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I am ridicuously excited for the American School Counselor Association National Conference in Philadelphia, PA! The ASCA Conference is from Sunday, June 30th until Wednesday, July 3rd.  This will be my third time presenting at and attending the conference. Whether this is your first time, 60th time or you are thinking about attending the ASCA Conference next year, here are some tips and information to make your conference experience enjoyable and memorable! Get Ready to Connect!  The absolute best thing about the ASCA National Conference is connecting with other school counselors! There are so many opportunities to meet and interact with school counselors from all over the country and the world! Get out of your comfort zone and talk to others! Go out to dinner with other and explore the city with other school counselors! You will have a blast! I had so much fun meeting and connecting with new people in the past and I can't wait to do it again this year! I a...

Our second discussion of the School Counselor Blog Book Club begins Wednesday, June 26th on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page !  We will be discussing Chapters 4 and 5 of  Linchpin  by Seth Godin . Discussion questions and themes to discuss will be posted on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page . Check in and discuss throughout the day! Also, feel free to add to previous weeks discussions, comment, and reply throughout the book club! If you are on Twitter, you can discuss  Linchpin  by Seth Godin  with us by using the hashtag #scbbc (School Counselor Blog Book Club) and #linchpin. I look forward to kicking off our second week of discussion of  Linchpin  by Seth Godin  with you! Click on the images below to participate in the discussions of Chapters 4 and 5! Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , or share on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! More posts about the Sc...

This past week was a whirlwind. My dad took me to New York City to Embracing the Possibility: A Full Day of Question and Answer Session with Seth Godin, the author of our School Counselor Blog Book Club book,  Linchpin ! I was so excited to see Seth speak in person! I was star-struck! I came back from the Embracing the Possibility  with lots of ideas. Now, I need to make friends with the lizard and get to work! ;) While I was at Embracing the Possibility, I got five red shirts that say "Fly Closer to the Sun" and five "Pick Yourself" letter press excerpts from  The Icarus Deception , Seth Godin's newest book. I will be giving them away in person at the ASCA Conference in Philadelphia! If you have been participating in our book discussion of  Linchpin   and will be attending the Blogger Meet and Greet   you have the opportunity to receive one of the five shirt/letterpress giveaways! To win, come up to me at the Blogger Meet a...

Our first discussion of the School Counselor Blog Book Club begins Wednesday, June 19th on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page !  We will be discussing the Introduction, Chapter 1 (The New World of Work), Chapter 2 (Thinking About Your Choice), and Chapter 3 (Indoctrination: How We Got Here) of  Linchpin  by Seth Godin . Discussion questions and themes to discuss will be posted on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page . Check in and discuss throughout the day! If you are on Twitter, you can discuss  Linchpin  by Seth Godin  with us by using the hashtag #scbbc (School Counselor Blog Book Club) and #linchpin. I look forward to kicking off our discussion about  Linchpin  by Seth Godin  with you! Click on the images below to participate in the discussion of the first three chapters! Are you excited to kick off our discussion? Comment below,  tweet ,  contact Danielle , or share on the...

I have a new post on  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog ,  Supporting Student Athletes . School counselors are in a unique role where they can support the success of student athletes on and off the field. I provide ideas of how you can  support student athletes  at your school. How do you support student athletes in your role as a school counselor? Please share your comments and ideas in the comment section of my post on the Free Spirit Blog! 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 Cert...

I recently installed social media icons on my blog. This was a simple project that I wish I would have done this a long time ago! I did a Google search for adding social media icons to Blogger and found great step-by-step instructions  on  My Favourite Things Blog . After adding the social media icons, however, I realized that when I clicked on an icon the website opened in the same page as my blog. I wanted readers to be able to click on a social media icon and have the social media site open in a different window. So, I did some more Google-ing to find a html code for opening a website in a new page.  I decided to make a tutorial to break it down into smaller steps and give you a code that will open the social media sites in a new page. Subscribe to a Photo Hosting Site To add social media icons to Blogger, you will first need to subscribe to an image hosting website. The website where I originally found a tutorial recommended Photobucket , so that is wha...

Below you will find a discussion schedule for  Linchpin  by Seth Godin , the first book in the School Counselor Blog Book Club.  Discussion 1: June 19, 2013 We will be discussing the Introduction, Chapter 1 (The New World of Work), Chapter 2 (Thinking About Your Choice), and Chapter 3 (Indoctrination: How We Got Here) of Linchpin by Seth Godin all day long on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook ! Visit the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page  to participate in the discussion! Discussion 2: June 26, 2013 We will be discussing Chapter 4 (Becoming the Linchpin) and Chapter 5 (Is it Possible to Do Hard Work in a Cubicle?) of  Linchpin  by Seth Godin  all day long on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook ! Visit the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page  to participate in the discussion!   Discussion 3: July 3, 2013 We will be discussing Chapter 6 (The Powerful Culture of Gifts), Chapter 7 (There is No Map),...

The School Counselor Blog Book Club is reading Linchpin  by Seth Godin  as a group! Our first discussion of  Linchpin  by Seth Godin  will go live on  Wednesday, June 19th  on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page ! We will discuss the introduction and first three chapters, ("The New World of Work," "Thinking About Your Choice," and "Indoctrination: How We Got Here"). I am looking forward to using the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page  since we already interact there! I am so glad that Facebook now enables you to reply to the comments of specific people. I think the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page  will work great for our discussion! I created a  Google Calendar  (below) where you can view the full reading schedule for the School Counselor Blog Book Club. There is still time to participate! If you have not already done so, head out to your local library, bookstore,  Amazon , or  A...

The 2013 American School Counselor Association Conference is only a few weeks away! If you are heading to the conference there are two great opportunities to meet the school counselors you connect with online, IN PERSON! #SCCHAT School Counselor Tweet Up +Erin Mason  and I will host the 2nd annual School Counselor Tweet Up during the American School Counselor Association Conference Dance Social in the Ballroom of the Philadelphia Marriott Hotel on June 30th at 8pm EST.  The #SCCHAT School Counselor Tweet Up is an opportunity to meet other school counselors who use Twitter to connect professionally. Whether you have been tweeting with us for years or are brand new to using Twitter to connect with other school counselors, you are welcome to attend! We encourage you to RSVP to this event so we can see who is coming and where they are coming from. Individuals who register by June 26th will receive a personalized name tag! To RSVP visit:  http://bit.ly/tweetup20...

I am excited to announce the School Counselor Blog Book Club! This is not your garden variety school counselor book club.  My goal is to inspire you and spark discussions which will make you think about school counseling in new and interesting ways. The first book we will read in the School Counselor Blog Book Club is Linchpin by Seth Godin. Although  Linchpin  is a marketing/business book I think you will find it inspirational. I strongly believe that school counselors are linchpins and that YOU are indispensible! I can't wait to hear your thoughts and ideas while we are reading it together! (I don't want to say too much here... it is just too good... and I don't want to spoil it for you!!!) Our book club will take place Wednesdays on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page  from Wednesday, June 19th to Wednesday, July 17th. I will be hosting a special  Google+ Live Hangout  on July 17th to discuss  Linchpin   as a whole. T...

Our June #SCCHAT was held on Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at 8pmEST. The topic was Getting Involved with State School Counseling Organizations. Jeremy Goldman, tweeting using the Maryland School Counselor Association handle ( @MSCAMd ), moderated the chat. Many state School Counseling Organization leaders participated in this chat. Participants shared ideas on how to get involved with your state chapter of the American School Counselor Association and the benefits of being involved. Participants also shared suggestions for state School Counselor Organizations to improve on services or connect with members. View the transcript below or to read the full transcript in a separate browser visit:  June #SCCHAT Storify . [ View the story "June #SCCHAT - Getting Involved with State School Counseling Organizations" on Storify ] To access all of the tweets with the hashtag #scchat,  click here . The next #SCCHAT will be held on July 9, 2013 at 8pmEST. The topic is ASCA...