Kickin' It With KSCA

Sara Candela taught high school English for 14 years before leaving the classroom to pursue audio production, podcasting, and writing. The thought she would find a new way to work with students and teachers in that medium.

She worked in podcast production in Los Angeles, and then found her way to Swivl, where she started working with the founder on a new podcasting app for classrooms.

Fast forward four more years, and she is excited to be the community manager for Focusable, a new Swivl product that helps you work towards better attention, focus, and self-regulation. Our community of educators are called Optimalists, and we work towards helping people have conversations about mindfulness in edu, and embracing progress, innovation, and change. Outside of that - I am a writer and broadcaster, and a poet!

https://getfocusable.com/

The first year as a School Counselor can be exciting, nerve-wracking, and so much fun. Listen in as two first-year counselors, Isabella Turrell and Allison Waymire, give us the scoop on how to successfully maneuver the first year. Whether you are starting your school counseling journey or you are a seasoned veteran, these two women will give you helpful hints to rocking your program. Let’s kick it! 

Ice Cream Apology Lesson

In this episode of Kickin' It With KSCA, we discuss the various services offered by School Pulse to support schools and educators. Our guest, Iuri Melo, Co-Founder of School Pulse, explains how their services help schools stay up-to-date with the latest trends and developments in education, implement innovative teaching methods and technologies, and create a more engaging and inclusive learning environment for students.

School Pulse helps schools by providing valuable insights, knowledge, and resources on education and learning. Their podcast covers a wide range of topics, from innovative teaching methods and technologies to social and cultural factors that impact learning, which can help schools stay updated and informed about the latest trends and developments in the field. School Pulse also provides schools with access to valuable perspectives and experiences that can inform their own teaching practices and policies. Ultimately, School Pulse aims to support schools in their efforts to provide the best possible education to their students.

Live from Mental Health Advocacy Day at the Kansas State Capitol. Hanna, Mal, and the KSCA crew share ideas, thoughts, elevator speeches, and ways to advocate for mental health in schools. Featuring special guest, Representative, Mari-Lynn Poskin.

Jessica Lane is an Associate Professor in Counselor Education and Supervision at Kansas State University and serves as the Counseling Programs Coordinator. In 2018, Dr. Lane was named the Kansas counselor of the year. Prior to serving as a counselor educator, Lane was an elementary teacher and school counselor in Kansas.  She also served as faculty for nine years in preparing P-12 preservice teachers at Kansas State.

Dr. Lane is the president of the Kansas Association for Counselor Education and Supervision. She has also authored a book, book chapters, and numerous journal articles, and serves as a consultant for school counselors, principals, and school districts for schools across Kansas as they work to enhance their school counseling programs, crisis plans, and leadership capacity.

Dr. Lane’s research interests include collaboration between school counselors and administrators; social-emotional advocacy and support; rural counseling and mental health.

Matthew McClain is the Executive Director of the Colorado School Counseling Association. Mallory traveled to Colorado to present with Matthew on their session Bling and Bow Ties: Adding pizzaz to your school counseling program. Find out what they presented on and learned at the state conference in Colorado. 

Dr. Rebeca Chow is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor in Missouri/Kansas and a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor. Dr. Rebeca’s areas of specialty and interests are diversity and inclusion, neurobiology of mental health, supervision, and resilience. She is currently serving in the Association for Play Therapy Board of Directors and is a consultant for Sesame Street in Communities.  Dr. Chow is the Director of Clinical Services at the Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, KS.

https://www.instagram.com/dr.rebecachow/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/drrebecachow

Website: www.drrebecachow.com, : www.lineuplearning.com

John Hayek is the Assistant Principal for Academics at the Santa Margarita Catholic High School in Orange County, California. John works with Michael Garcia who is a school custodian turned School Counselor. This dynamic duo shares about cultivating an effective school counselor and principal relationship and throw in a little brain science.

Resources From John:

https://www.learningandthebrain.com/

https://jacknaglieri.com/

https://mcc.gse.harvard.edu/

https://challengesuccess.org/

Kent Reed is a School Counseling Consultant and Project Director at the Kansas State Department of Education. He shares resources from the State Department and ASCA to support your school counseling practice and program. He also provides guidance on the gift that keeps on giving, HB 2567. Kent is a huge advocate for mental health in schools and school counselors. We are so lucky to have him on the podcast and in our corner. Tune in to stay in touch with what is happening at the state level. 

Resources From Kent: https://tinyurl.com/rd5448mw

Sarah Flier is an elementary school counselor in Hudson, Wisconsin, and is currently the Director of Data and the ASCA Model for the Wisconsin School Counselor Association and serves as an ASCA Model Trainer for the state. She was named the 2020 Wisconsin School Counselor of the Year and was an ASCA National Finalist in 2021.

* Minute Meeting link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkVh6BjoCDgvLD_BNMkzZGSIM2ZXAngdOuLWXld3cDddJsTA/viewform

* Edutopia, "Making Sure Each Child is Known," video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjZx0VdmgkE&feature=youtu.be

*Favorite Group Games:

- Outfoxed: https://tinyurl.com/3vc6vfjx

- Race to the Treasure: https://tinyurl.com/58hyfchx

- Gnomes at Night: https://tinyurl.com/4e2s8sr9

- Lemonade Shakeup: https://tinyurl.com/273x469v

*Sweatshirt Link: https://tinyurl.com/yckztnbh