School Counselor Blog

Last year, I made a Be the "I" in Kind banner in Canva thanks to the amazing inspiration of Melissa Gillespie a School Counselor in California. You can follow her on Instagram here: @schoolcounselormelissa . Melissa shared how she created a Be the "I" in Kind banner for her school in Canva.  You can access her template by clicking the image above or by clicking here: Melissa's Be the "I" in Kind Banner Template . I loved Melissa's idea so much that I decided to make my own banner in our school colors. It turned out so amazing.  This is the banner hanging in the hallway of our middle school. It makes a great photo opportunity for Kindness Week! This is what the design looks like in Canva. And because sharing is caring and we aren't gatekeeping amazing school counseling ideas, you can make your own banner by using my version  Be The "I" In Kind Banner Template link  or Melissa's version! You can also click on the images above to acc...

As a school counselor, I often need to collect rating scales or forms from students. Usually, I write teachers a quick note on a post-it asking them to complete and return the form. Today, to work smarter, not harder, I created a reusable note template in Canva that I can use whenever I need to send these requests. I saved it as a PDF and printed it 4 to a sheet on astrobrights  paper.  This editable school counselor note template feels way more efficient and organized than writing on a post-it. It took me less than 5 minutes to make it and it will definitely save me time writing out post-it notes in the future. The best part, is I am sharing this with you! Access an editable version of my "Editable School Counselor Note" here or by clicking the image below. To make this 4 to a page: Duplicate the page so there are 4 copies of your design Save the design as a PDF Change the layout to print 4 to a page Connect with Danielle! If you have questions, connect with me on on  I...

Last year I presented a National School Counseling Week Idea Sharing Session for my local school counselor association. I explained why we celebrate National School Counseling Week and provided some practical tips and ideas of how to:  🎉 celebrate  🎓 educate &  📣 advocate!  I am sharing this presentation with you to spread some ideas and inspiration from other school counselors including:  ✨ Tara Kirschman from Montana - @mtschoolcounselor  ✨ Dr. Danielle Duarte and her team from Hatching Results - @hatchingresults   ✨ Hannah Kembel from Kansas - @counselorkemble   ✨ Mal Jacobs from Kansas - @maljacobs  ✨ Sarah Nanman from Illinois - @miss_sarah_counselorlife   You can view my NSCW presentation here: http://bit.ly/drsnscwshare , or below. The images with yellow arrows are clickable links. 😉 I hope this presentation gives you some inspiration for #NSCW26! NSCW Idea Sharing  by Danielle Schultz, PhD Within the presentatio...