School Counselor Blog

During the last week of school I was trying to come up with a way to catalog all of my school counseling books.  I have TONS of school counseling books!  I wanted to find an easy way to look up what books I have. I also wanted a way to provide others with a list if they wanted to see what books I have.  I was thinking of creating a spreadsheet when I decided to see if there were any iPhone apps that would do it for me. I was looking for something that would allow me to scan the bar code of the books and put them into a database. I discovered that there are lots of different book cataloging iPhone apps available. After reading reviews and looking at screen shots I decided on the  Book Crawler App .  I purchased the  Book Crawler App   from iTunes for $1.99.  The  Book Crawler App  can be used  on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. (Note: You do not have to purchase it for multiple devices... once you buy it it works on all three!...

I am so excited to host the  School Counselor Blog Back to School Contest , which is 10 days of daily giveaways starting September 1st and ending on September 10th! Today is day five of the  School Counselor Blog Back to School Contest . Today's giveaway for the S chool Counselor Blog Back to School Contest  is  When I Grow Up   by Al Yankovic. In honor of Labor Day I wanted to give away a career related book. I was introduced to this book over the summer by Kelly one of my Pennsylvania School Counseling Association (PSCA) colleagues. Among the other great ideas Kelly shared with me this summer she told me about this great book by Al Yankovic. After hearing about it I immediately purchased it. (Yes, I was shocked too that "Weird Al" wrote a children's book!) When I Grow Up   is a fun and engaging way to teach career development standards to students.   When I Grow Up   is about 8 year old Billy who has many things he wants to be when he gr...

Before Thanksgiving, I started a position as a school counselor for grades 4-8 .  I am excited to work with the students, faculty, staff, and parents! I have lots of ideas and I can't wait to put my ideas into action! One of my main goals is to establish an environment of respect and peace with the grades I serve. I am starting an Anger Management and Friendship Skill group for fourth grade boys.  I purchased the book Seeing Red: An Anger Management and Peacemaking Curriculum for Kids by Jennifer Simmonds . The book seems like a great resource. It has interactive activities at the end of each session.  A member of the Yahoo Elementary School Counselor Listerv recommended the book.  I will give updates about using the curriculum with my students. I am also looking forward to facilitating classroom lessons using The Peacemakers Violence Prevention Program created by Jeremy P. Shapiro. All of the counselors in my district facilitate the Peacemakers lessons to 6...