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Jill Cook, Executive Director of ASCA

Monday, February 6th at 2:00 pm EST
Join us live on Facebook @collegeunmazed with Jill Cook, Executive Director of the American School Counselor Association. We will be discussing the 20th anniversary of the national model, the new student-to-school-counselor ration report, and how school counselor can support student mental health!

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Dr. Sandi Logan-McKibben, School Counselor Program Director & Wellness Coach

Wednesday, February 8th at 2:00 pm EST.
Join as for a bonus live session on Facebook at @collegeunmazed.com with Dr. Sandi Logan-McKibben, school counselor program director and wellness coach to discuss school counselor wellness and why it’s imperative we take care of ourselves!

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Dr. Danielle Schultz, Professional School Counselor & Blogger

Tuesday, February 14th, at 2:00 pm EST
Join us for a live session on Facebook at @collegeunmazed with Dr. Danielle Schultz. In 2009, Danielle started a blog (www.schcounselor.com) and social media sites (@sch_counselor) aimed at sharing ideas and resources with other school counselors. We will be discussing her new ASCA article, Creative Ways to Market Your School Counseling Program.

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Episode 11: National School Counseling Week: School Counselors Helping Students Dream Big

Feb 12, 2023

Episode 11: National School Counseling Week: School Counselors Helping Students Dream Big

Feb 12, 2023

What better way to celebrate National School Counselor Week than to have on Jill Cook, Executive Director of ASCA! This episode is loaded with great information about the following topics:

• 20th Anniversary of the National Model

• New Student-to-School-Counselor Ratio Report

• How school counselors support student mental health

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Feb 12, 2023

Episode 10: Deepening the Conversation with Students Around Academic Planning

Jan 20, 2023

Episode 10: Deepening the Conversation with Students Around Academic Planning

Jan 20, 2023

When beginning to think about how we support students through the academic planning process, it’s important that students understand the necessity of learning and exploring key self and college knowledge to build a set of skills and abilities for informed decision making.

We discuss how incorporating the 8 Strengths of College and Career Readiness with the 4 critical factors helps students make the most of their high school experience and prepare them for college. The 4 critical factors are the You Factor, Academic Factor, Career Factor, and Financial Factor.

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Jan 20, 2023

Episode 9: Supporting Students & Families with FAFSA Completion

Dec 19, 2022

Episode 9: Supporting Students & Families with FAFSA Completion

Dec 19, 2022

Join us as we talk with Julie Shields-Rutyna, the Director of College Planning, Education, and Training at the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA). Julie brings her expertise to talk with College UnMazed about how counselors have dive deeper into the planning, saving, and paying for college for their students and families they serve.

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Dec 19, 2022

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College Conversations Podcast is hosted by Dr. Amanda Sterk, Dr. Timothy Poynton, and Dr. Richard Lapan- 3 dedicated college and career practitioners with 80+ years of combined experience.

It’s time for a podcast to focus on the practitioners supporting our college and career-bound students so we have the tools we need to guide our students to make more informed college decisions, while preventing workplace burnout.

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Our mission statement

College UnMazed was developed by school counselors, counselor educators, and higher education administrators who integrate research and data-informed practices to create an effective and efficient school-based curriculum that 1) Helps students and families navigate the college-going process, and 2) Provides practitioners with the tools and resources to foster the necessary conversations to build college knowledge and higher order thinking skills.

When I see these statistics and then get this message….

Amanda,

Julian got into Georgia Tech!! We could not have done it without you!!

LOVE what I do! We are taking 10th and 11th grade students now to start on their test prep and college a

Happy New Year! College UnMazed wishes you the very best for 2024!
Whether you are a family starting the high school to college process or a school counselor/educator who wishes to better support your students by building key college and career readi

These new College Planning in a Box kits are ready to ship out! With the new Parent Guide, College Fit Priority Card Sort, Parent Worksheets, Student Workbook, and Mindmap posters they are a one stop shop! We created it for families, tutoring centers

The new College UnMazed: Your Guide to Dual Enrollment is almost here! We are very excited to have partnered with Dr. Sarah Stashkiw, former President on the Illinois chapter of @naceppics!

Ready for my trip to South Carolina to do what I love- spread college and career readiness for all!

The College UnMazed Parent Guide just officially landed! So excited for this amazing supplemental resource to help families navigate the high school to college process! We believe this process needs to a comprehensive, holistic approach for families

@Collegeunmazed is very excited to be partnering with @methodtestprep , a leading academic and test prep company for schools, programs, and families, to offer the College UnMazed student workbook and program curriculum to over 1,200 educational progr

It's more important than ever to have students identify their 6 Keys of College Fit. In this week's blog post, we focus on Career Match, it's importance, and share how you can begin asking better questions on college visits about the career opportuni

We are celebrating our anniversary of the redesigned, national student college readiness workbook, College UnMazed: Your Guide to Navigate the High School to College Maze!! Get your copy today! Code: ANNIVERSARY for 20% off all items!
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Understanding the application process is an important part of making an informed college decision. While the Common App is just one type of application for students, it provides us some good data on who is and isn't applying and how they are doing so

It's time for many families to start exploring their options for college. One of the best ways to get a lot of bang-for-your-buck is by attending a college fair. To help your students prepare for the event, this free downloadable College Fair Game Pl

Love visiting new colleges, especially those with a specific identity and direction! Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University definitely doesn’t disappoint! @embryriddledaytona

At the beautiful Embry-Riddle for the 4th annual Florida Alliance of Dual Enrollment Partnerships! So excited to be here!

So honored to be invited to this amazing event that promoted positive mental health in our community. From connecting with AMAZING community leaders and advocates @lifescapetherapyteam and @the_gems_podcast, and hearing the stories and voices of our

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