What’s in a name? Why the title of school counselor matters.

What’s in a name? Why the title of school counselor matters.

…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…

Follow-Up: My Interview Kit

Follow-Up: My Interview Kit

…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…

Streaming Your Counseling Workshops for Awesome Family Engagement

Streaming Your Counseling Workshops for Awesome Family Engagement

…y option you wish – we will start with Facebook Live and then hit YouTube. Facebook Live When you click Facebook Live – it will have you login with your Facebook account. It is important that you do so with the account that manages your Counseling Page. You will set that under the “Stream To” option you see in the image below. If you happen to have multiple pages – you can select the page below that. Generally – you can keep the remaining settings…

School Counselor Tech Tools: Learnerator and minutes.io

School Counselor Tech Tools: Learnerator and minutes.io

…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…

Geekly Update – Join me on Facebook!

…ed to share with you that you can now connect with The Counseling Geek via Facebook. I am not a huge fan of the monster that is Facebook, but do see the value of it for things like schools and bloggers. I still refuse to use it personally, but I know it is the second most popular site in the world and want to offer connectivity to all users. So if you would like to follow updates and other newsworthy items via Facebook, please Follow/Like the page…

10 Insanely Easy Ways to Infuse Technology in Your School Counseling Program

10 Insanely Easy Ways to Infuse Technology in Your School Counseling Program

…Make You Look Like A n00b (Source: Adrian Jock’s Internet Marketing Tips) Facebook: I don’t use Facebook to connect with my personal friends – I use it strictly for professional purposes. It is rich with professional growth opportunities. The places to look include Facebook Pages of your favorite bloggers and each grade level’s school counseling group (I joined all 3 because there are things I can use in HS that come up in ES): High School Counse…

Keys to Communication – Boost Your Electronic Communication Skills with TACT

Keys to Communication – Boost Your Electronic Communication Skills with TACT

…tion does not stop and it is a constant game to play – I usually tweet and Facebook for work from home. One reason is because I have bigger things to do at work and another is because Facebook is blocked at work. Wrap it up already… This post is not very concise, but I also know my target audience. You are all highly-educated and are used to reading longer articles about things you are interested in. I hope that this information has been useful an…

5 (more) Top ASCA Tips for the Noob 2.0 – #ASCA15

5 (more) Top ASCA Tips for the Noob 2.0 – #ASCA15

…s the yearly conference hashtag). If you just search #ASCA15 in Twitter or Facebook, you can follow nearly any conference session you may not be able to be in.* This is great because many folks, especially on Twitter, will “live tweet” key points from different sessions – this way you can be in two (or 8) places at one time! Participating on social media also provides for great new connections that continue throughout the year. I use my Twitter an…

The Counseling Geek Interview Series: @Prof_Polzin

The Counseling Geek Interview Series: @Prof_Polzin

…estions for Elizabeth, you can comment below or send her a tweet to @Prof_Polzin. I would love to hear back from people with other specific questions you would like to hear answers for in upcoming interviews – comment, tweet me, or leave a Facebook note with your questions and I will be sure to get that into our next interview over Skype with @SchCslgByHeart. The blog author, Jeffrey Ream M.S, PPS, writes for The Counseling Geek. Connect with Jeff…

August #SCCHAT Transcript – Supervising School Counseling Interns

August #SCCHAT Transcript – Supervising School Counseling Interns

…hare innovative ideas, creative lesson plans, and quality resources. Connect with Danielle via email, Twitter, Pinterest, LinkedIn, Google+, and become a fan of the School Counselor Blog Facebook Page. The blog author, Jeffrey Ream M.S, PPS, writes for The Counseling Geek. Connect with Jeff via email, Twitter, Google+, and Facebook….