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Join ASCA’s Executive Director, Dr. Richard Wong, and award-winning education advocate, Jamie Vollmer, as they talk about The Great Conversation, a public engagement strategy that improves the community understanding of the challenges facing students and today’s schools and improves community trust in the educational system to make the necessary changes so all students can be successful. Hear more from Jamie Vollmer at the ASCA Annual Conference, June 23–26, 2012, Minneapolis, Minn.

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A conversation with Shelley Klaas, a counselor at Neil Armstrong Elementary School in Bettendorf, Iowa. Klaas has been a school counselor for 27 years and was a finalist for the 2012 ASCA School Counselor of the Year. Klaas and  Jill Cook, ASCA assistant director, discuss some of the innovative programs Klaas has been involved in over the years, including Backpacks for Snacks, the community review team and the certified assistance dog program.

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Andre Norman is an inspirational speaker specializing in motivation and leadership. His perseverance helped him survive an abusive father, illiteracy, gangs and prison. He now spends his time working with schools, teachers, parents, communities and students and all those who are struggling to overcome  challenges. Learn more about his journey, and come participate in his featured pre-conference workshop at the ASCA Annual Conference (www.schoolcounselor.org/minneapolis) on June 23, 2012 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

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Nicole Pfleger, 2012 School Counselor of the Year, chats with ASCA executive director Kwok-Sze Richard Wong, Ed.D.

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The 2012 School Counselor of the Year, Nicole Pfleger, is interviewed on Education Talk Radio.

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ASCA’s Executive Director, Richard Wong, talks to Cheri Sterman the Director of Content and Consumer Relationships at Crayola about the importance of developing creativity and the creative instinct in students so they can be successful in the 21^st century not only in work but in life.

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ASCA past president Russ Sabella, Ph.D., is interviewed on Education Talk Radio about cyberbullying and how to combat it.

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ASCA member Judi Schmitz  discusses how she became a Red Cross Disaster Mental Health volunteer, the experiences she has had locally and nationally, how it has affecter her both professionally and personally and what school counselors can do if they would like to become a volunteer.

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Erin Mason, an assistant professor at DePaul University, shares back-to-school tips for school counselors, focusing on organization, leadership and self-care.

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Stedman Graham discusses his empowerment philosophy, outlined in his book "You Can Make It Happen: A Nine-Step Plan for Success.

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