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 | Dec 31, 2012 | job hunt, look back, portfolio, pro-d, professional development, Review, technology, thanks, thecounselinggeek
…out the examples in the blogroll to get a sense of the differences… [ Full Article ] 5. College Swag: How to Get it and What to Do With it Danielle Schultz – School Counselor Blog Recently I have received a lot of emails regarding college promotional materials. Some school counselors want to know what to do with the materials they have. Others want to know how to get colleges to send them some swag! Last night a School Counselor Blog Facebook Fa…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 22, 2015 | Counseling Tech, Featured, free, tips, tools
…eally impacting change. More info on Flipping: Flipped Infographic Flipped Article Check out this link for a great description of flipping a classroom/office: http://www.knewton.com/flipped-classroom/ This link has a PDF article about flipping a classroom: https://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/eli7081.pdf [Tweet “I am flipping out and saving time with @CounselingGeek – you can too! #scchat”] Getting started with Flipping: Screencast-O-Matic On…
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 | Nov 7, 2015 | Building A Better Blog Series, Featured, school counselor
…easy list of RSS merge codes – click here to check out the Knowledge Base article. In your template – you can also add static and consistent material to every email you send. Perhaps a welcome, a reminder of why they are receiving the email blast or a seasonal announcement. You can use any of the other drag-n-drop template components to add this content (the text box, image placeholder, etc. After you have finalized your content – you will hit a…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 16, 2014 | Back to School, Branding, Featured, shopping
…o. I guess getting voted best dressed at school qualifies me to write this article, but take from it what you will! While each person’s style is their own and what looks good on Hugh Jackman may (or most likely) not be what looks good on me – you can take some great tips for finding high quality clothing for less! First stop is looking at your school and office culture. Does your office, school or district have a dress code? Are you required to we…
by Jeff Ream | May 2, 2019 | Featured
…d the copious (and cited) details on how bad it really is – check out this article from Nonpartisan Education Review. Prepare to be disgusted. It’s time to call it what it is – you are a company focused on your bottom line and not much more. Stop painting the pig. 4. You hassle educators for helping kids. Proof to some of the above is the amount of time you spend making sure that no school gets too many fee waivers. Sheesh! You should be handing…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 28, 2014 | ASCA14, Branding, Featured, tips, tutorial
…ordPress.org. For another write up that goes into depth on both visit this article by diythemes. With the free* WordPress.com, you have basic usage of the WordPress platform – this would be considered similar to Blogger. We are wanting to Build A Better School Counseling Blog though and it is time to play with the big kid web tools! (One note and word of caution – read all documentation and BACKUP before making any changes to your current site. I…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 19, 2014 | ASCA14, Featured, tips
…erence can be an overwhelming experience unless you come prepared. In this article, I will help you optimize your experience to get the most from #ASCA14 as you can! Tip 1: Do your research! That is right – there is actually a lot to think about when you get ready to go to a conference. From what are the things you are most excited to learn about to things as simple as deciding what shoes to wear. All are valuable thoughts that can save you time a…
