Beyond the Bell

Beyond the Bell is a college-and-career counseling podcast designed to provide students with tools and tips to look beyond the bell of their high schools into their futures (be it, college, careers, trade schools, or gap years) where bells do not exist. Beyond the Bell is hosted by Lauer, who has worked in education for nearly 25 years, serving primarily as a high school English teacher, but also...

Evelyn Lauer sits down with Anthony Gliffe, a career counselor at a suburban high school in the Chicago area. They discuss trends in career counseling and his role to support students in their journeys toward non-traditional paths.   Beyond the Bell is a college-and-career counseling podcast designed to provide students with tools and tips to look beyond the bell of their high schools into their f...

Host Evelyn Lauer reflects on the reasons why she is certain to she wants to counsel teenagers. She highlights lessons she's learned in a Children & Youth in Schools and Family Systems course this semester, including various play therapy techniques.  Beyond the Bell is a college-and-career counseling podcast designed to provide students with tools and tips to look beyond the bell of their...

Host Evelyn Lauer interviews parents who are going (or who have gone) through the college application process and transition to college with their child or children. Parents will speak of their personal experiences and offer advice.  In this third episode of the series, Lauer interviews the mother of a high school senior who has recently committed to her first-choice university. Beyond the Bell is...

Host Evelyn Lauer interviews parents who are going (or who have gone) through the college application process and transition to college with their child or children. Parents will speak of their personal experiences and offer advice.  In this second episode of the series, Lauer interviews the mother of a college freshman at the University of Iowa.  Beyond the Bell is a college-and-career counseling...

Host Evelyn Lauer interviews parents who are going (or who have gone) through the college application process and transition to college with their child or children. Parents will speak of their personal experiences and offer advice.  In this first of the series, Lauer interviews the mother of a college freshman. Beyond the Bell is a college-and-career counseling podcast designed to provide student...

Host Evelyn Lauer interviews Jacquelyn Bengfort , a program marketing specialist for Scholarship America , a nonprofit founded in 1958 and the nation's largest scholarship administrator. If you are a school counselor and you are interested in receiving a newsletter with updates on scholarships, you can sign up here .  Prior to joining Scholarship America, Bengfort worked as a creative writing...

Host Evelyn Lauer interviews Jennifer Finetti , a college finance expert at Scholarship Owl , an AI-powered platform that connects students to the right scholarships that enable them to graduate debt-free. Beyond the Bell is a college-and-career counseling podcast designed to provide students with tools and tips to look beyond the bell of their high schools into their futures (be it, college, care...

Host Evelyn Lauer interviews Gretchen Stauder , a post-high school counselor at New Trier Township High School in Winnetka, Illinois. Gretchen is a member of the Illinois Association for College and Admission Counseling, Illinois School Counselor Association, and the Gap Year Association. She has spent more than 25 years of guiding students in their journey about discovering post-secondary paths t...

Host Evelyn Lauer interviews Julia Rogers , a leading expert in the growing field of gap year education and a passionate advocate for the gap year movement. As President Emeritus of the Gap Year Association , she has played a pivotal role in advancing the field through research, the establishment of standards, and tireless advocacy. Julia is a professionally accredited gap year consultant and the...

Host Evelyn Lauer interviews Andrew Allemann , the founder of CollegeIQ , a site that helps high school students and their parents find the right colleges for them. He created the site after helping his kid through the college admissions process. CollegeIQ aggregates dozens of data points from government, public, and private data sources to help students filter by academics, finances, and even soc...

The Common App early-action deadline is November 1, 2024. Host Evelyn Lauer wishes listeners good luck and congratulations! BTB will be taking a break during the month of November. Lauer will be back after Thanksgiving with new topics, such as scholarships, gap years, and college alternatives.  Beyond the Bell is a college-and-career counseling podcast designed to provide students with tools and t...

This week's college essay tip: Check in with yourself. Applying to college is stressful, so make sure you are taking care of yourself first! Host Evelyn Lauer leads listeners through a relaxation exercise geared toward intention setting. Beyond the Bell is a college-and-career counseling podcast designed to provide students with tools and tips to look beyond the bell of their high schools int...

This week's college essay tip: Stop listening to everyone's advice. In addition, Evelyn Lauer walks listeners through the next steps of a Career Style Interview, which can help individuals discover their true passions to make better career choices. For more information, visit https://www.marksavickas.com. Download a free copy of the workbook that Lauer uses on the podcast. Beyond the Bel...

This week's college essay tip: Start with the Personal Statement. In addition, Evelyn Lauer walks listeners through the next steps of a Career Style Interview, which can help individuals discover their true passions to make better career choices. For more information, visit https://www.marksavickas.com. Download a free copy of the workbook that Lauer uses on the podcast. Beyond the Bell is a...

This week's college essay tip: Don't be afraid to start from scratch. In addition, Evelyn Lauer walks listeners through the next steps of a Career Style Interview, which can help individuals discover their true passions to make better career choices. For more information, visit https://www.marksavickas.com. Download a free copy of the workbook that Lauer uses on the podcast. Beyond the B...

Evelyn Lauer sits down with Dan Gin, a college counselor at a suburban high school in the Chicago area. They discuss college application trends, including what colleges are looking for in 2024 as well as college essay tips. Gin also provides advice for parents who are supporting their teenagers through the process.    Beyond the Bell is a college-and-career counseling podcast designed to provide s...

Evelyn Lauer discusses how to tame parenting pressure over the college admissions process. Then she dives into this week's college essay tip: Figure out the story you want to tell before you figure out what prompt you want to answer. She discusses the Common App essay prompts and provides writing exercises to get you started. In addition, she walks listeners through the next steps of a Career...

Evelyn Lauer introduces herself and the podcast format more in-depth. She also discusses her first college essay tip: It's all about how you write it & start small . In addition, she walks listeners through the first steps of a Career Style Interview , which can help individuals discover their true passions to make better career choices. For more information, visit https://www.marksavicka...

A college-and-career counseling podcast designed to provide students with tools and tips to look beyond the bell of their high schools into their futures (be it, college, careers, trade schools, or gap years) where bells do not exist. Beyond the Bell is hosted by Evelyn Lauer, who has worked in education for nearly 25 years, serving primarily as a high school English teacher, but also assuming rol...

K-8 superintendent Kaine Osburn and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the decisions schools must make while the pandemic continues and Omicron spreads. Lauer describes her own experience with Covid-19. Osburn is an educational leader who believes equity is the real engine for growth in student achievement and innovation in learning. He has broad and deep experience as a high school English teacher, union...

Fifth-grade educator Doug Robertson and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the challenges of in-person/full-capacity school during the pandemic and his decision to take a medical leave from his classroom. Robertson is currently a 5th grade teacher just outside of Portland, Oregon. He is in his16th  year of teaching overall, and in that time he has also taught in California and Hawaii OR. On the side, he is...

Media educator Julie Rowse and host Evelyn Lauer discuss the challenges of beginning the school year during the Delta variant, especially with a inconsistency in the rules and guidelines at different schools in different states. Rowse is a recovering Air Force Brat currently living in Bellevue, Nebraska. She holds a B.S. in Secondary Education from the University of Nebraska-Omaha and an M.A. in P...

Host Evelyn Lauer introduces the fourth season of Beyond the Bell, a podcast about teaching during the pandemic. On BTB, Lauer, a 21-year educator interviews other teachers about their experiences. Please follow her on Twitter @evelynalauer. 

Host Evelyn Lauer looks back on the challenges of the 2020-2021 school year and looks ahead to the future of education post pandemic.  To contact Evelyn, please email her at evelau@d219.org, or DM her on Twitter @evelynalauer.