by Jeff Ream | Feb 3, 2013 | ASCA 13, counseling, guest post, jeffrey ream, news, pro-d, professional development, research, school counselor, support, teachers, tips
Guest Post from Susan McCrackinSenior Director of Financial Aid Methodology at the College BoardFAFSA. Five letters that change lives for millions of students across the country.This year’s Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is here. Because government...
by Jeff Ream | Jan 13, 2013 | 21st century skills, ASCA, classroom tools, Counseling Tech, free, news, professional development, school counseling on air, school counselor, SCOA, social networking, support, technology, tips, tutorial, video blog
Get ready!A collaboration between many school counselor bloggers across the country is coming together to offer a new experience for many of us. During National School Counseling Week, Feb. 4th – 10th, there will be nightly presentations hosted on Google...
by Jeff Ream | Jan 8, 2013 | 21st century skills, counseling, Counseling Tech, counseling technology series, free, geek, jeffrey ream, school counselor, social networking, STEM, technology, thecounselinggeek, tips, tutorial, video blog
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by Jeff Ream | Dec 31, 2012 | job hunt, look back, portfolio, pro-d, professional development, Review, technology, thanks, thecounselinggeek
A look back at some of the best of 2012…Reflection and renewing goals is something that tends to happen around this time of year. I wanted to provide you with a look back at several of my favorite posts from other bloggers as well as a few of my own. There will...
by Jeff Ream | Dec 19, 2012 | ASCA, ASCA 13, contest, counseling, free, pro-d, school counselor
Taking home the prize today…is our first selected winner of $200 dollars towards the registration to go to ASCA 2013 is Megan Kelly, a counseling intern at Northside College Prep High School in Chicago, Illinois.Second prize winner of $50 to ASCA 2013 is...
by Jeff Ream | Dec 10, 2012 | award, geek, jeffrey ream, news
Thank you to Best Master’s Programs in Counseling.com!Thank you to Dan at www.bestmastersincounseling.com for honoring The Counseling Geek in their list of the Top 30 Counseling Blogs of 2012. I appreciate all of those who take time to read the ideas and...
by Jeff Ream | Nov 16, 2012 | counseling, interview, job hunt, school counselor, thecounselinggeek, tips
Today was a day of firsts…I had an exciting, albeit tedious, opportunity today to experience the “other side” of the interview table. I have had many past experiences being the one getting asked the hard questions, feeling somewhat awkward, and...
by Jeff Ream | Nov 16, 2012 | award, geek, honor, thanks, thecounselinggeek
I received an email a few weeks ago from a representative of www.mastersincounseling.org informing me that The Counseling Geek was nominated to be included in the top 100 online counseling Resources. That was exciting, but thought there were many other great blogs out...
by Jeff Ream | Oct 22, 2012 | 21st century skills, counseling, Counseling Tech, geek, professional development, school counselor, social networking, technology, tips
Why communicate?99% of you will know that this is 90% of our job as professional school counselors. When we show up to work, we are expected to be communicating with students, parents, colleagues, administrators, and community members on a regular basis. We all had...
by Jeff Ream | Oct 3, 2012 | contest, counseling, donate, free, fundraising, jeffrey ream, pro-d, professional development, social networking, support, thecounselinggeek
Yes – the opportunity for FREE money! Thanks to the supporters of the Indiegogo campaign that ended about a month ago, I can offer a small, but not insignificant scholarship to the ASCA 2013 National Conference in Philadelphia. I was lucky enough to...