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 | Feb 14, 2015 | books, buy, counseling, Featured, library, school counselor, School Counselor Shopping List, shopping
…ation Foundation. This grant was to be used to help build a social justice library to use with students who get in trouble and hopefully help them learn from their mistakes. In California – they made it really hard to suspend students (good thing), but then they end up in the office all day with nothing to do. In steps the school counselors! Don’t miss the first part of this list. Click here to access part one! I did a bunch of research and put to…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 6, 2015 | books, counseling, Featured, library, school counselor, School Counselor Shopping List, shopping
…. This grant was to be used to help build a social and restorative justice library to use with students who get in trouble and hopefully help them learn from their mistakes. In California – they made it really hard to suspend students (good thing), but then they end up in the office all day with nothing to do. In steps the school counselors! Check out the second half of the list by clicking here! I did a bunch of research and put together a long l…
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 | Jul 23, 2016 | Featured, school counselor, School Counselor Shopping List, shopping
…c look at schools. I allow parents and students to check out books from my library and this is one that is most frequently off my shelf. Thirteen Reasons Why (Novel/Fiction) Thirteen Reasons Why is a book that I picked up before I even got halfway through my graduate schooling. Why? Because I know Jay. Jay worked at the San Luis Obispo library and attended my church prior to moving to Tahoe. I had no idea how popular the book was (and I heard ev…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 5, 2014 | ASCA14, Featured, School Counselor Shopping List
…that it contains. Highly reviewed on Amazon as well, this is another good library addition and can be a good Social Justice (alternative to suspension) Library piece. Empowering Underachievers: New Strategies to Guide Kids (8-18) to Personal Excellence (Price: ~$12 USD) I am not sure about you, but this book can hit on more than a few of my students. Read an article recently about the culture of underachievement and entitlement and while a lot of…
by Jeff Ream | May 30, 2015 | Featured, free, thanks
…berger’s Making Data Work. This book has been super helpful to me in my counseling program, is great for all levels (including higher ed and school counseling interns), an a must have in your school counseling library. May the best counselor win. Standard conditions apply and drawing will be held following the 13th. Winner will be selected at random from all entries. Good luck! a Rafflecopter giveaway…
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 | Apr 22, 2015 | Counseling Tech, Featured, free, tips, tools
…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 One FREE (yay!) tool that is a great way to start your flipping is Screencast-O-Matic (SOM). SOM is a freely available tool which works on all Windows PCs (sorry Macs…) that will allow you record your screen, ann…
by Jeff Ream | Jan 15, 2015 | #scchat, Branding, counseling, Featured, Marketing, school counselor, self-care
…am going to have parents knocking down the door if I stay any longer”. Our library Apple lab was up and running, my visual guide was ready on the screen, and I was pumped to get students and parents on their fast track to the FAFSA submit button. The image above was my turn out that night. I had not one attendee and I essentially had to sit for two hours (granted I got some work done – I am not a lazy bum) looking at the clock hoping for at least…
