by Jeff Ream | Jul 25, 2025 | Featured
…planning, social-emotional learning, crisis intervention, family systems, learning differences, and mental health support. The research landscape in each area evolves continuously, with new studies, policy changes, and intervention strategies emerging at an unprecedented pace. One such example was our school leadership team was investigating how to balance our current practice of multiple opportunities for success with one of providing rigor whil…
by Jeff Ream | Oct 25, 2015 | Featured, Presentation, tips, tools
…tify presentations doesn’t require a degree in graphic design or expensive software. All it takes is knowing where to look and what to look for regarding graphics plus a few simple design rules. Finding the right images Please…please…PLEASE stop using PowerPoint and Google Slides templates to develop your presentations. Just like when you review a resume – you can tell when someone used the general MS Word resume template. The same thing applies f…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 30, 2013 | 21st century skills, Back to School, calendar, Counseling Tech, dropbox, google docs, Linky Party, school counseling on air, SCOA, technology, tips
…tremendously. 3. ScheduleOnce – I wrote a blog post about this scheduling software, but being an only counselor and not having a dedicated secretary, I need to organize my time effectively. This tool allows students and parents to request time slots for appointments and syncs it with my Google Calendar. Having only done it once before at my site, I imagine it will be pretty similar. I usually hold grade level meetings and introduce myself, my ser…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 30, 2020 | automation, Counseling Tech, counseling technology series, Featured, learning, professional development, school counselor, technology, tips, tools, video blog
…g, if not more. Sometimes that is not the kind of time I have to devote to learning. So I decided to go live and keep it under 15 minutes. 15 minutes seemed like a reasonable amount of time to devote to learning something new. I also did it live to show you that it really did only take 15 minutes (no post-production magic here and some ums included to keep it spicy). If you also keep scrolling – I have linked to some additional blog posts rela…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 13, 2017 | Featured, counseling, look back, Networking, thecounselinggeek
…rned 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 write a letter to myself that I wish I co…
by Jeff Ream | Nov 13, 2016 | Featured, Bits & Bytes, thanks, thecounselinggeek
…ter #scchat PLN I cannot say how thankful I am for my digital Professional Learning Networks! I appreciate the fact that I can ask a question, look for resources, find support 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…
by Jeff Ream | Jan 2, 2016 | #scchat, Counseling Tech, counseling technology series, Featured, free, Marketing, social networking, technology, tips, tools
…ly and a new habit (good one) is born. For example, if you wanted to start learning about Twitter – first step is signing up (or maybe a little research about picking a Twitter handle). But after that – just “lurk”, Twitter-speak for just watching others Tweet . Spend 10 minutes each day lurking, determining who the influential people are in the circles you want to follow and learn the lingo. Just like a newborn – you learn a LOT by watching other…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 17, 2015 | Featured, Presentation, tips
…is the only way.” Speaking Skills Tip #3 – Learn from the greats Proximity learning, observation and emulation. These are all opportunities to not re-create the wheel. Not every approach, every idea, and every speech topic is unique and brand new. I learn new things and get fresh ideas at almost every speech I attend. From ASCA conferences to church sermons – each one provides learning opportunities for those who keep a keen eye. Activity Time Pur…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 1, 2014 | #scchat, ASCA14, Branding, Featured, Marketing
…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 – www.remind.com – www.scheduleonce.com – www.twitter.com – www.mailchimp.com – www.constantc…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 3, 2012 | 21st century skills, coursera, free, geek, jeffrey ream, learning, learning software, pro-d, professional development, teachers, technology, thecounselinggeek, tutorial, video blog
…be a video blog help you learn how to utilize, navigate, and maximize your learning through Coursera.org. Coursera is an online learning community that collaborates with top Universities like Stanford and Princeton to bring high quality college level courses to users around the world — for FREE. You can access courses from Finance to Computer Science and Social Network Analysis all from the comfort of home. Check out the video below for a brief ov…
