…of ASCA 13 was getting to meet many of my fellow bloggers and many Twitter/Facebook friends. I am not going to go into a long review of each breakout session I went to because if you are on Twitter, you got a live tweet of almost all of the breakout sessions throughout the conference on #ASCA13. However, I did want to relay a few thoughts that have stuck with me through my month abroad that I will be bringing back to my high school site in a few w…
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…interest from both the NACAC Engage and the College Admissions Counselors Facebook Group (closed – must request access) – both are excellent resources. In our first year we had about 6 reps attend (which we thought was pretty good for our first go) and since we have had 8. Almost half have been return guests each year and they represent a very wide variety of schools. This provides value, insight and depth to the conversation. We usually give rep…
…ways to get help. Ask your digital PLN (#scchat on Twitter or one of the 3 Facebook groups are some of my favorites) or those more experienced in your building. Not have an answer is 100% okay and often better than trying to make one up to sound right. Some of my favorite words that actually make you more of a leader and content knowledge expert that parents and students trust are: “I don’t have an answer to that question right now, but I will use…
…and also be guided when lost or learning. Whether we connect on Twitter or Facebook – know that I appreciate you all and your expertise has made a difference for me as a professional and my students that I work with daily. Thank you. CASC Board The state of school counseling in California hasn’t looked brighter or had better leadership than it has right now and in the last few years. The energy, enthusiasm and pure passion to see school counseling…
Collaborating for the Common Good Recently, a post on a Facebook group I belong to asked about how school counselors collaborate with others in their department or cross-departmentally to support students. I realized that I have yet to share something that we do at my school site that has been such an awesome experience and has helped a vast number of students. Whether you are siloed as a single counselor at your site or have a team of ten – this…
…ng with colleagues and following along on the school counselor Twitter and Facebook haunts, I notice we all desire to be all things for all people. It is our tendency as school counselors and helping professionals. I even wrote a blog post a while back called Jack of All Trades that you should go read. The problem with not having balance in your school counseling program is that you (the school counselor) gets absolutely worn out. A worn out couns…
…ces that it will no longer publish printed versions of its encyclopaedia. …Facebook went public with the biggest IPO disasters mankind has ever witnessed. …President Obama is re-elected for his second term in office. …and The Counseling Geek’s first post is published. Just like a developing 3 year old child – The Counseling Geek is growing into it’s body, learning about new things, and expanding understanding of the world around it. While I think…
…t pretty quickly. Do you have a favorite way to flip your office or classroom? Shoot a comment out below, tweet me, or head to facebook and leave a reply. …
…h the weekend prior to the event. The posters were made, tweets were sent, Facebook posts up and daily student announcements scripted. My event was scheduled to run from 4pm to 6pm PST (this will be important later) in a drop in format. I had a busy day and scrambled out of an IEP meeting with five minutes to spare with the excuse of “I am going to have parents knocking down the door if I stay any longer”. Our library Apple lab was up and running,…
