{"id":633,"date":"2021-04-06T17:52:16","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T17:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10013\/?post_type=program&#038;p=633"},"modified":"2026-06-08T14:13:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T20:13:57","slug":"counselors-for-computing","status":"publish","type":"program","link":"https:\/\/ncwit.org\/program\/counselors-for-computing\/","title":{"rendered":"Advising for Future-Ready Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0f1e45ce wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left has-text-color\" style=\"color:#039C56;padding-right:0;font-size:1.8rem;font-style:normal;font-weight:600\">Connecting every student to tech<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">Advising for Future-Ready Students (formerly Counselors for Computing) prepares counselors, educators, and others in student advising roles to support students in navigating technology across educational, career, and social\/emotional domains. 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