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I am linking up this previous National School Counseling Week post to the  National School Counseling Week 2013 Link Party!  There you will find lots of other posts by school counselors all over the country and how they are celebrating and advocating during National School Counseling Week. You can also share your ideas by participating in the  Link Party ! National School Counseling Week 2012 is February 6th through 10th! I have a few National School Counseling Week Theme ideas swirling around in my head. I want to share them with you before it is too late for you to plan and get started! I will be sharing one theme/idea in each of my next few posts. The  American School Counselor Association  has great  resources  available for planning and implementing  National School Counseling Week .  The sample morning announcements are great and can tie into some of the themes ideas I will share. Last year I made cards that said "Teache...

February 6th - 10th is National School Counseling Week! I have a few National School Counseling Week Theme ideas swirling around in my head. I want to share them with you before it is too late for you to plan and get started! I will be sharing one theme/idea in each of my next few posts. The  American School Counselor Association  has great  resources  available for planning and implementing  National School Counseling Week .  The sample morning announcements are great and can tie into some of the themes ideas I will share. Last year I made cards that said "Teachers, Administrators, and School Counselors work together for student success!" and put mini 3 Musketeers in staff mailboxes. This year I want to make the focus more on School Counselors and what School Counselors do to benefit students! National School Counseling Week Lego Theme I think this is the theme I am going to end up going with this year at my school and for my local school c...

I just added a new commenting platform to School Counselor Blog called Disqus . I think Disqus will vastly improve the way people interact with School Counselor Blog.  The biggest change and the thing I am most excited about is now you can share pictures and videos in the comment section! I have been wanting to host contests on my blog where people upload a picture to enter, and now I have that option! I am working on some future posts based on your School Counselor Blog Facebook Page feedback! I plan to write a post about National School Counseling Week ideas and ideas for pumping students up for state testing.  So, now you will be able to share pictures of what you are doing on School Counselor Blog as well as Facebook or instead of Facebook if you do not use Facebook. I encourage you to try out the new comment section! Leave me a message on this post and let me know how you like the new commenting platform! If you are feeling inclined you can upload a picture or ...

On the School Counselor Blog Facebook Page we are sharing pictures of our School Counseling Offices  in the School Counselor Blog School Counseling Office "Show and Tell!" If you are a regular School Counselor Blog reader, you probably know I used to have a small classroom as an office . It was an amazing space and I was able to do so much with it. I now have a much smaller office in a suite with the other school counselor I work with and the school social worker. I have had to be creative with my space since I downsized. It is still hard to fit everything it... but I am beginning to adjust. This is a view of the door leading into my office. I have my career area right beside the door. I also have applications for 8th graders to apply for 9th grade programs.  Here is a view of my desk and the far right side of my office from the door. I used clear storage containers to put lots of materials and supplies in them. I used construction paper  and my crayola s...

I had a meeting with local school counselors today.  We were talking about our school counseling offices... I would love for us to do a "Show and Tell" of our school counseling offices! Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to take a picture (or a few!) of your school counseling office. Then, upload the picture on the School Counselor Blog Facebook Page . In the comment section of your picture, you can give a description of your office,   what grades you serve,  some of your favorite (or least favorite) things about it, and anything else you want to share! Let the School Counseling Office Posting begin!  If you don't have a Facebook account, you can share your office pictures on Pinterest,   Twitter , and Google+ too! (If you don't have any of those and would still like to share, email me at danielle@schcounselor.com). Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , or share on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ...

I have a new favorite way of finding School Counseling ideas... PINTEREST! Some of you may know about  Pinterest  already... and maybe you are as addicted as I am... but did you know you can use  Pinterest  as a school counselor to find, organize, and share ideas?! The best way to describe  Pinterest  is a virtual cork-board where you can keep track of all of the cool ideas and inspiration you find.  Pinterest  allows you to organize your inspiration by "pinning" things you like on to boards you create.  Pinterest  is currently invite only, but it only take a day or two to get an account once you request an invite! Within  Pinterest  if you find an idea you like, you can "re-pin" it to one of your boards. If you find inspiration when you are surfing the web outside of  Pinterest , you can download a " pin it button " for your web browser that allows you to "pin" to your  Pinterest  boards! There are ma...

The First School Counselor Tweet Chat of the New Year was held on January 3, 2012 at 8pmEST! We chatted about school counseling New Years resolutions and soultions . We also chatted about ideas for celebrating  National School Counseling Week ! School Counselors shared tons of great ideas and resources, including ideas for parent involvement and starting a Career Cafe at your school! Check out the full chat transcript ! To access all of the tweets with the hashtag #scchat,  click here . The next School Counselor Tweet Chat is on February 7th at 8pmEST. We will be chatting about Tech Savvy School Counselor Essentials ! View the 2012 School Counselor Tweet Chat schedule and transcripts here . For information on how to participate in a future School Counselor Tweet Chat, click here ! Click here for transcripts of the 2011 School Counselor Tweet Chats. School Counselor Tweet Chat is a collaboration between  School Counselor Blog  and  SCOPE ....

The first School Counselor Tweet Chat of the New Year is Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at 8pmEST! The topic of the School Counselor Tweet Chat this month is Solutions for Your School Counseling New Year Resolutions and Ideas for Celebrating National School Counseling Week .  I will be moderating the chat. I am excited for you to share your ideas and participate in the First School Counselor Tweet Chat of the New Year! For directions on how to participate in a  School Counselor Tweet Chat ,  click here . Join  School Counselor Blog  and  SCOPE  for  #scchat  the first Tuesday of the month @ 8pmEST!  View the School Counselor Tweet Chat schedule for dates and topics! Click here for a list of past School Counselor Tweet Chats and full transcripts. If you are interested in moderating a School Counselor Tweet Chat, direct message me on twitter! Erin Mason is a former Middle School Counselor, now Counselor Educator who...