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Need a Group Icebreaker? Play Get to Know You Yahtzee!
Icebreakers are important component of any new group. Think about it, you bring a group of individuals together and expect them to work on a common goal and share their thoughts and opinions with others they may or may not know, or worse, may or may not like. Games are
Do You Tweet? Why you should use twitter for professional development.
I am reprinting this from my friend Kevin Kelly. He wrote this for his blog, School Psychologist Waypost, and I thought it was an awesome write up, so I asked Kevin if I could post this to my blog and he said, “sure”, so here it is. New to Twitter? A social media tool
A School Counselor Lunch Bunch Linky Party
I’ve had several requests from readers over the past few weeks to talk about Lunch Bunch, and while I have had very good intentions to post more information, this Linky Party hosted by Scrapbook Of A School Counselor Blog by Tabitha, has given me the push I need to get this
10 Great Budget Friendly Counseling Resources
If you read this post, I talked about how to decorate your school office on a dime. Now that your room is put together, you need to fill it with resources that you can use. Here is a list of 10 no-cost to low cost ideas for getting great resources
Thoughts on being a professional School Counselor.
This has been a busy week. I moved back into my office after spending the summer in a temporary office in the elementary school due to the renovations to our building, met with and scheduled all of our new students, made many last minute changes to our master schedule, went
What’s In Your School Counseling Program Binder?
I realize that while some of you may have already started back to school. I still have a week and a half left of summer vacation. Let me rephrase that. . . ONLY A WEEK AND A HALF LEFT. . .am I ready for the new school year to start?
Schedules Are Printed, So Now What?
Yeah! We hit the print button today and 360 schedules rolled across the printer. I have worked 18 days this summer so far and I still have 2 to go. Most years I am still working on the final touches of the master schedule. Tweeking study halls, making sure all
More Great Office Photos
If you are not a member of Caught In The Middle School Counselors, you should be. There are a lot of postings right now of school counseling offices. If you need some inspiration or ideas, there are so many ideas being posted. I thought I’d share one more posting of
Decorating Your Office On A Dime
Decorating can be expensive. Fabric, furniture, refrigerator, pillows, posters and wall hangings, decorations, storage…the list just keeps going on. So how can you pull together a welcoming space without living on Raman Noodles? Get creative. Since a dime is worth 10 cents, here are 10 ways to decorate without breaking
School Counseling Offices Part 3
Here is another fellow school counselor’s office to join the others in our Linky Tour originally from this post. Lisa S from Lisa’s Counselor Connection has sent me photos of her new office to share. Last year Lisa spent time at an Elementary and High School and now this year
Back to School Connecting– Linky Party!
Franciene Sabens from School Counselor Space blog, has put together this very information Linky Party. There are lots of good questions here, so make sure to follow this Linky along! School doesn’t officially start for student until Friday, September 9th. Teachers start back two days earlier. I work an addition
What’s On Your Mind?
Like all counselors, there are many times that things come up and I find myself saying, “I wonder what another counselor would do?” or “Is there a better way to do this?” or “How do they do this at another school?”Right now I am the sole counselor in my building.
