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 26, 2020 | Featured, scheduling, tips
…er idea of their courses they are interested in and as we are now into the scheduling process – I am seeing a large decrease in inappropriate loads and course requests (i.e. I got a D in chem but I am going to take AP chem next year). Teachers said that they liked getting info about AP courses out to kids before they are making scheduling choices, that they hoped we do it again, and students came back with an idea already what they would like to t…
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 | Mar 26, 2018 | Featured, school counselor, technology, tips
…school students and what may be considered age appropriate. While students scheduling their appointments may not be developmentally appropriate at the K-6 range (7-8 could be done with modifications), parents and other stakeholders should be on an appointment system for all ages. How Calendly Can Save You Time Some School Counseling-centric Pro and Cons of Calendly Pros: Calendly provides a more visually appealing option of the two (in my opinion)…
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 30, 2015 | #scchat, Counseling Tech, Featured, free, professional development, RAMP, scheduling, school counselor, technology, tools
7 Easy Tips for School Counselor Scheduling Step 1: ScheduleOnce Step 2: ScheduleOnce Step 3: ScheduleOnce Step 4: You get the picture… Have you ever felt like you were jumping from one emergency to the next – always stitching up wounds, bandaging feelings, and patching people up enough to move on with their day but not make them “better”? I have too. One of the first solutions to consider is implementing a comprehensive school counseling program…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 16, 2014 | 21st century skills, Counseling Tech, counseling technology series, professional development, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, tips, tutorial, video blog
…TCG takes a look at LucidChart As I kick off my week of vacation (finally!) for Ski week, I wanted to get a new Vlog out to you. I started using LucidChart towards the end of last year for some scheduling documents at my site. It was handy for showing progressions, processes, or steps to take. Check out the video below for more info. Let me know what you think of LucidChart! …
by Jeff Ream | Mar 28, 2016 | Bits & Bytes, #scchat, Featured, school counselor, teachers
…dents of different ages, community members, parents, etc. While working on scheduling (blah) with my principal, we were trying to solve some of the inevitable conflicts that arise. We started looking at students in an overfull course and who could be successful at a higher level so we could encourage them to take on the challenge of the AP vs non-AP physics course. We were talking about how busy students are and if it was a good idea to encourage…
by Jeff Ream | May 29, 2017 | Featured, counseling, Networking, school counselor, social networking, support, tips
…e big reason is that these few specific months were uber busy for me. With scheduling started, mandated grade level meetings, etc. – my calendar was booked solid. I started to notice myself complaining and being more negative. In fact, I started this post around February and I am just now getting to finish it in the end of May. The end of the school year tends to test the patience of educators as well. While that isn’t the focus of this post (alth…
by Jeff Ream | Dec 7, 2015 | #scchat, automation, Branding, Counseling Tech, Featured, free, technology, tips, tools
…earn more about this). The second, and my favorite, is a link to my online scheduling system that people can visit straight from an email I sent them (dang…I have you covered – learn more by clicking here). A few others include a customizable privacy statement, you can add links to various social media outlets, snippets from your latest blog posts, link to Apple/Play stores for apps, quotes, and more. It is very user friendly and once you install…
