by Jeff Ream | Dec 13, 2016 | Featured
…questions. In addition – you can create conditional sub-questions. If you look at the example event – try changing which school you attend and you will get a different sub-question (it will ask who your school counselor is and give you different options to select depending on the school you go to). Good stuff. Oh and these questions – you can sort and export reports that give you all this good info later. Another part of step 2 is the event promo…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 23, 2016 | Featured, school counselor, School Counselor Shopping List, shopping
…new on every 3-4 years typically) provides a better, non-marketing centric look at schools. I allow parents and students to check out books from my library and this is one that is most frequently off my shelf. Thirteen Reasons Why (Novel/Fiction) Thirteen Reasons Why is a book that I picked up before I even got halfway through my graduate schooling. Why? Because I know Jay. Jay worked at the San Luis Obispo library and attended my church prior t…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 2, 2016 | Featured, #scchat, free, school counselor, tips
…ve a tool like Naviance. With Naviance, I simply have it prepare and print labels for any school that a student applied to in the last 10 years. It spits out just under 200 different schools from down the road to France and lets me put them on mailing labels really easily. Now if you don’t have Naviance, like I didn’t the first year I did this, I actually sent out the letter via email. I scoured websites and created lists of admissions and outreac…
by Jeff Ream | May 10, 2016 | Featured, job hunt, jobs, research, resume, school counselor, teachers, tips
…it seems like many interviewees notice is when their panel all of a sudden looks away and begins madly writing on their papers. This can be disheartening, but it usually means one of two things. Someone heard something they like or someone heard something they may be concerned about. For me – 8 out of 10 times when I jot things down, it is something I want to remember that is positive. So remember that. If you see this happen – check the body lang…
by Jeff Ream | Jan 25, 2016 | Featured
…isiting the blog. We do not expect anything, but if you are a gift-giving type — we are using Target and Amazon for our registries. Take me to Amazon! Take me to Target! Thank you all for being a great community and I look forward to joining the esteemed league of parents that we get to work with each day. I will still be blogging (maybe not quite as often in the first months) and active online. Likely heavily caffeinated. …
by Jeff Ream | Dec 22, 2015 | Counseling Tech, Featured, free, school counselor, technology, tips, tools
…ts lock this second requirement down and this is when those coffees and cookies to the IT department pay off. Ask, beg and advocate to be able to use this tool. Check out the embedded video below for a full look at how school counselors can use TimeTracker to better track their time and advocate for their roles, students and activities throughout the year. Be sure to share with your friends!…
by Jeff Ream | Dec 28, 2015 | #scchat, counseling, Counseling Tech, Featured, free, technology, thecounselinggeek, video blog, YouTube
…ery thankful for 2015. As many bloggers do at this time – I want to take a look back and re-highlight 5 of my own favorite and the reader’s favorite posts of the year. I hope you enjoy the rewind and welcome 2016 with open arms. Thanks for reading and here is to another great year next year! Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! Free School Counseling Group Curriculum – Academic Success Groups I was searching for a curriculum to use for a short term…
by Jeff Ream | Sep 19, 2015 | counseling, Featured, free, school counselor, teachers, tools
…ogram, while HS focused, can easily be adapted to Middle School as well. I look forward to hearing how it works, collaborating with you in the future and providing more resources throughout this year. Don’t forget to follow me on the different social media accounts for new updates, info and re-posts from the top School Counseling info sources. [et_social_follow icon_style=”flip” icon_shape=”rounded” icons_location=”top” col_number=”auto” counts=”t…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 6, 2015 | box.com, Counseling Tech, dropbox, Featured, google docs, technology, tips, warnings
…d: things that can be subpoenaed). For those types of documents, I suggest looking into TrueCrypt – a free tool that creates encrypted folders wherever you want to put them. The link brings you to a page explaining that the software is no longer under development but still secure with downloads at the bottom. I use it and am confident in its function, but you can also look into BitLocker for Windows too. For school counseling purposes – this softw…
by Jeff Ream | Feb 14, 2015 | books, buy, counseling, Featured, library, school counselor, School Counselor Shopping List, shopping
…s or resources you recommend in the the comments for myself and readers to look into. Be sure to check out the first list by clicking this link. Happy shopping! The Self-Esteem Workbook for Teens: Activities to Help You Build Confidence and Achieve Your Goals (Instant Help Book for Teens) – $10 Counseling Students in Levels 2 and 3: A PBIS/RTI Guide $33 School Counseling to Close the Achievement Gap: A Social Justice Framework for Success $29 Posi…
