Professional Development for Teachers and Counselors
We offer a wide range of professional development workshops for counselors and teachers—choose from our menu, or let us curate the right series of sessions for your team.
College Admission Fundamentals
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- Learn what happens after a student submits their college application
- Discover how the essay plays a part in the admission process
- Created by a former admissions officer
How to Guide Students Through the Personal Statement Process: A Crash Course
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You'll discover:
- How to help students brainstorm and structure using exercises that work
- How to provide feedback that's useful, actionable, and kind
- Ready-to-go resources and templates you can use right away
How to Help Students Craft an Outstanding College Application: A Crash Course
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- Values-based approach
- Save students 20+ hours on their applications
- How to stand out on the Activities List
- Maximizing the Additional Information section
- Ready-to-go templates you can use right away
How to Write Effective Letters of Recommendations PD
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- Written by a former admissions officer and junior/senior high school English teacher
- Tips for counselors and teachers at various school types with different caseloads and needs
- Increase students' chances of acceptances with new advocacy strategies
A Crash Course in Guiding a Student Through the UC Personal Insight Questions
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- Learn the UC's comprehensive review process and evaluation approach
- Help students understand the difference between PIQs and other college writing responses
- Ready-to-go resources and templates you can use right away
- Canh Oxelson, Executive Director of College Counseling at Horace Mann School
