by Jeff Ream | Sep 15, 2013 | ASCA, ASCA 2014, Back to School, Collaboration, donation, fundraising, pro-d, professional development, sponsor
…te students typically do not have as much availability to attend the great professional development opportunities that ASCA provides at the yearly conference. I have close to 800 followers on Twitter and over 100 of you visit this page each day. If all of my twitter friends donated only $1 – we could easily meet this goal and help two or more deserving counselors attend the conference. By skipping two Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Lattes, you could dona…
by Jeff Ream | Dec 20, 2013 | ASCA 2014, ASCA14, award, jeffrey ream, professional development, thanks, thecounselinggeek
…g $10, $20, or $100 to help awesome school counselors get some of the best professional development and growth at this year’s national conference? It really does change lives of school counselors and their students. Stay tuned for the details of the scholarship (get your tech tools read though – I will make you stretch a bit). Details to be released mid-January. Cheers! The blog author, Jeffrey Ream M.S, PPS, writes for The Counseling Geek. Connec…
by Jeff Ream | Nov 25, 2014
…gram. While it’s been a great 10 years of helping school counselors access professional development – the community contributions have dwindled, and it is no longer sustainable by 2-3 people. Please apply in 2022 and check back in the future for the status of the program. Why SC|CS? “I am SO GRATEFUL to be a recipient of the SC|CS this year! This scholarship opened the door of funding for me. After recieving word that I was a recipient, I shared m…
by Jeff Ream | May 14, 2015
…me. I enjoying receiving feedback, questions, speaking requests, or partnership information. You can also email me directly, or use one of the social media links near the upper right of your screen to get ahold of me. You can also visit my Consulting and Professional Development page for information on services I can provide you or your organization/school. Looking forward to hearing from you. [wpforms_selector _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_pr…
by Jeff Ream | Jun 19, 2014 | ASCA14, Featured, tips
…ith others. This is also one of the most nausea inducing parts of going to professional conferences. I too share some of the social phobias and actually dislike large crowds – but I also know what I am getting myself into and can usually turn on the charm. Some of you cannot though. What do you do then? I challenge you to try to meet at least one new person per session that you attend. It is actually pretty easy and here are the steps: Go into the…
by Jeff Ream | Oct 6, 2013 | ASCA 2014, audience participation, Collaboration, contest, counseling, fundraising, geek, pro-d, professional development, school counselor, thanks, update
…ly raise over $1000. Please do share this opportunity to give back to your professional community. Thank you to our supporters thus far! Hobsons the maker of Naviance was eager to support counselors and jumped right in with a generous donation and is a Platinum Sponsor of this fundraising effort. More to come about some of their services in future posts. Special thank you to Dan Obregon (@dobregon) at Hobsons for making this happen. ——————————————…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 2, 2014 | 21st century skills, ASCA14, Counseling Tech, Featured, professional development, technology, tutorial, video blog, YouTube
…ail address you have logged in, so if you are using a personal email for a professional account, you may want to create a new account or sign into a different account before you create your YouTube page. Best Practices There are a few best practices in setting up your YouTube account. First, select a catchy name for your account. It doesn’t have to be five or six words long, but you will want to name it something that will be recognizable to users…
by Jeff Ream | May 2, 2019 | Featured
…sh! You should be handing out fee waivers (and trusting that we are honest professionals, not backroom waiver dealers) like Oprah hands out goodies. I am sure most school counselors have experienced the push back when you have given out more fee waivers than in prior years and try to order more – you get the shakedown. So what? What do we need? 1. Start running your own tests – start to finish. Nearly every other non-state agency test is done…
by Jeff Ream | May 29, 2017 | Featured, counseling, Networking, school counselor, social networking, support, tips
…re important to learn about but I think the more realistic approach is the development of our personal counseling styles. A natural segway between our own personalities and our outlook of our jobs helps define our roles. Essential Elements In a helping profession – there are some natural requirements for most school counselors, in my opinion, and experience. First and foremost in the world of school counseling is the ability and skill to be empath…
by Jeff Ream | Sep 19, 2015 | counseling, Featured, free, school counselor, teachers, tools
…endemic in areas where people are unprepared to obtain new information for development. Learning is a way of staying alive.” As most educators are aware – studying is not the first priority for many if not most of our students. The majority would rather being playing soccer, Snapchatting, or playing those mindless smartphone “just tap the screen like crazy” games. The truth is: most of us are probably the same! However, we also know the story on b…
