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Does anyone else feel like 2013 just FLEW by?! I honestly can't believe it is going to be 2014! I am so thankful for all of the wonderful things that have happened in 2013. It was fun to go through previous posts I wrote and re-live 2013 a little!  Some of highlights of 2013 included: Starting a new job as a middle school counselor! Attending and presenting at the 2013 ASCA Conference. Especially hanging out and presenting with my school counselor blogger BFF Andrea Burston - ( JYJoyner Counselor )!!! Meeting blogger buddies Rebecca Lallier ( School Counseling by Heart ), Dr. Susan Fuller ( Entirely Elementary Counseling ), Marissa Rex ( Elementary School Counseling) , and Jeff Ream ( The Counseling Geek ) for the first time in person at the 2013 ASCA Conference in Philadelphia, PA. Continuing to host #SCCHAT with Dr. Erin Mason at SCOPE . (FYI SCOPE is getting a complete overhaul to better assist school counselors in learning about and utilizing technology tools!!!)

I hope you all have a wonderful winter break filled with rest, relaxation, and rejuvenation! I am looking forward to spending time with family and friends!  Pictured from top to bottom: Perry Me (Danielle) and my husband, Noah Sophie How are you spending your winter break? Share below! 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 ,  Twitter ,  Pinterest ,  LinkedIn ,  Google+ , and become a fan of the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page .

In my latest post on the  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog , The Meaning of Giving: Ways to Give to Students and Teachers ,  I share ideas you can implement in your school to give gifts that make a big impact to students and teachers. In this post I share resources from two fabulous school counselor bloggers: Andrea Burston of JYJoyner Counselor and Carol Miller of The Middle School Counselor .  This is a great post to file for next year so you can create and implement giving programs in your own school.  What is your favorite way to give to students and staff?  S hare your comments and ideas below or 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, counsel

It is hard to express in words exactly how much fun I had with Tennessee School Counselors at the Tennessee Counseling Association Conference! I presented Technology Round-Up  at the TCA Pre-Conference on Saturday, November 23, 2013. It was so much fun to present to a room full of excited and eager participants! Tennessee School Counselors came ready to share great ideas! During my presentation I shared a variety of different technology tools and explained how they could be utilized. I also encouraged participants to share ways they could use the tools in their own work. School counselors shared lots of excellent ideas and proved that when school counselors share ideas, everyone wins! Below I shared this amazing document from the presentation with you. It is a WEALTH of information and has some ideas that were discussed during the presentation intermixed with the technology. During my trip I got to spend a lot of time with TSCA leadership.  They showed me amazing southern

The holiday season can be the most stressful time of the year ! If your looking for some ways to spread holiday cheer and boost morale without breaking the bank, look no further! In my latest post on the  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog  I share  3 (Inexpensive) Ways to Spread Holiday Cheer to Teachers and School Staff .  Do you do anything fun and festive for your school staff? S hare your comments and ideas below or 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 Certified School Counse

Our December #SCCHAT was held on December 3, 2013. The topic of the chat this month was  Closing the Gap   moderated by Jeremy Goldman ( @MrJGoldman ) a high school counselor and department chair at  Pikesville High School in Maryland . He is also President-Elect of the Maryland School Counselor Association ( @MSCAMd ). School counselors shared real life examples of ways they close the achievement gap in their schools. They also shared ways to collect and share data with stakeholders. You can view the transcript below or   read the full transcript here . For more information about #SCCHAT and transcripts from previous chats visit:  http://bit.ly/scchat-info . [ View the story "December #SCCHAT: Closing the Achievement Gap" on Storify ] #SCCHAT occurs on the first Tuesday of the month unless otherwise specified. To add the #SCCHAT schedule to your calendar  click here . The January #SCCHAT will be held on January 7, 2013 at 8pmEST. The topic is  Promoting Your

The next School Counselor Tweet Chat is on  Tuesday, December 3, 2013  at 8pm EST. The topic of the chat this month is  Closing the Gap   moderated by Jeremy Goldman ( @MrJGoldman ) a high school counselor and department chair at Pikesville High School in Maryland . He is also President-Elect of the Maryland School Counselor Association ( @MSCAMd ). We will be chatting about how you can create purposeful programming at your school to close the achievement gap and other gaps that exist at your school. Resources and tools for data collection will be shared. This is an excellent topic and is instrumental in showing how school counselors make a difference in the lives of students! I strongly encourage those new to twitter to come and join us and participate! Even if you just watch and read the tweets you will learn so much! I archive each chat so that even if you aren't available to participate live you can read the chat later. We look forward to tweeting with you! The Janua