Training Resources

Individually, or as a team, use the “Advisory Council” discussion board to share the following:

Five - twelve roles (e.g., math teacher, administrator, etc.) in your school community who would have a vested interest in advancing that student outcome through a school counseling advisory council.
Briefly describe how those selected are capable of advancing your program goal.
Then respond to at least one other persons post.

For Counselors taking this course for Graduate Credit - If you choose to do this activity as a group, be sure to cut/paste your response to your own Discussion Board thread to get credit for completing this item.

Read “Identifying a Burning Question” on pages 12 and 13 in the Making Data Work. Then examine the Show-Up Academy School Data Profile for patterns and trends. Next individually, or as a team, use the “School Data Profile” discussion board and share at least three Burning Questions you have about this data.

For Counselors taking this course for Graduate Credit - If you choose to do this activity as a group, be sure to cut/paste your response to your own Discussion Board thread to get credit for completing this item.

Take a moment to consider the work you will involve in during the month of November/December. What tasks will you be engaged in, where do those tasks fall in terms of the four categories, and how of your time will be spent in those tasks? Then individually, or as a team, use the “Use of Time Prediction” discussion board and share what percentage of your time do you predict you will spend in each of these four categories during the month of November.

For Counselors taking this course for Graduate Credit - If you choose to do this activity as a group, be sure to cut/paste your response to your own Discussion Board thread to get credit for completing this item.

GRADUATE CREDIT ACTIVITY – ACTION PLAN (HOMEWORK)

Think about your school’s needs. Select the type of Action Plan you think may best help with addressing this need from the following: School Counseling Core Curriculum Action Plan, Small Group Action Plan, Closing-the-Gap Action Plan. These templates can be found in the Resources tab, Tools you Can Use, Annual Plan and under ASCA Resources. Fill in the Action Plan and implement the plan at your school. Completed Action Plans are due by March 31, 2017 to your Regional POC. Later in the course you will be completing the Results Report that goes along with your chosen Action Plan.

GRADUATE CREDIT ACTIVITY – DIGITAL PUBLICATION (HOMEWORK)

Start thinking about your Digital Publication – which is one of your culminating assignments for the credit bearing option for this course. Be Creative! Think outside the box. Develop a digital publication that could be used in your counseling program to share the good work you are doing with your stakeholders. Examples could be the standard tri-fold, flyer or newsletter, but let your mind go! Be sure to refer to the Image Recommendations in the Resources tab for protocols for using copyright free images. Your Digital Publication is due on or before June 5, 2017. Please send these to your Regional POC.

GRADUATE CREDIT ACTIVITY – USE-OF-TIME ASSESSMENT

This assignment requires participants to complete 1 (one) week of the Use-of-time Assessment during the months of November/December, January, March and May. School Counselors may choose any week they wish within the assigned month. Please complete the Use-of-time Assessment using 30 minute increments and be sure to include your name, school and grade level when turning your assignment in. Counselors taking the course for graduate credit are required to use either EZAnalyze (4.8-4.12) or the Time Tracker developed by the Digital Counselor (4.11). Return your Use-of-Time Assessment (one week each month) to your Regional POC by each of the due dates: January 9, 2017, February 6, 2017, April 10, 2017 and June 5, 2017.