VTSCA Updates
November 2015
The Use of Data in School Counseling: Hatching Results for Students, Programs and the Profession
For more information and to register online click here
Thursday, Nov 19, 2015, 08:30 AM
Universal Technical Institute - Boston, MA, Upland Road, Norwood, MA, United States
Vermont School Counselor Fall 2015
Check out the latest edition of the Vermont School Counselor magazine. Click here.
Boys, Girls, and Gender Equity in Education Conference
statewide conference on Boys, Girls, and Gender Equity in Education. For more information and to register click here.
Vermont State Colleges School Counselor Breakfasts
Enjoy a FREE BREAKFAST while you meet representatives from VSC schools and VSAC, talk to students from each hosting school, hear presentations from admissions directors, have your questions answered and be entered into a raffle.
See below for dates and locations.
Vermont Dual Enrollment Symposium on Improving Access & Success in Dual Enrollment
Save the date: Friday, December 4th – Essex, VT
Please join us to attend a focused discussion on how Vermont students are accessing dual enrollment and succeeding in college courses. Sessions will focus on supporting and furthering students’ aspirations for guidance counselors at both primary and secondary levels. Although the same challenges affect all students, the barriers are larger for special populations, including first generation and low-income students, students with unique learning needs, and young males. Our purpose for this day is to identify common goals and best practices for Vermont’s dual enrollment program and to advance recommendations to key policy makers and stakeholders in Vermont. Thank you for your support of students and your participation in this important discussion. More information will be coming soon.
Vermont School Counselor Association Professional Awards
Next VTSCA Board Meeting
Saturday, Nov 14, 2015, 09:00 AM
NECI on Main, Main Street, Montpelier, VT, United States
School Counselors' Use of Online Technology Tools for Professional Purposes
The primary research questions of this study are:
1. What online technology tools are currently and commonly used by school counselors?
2. How are school counselors using these tools for professional purposes?
3. For whom and with which audiences are school counselors using these tools?
4. What are the benefits and challenges of using these tools in the school counselor’s role?
This research study includes a online survey which takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. Any questions that participants do not wish to answer may be skipped and the survey may be quit at any time. Participants must be actively employed, practicing school counselors with the appropriate state certificate or license and at least a Master’s degree in Counseling. Other school support personnel such as school social workers or school psychologists will not qualify for this study.
This study is being conducted by Dr. Erin Mason of the Counseling and Special Education Department in the College of Education at DePaul University. Dr. Mason can be contacted at emason5@depaul.edu or 773-245-3746. This study is conducted with practices and procedures that preserve the rights and protection of human subjects and is approved by the Institutional Review Board of DePaul University.
Participants may access the online survey at the following link:
http://survey.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5mTZ7HaiJCc99S5. Upon clicking the link, participants will be presented with a consent page prior to beginning the survey.
Vermont School Counselor Association
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