Career Exploration is a process. It isn’t a one time event, there are lots of things to consider, and it takes years to really figure out what is the best possible career for us. Do you like working with people, things, data, or ideas? Do you want to work inside
Each year I go into the 8th-grade classrooms for 3 days to talk about mindset, goals setting, and future planning. This year I wanted to throw a new twist on Growth Mindset, so I decided to challenge all the classes with an Escape Room. The evil Dr. Dread has broken
I had the opportunity to spend 3 days in the 8th grade classrooms. Teachers had asked if I could talk to them about perseverance and getting ready for high school and their future. After debating for several days about what to teach, I finally decided on setting goals, academic success
Career Exploration is a process. It isn’t a one time event. It takes years to really figure out what is the best possible career out there for us. There are lots of things to consider. Do you like working with people, things, data, or ideas? Do you want to work
Our newest Lesson Leader is Lori Hartman, who writes the blog, Advocate For Possibility. If you haven’t check it out, yuo should. Lori has a lot of great ideas and lessons that she shares. She is sharing with us her Reach Higher Future Lesson. It’s a great lesson to get
I went into our 7th grade Family and Consumer Science classes both yesterday and today. The kids had just finished a research project on a career they were interested in. It was great to be able to go into classes and talk with them as they have just finished their
I don’t get the chance to do career planning with every student, but I do offer it as an option for small groups. I know that there a ton of online career exploration programs, but sometimes, it is nice to have a student workbook. Rick Trow’s Career Game is just
Welcome to what is the first of what I hope to be many future guest posts in a new series on my blog called: Borrowed Lessons. “Borrowed Lessons” are favorite lessons taught by other school counselors, here called our “Lesson Leaders.” It’s a great way to share resources without having
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