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Student Reflection and Data Collection
We all need to reflect. What has worked; what hasn’t. What do I need to remember to do again or what needs to be tweaked a bit. I like to ask the students what they feel has worked for them and what they have liked. I think we all do
StarBound
Well after months of hard work and late nights, my first book, Starbound is being released in just a few short days! I am excited to be able to share this program with everyone. StarBound is an 8 week program to empower girls, reduce drama, and build leaders. It is
Planning A Transition To Middle School Event
Transitioning to middle school is not a throw-it-together-in-one-day event. In fact, it takes months of planning and prepping. My process for transition is as follows:January— send an email to 4th grade teachers at the elementary school to begin planning dates for transition visits. March— confirm dates for visits. Talk
Project STOP–Lessons From Lunch Bunch
I know I haven’t posted in a while, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been busy here with different activities for my students. My Lunch Bunch kids have been working on multiple projects for several weeks now. One of these projects is our STOP sign project.I found some nice poster
Getting Out Of Your Space
When I was in grad school I had a professor who told us about the “Better. Better. Great.” philosophy. It really struck a chord with me way back when and 20+ years later, I still follow its principles.Better. Better. Great. means that each day we should simply try to pick
Why did I become a school counselor in 30 seconds. . .
My friend, Susan Spellman Cann, likes to challenge me. She wrote this blog post and then sent me a challenge on Twitter to tell in 30 seconds why I became a school counselor. Here is my response: So, now I challenge YOU! Go ahead, make a video and post it to
May 2015 Newsletter
Here is my May 2015 newsletter. I went back to using Smore for this edition so I could share links with the parents. What do you think? Do you have a latest edition of a newsletter you would like to share? Post the link under comments.
Helping Kids Grow their Self Esteem: The JNP Project
While searching for Kindness Activities, I fell upon the JNP Project. I really liked what I saw. Then a little while later I saw they were connected to the School Counselor groups on Facebook. I asked Dona Rudderow Sturn, who leads the group if she would be willing to talk to
Hashtags, PLNs and Tweetchats, Oh My!
We had an EdCamp day today at school as a professional development day. This was teachers teaching teachers things we use to help us professionally in our school day. I talked about the power of building an online PLN (Professional Learning Network).Here is my presentation: When we were done, I
Spring T-shirts are here!
Want to sport the latest School Counselor Tee? Get it here!They are super cute and in a variety of colors. . . and remember they help send school counselors to the American School Counselor Association Annual Conference throught the SCCS Scholarship! #SCCAT #AwesomeSauce was taken already. School Counselors make an
National Conference on Girl Bullying
I will be presenting this June at the National Conference on Girl Bullying. I am really excited to be able to share with others my program that I have lovingly called, “StarBound.” StarBound began in my Lunch Bunch groups and has grown each year with the number of girls participating.
Ready, Set, Test!
Today was Day 1 of 3 for our ELA State tests. We organized our boxes, sorted out answer sheets, testing materials, signs, and pencils, had ready proctor sign in sheets, decorated bathrooms with some inspirational messages, and had some surprise treats for staff during their breaks. Last week, I sent
