180 days. It seems like school just started. Well, maybe it seems like an eternity ago. However, your feeling, though, there are a few things to do before heading for summer and prepping for next year. 1. Gather your data. Put together an End Of Year Counseling Report. Include
Looking back on this past year as a school counselor it is very important to acknowledge all of the challenges we have overcome and think about all of the accomplishments we have made in such a difficult, unprecedented time. Even now, we may be thinking what if my school forgets
One thing that has been really important to me since starting my new job, is to help create a culture of caring with staff members. Don’t get me wrong, the faculty and staff at my new job are really amazing and they love the kids. What I’ve found, though is
Here is my presentation and links to the different tech tools that will help you to be a tech-savvy school counselor. For Notetaking/ Inspiration and Ideas/Lesson Planning: • Evernote– • PollEverywhere • Livebinders • Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/ • Dropbox For Presentations and Newsletter: • Emaze– • Prezi • HaikuDeck – • Powtoon– • YouTube YouTube Downloader–
National School Counseling Week is a time to advocate and educate to parents, faculty, administration and stakeholders what our school counseling program is all about. While a lot of people view it as a day of recognition for counselors, that is not the purpose of this week. It truly is
I’ve been reading a lot of posts asking what what things need to do to get ready for back to school. I know many counselors have been asking this on the Facebook Groups, Caught In The Middle School Counselors and Elementary School Counselor Exchange.I’ve been a school counselor for so
I have been working on my 2015-2016 School Counseling Calendar. I want to make sure that my year is planned, that I am meeting my counseling goals, and that I can keep organized all that I have to do. I start with my counseling goals that I set up with
I believe it is important as a school counselor to help students find their voice. I like to listen to what they have to say. Middle Schoolers are very insightful young people. They still have a sense of fairness and responsibility, yet they still are full of innocence and youth.
Here is my latest parent newsletter. . .done using smore. I send out a newsletter with every report card. For us, that is 4 times a year. I have traditionally used Microsoft Publisher, but have fallen in love with the ease of online. I also like that I can have
View Danielle’s original blog post and connect to the party here. Thanks Danielle Schultz of School Counselor Blog for putting together this Link Party. National School Counseling Week is a great way to really showcase what you do as a counselor. While this is a time for our colleagues and
To start our week off, I made small notes for everyone’s mailbox. The picture above is today’s message. In addition, I will be going into lunch periods to mix and mingle with the students. For them I have this Word Scramble. I’m asking students to return it completed to my
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