One of My Greatest Successes as a School Counselor...

One of my greatest successes thus far as a School Counselor has been creating engaging career programing for students. Check out this video I submitted to Scholastic's Teacher Wall where I talk about the  Career Café program I started in my school.



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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, follow her on twitter, add her on LinkedIn or Google+, and become a fan of the School Counselor Blog Facebook Page.

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  1. Charlene GormleyOctober 13, 2011 at 7:15 PM

    THe career cafe is amazing! I'm trying to implement something similar in my high school. Scheduling is so hard at the high school level so I have been inviting speakers in to speak with small groups of students that I work with. But I'd love to make it larger and school-wide!

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