a community practice of movement and mindfulness. 6 week series of 90 minutes of yoga based movement and meditation.
Please have a notebook and something to write with for our reflection time. If you have any yoga props laying around, grab those as well. If you do not own yoga props, no worries, feel free to bring a few blankets, a stack of books, and a bath towel.
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SELF-Care: Beyond The Bubble Bath (K-12)
Date: 12/11/2020
Presenter: Barbara Gruener
Description: If you’re looking for a self-care session that will fortify what’s already on your plate with empowerment strategies that you can use as soon as you sign off, then this interactive workshop is for you. Prepare to be positively inspired by the wisdom, enthusiasm, and joy that veteran school counselor Barbara Gruener shares. Soar on in to stretch and grow as you redefine self-care and put tools like mindfulness and self-compassion in your self-care arsenal. Bringing your healthiest self will help you reconnect relationally and serve your students, staff, and stakeholders wholeheartedly.
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Festivus Happy Hour! (K-12)
Date: 12/17/2020
Presenter: Lauren Schultz
Description: Come relax & reconnect with school counselors around the state! Join us for this casual festivus time to enjoy each other’s company!
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FREE - Coping with Change and Disruption During a Pandemic (K-12)
Date: 01/08/2021
Presenter: Julie Incitti & Elizabeth Krubsac
Description: Everyone is having their own pandemic experience. These are challenging times for us all, in different ways and with differing impacts. In this session we will consider how the pandemic is affecting us individually and learn strategies to turn challenges into strength. We will learn tips to get yourself unstuck when the morning doesn’t go as you would like and how to make the next day better. We will engage in activities and discussions to further understanding and increase connections. We will also provide resources for use outside this session.
Access: Free
How to Promote Wellness Across the Board in School Communities- Yourself, The Staff, The Students, and Parents (K-12)
Date: 02/12/2021
Presenter: Holly Stoner
Description: A Wisconsin non-profit, Samaritan Family Wellness Foundation, that creates wellness resources (that can be downloaded for free from their website) will give a presentation on a variety of their wellness resources that can be used across the entire school community. The wide range of materials, created by teachers and family therapists, help schools promote a common wellness language and perspective for all in the community to use (staff, students k-12, and parents) as they contemplate wellness choices and opportunities for all.
Access: Paid subscription required
Level Postsecondary
FREE - Common Money Mistakes (PS)
Date: 01/06/2021
Presenter: Victor Frasher
Description: 12 Money Mistakes You Can’t Afford to Make!
Whether you are an experienced money manager or just starting out, this workshop will help you along with proven tips and tools to deal with the common mistakes that can cost people thousands of dollars.
Access: Free, in Partnership with Educators Credit Union
Counseling During Covid Sessions
Level K-5
Anxious Parents - Virtual Parent Book Club (K-5)
Date: 02/23/2021
Presenter: Kelly Curtis
Description: Children experiencing anxiety often have parents that have trouble with it too. This session will outline how to use a virtual parent book club to help parents recognize patterns that may be keeping their children in the cycle of worry. This session will outline strategies used in the book Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents, but the same concept and format can be used with other similar books as well.
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Digital Learning Tools for Elementary School Counselors (K-5)
Date: 03/23/2021
Presenter: Katie Kessen-Checki
Description: Would you like to expand your knowledge base of key digital learning tools for Elementary School Counselors? If so, this session is for you! Seesaw is a digital learning platform that is a great way to display student work and increase parent involvement. Did you know that you can also add your ASCA Mindsets and Behaviors right into your lesson? The first portion of this training will be dedicated to learning how to use Seesaw for large group classroom lessons, small group lessons and one one one sessions.
The second part of this training will be dedicated to making the most out of your Google apps as an Elementary School Counselor. We will work on the best way to create content in Google slides and share this content in your online learning platform: Schoology, Seesaw and Canvas. We will also look at making google forms and google sheets work for you when integrating student surveys and organizing your Core Counseling Curriculum.
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Level 6-12
Virtual Career Events and Inspire (6-12)
Date: 02/09/2021
Presenter: Nikki Kiss, Candice Boutelle, Steve Schneider, Joe O’Brien & Julie Frausto
Description: This session showcases how Inspire Sheboygan County and Sheboygan Area School District leveraged systems built in our communities to provide career experiences to students during the pandemic. Learn about the timeline of events and the vision of Virtual Career Events moving forward.
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Virtual Learning and the Executive Functions (6-12, Postsecondary)
Date: 04/06/2021
Presenter: Scott Lutostanski
Description: This learning session will provide counselors with a look at how virtual learning has changed the way students need to access their executive function skills. It will cover a variety of skills with an emphasis on how counselors can help and support students to improve their EF skills and academic performance. We will discuss strategies for organization, time management, planning, initiation, attention, and goal setting and analyze how counselors and students can work together to become more productive.
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Level 9-12
Helping families navigate the college process in the COVID-19 world (9-12)
Date: 12/08/2020
Presenter: Robin Saner & Cozy Wittman
Description: The already complicated college process just became more challenging for school counselors, students and their families in the wake of COVID-19. This is impacting students of all abilities and backgrounds, and accurate information can be hard to access. Campus visits are cancelled, admissions reps are unable to visit schools, ACT test dates are postponed and more changes occur every day. How do counselors help students conduct a search and choose a college in this new environment? This session will provide guidance, answer questions and identify resources to navigate these uncharted waters!
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Level K-12
Tech Tools for School Counselors: Digital Tools to Transform your Practice (K-12)
Date: 11/08/2020
Presenter: Angela Cleveland & Anesha Santhanam
Description: The sudden shift to remote education has pushed us out of our comfort of ‘tried but true’ educational engagement blueprint and tools to update our design thinking and strategies. Educating students in the 21st century is about more than preparing them for work in the digital age; it’s also about connecting with the whole student and transcending barriers. Designed for school counselors and other education professionals. Learn how digital tools can be used daily and virtually or in-person to not only enrich intervention and instruction but also guide decision-making, streamline work, enhance communication, and promote happier students.
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Gathering and Utilizing Essential Social-Emotional Data (K-12)
Date: 11/24/2020
Presenter: Eric Hunerdosse
Description: You know data is important to implement an effective school counseling program, but you are not sure where to start. Having a tool that measures children’s social-emotional status on a regular basis coupled with a built in aggregation tool can make your work more impactful and efficient. Join me in this simple how-to session on using Closegap, a tool that collects social-emotional data and makes school counselors’ work much easier.
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Solution Focused Tools To Help School Counselors in a Pandemic (K-12)
Date: 01/12/2021
Presenter: Mark Jones
Description: This program will provide school counselors with solution focused tools to use in a virtual, hybrid or in school setting to support students trying to cope with various challenges arising from trauma and stress of a pandemic.
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Virtual Calming Room In Action (K-12)
Date: 01/26/2021
Presenter: Dawn Biba
Description: A virtual calming room is a collection of technology tools that students and community members can use to help manage stress, anxiety, and emotions.
Our students are taught through classroom guidance lessons how to access and use the virtual calming tools in an appropriate way. Our teachers also use the resources during class time.
We have noticed our students using these resources when they are frustrated, stressed, angry or otherwise in a highly charged emotional state to help regulate themselves.
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Tech Tools for School Counselors: Flipgrid! (K-12)
Date: 03/09/2021
Presenter: Anesha Santhanam & Annika Santhanam
Description: In the current virtual learning environment created by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is vital for teachers and counselors to adapt to new online learning tools in order to continue engaging and interacting with their students. Through this program, participants will learn how to use Flipgrid, an interactive online video-creation tool that fosters visual learning in a virtual classroom. Participants will hear from a student and educator point of view, and discover accessible tools to use with their students.
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Finding Our Way Through Grief and Trauma During Global Pandemic (K-12)
Date: 04/20/2021
Presenter: Aubrey Uresti
Description: Confronted with the numerous changes in day-to-day life resulting from the COVID-19 global pandemic, along with the social epidemic of systemic racism, we find ourselves in a surreal world where words like unprecedented, unparalleled, and uncharted are woven into our daily discourse. We are faced with dual crises—the acute crisis of COVID-19 and the chronic crisis of racial trauma. In some ways, these crises may overshadow the stressors that our students and school communities were already experiencing; in other ways, they may highlight losses and traumas that were previously hidden. Meeting these challenges head-on includes social/emotional interventions at individual, group, classroom, and school-wide levels.
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Level K-Postsecondary
Online Safety for Parents, Guardians, and Community Members (K-PS)
Date: 12/17/2020
Presenter: Belinda Swan
Description: The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation whose mission is to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. Since 1984, NCMEC has served as the national clearinghouse and resource center for families, victims, private organizations, law enforcement, and the public on issues relating to missing and sexually exploited children. NCMEC also offers a variety of free, age-appropriate online safety materials for families and educators. This presentation is intended to provide an overview of the online safety issues facing children, how to address them, and how to work together to try to prevent them. Issues to be discussed include cyberbullying, sexting, online enticement, personal safety, and inappropriate content.
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