by Jeff Ream | May 24, 2019 | Featured
…will pay more for it. The winery will then sell the excess off as another label or to another company to bottle it under their label (as TJ’s does). You may say that you actually LIKE the cheaper wine (if you’ve ever been to a blind wine tasting – you know how that usually goes), but from a marketing and branding perspective – if there are a few TJ’s selling a $50 label for $15 – it diminishes not only the demand, but makes you question why we ar…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 12, 2012 | counseling, follow up, interview, portfolio, pro-d, professional development, support
…abel developer to integrate the background from my portfolio onto the disc label. I printed address labels with the title of the disc and my contact info to put on the jacket. I am pretty happy with the turn out. 3. Letters of Recommendation: I included the standard three letters in all of the packets so they could reference them if needed or see further evidence that supports my candidacy. 4. My Notepad: I always bring my schnazzy note pad to tak…
by Jeff Ream | May 18, 2015 | ASCA, ASCA15, Featured, Networking, pro-d, professional development, social networking, tips
5 top tips for first time ASCA attendees Last year, for #ASCA14 in Orlando, I wrote up some key ASCA tips for first timers. Some highlights include planning ahead, getting social with your fellow attendees, and using the time as a great networking event. The biggest tip is to be realistic – don’t take on too much. These tips continue to be only more relevant at this year’s ASCA 2015 in Phoenix. This year’s 5 Top ASCA Tips for the Noob 2.0 will bu…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 12, 2017 | Featured, ASCA, coursera, deals, learning, learning software, pro-d, professional development, school counselor
…istrict. This also goes into Policy Governance, which is very important to ASCA and many other state school counselor boards. At CASC – it lined up nicely with our discussion about adopting a more Policy Governance approach. Overall Thoughts This program is a quality dive into the importance of school counselors acting as leaders in our districts, but also on state and national levels. It helped me learn about Policy Governance and how to interact…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 11, 2014 | #scchat, ASCA14, counseling, Featured
…ar on Twitter and #SCCHAT – you can learn more about #SCCHAT and how to get started with Twitter here: http:www.scope4scs.org-scchat- Don’t forget to also check out the ASCA Scene via the ASCA website for another great community to get involved in! Visit www.thecounselinggeek.com…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 19, 2014 | ASCA14, Featured, tips
…Danielle Schultz at www.scope4scs.org is linked to here. While at home or ASCA this year, to follow the happenings, there are two key hashtags: #ASCA14 and #scchat. Both of these will hit trending status during the several days on Twitter and be ready to get educated! Don’t worry though – these tweets stick around after the fact so you can refer back or catch up later. Tip 3: Get Networking Networking at professional events is a super way to make…
by Jeff Ream | May 17, 2014 | Featured
…the tool is how action oriented it is. You can create categories and then label them as “decision” “action” “info” etc. This lets people reviewing minutes later have a much more streamlined approach to find out what needs to happen. From that, you can also assign specific people to tasks and give them a deadline all within the same line. At the end of the meeting, if you have added all members names and email addresses to the meeting, all you nee…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 27, 2013 | ASCA 13, school counselor, thecounselinggeek, update
…we are headed to Europe to visit family and friends for a month following ASCA 13. While abroad, I will be trying to disconnect as much as possible (you may see a tweet or two from me…), but do not fret – I will be back with a review and recap of ASCA 13 in August. Take care of yourself over summer and enjoy. See you in Philly or in the fall. Ciao! Z8WJBWWW2M7E The blog author, Jeffrey Ream M.S, PPS, writes for The Counseling Geek. Connect with J…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 28, 2013 | ASCA, ASCA 13, jeffrey ream, Meet and Greet, Networking, news, pro-d, professional development, Review, self-care, vacation
…with some new and alll my digital friends. Hands down my favorite part of ASCA 13 was getting to meet many of my fellow bloggers and many Twitter/Facebook friends. I am not going to go into a long review of each breakout session I went to because if you are on Twitter, you got a live tweet of almost all of the breakout sessions throughout the conference on #ASCA13. However, I did want to relay a few thoughts that have stuck with me through my mon…
by Jeff Ream | Aug 12, 2013 | Collaboration, interview, Interview Series, jeffrey ream, school counselor, thecounselinggeek
…portant for interns or new school counselors to try to attend the national ASCA conferences? M: The ASCA National Conference offers top-notch workshops by leaders in the school counseling field. Interns and new school counselors are the future of the profession and, outside of their graduate education, there is no better place for them to learn best practices and gain inspiration for their own work as school counselors. In addition to feeling a li…
