Introducing my Teachers Pay Teachers store

Introducing my Teachers Pay Teachers store

…hip I hope to growI also have a scholarship I hope to grow and this TpT store (plus The School Counselor Shop, TeeSpring and RedBubble) provides a means to support both. I appreciate your patronage and ongoing support while I continue trying to innovate with you. Please follow me on TpT, buy something you may like (100% of my profit goes to SC|CS 2018 if you purchase by Aug. 13th, 2017 by the way), and let me know in the comments or social media w…

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

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

…will lower the anger or frustration level in the room almost instantly. 3. Follow your heart…but take your brain with you. Your job and calling is to be an unwavering advocate for your students and families. One definition of the word Counsel I have heard and love is “to stand between”. We stand between students and their issues, students and their families, students and their teachers, and so much more. You need to be a creator (not gatekeepers)…

The Way I Work: Erinn Murphy – Carbondale Community High School

The Way I Work: Erinn Murphy – Carbondale Community High School

…e, IL. You may also know Erinn from Twitter. She posts from @_ErinnMurphy. Follow @_ErinnMurphy I am checking out @_ErinnMurphy 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…

Using Eventbrite in Your School – The Easy Event Management App

Using Eventbrite in Your School – The Easy Event Management App

…vent organizers who want to manage things like ticket sales, registration, follow up and check in in one, easy to use management portal. In this post – I will show you a few different screenshots of the areas to note within Eventbrite, give some tips regarding use as a school counselor (or school counseling department) and I have also created a demo event (in about 10 minutes!) that you can view like you were a student or parent and go through the…

Building a Better Blog Series: Setting Up an RSS-Feed Driven Email List with MailChimp

Building a Better Blog Series: Setting Up an RSS-Feed Driven Email List with MailChimp

…ng, but this privacy policy gives users a sense of security. Make sure you follow it though. If you say you won’t use their emails to send solicitations, then don’t. For an example of a privacy policy – you can check mine out This walk-through on the MailChimp Knowledge Base is an easy to follow tool: http://kb.mailchimp.com/campaigns/rss-in-campaigns/create-an-rss-campaign How it’s worked and getting subscribers For me, getting “traffic”, readers…

5 (more) Top ASCA Tips for the Noob 2.0 – #ASCA15

5 (more) Top ASCA Tips for the Noob 2.0 – #ASCA15

…rence hashtag). If you just search #ASCA15 in Twitter or Facebook, you can follow nearly any conference session you may not be able to be in.* This is great because many folks, especially on Twitter, will “live tweet” key points from different sessions – this way you can be in two (or 8) places at one time! Participating on social media also provides for great new connections that continue throughout the year. I use my Twitter and Facebook PLN (Pr…

Building A Better School Counseling Blog Series: Making It Happen

Building A Better School Counseling Blog Series: Making It Happen

…d to download a specific plugin when you click Blogger in the import menu. Follow the directions as it tells you and just like WordPress – assign all your posts to your admin author. If you run into issues – see above*. Plugins – oh the plugins! One of the huge plusses of moving to your own WordPress install is the huge impact that plugins have. Keep in mind that each one you install takes up server space and makes your site load a bit slower for…

#ASCA14 – ASCA Tips for the Noob

#ASCA14 – ASCA Tips for the Noob

…helped me when I was not able to make it to a conference (Minneapolis) – I followed along from home and learned a ton plus got connected to great resources. If you are not on twitter yet, I cannot implore you enough to get on before #ASCA14. A great tutorial via Dr. Erin Mason and Danielle Schultz at www.scope4scs.org is linked to here. While at home or ASCA this year, to follow the happenings, there are two key hashtags: #ASCA14 and #scchat. Both…

Geekly Update – Join me on Facebook!

…Facebook, but do see the value of it for things like schools and bloggers. I still refuse to use it personally, but I know it is the second most popular site in the world and want to offer connectivity to all users. So if you would like to follow updates and other newsworthy items via Facebook, please Follow/Like the page today! That is all for now – carry on. The blog author, Jeffrey Ream M.S, PPS, writes for The Counseling Geek. Connect with Je…

What an honor: Named one of the top 25!

What an honor: Named one of the top 25!

…re that I was working to emulate, what were the chances? Yesterday I got a follow up email congratulating me on being one of the top 25 school counseling online resources, in the eyes of their readers. This is my first award or honor and I am truly grateful for it. To be in the same list as those like School Counseling By Heart, jyjoyner counselor, and School Counselor Blog is awesome. For the whole list, visit the site – which is also a great res…