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Family Engagement Resources

BRIEF SUMMARY Effective family engagement in schools goes beyond traditional events. It involves a two-way communication approach that considers family input and offers flexible involvement options. Schools can create a welcoming environment by hosting open houses and showcasing student work,…

Learn More Indiana

Learn More Indiana (LMI) helps Hoosier of all ages explore post-high school education options and the ways to pay for it. Led by the Indiana Commission for Higher Education, LMI provides resources, tools and real-life guidance for Hoosier students, families and educators to make the process of accessing post-high school education manageable and attainable.

NCAA & College Athletics

To be successful in college, students need to be prepared for college coursework. In Division I and Division II, the NCAA sets academic initial-eligibility standards that take into account GPA, standardized test scores, core courses taken in high school and the grades earned in those core courses. Division III schools hold student-athletes to the same overall standards for the institution in which they’re enrolling

Multicultural Counseling

School counselors are ethically obligated to maintain the highest respect for student diversity, respecting students’ and families’ values, beliefs, sexual orientation, gender identification/expression and cultural background and exercise great care to avoid imposing personal beliefs or values rooted in one’s religion, culture or ethnicity.

Motivation

Educational psychology has identified two basic classifications of motivation - intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic motivation arises from a desire to learn a topic due to its inherent interests, for self-fulfillment, enjoyment and to achieve a mastery of the subject. On the other hand, extrinsic motivation is motivation to perform and succeed for the sake of accomplishing a specific result or outcome.

Marines

Resources (from ASCA, March 2023): The United States Marine Corps invites you to apply to attend the Marine Corps Recruiting Command (MCRC) Educators’ Workshop. Educators and Marines both share a passion for transforming young people into high-caliber citizens. Our passion for…

Army

The mission of the US Army is to deploy, fight and win our nation’s wars

Air Force

The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight and win – airpower anytime, anywhere

Mentoring

BRIEF SUMMARY  KEY POINTS RESOURCES Mentoring Group for Boys  SHARED WISDOM Peer Mentoring program in Indiana (article) Peer Tutoring & Suicide Prevention (from Counselor Talk, February 2019) Some schools have trained their Peer Mentors in the QPR program or a…