Counselors receive professional development
More than 400 counselors attended the For Counselors Only Conference, sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education and the Oklahoma State Department of Education for the 14th year.
Elementary, middle school, junior high, high school and technology centers chose from 28 concurrent sessions with topics including ICAP, OK Career Guide, Oklahoma Promise, student trauma, drug trends in Oklahoma, engagement strategies and elementary career awareness. Some sessions were livestreamed to allow further access and can be found at Conference Playlist.
Alton Carter, author of “The Boy Who Carried Bricks,” which won the 2016 Oklahoma Book Award, and “Aging Out,” gave the keynote speech. Carter’s books are about his life’s journey from foster care through adulthood.
What a great choice to have Alton Carter speak. He is fabulous! He LOVES children and is an all around great person.