Top of 2016: My Favorite Posts of the Year

Top of 2016: My Favorite Posts of the Year

…rites. I feel like it ebbs and flows because I find new ways I can utilize videos (both ones that I create and videos of others). There are so many great (and many not so great) videos available that have application to school counseling at any level. This tutorial shows you how to use it to help get information out to your stakeholders. #3: 10 Insanely Easy Ways to Infuse Technology in Your School Counseling Program This was a user favorite – one…

2014-2015 Counseling Geek Financial Year In Review

2014-2015 Counseling Geek Financial Year In Review

…ellow Geek. As promised last year when I started loosely “monetizing” this blog with affiliate ads from Amazon, I want to provide a brief yearly review of the ins and outs of The Counseling Geek. This analysis will be from July 1, 2014 to May 6th, 2015 (not because that is a year but this is when I have time to write it up). What’s going out? The table below will show you the operating expenses (minus any personal gifts to things like #SC|CS15) of…

Blogroll

…ange 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 School Counselor By Tabitha Panariso School Counseling Across The Pond By Lauren Seaberg Scho…

Professional Development: The use it or lose it phenomenon.

Professional Development: The use it or lose it phenomenon.

…It amazes me the lengths some (note: I say some, most people reading this blog are not of this group) educators will go to avoid having to continue learning. (More after the page break!) We get to choose now! I was ecstatic to be finished with my undergraduate degree and moving onto grad school, taking classes that I was really passionate about — choosing the classes that I had to take and wanted to take. And now, being finished with graduate sch…

Help Me – Help You!

…irst and a small part of the BHAG, is to get a custom domain name for this blog (www.thecounselinggeek.com sound good?) and a small amount towards promoting via advertisements to drive some traffic and gain a follower base. (Cost: ~$150-200). The main part of the goal is this: I want to give a scholarship to a school or district to have an ASCA sponsored professional development 1-day workshop come to your site. I selected two offerings that the s…

Keys to Communication – Boost Your Electronic Communication Skills with TACT

Keys to Communication – Boost Your Electronic Communication Skills with TACT

…ing longer articles about things you are interested in. I hope that this information has been useful and I look forward to sharing a few of the tools I use in my communication in an upcoming blog post. Stay tuned. The blog author, Jeffrey Ream M.S, PPS, writes for The Counseling Geek. Connect with Jeff via email, Twitter, Google+, and Facebook….

What an honor: Named one of the top 25!

What an honor: Named one of the top 25!

…ame list as those like School Counseling By Heart, jyjoyner counselor, and School Counselor Blog is awesome. For the whole list, visit the site – which is also a great resource for finding new blogs to follow. Thank you! The blog author, Jeffrey Ream M.S, PPS, writes for The Counseling Geek. Connect with Jeff via email, Twitter, Google+, and Facebook….

ASCA 2013: Blogger Meet & Greet

…he chance to meet some of your favorite bloggers…myself included if you so choose to place me in that esteemed category! Please see the insert below for details and stay tuned for more info regarding ASCA 2013 in Philly coming very soon. I also promise to get a new blog post up soon…2 weeks before school is out and I gain a bit more time. Thanks for being patient! Sound off if you will be at #ASCA13 in the comments below. See you soon! The blog au…

Counseling Advisory Team: My Experience in the First Year

Counseling Advisory Team: My Experience in the First Year

…re-planning. You have to prep for meetings, produce handouts, notes, data, videos, etc. You have to coordinate the calendars of different people and manage to handle your own at the same time. Many would say “bah – this sucks” and move on. Just like working out (which is still difficult…) the beginning is the hardest part. Once you get in a routine and it becomes a discipline — for both you and your participants — more quality work will happen. At…