K-16 Alliance Counselor Conference
Breakout Sessions
Breakout 1 (11:00-11:45 am): |
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Beka Grulich, Director, Student Activities, UVUPresentation Title: Millennials... Why Are They So Different? Time: 11:00-11:45 am Room: SC206A You have been working with students for years, why is this group so different? And now these Millennials are more than your students...they are your new coworkers. For the first time in history, we have four generations in the workplace. Find out how they are different and some techniques for working with them and providing environments for their strengths to flourish.
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Jared Vernon, Detective, Summit County Sherriff's OfficePresentation Title: Sexual Boundaries Time: 11:00-11:45 pm Room: SC206B This presentation will focus on trends, concerns, laws and responsibilities regarding Sexting, Cybering and eBullying. |
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Amy Baird, Academic Standards Counselor, UVUPresentation Title: Motivating Students Time: 11:00-11:45 am Room: SC206C Motivation is one of the primary reasons that students struggle in school. We will discuss the roots of motivation and how, we as counselors and advisors can help students become invested in their education. We will discuss methods, strategies, and resources for fostering student motivation. Opportunities will be provided for sharing and discussion. |
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Panel Moderator: Clint Pulver, Current UVU Student, UVUSA Executive Vice PresidentTrevor Tippetts, Current UVU Student, UVU Student Recruitment Ambassador
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Randon Olsen, MAED, Work-Based Learning Coordinator, Provo High SchoolPresentation Title: Utah Futures Time: 11:00-11:45 am Room: SC213B Based on a year of learning and planning, the partnership of Provo School District and Utah Valley University is primed to select and work with a diverse sample of 10th graders to make the step from high school to college more meaningful and less stressful. By sharing information in the eSEOP and increasing opportunities for interactions and engagement, the objective is to help youth be more involved and committed to long term planning that focuses on their specific educational interests. |
Breakout 2 (1:15-2:00 pm): |
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Kyle Reyes, Special Assistant to the UVU PresidentPresentation Title: Changing Student Demographics in the Educational Pipeline Time: 1:15-2:00 pm Room: SC206A This presentation focuses on the need for counselors to be navigational professors with a focus on Inclusive Excellence. Participants will be updated on latest national models, research, and practices to improve the ways we raise expectations of all students while providing targeted support for those who have not traditionally had access to opportunities. |
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Pat Nelson, Learning Strategies Support Services Manager, UVU
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Colleen Sorensen, Testing Services Director, UVUPresentation Title: Crucial Conversations for Advisors Time: 1:15-2:00 pm Room: SC206C Conflict happens with the best of intentions. The problem is, many people never take the opportunity to clarify intentions, so relationships can be affected in negative ways. This session is designed to help you uncover your own conflict/communication style, as well as those you interact with. Once you understand your own style and those around you, communication opens up so that issues can be resolved with honesty and integrity. |
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Ed Martinelli, Accessibility Services Director, UVUPresentation Title: Special Education Transitions (504/ADA) Time: 1:15-2:00 pm Room: SC206GH This presentation will focus on transition issues for students with disabilities as they move from the K-12 setting to the college environment. The differences between the two settings, along with suggestions to successfully navigate the transition will be discussed. Documentation needs, accommodation possibilities, and the opportunity for questions and answers will be provided. |
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Wade Oliver, Director, Advisor Training & Development, UVUPresentation Title: Engaging Students Through Web Tools Time: 1:15-2:00 pm Room: SC213B The term "Web 2.0" is commonly associated with Internet applications that facilitate interactive information sharing in contrast to traditional websites where users are limited to the passive viewing of information that is provided to them. Examples include well-known applications such as Facebook, Twitter and Blogging among an ever-increasing number of others. This session will provide both an introduction and an understanding of the advent and importance of Web 2,0 applications and how they influence the lives of students in particular. |
Breakout 3 (2:15-3:00 pm): |
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Randy Evans, Counselor, Lakeridge Junior High
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Bill Erb, Sr. Director Student Health Services, UVUPresentation Title: Who Counsels the Counselor? Chocolate Therapy Time: 2:15-3:00 pm Room: SC206B Relaxation is a science involving complex mental systems that control both stress production and stress reduction. Relaxation is also an art, where creativity is used to create a sense of peace. In "Chocolate Therapy" we will take a look at both the art and science of relaxation. The presentation takes a look at some of the complex systems involved in stress, tension, fight or flight response and memory. We then use the very mental systems reviewed in a live relaxation session. Participants will leave more informed on how the mind works and how to use its systems to achieve relaxation. |
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Kris Coles, Program Coordinator, Office of Student Involvement, UVUPresentation Title: Importance of School Involvement Time: 2:15-3:00 pm Room: SC206C Understand the benefits of involved students through a research perspective and from student who have benefited from being involved through extracurricular school activities. |
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Frank Wojtech, Health & Physical Education Specialist, Utah State Office of EducationPresentation Title: Sexual Activity/Abstinence Time: 2:15-3:00 pm Room: SC206GH Sex education is a small but important part of the secondary health education core curriculum. The scope of instruction varies from school to school and district to district in Utah. Teachers, counselors and administrators need to be well informed of Utah law and local guidelines regarding human sexuality curriculum. This presentation illustrates the legal parameters of human sexuality instruction in Utah. Parents Speak Up Booklet (pdf) >> |
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Wade Oliver, Director, Advisor Training & Development, UVUPresentation Title: Dude, Advise Me! Engaging Others With An Attitude of Service Time: 2:15-3:00 pm Room: SC213B Advisors and counselors are constantly faced with situations that require the utmost skill, tact and diplomacy. How we choose to respond to these situations is directly linked to the choices we make regarding our attitude. An individual with a proper attitude sees and finds opportunities for success while others may not. This presentation will discuss, in a fun way, how having an attitude of service is linked with success. Examples will be shared as well as a number of suggestions to help us fine-tune our attitude and create a winning situation for the student, advisor/counselor and the institution. |