Support School Counselors: The Great SC|CS Coffee Challenge

Support School Counselors: The Great SC|CS Coffee Challenge

…I’m going caffeine-free for a cause! Join me for the Coffee Challenge at #ASCA17! #scchat Share on X This year during ASCA 2017 – we are asking that you consider joining us (from Denver or from home!) and set aside just 1 coffee (or you can do a full week for $20) and accept the Great SC|CS Coffee Challenge. Simply click the button above or the image below to head to the donation page. This scholarship can only exist by the generosity and kindnes…

#ASCA14: Branding & Marketing Your School Counseling Program – Preview Part 2 (of 2)

#ASCA14: Branding & Marketing Your School Counseling Program – Preview Part 2 (of 2)

As we get closer to ASCA‘s 2014 National Conference in Orlando, FL – Jeremy Goldman and I are getting pumped to present to (we hope) lots of school counselors eager to share their awesome programs with all of their stakeholders. A few months ago – Part One of our two part series on Branding and Marketing Your School Counseling Program articles was publish in the ASCA School Counselor Magazine. Part two of the series has just been released in digi…

#NOTATASCA16: A little sad but a-lotta stoked!

#NOTATASCA16: A little sad but a-lotta stoked!

…really enjoy good food and good music. I feel like I started planning for ASCA 2016 immediately following ASCA 2015 in Phoenix. Sadly, I will not be able to attend ASCA 2016 this year for three big reasons. My school said no to funding me for 4 years in a row. Without that funding – the trip cost was prohibitive (expensive flight!! and see #3). My speaking submission was not added to the program this year (you can still catch me at a few state or…

Driving Change Starts with You – #SC|CS16

Driving Change Starts with You – #SC|CS16

…p opens – please also share the opportunity to apply for funding to attend ASCA 2016. If you are a business and would like to sponsor one or more school counselors – please contact Jeff Ream directly. [Tweet “#SCCS16 is counting on me (and you!) – share the scholarship opportunity today. #scchat #ASCA16”] On behalf of Carol Miller and myself – we thank you for donating, sharing, and supporting school counselor access to high quality professional d…

#ASCA14: Branding & Marketing Your School Counseling Program – Preview Part 2 (of 2)

#ASCA14 Branding & Marketing Your School Counseling Program Slides and Links

Thank you all for attending our presentation on Monday 6/30 at ASCA 2014 in Orlando! Jeremy and I had a whole lot of fun preparing and presenting while sharing in the learning with you. You can find the entire slide show embedded below (it also has been available on the ASCA conference app throughout the conference). I also just wanted to give you some of the links that we discussed in the presentation. We mentioned tools like: www.hootsuite.com…

Help Me – Help You!

…l is this: I want to give a scholarship to a school or district to have an ASCA sponsored professional development 1-day workshop come to your site. I selected two offerings that the school can choose from: Data Boot Camp for School Counselors and Administrators or Cyber-bullying and Internet Safety.  Both workshops cost $2500 for the full day and are presented by leaders in their fields. Any funding raised beyond the $2900 will go into scholarshi…

Fundraising Update: Thank you to our supporters so far!

Fundraising Update: Thank you to our supporters so far!

…handle in the counselor world and she is totally ready to help you get to ASCA 2014 this summer. Thank you to Erin for supporting counselors. Check out her blog (aka the super counselor resource page you need to read) School Counselor Online Professional Exchange (SCOPE) Erin also has a new book coming out that is available for pre-order – it should be great. It is on my to read soon list:  ——————————————————– An generous yet anonymous donor has…

#ASCA14: Branding & Marketing Your School Counseling Program – Preview Part 1 (of 2)

#ASCA14: Branding & Marketing Your School Counseling Program – Preview Part 1 (of 2)

…as we speak, but the electronic version is now out (linked below). At our ASCA 2014 conference session, we will be building on these two articles and going further in depth with practical, hands on examples. We encourage anyone planning to attend our session to read the two articles prior as we may be referencing examples or glossing over several concepts covered in the article. We hope to see you on June 30th at 9am for Branding and Marketing Yo…

A Letter To Myself – What I Wish I Knew On Day One

A Letter To Myself – What I Wish I Knew On Day One

Five years later…. Having recently returned from the 2017 ASCA National Conference in Denver, CO – I had a lot of learning, reflection, and networking on my mind. I got to meet and reconnect with both uber experienced veteran school counselors and school counselors just starting their journey into the profession. I still feel like a baby-faced newbie, but finishing year five – I feel like I have learned a LOT in that time. I decided I wanted to w…