June 22, 2018
Tips for Presenting Guidance Data to Staff
Presenting guidance data is a great way to help your school understand what your program does, the impact you have had, and where you intend to grow. It can be a bit overwhelming, so Kate from EduKate & Inspire breaks down how she shares data with teachers using Google forms. Sharing Data with Google Forms […]
Continue reading January 15, 2018
Setting Goals for All Students Using Scaffolding
The start of the new year is the ideal time to reflect and begin setting goals for the remainder of the school year. These can be goals for professional growth, counseling or advisory groups, individual counseling treatment plans, or suggestions you have received from your principal, teachers, or colleagues. For years, I have worked […]
Continue reading January 5, 2018
Conversations: How do you use goal setting in counseling?
It is important that students make social-emotional progress and our lessons and counseling sessions are supposed to help them get there. Without clear goals, it can be difficult to tell if that is happening. Brandy and Rebecca use student-friendly materials and approach goal setting in a direct manner. The new year is a great time […]
Continue reading December 7, 2017
School Counseling Professional Goals for 2018
Get Ready for 2018! Maybe some of you wish 2017 could last a little bit longer and others are thankful that 2018 is almost here. Either way, the pressures of starting something new has hit, so let me ask you – what are your school counseling professional goals for 2018? Professional Goals for a […]
Continue reading December 6, 2017
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Ready, Set, Second Semester: Make a Plan
It’s time to get ready for 2nd semester! Wait, you say, the 1st semester isn’t even over yet?! Exactly! In order to hit the ground running after winter break, it’s time to crunch some data and create a plan for your 2nd semester so that you are supporting the right students in the right way. […]
Continue reading September 8, 2017
Conversations: How Do You Plan and Stay Organized?
Counselors who plan and stay organized found the key to being a counselor who looks and feels confident. I always love hearing new tips and tricks from other counselors. Check out these gems from The Sunny Sunshine Student Support Store, Little Miss Counselor, and Mrs Bell The Crafty Counselor. How do you plan and stay organized as a school […]
Continue reading September 1, 2017
Conversations: Do You Set Program Goals for the Year?
We set and work on goals with our students. We should do the same for ourselves and our school counseling programs. Check out how Stephanie from Bilingual Learner, Tobin from Counselor Corner, and Leah from School Counseling is Magical set program goals as school counselors. Do you set program goals for the year? Confident CounselorsWe are […]
Continue reading August 21, 2017
Why You Should Be Using SMART Goals in Counseling
SMART goals are incredible tools that can help you measure student progress and structure plans for counseling sessions. SMART Goals also fundamentally changed my approach to counseling, by giving students agency and engagement in their own improvement. During my first five years as a school psychologist, my counseling sessions were full of social skills […]
Continue reading January 3, 2017
Confident Counselors’ Resolutions
There is something magical about the way a new year can feel like a clean slate. In schools, we are pretty lucky because we get this clean slate twice a year. As we head back to school this week, we are working on resolutions, not just our students, but for ourselves. What are your personal and professional resolutions for the new […]
Continue reading January 3, 2017
Tips for Setting Goals with Students
As counselors, we are constantly trying to help students make progress academically, socially, behaviorally, and emotionally. We know how necessary it is to use effective techniques to help students set goals, break them into manageable tasks, and track those goals. Here are a few tips and resources that may be helpful as we begin 2017. Confident CounselorsWe […]
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