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 | May 30, 2012 | geek, jeffrey ream, school counselor, technology, thecounselinggeek, welcome
Hello and welcome to The Counseling Geek – a blog for school counselors, academic advisors, program coordinators, and/or other employees of the educational system. This blog is for those who love utilizing technology to its fullest, would like to learn more about how to use technology in a very person-focused field, and for someone who has never used a computer for more than browsing the internet and sending email. I promise as I develop this blo…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 4, 2014 | ASCA14, Featured, thecounselinggeek, Uncategorized, update
…After some heavy lifting, flexing of digital muscles, and a few headaches – I am pleased to bring you the new and refreshed site. I had been thinking about updating for a time now and planned on getting it done in the summer, but gave it a shot over my spring break. There will be updates, changes, and a few errors here and there – but hopefully it will provide you with a new and improved user experience….
by Jeff Ream | May 8, 2017 | Featured, counseling
…innMurphy and her office in The Way I Work series #TWIW #scchat Share on X Welcome to Erinn’s Office (View her office gallery below!) My name is Erinn Murphy and this is The Way I Work. Locale: Carbondale, IL How would you describe your office?: Bright, comfortable, (mostly) tidy, and welcoming. I also always have snacks and candy available for visitors. A previous school counselor of the year candidate, Kim Reykdal inspired me to laminate the que…
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 | Mar 15, 2017 | The Way I Work, counseling, Featured, school counselor, thecounselinggeek
Welcome to a new feature on TCG I want to introduce you to a new recurring feature I plan on bringing to the blog. I am calling it “The Way I Work” and I plan to interview school counselors around the country and feature one every month or so. The focus of the interview is all about how they work, what gets them through their day and actually taking a look at their offices. I thought it would be only appropriate to model it myself – so for this…
by Jeff Ream | Oct 25, 2015 | Featured, Presentation, tips, tools
Welcome to the second chapter of the Public Speaking for School Counselors series. If you missed Chapter 1 – just click here to check out the tips from the first installation of this series to frame the content of this post. 3 out of 4 Americans fear public speaking (some more than spiders, heights, and even fear of death) and I know many school counselors share that fear. School counselors at all levels will be required to prepare and deliver pr…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 5, 2014 | ASCA14, Featured, School Counselor Shopping List
Welcome to part two of the School Counselor Shopping List. Just a reminder that this type of post is a by-monthly series that highlights a few tried and tested tools that you may want to add to your shopping list – be it tech tools, apps, books, or plain old helpful office items – you may find it here. Always looking for suggestions as well so please email them or comment away! Tools: Safco Model 10-Pocket Magazine Rack, Black Onyx (5… (Price: ~$…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 26, 2020 | Featured, scheduling, tips
…nted to prep, bring samples or demos or otherwise market their program was welcome and encouraged to, but it was not required. Being our first go – a few teachers did bring some items to show off their course, but most did not. And that was fine. The biggest thing was the buy in from them and the students. Prepping the Kids Once I was moving in the right direction – I also got myself (and my co-counselor who works with our 9th graders) scheduled i…
