by Jeff Ream | Apr 30, 2020 | automation, Counseling Tech, counseling technology series, Featured, learning, professional development, school counselor, technology, tips, tools, video blog
…nute Tech Tools, six part video tutorial miniseries for school counselors, teachers and other educators. I know that most of us are usually busy, be it with work or life. I noticed a plethora (50 cent word right there) of professional development resource available (check out CASC/WSCA’s resource page if you haven’t yet: https://covid19k12counseling.org/), but many of them were at least an hour long, if not more. Sometimes that is not the kind of…
by Jeff Ream | Mar 22, 2014 | #scchat, 21st century skills, classroom tools, Counseling Tech, free, teachers, technology, thecounselinggeek, tips, tools
…ology? I thought so – now is the chance. Lots of times, we counselors (and teachers or administrators) have an old desktop but also a laptop that we need to use for different purposes. What if you wanted or needed to use both? Did you know you can make a dual monitor setup at home or at work with out two monitors (but with two computers)? You can. There is a sweet tool (that I am using as I type) called Mouse Without Borders that allows you to use…
by Jeff Ream | May 2, 2019 | Featured
…ants). Without fail – College Board consistently treats school counselors, teachers, staff and other adults like we are your own employee. You expect us to organize exams, collect funds, proctor exams, return exams, follow stringent (read: ridiculous) security requirements, proctor exams on weekends or our own time, etc. It is the time that College Board realizes it’s (correct) place in the education eco-system and stops acting like it owns all th…
by Jeff Ream | Jul 13, 2017 | Featured, counseling, look back, Networking, thecounselinggeek
…students and their issues, students and their families, students and their teachers, and so much more. You need to be a creator (not gatekeepers) of opportunity for your students. Dr. Calvin Mackie called school counselors to stand in the gap and protect our cheetah cubs (our students) from the lions of this world who are trying to (metaphorically) kill them. This is something that takes work and honestly – is not always the easiest thing to do. Y…
by Jeff Ream | Mar 24, 2017 | Featured, counseling, free, teachers
…eek #scchat Share on X Poster Downloads Senior Year Timeline Poster [ddownload id=”3864″] Downloads: [ddownload_count id=”3864″] Teacher Reminders – Getting Your Seniors to College [ddownload id=”3866″] Downloads: [ddownload_count id=”3866″] Teachers & Counselors: 5 Reasons Students Need YOU To Go To College Poster [ddownload id=”3865″] Downloads: [ddownload_count id=”3865″] From One Transfer to Another – Knowing the Transfer Pathways [ddownload i…
by Jeff Ream | Aug 12, 2016 | Featured, Collaboration, counseling, school counselor, tips
…he collaboration of professional school counselors with parents, students, teachers, administrators and other helping professionals, both within and outside the school setting. The goal of consultation is to empower those involved to assist students in the areas of personal/social, academic and/or career development. “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act o…
by Jeff Ream | May 10, 2016 | Featured, job hunt, jobs, research, resume, school counselor, teachers, tips
…and barriers to overcome. However – the market for school counselors (and teachers) is rebounding. When I was looking for work out of graduate school – I likely submitted well over 100 applications, had a number of interviews (from Rhode Island to Thailand and Tahoe) and finally landed what has turned out to be a dream job. Had I given up, not been selective with my applications (I was not just blanketing them out there) or didn’t approach each i…
by Jeff Ream | May 29, 2017 | Featured, counseling, Networking, school counselor, social networking, support, tips
…ounselors – we have a unique opportunity to interact with students, staff, teachers and stakeholders in our community. By placing students first – we say “you are important” with our actions and deeds. In my opinion (remember…op-ed here) that is all it takes for the essential skills to be a school counselor. If someone has the ability to be empathetic and student focused – they have much of the requisite skills to be a school counselor. The rest i…
by Jeff Ream | Nov 11, 2015 | 21st century skills, Counseling Tech, Featured, free, technology, tips, tools
…x? Ha. Right…. …is what most people I talk to about email say. I know that teachers, administrators, school counselors and staff are inundated with emails daily. Hundreds of requests, complaints, newsletters, spam, and more arrive in your electronic inbox each day – and it takes a lot of time to manage the influx of information. While digital tools has certainly made communication faster, more direct and not limited by geography, it hasn’t really…
by Jeff Ream | Nov 1, 2015 | activity, classroom tools, Featured, school counselor, tips, tools
…the day, worsen an already struggling student’s grades or risk ticking off teachers – I followed a rotating period schedule each week. For example, in the first week – we met during 1st period. During the 2nd week – we met during 2nd period. And so on…I didn’t have any negative feedback from staff and it worked well that I could schedule these meetings in advance on my calendar. I chose to run them on Tuesday as it was least impacted by holidays,…
