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An article by Elena Aguilar that pushes educators to examine how conflict can be healthy for a team once it is examined and collectively resolved.

An article written by Nelson and Guerra that encourages Counselors and other educators to examine current beliefs and their impact on students.

An article and complementary chart that frame how much discourse in schools is structured to perpetuate the dominant culture rather than support the needs and interest of students.

An article by Elena Aguilar, author of The Art of Coaching Teams, inviting educators to think about their leadership journeys and what it means to be transformative leaders.

In Ready, Willing, and Able, Savitz-Romer and Bouffard call for a new approach to postsecondary work: one that emphasizes the key developmental tasks and processes of adolescence and integrates them into existing college-access practices in meaningful ways.

A two-page brief summarizing the UChicago Consortium’s latest research on why college choice matters and strategies schools are using to help students navigate the college selection process.

The case studies included in the Potholes research report highlight ten students who struggled at different points in the postsecondary planning process. The corresponding analysis exercise can help Counselors and other educators analyze the case studies and collectively think about the implications for practice. Three case studies are included in this Toolkit.

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A quick guide that provides criteria and specific language for collegial conversations focused on student outcomes.

An article that describes how three community prototypes – Toxic, Lassiez-Faire, and Congenial – serve as obstacles to team functioning and, as a result, limit improvement efforts.

An article that summarizes Bolman and Deal’s Four Frames organizational theory (structural, political, human resources, and symbolic) by which leaders can view their work.