Year: 2019
Year: 2019
Bullying in School and School Counselors
Recently a fourth grade student in Florida made headlines due to the bullying he received after he made a shirt using notebook paper to show support of his favorite college football team, the Tennessee Volunteers. As a Tennessee fan myself, can I just say, “Go Vols!” and get that out of the way? Anyway, this
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Zones of Learning for School Counselors
A recent blog post of ours talked about Kim’s room renovation and how she has organized her classroom. Zones of learning for school counselors are vital in organizing the classroom or office space. There are so many benefits to using zones in a classroom, and as this article points out, limited space doesn’t have to
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Counselor Office Decorating Ideas
“A Hill is a house for an ant. A hive is a house for a bee. A hole is a house for a mole, or a mouse. And a house is a house for me.” I couldn’t help but quote from one of my favorite children’s books A House Is a House for Me by
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Red Ribbon Week Ideas for School Counselors
You know how people count down until Christmas and gauge the year by how far we are from then? That’s how school counselors are with Red Ribbon Week. Maybe it’s because we’re singlehandedly responsible for this school-wide campaign, but I think about this week pretty much year-round. Last year we gave you 5 easy ideas
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Welcome Back to School List for School Counselors
I hate to be the one to wake you up from your poolside slumber, but it’s time to wake up and smell the Ticonderoga pencils! Back to school lists are littering our stores like trash on the day after the Super Bowl. From preparing classrooms to creating introduction lessons, it seems like the back to
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Our (Sort of Secret) Summer Reading List for Educators
It’s summer time! We are used to seeing or maybe even assigning summer reading lists for students, but this post is a little different. This is our summer reading list for adults, more specifically a summer reading list for educators. Whether you are looking for great beach reads, inspirational books to help motivate you for
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Side Hustle for Teachers: It Can (Literally) Pay Off
Starting a Side Hustle: What’s in it for me? What if we told you our side hustle for teachers reignited our passion in the classroom, made us more driven educators, rewarded us financially, and connected us with like-minded people who offer encouragement and support that is sometimes lacking in school settings? Â You pour your heart
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Test Taking Strategies for Students
In addition to keeping testing materials secure, we feel the responsibility of inspiring students to do their best on the test. It’s a fine line we dance between making sure students don’t feel so stressed that we have to implement test anxiety treatment strategies but equipping them with enough test taking tips that they understand how to use strategies like process of elimination and how not to panic by changing answers on a multiple choice test. We hope the following top 5 test taking strategies help your test scores soar this year!
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Self Care for Counselors
We’re about to share 9 tips for self care for school counselors. Make sure you listen or watch our podcast on this same topic. I’m finna be real. Can you handle it? You’re about to get a glimpse into my life, and it may not be pretty. So proceed at your own risk. Several things
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Ever heard the saying, “School Counselors are the heart of the school?” Well, who better to teach a lesson about Valentine’s Day than you, school counselor?! With Random Acts of Kindness Day being right on the heels of Valentine’s Day, I’m hoping to kill a few birds (figurative birds, not literal; although I haaaaaate birds.
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