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…

Geekly Update – Follow TCG on Pinterest.com

Geekly Update – Follow TCG on Pinterest.com

…t are avid “pinners” or perhaps are wondering what that means, you can now follow The Counseling Geek on Pinterest. I will be adding articles, research pieces, websites, blogs, new technology, info-graphics, and high tech activities. I will follow you back if you add me because I love sharing just as much as receiving. Click on the logo below to head to my Pin Page! The blog author, Jeffrey Ream M.S, PPS, writes for The Counseling Geek. Connect wi…

School Counselor Tech Tools: Learnerator and minutes.io

School Counselor Tech Tools: Learnerator and minutes.io

…p our AP students prep for their exams. We also purchased licenses for the following school year. It was less than $5/student and they gave us some extra licenses for teachers. One license covers all AP subjects, so you only need to pay for a student once no matter how many tests/courses they are taking. I suggest you check it out and see if it is a good fit for your school. Screenshot of Learnerator.com minutes.io I just came across this site a f…

8 Blogs Every School Counselor Needs to Follow

8 Blogs Every School Counselor Needs to Follow

…I went ahead and did a little heavy lifting for you and listed 15 of my favorite school counseling blogs below (in no particular order). If you have a favorite blog that is not on the list – please add it to the comments at the end to help myself and the readers find all the good stuff. Enjoy!…

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

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

…they want to get, to develop a hashtag for you and to get their friends to follow you to start building steam. They will likely tell you even more tools that may have better reach. Try this: start a marketing club at the middle or high school levels. Lots of students want to go into business and marketing and this is a great exposure to the line of thought plus a huge insight into your student body. Tip #10: Watch it grow and evaluate. Using the w…

All About The “1 to 2” – A School Wide Program Focused on Studying

All About The “1 to 2” – A School Wide Program Focused on Studying

…future and providing more resources throughout this year. Don’t forget to follow me on the different social media accounts for new updates, info and re-posts from the top School Counseling info sources. [et_social_follow icon_style=”flip” icon_shape=”rounded” icons_location=”top” col_number=”auto” counts=”true” counts_num=”0″ total=”true” outer_color=”dark” network_names=”true”] If you want to get all the latest updates straight to your inbox – f…

Following Your Favorite School Counselor Blogs – Feedly, Bloglovin, and Email

Following Your Favorite School Counselor Blogs – Feedly, Bloglovin, and Email

…w by email: A little old fashioned but effective The third and last way to follow your favorite school counseling blogs is to sign up to follow by email. Most blogs will have an option to sign up to receive new posts in your email inbox when they are published. Best for people with a few favorite blogs that they really like to read but want the content to come to them. To sign up to get blog posts through this route, find the button or box on the…

Beyond ChatGPT: Why School Counselors Should Use Perplexity for Research-Backed Practice

Beyond ChatGPT: Why School Counselors Should Use Perplexity for Research-Backed Practice

…s for it’s search. It tapped 207 sources for it’s analysis. I can also ask follow up questions that I can then share with students for families. Follow Up Query: “Now create a list for a rising senior breaking down the identified schools with their application deadlines, cost before financial aid and admissions rate in the environmental science programs.” Below you can see the results of this query (1 image): Finally – I used the Labs feature (thi…