{"id":263,"date":"2024-12-10T15:29:24","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T15:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblz\/?page_id=263"},"modified":"2025-07-18T23:40:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T23:40:01","slug":"advisors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/bblc\/advisors\/","title":{"rendered":"Advisors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Advisors are critical to the success of any high performing Best Buddies chapter.\u202f This year, we are excited to offer two tracks for chapter advisors.<\/p>

The Advisors<\/strong>\u202ftrack offers training opportunities specific to the role advisors play in the Best Buddies chapter. Speakers, collaborative educational experiences, and panel discussions are specifically cultivated to provide teachers with the strategies and resources needed to effectively manage and empower the student leaders of the Best Buddies movement.\u202f The registration fee for this training is $400.<\/p>

The\u202fAdvisors Continuing Education\u202ftrack<\/strong> offers all the above, as well as exclusive conference sessions and the additional benefit of continuing education certificates for attending advisors. Certificates will be provided for 10 hours of professional development in the areas of leadership, postsecondary transition programming, social and emotional learning, activity planning, mission advancement and program management. The registration fee for this training is $650.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Advisor Training Learning Outcomes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTrainings are appropriate for advisors of elementary school, middle school, high school, and college chapters, as well as host site coordinators. Training sessions are offered in small group breakouts, presenter forums, speaker panels, and workshops. The weekend\u2019s opportunities strive to offer advisors the information they need to be successful in guiding mission success on their campus while offering networking opportunities and peer to peer best practice sharing.\n\nFor more information, please contact\u202fleadershipconference@bestbuddies.org<\/a>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Advisor track is comprised of leadership development sessions ranging from lecture style to panel discussions, large group presentations, and roundtable conversations. The diverse training styles offer advisors the opportunity to customize their conference experience and select sessions that will directly benefit their role in the Best Buddies movement and leadership position in their school chapter.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The Advisors Continuing Education track offers professional education programs, activities, and learning experiences toward continuing education for advisors who wish to receive contact hours toward their state\u2019s professional education requirements. These training courses will meet the requirements of interpersonal skills in a school environment, access to post-secondary education options for students with disabilities, and activities around inclusive classrooms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The Advisors Continuing Education track offers professional education programs, activities, and learning experiences toward continuing education for advisors who wish to receive contact hours toward their state\u2019s professional education requirements. These training courses will meet the requirements of interpersonal skills in a school environment, access to post-secondary education options for students with disabilities, and activities around inclusive classrooms.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Best Buddies anticipates ten hours available to claim in continuing professional education programs, activities or learning experiences throughout the conference. The following breakdown outlines the hours assigned to each topic:<\/p>