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Would you like to win great resources for your school counseling office?  School Counselor Blog is hosting a back to school contest with a different giveaway each day from September 1st to September 10th! The Giveaway: A different giveaway will be posted each day from September 1st - September 10th! Check back each day for a chance to enter!  One lucky winner (U.S. only) will be chosen at random daily . The contest for each item will be closed at midnight and a winner will be announced on the item's contest page the following day. How to enter: Add a relevant comment to the specific item's contest page about how you would use the item in your work with students. The comment must appear on the contest page for the item (not this post or  Facebook ). Want bonus entries? Share on Facebook, Twitter, Google+, or your Blog, about the contest or a specific item's contest page. Make sure to provide links back to the contest page or a specific item's contest page. Fo...

I have made it common practice to move absolutely everything out of my school counseling office each year. I hope that at the end of this year I won't feel the need to do the same.  It is a lot of work to move everything out of my office and then move everything back in at the beginning of each new year.  Looking on the bright side, I enjoy setting up my space and taking time to make my room student friendly and engaging. This will be my second year in this office and I am excited to think of new ideas of how to decorate it.  Here are the before views of my office. I am working on setting things up this week. I can't wait to share new pictures once I finish decorating it for the 2011-2012 school year.  Back of the room. Window side of the room. Front of the room Check out my previous post to see what my school counseling office looked like during the 2010-2011 school year . Do you have questions about setting up your school counseling office? What is your fa...

My friend, and fellow school counselor, Clare, sent me a picture text the other day from Target of this great $1 spot find! Clare to picked one up for me and brought it to the professional development session we had today. On my way home from the professional development I stopped at Target. I couldn't resist buying a second copy of this puzzle! Part of completed puzzle "Who will you be?" This "Guess What I Do!" puzzle has so many possibilities. I plan to glue one of the puzzles with puzzle glue and possibly use it part of a bulletin board or career display. The second copy I am just going to keep in my office for students to put together. How would you use this "Guess What I Do!" puzzle in your work with students? Comment below,  tweet , or  contact Danielle , share on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and blogger at  School Counselor Blog , a place w...

I recently created a Prezi to give you a  tour of my 2010-2011 School Counseling Office Space .  School Counseling Office Space 2010-2011 on Prezi I have gotten a few requests to see the pictures in an album form, so I created a  Picasa album  where you can view the pictures.   I also posted the pictures below. Please feel free to comment below if you have questions or would like more information about something! Many of the books, resources and products in my office are available in the  School Counselor Blog Amazon Store .  Outside of my door I made this sign to let students and teachers know where I am.  Check out my post about how to make your own ! Bulletin board when you walk in my door This is where I keep all of my career information and resources for students. My desk Behind my desk This is where I keep my most used resources and lessons. Window side of my room I t...

I am sooooooo excited to share my 2010-2011 school counseling office space with you! I love my current school counseling office space! I am very fortunate to have a large enough space to host groups and sometimes even classroom lessons (I cram them all in!). Throughout the tour click on the links for additional information! Visit the  School Counselor Blog Amazon Store  for my favorite products and resources featured in the tour! Click on "More" to view the tour full screen! What was your favorite part of the tour? What products or resources do you recommend for school counselors' office space? Comment below,  tweet , or  contact Danielle , share on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! I did not always have an office this large. You can check out  previous office spaces  and even take a tour of my 2009-2010 office. Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and blogger at ...

The first ever School Counselor Tweet Chat was a huge success! We chatted about a number of topics including data, accountability, RAMP, choosing members for an advisory council, ratios, the "g" word, ideas and resources for starting a new school year, and goals for the new school year! Read PART 1 , read PART 2 below or access the  full version via google documents .  To access all of the tweets with the hashtag #sctweetchat,  click here . Did you participate in the first ever School Counselor Tweet Chat? What did you think about it? What new ideas did you learn? Comment below,  tweet , or  contact Danielle , share on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and blogger at  School Counselor Blog , a place where school counselors share innovative ideas,  creative lesson plans,  and quality resources.  Contact Danielle via...