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The next School Counselor Tweet Chat is on  Tuesday, April 2, 2013  at 8pmEST. The topic for this month's School Counselor Tweet Chat is Tabitha Panariso ( @tpanariso ) from  Scrapbook of a School Counselor  will be moderating the chat about  Leadership Groups .  We will be chatting about the leadership groups at elementary, middle school, and high school level. Bring your ideas and experience of leadership groups you have facilitated or created as well as questions about how start a leadership group at your school! We look forward to tweeting with you! Join  School Counselor Blog  and  SCOPE  for #scchat the first Tuesday of the month @ 8pmEST!  For transcripts of previous #SCCHATs, schedules for future School Counselor Tweet Chats, and information on how to participate, visit #SCCHAT Info:  http://bit.ly/scchat-info . If you are interested in moderating a future School Counselor Tweet Chat,  di...

I was so excited to share The Quiet Kid   with you in Thursday's post that I decided to host a giveaway! One lucky winner will win a copy of  The Quiet Kid .   I want to know how you would use  The Quiet Kid   in your work with students! For this giveaway I am using Rafflecopter. The giveaway opens March 30, 2013 and will close at midnight April 6, 2013. ***IMPORTANT: In order for your entry to count you MUST leave a comment in the comment section below about how you would use this item in your work as a school counselor!*** a Rafflecopter giveaway PLEASE NOTE: the voting widget below may take up to a minute to load and may not work in Internet Explorer. Winners are chosen randomly via Random.org and will be contacted directly via email.  Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , or share on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, Nationally Certified Counsel...

My name is Danielle and I am an introvert. Many of you may be surprised to know that I am an introvert. Honestly, I was surprised too. It sounds strange, but I just found out that I was an introvert this past summer. This realization began when I had the privilege to review an advance copy of  The Quiet Kid  a new book by Deb Fox, author and illustrator of  Good-Bye Bully Machine .  After seeing the  Why Introverts Have All the Fun  post and the comic below on Mashable this morning, I knew I had to post about introversion and  The Quiet Kid  today! Source: mashable.com via Danielle Schultz on Pinterest I love this comic! The last part is so me... happy with just a cat and a book! :) The Mashable article also mentions a TED Talk by Susan Cain that I included below, The Power of Introverts . Cain describes a story of when she was at summer camp and encouraged to be more outgoing. She explains that extro...

I revamped the  School Counselor Blog Store ! It is much easier to navigate now and much more organized. You can purchase banners , polos , t-shirts , Career Cafe materials , "To Proficiency... and BEYOND!" testing themed items , mugs and eventually much more! Here are two examples of new items: Owl version of the "What You Say in Here, Stays in Here" Banner "WHO can help you?" Ultra-Soft Unisex T-Shirt FRONT BACK Check out these and more items at the School Counselor Blog Store ! What items would like to see in the School Counselor Blog Store?  Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , or 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. Connect with Danielle via  email ,  Tw...

Marissa at ElementarySchoolCounseling.org is hosting a a School Counseling Job Market Linky Party!  Marissa's Linky Party could not have come at a more perfect time! I recently participated in a panel for an employment workshop for school counseling graduate students at Duquesne University. It was great to be able to share interview and job searching tips with prospective school counselors. I also receive tons of questions about interviewing and job searching from School Counselor Blog readers. I actually posted a question about jobs and interviewing to the School Counselor Blog Facebook Page the other day to facilitate conversation and encourage others to share their tips! I also updated my Pinterest board for Jobs, Interviewing, and Networking . Here are some previous posts where I talk about choosing a master's program, networking, job searching, and interviewing.  Navigating Graduate School for School Counseling Part One and Part Two School Cou...

Our March #SCCHAT was held on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 8pmEST. The topic was Supporting College Trailblazers.  Jeremy Goldman ( @MrJGoldman ) moderated the chat. I was so excited when Jeremy suggested moderating a chat on Supporting College Trailblazers, which are first generation college students. This chat stressed the importance of starting in elementary school to support and encourage ALL students for college readiness. Check out the  full chat transcript here! There were lots of new tweeps on this chat and we hope to see even more in future chats! To access all of the tweets with the hashtag #scchat,  click here . For transcripts of previous #SCCHATs, schedules for future School Counselor Tweet Chats, and information on how to participate, visit #SCCHAT Info:  http://bit.ly/scchat-info . The next School Counselor Tweet Chat is on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at 8pmEST. Tabitha Panariso ( @tpanariso ) from Scrapbook of a School Counselor w...

I have a new post on  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog ! In my latest post 3 FUN Ways to Educate About Eating Right for National Nutrition Month for   Free Spirit Publishing's Blog , I share tips and ideas of how to educate about healthy eating habits while having FUN! Does your school celebrate National Nutrition Month? If so, how do you celebrate? Please share your comments and ideas in the comment section of my post! I started writing for  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog  in April of 2012. Check out the  Counselor's Corner  for more Free Spirit Publishing Blog Posts by me! I love  Free Spirit's books  and I am so excited to contribute to  Free Spirit's Blog , "a springboard of ideas for teachers, counselors, and anyone who cares about kids!" Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , or share on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! Danielle is a K-12 Certified School Counselor, Nationally C...

The next School Counselor Tweet Chat is Tuesday, March 5th at 8pmEST. The topic for this month's School Counselor Tweet Chat is  Supporting College Trailblazers .  Jeremy Goodman ( @MrJGoldman ) will be moderating the chat. We will be tweeting about defining, identifying, monitoring, and supporting first generation college students. We will be chatting about things you can do K-12 to support college trailblazers. We look forward to tweeting with you! Join  School Counselor Blog and  SCOPE  for #scchat the first Tuesday of the month @ 8pmEST!  For transcripts of previous #SCCHATs, schedules for future School Counselor Tweet Chats, and information on how to participate, visit #SCCHAT Info:  http://bit.ly/scchat-info . If you are interested in moderating a future School Counselor Tweet Chat,  direct message me  on twitter! Dr. Erin Mason is a former Middle School Counselor, now Counselor Educator who manages  SCO...