by Jeff Ream | Oct 25, 2015 | Featured, Presentation, tips, tools
…ite background. It creates a better “flow” and makes your slides look more professional. PowerPoint has a tool called “Remove background” that you can try to play with for any JPEG file you may have to make a similar look to a PNG. [Tweet “Friends don’t let friends give bad presentations. Getting tips today from @CounselingGeek. #scchat”] My go-to resource for high quality, free stock images is freeimages.com. Many people will look in general Goog…
by Jeff Ream | May 18, 2015 | ASCA, ASCA15, Featured, Networking, pro-d, professional development, social networking, tips
…ions that continue throughout the year. I use my Twitter and Facebook PLN (Professional Learning Network) almost daily throughout my school year. It is awesome and want to see more people get involved. This is the one cure for PADS (be sure to check this link!). Tip 5: Get out and about My fifth and final tip for ASCA 2015 is to get out and about with your fellow counselors. The conference doesn’t stop when the last session is over for the day. Fi…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 22, 2015 | Counseling Tech, Featured, free, tips, tools
…eally like to find those tools, figure out how to use them in the world of professional school counseling, and share them with you. This post is no different and has saved me tons of time to dedicate to working with students with more pressing needs. Flipping The idea of flipping is not old, but yet not new either. We are not talking about acrobatics or burgers here – in education, the term flipping refers to the idea that students do the “boring”…
by Jeff Ream | Jan 15, 2015 | #scchat, Branding, counseling, Featured, Marketing, school counselor, self-care
…helps validate you as a counselor and bring you from Debbie Downer to the Professional School Counselor you are. Re-think. What could have caused a lack of turnout? My first revelation, the massive football game, I told you about above. However, I figured there has to be more than that since not everyone likes football – someone should have come. To address this – I formulated a plan. First step was to write a short email to all senior parents. T…
by Jeff Ream | Oct 3, 2014 | buy, Featured, free, School Counselor Shopping List
Welcome to the fall shopping list for Professional School Counselors. If you are new to this (roughly) bi-monthly feature – please check out the past editions of the School Counselor Shopping List for other school counselor tested and approved items, resources, books, and other goodies. I hope you enjoy this fall edition and check out a few things that may help your programs to grow. Amazon Kindle App for Android (and Apple…boooo): FREE! I have f…
by Jeff Ream | May 5, 2014 | Featured, interview, Interview Series, job hunt
…LL students.” – Angela Tang, School Counselor – High School, Richmond, CA “Professionalism is high on my list – Passion for helping children, staying current with new trends/programs/standards/ethics, participates in leadership activities, and an excellent communicator” – Anna Purcell, School Counselor – High School, Chino, CA If you have been on a screening team or interview panel – what is your biggest turn-off for a potential candidate? If not,…
by Jeff Ream | Apr 4, 2014
…ucation, technology, or higher education. SCOPE: School Counselors’ Online Professional Exchange By Dr. Erin Mason School Counselor Blog By Danielle Schultz From the Counselor’s Office By Darrell Sampson New School Counselor By Connie Ward School Counselor’s Chronicle By Allison This Counselor’s Journey Blogger Bin — Helpful tweaks and tips for maintaining a Blogger…blog. By Paul Santosh School Counseling Matters By Rick Scheibner Scrapbook of a S…
by Jeff Ream | Oct 22, 2012 | 21st century skills, counseling, Counseling Tech, geek, professional development, school counselor, social networking, technology, tips
Why communicate? 99% of you will know that this is 90% of our job as professional school counselors. When we show up to work, we are expected to be communicating with students, parents, colleagues, administrators, and community members on a regular basis. We all had classes that emphasized the basic attending skills (often called SOLER). We need to Sit straight and face the other person, maintain an Open posture and positive body language, Lean t…
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
…Now only to remember what I did in August last year… I have not created my professional growth goals for this year yet, so this may be a good brainstorming session. Some goals that come immediately to mind are: improve the channels of communication between parents, students, and the school. Specifically, I would like to foster the relationship between the school and our lower socio-economic and Hispanic families. Another big goal of mine is to imp…
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by Jeff Ream | Feb 1, 2014 | #scchat, ASCA 2014, ASCA14, Collaboration, contest, counseling, Counseling Tech, donate, donation, free, scholarship
…″] Fine Print: This is a closed entry contest – it is only open to current professional school counselors and graduate students enrolled in a school counseling program. This will be verified by contacting your school site or university supervisor. If we are not able to verify your employment or enrollment, the prize will be awarded to the next winner. The winner must attend ASCA 2014 or sign up for the live streamed event (amount will be adjusted…
