School Counselor Blog

School Counseling On Air starts Monday, February 4th! We will be hosting a week of Google+ on Air hangouts during National School Counseling Week!   I am so excited to be hosting What I Wish I Knew Wednesday ! I will be sharing tips, information, and resources I learned about during my graduate program and beyond! For more information about what School Counseling On Air is and how to participate click here . Will you be participating in School Counseling on Air?  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 .

Sometimes you just need a pep talk. Who better to deliver it than Kid President ?! If you haven't seen this Kid President video yet, it is a must! Not only is he super adorable but he shares some great messages about how we need to be on the same team in this game of life and make the world an awesome place. My favorite part is when he starts to read the Robert Frost poem, "Two roads diverge..." you'll see what I mean! :) I encourage you to share this video with others who need encouragement and have the potential of making the world a more awesome place! That's why I am sharing it with you all! You ALL make the world more AWESOME by being school counselors or aspiring school counselors and supporting student success! Who will you share this video with? 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

I have a new post on  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog ! As you all know, life as a school counselor (and just in general) can be very stressful. Self-care has always been one of my biggest struggles. I have been making an effort to focus more on self-care in my life.  One of the ways I am caring for my self is by making it my goal to move more this year! In my latest post Enjoy Moving More!  for the Free Spirit Publishing's Blog , I share tips and ideas to make exercise more enjoyable. What kind of exercise or physical activity do you enjoy most? What are other forms of self-care you enjoy frequently? Please share your comments and ideas in the comment section of my post! 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 tea

If you are interested in starting a school counseling blog it is a good idea to read other blogs by school counselors. To help you with this tip I shared a list of 10 of my favorite school counselor blogs during my webinar  Blogging in 5 Easy Steps  for the American School Counselor Association Webinar Series. All of the blogs on this list are OUTSTANDING examples of blogs that are well done with lots of great content, ideas, information, and resources.  I encourage you to check them all out! Books That Heal Kids Corner on Character Elementary School Counseling Entirely Elementary School Counseling From the Counselor’s Office JYJoyner Counselor Savvy School Counselor School Counseling by Heart Scrapbook of a School Counselor The Counseling Geek For a comprehensive list of all the school counselor blogs that are currently out in the blogosphere vist the School Counselor Online Professional Exchange Blogroll . Comment below,  tweet ,  conta

It was such an amazing experience to host a webinar for the American School Counselor Association . It was so much fun to take participants through the world of blogging and the steps they need to take to start their own professional school counseling blog. The  Blogging in 5 Easy Steps webinar   is now available for you to download in the  ASCA Webinar Archive ! Access is FREE for ASCA members. (Just a heads up... if you are trying to watch the webinar on a mac it seems to be having some difficulty. I have a mac and it was giving me a hard time.) Did watching or participating in the Blogging in 5 Easy Steps webinar make you want to start a schooling blog? Have you created a school counseling blog since the webinar? 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 innovat

This Wednesday, January 16th at 4pmEST, I am hosting   Blogging in Five Easy Steps  for the  2013 ASCA Webinar Series . I am so excited to teach graduate students and school counselors just how easy it is to start your own professional school counseling blog! I will be using the hashtag #scblog on Twitter if you want to share information and ideas related to blogging as a school counselor. There is still time to register for the webinar! For more detailed information about my webinar,  Blogging in Five Easy Steps , click on the highlighted link. To register for the webinar, click here . Webinars in the  ASCA Webniar Series  are FREE for American School Counselor Association members! If you are unable to attend live you can access the archived webinar and PowerPoint at a later date! I will let you know once the archived version is up. Are you planning to attend my Blogging in 5 Easy Steps  webinar? What information would you like to learn about blogging as a profess

Get Ready! A collaboration between many school counselor bloggers across the country is coming together to offer a new experience for many of us. During National School Counseling Week, February 4th - 10th, there will be nightly presentations hosted on Google Hangouts (there is opportunity for participation with this platform) and streamed live over YouTube. You can see the schedule posted above for topics and presenters. All will begin at 8PM EST/5PM PST and last about an hour. What do you need to do to prepare? One thing that is handy is having a Google account, but you will be able to watch the live broadcast on YouTube through the posted/tweeted link without one. The link should be posted about 30 minutes before broadcast starts, but it may be closer to the start time. Check out the Official School Counseling On Air Google+ Page for details, links to join, event listing, and other info. Reading up on Hangouts may be useful prior to the event to ensure you can smoothly

Our first #SCCHAT was held on January 8, 2013 at 8pmEST. The topic was Working with LGBT Students and Their Families .   Darrell Sampson ( @CnslrDarrell ) moderated the chat. This chat was a wonderful kick-off to the New Year! So many #scchat members shared resources for working with LGBT students and their families. Lots of ideas of how to advocate for LGBT youth and families were also shared! Check out the  full chat transcript here! To access all of the tweets with the hashtag #scchat,  click here . For transcripts of previous #SCCHATs, schedules for future School Counselor Tweet Chats, and information on how to participate, visit #SCCHAT Info: http://bit.ly/scchat-info . The next School Counselor Tweet Chat is on Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 8pmEST. Franciene Sabens ( @FSabens ) will be moderating the chat about Using Data to Create Opportunities for Academic Success .  Did you participate in the School Counselor Tweet Chat? What did you think about it? What new

It was difficult to pick my 10 favorite posts of 2012 considering I wrote 114 posts this past year! 2012 was a big year for me. Some highlights include: Starting a Ph.D. program in Counselor Education and Supervision at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA Presenting at the ASCA conference in Minneapolis, MN Hosted a  #SCCHAT Tweet Up  with Dr. Mason at #ASCA12 Blogging for the  Free Spirit Publishing Blog Opened a School Counselor Blog online store Started School Counselor Spotlight to highlight the work of other School Counselors Reaching over 4,000 followers on the  School Counselor Blog Facebook Page Starting a  School Counselor Blog Pinterest board , which to date has over 4,800 followers  Hosting  School Counselor Tweet Chats  with Dr. Mason from SCOPE   (P.S. The next School Counselor Tweet Cha t is on Tuesday, January 8th at 8pmEST!).  and getting a lot better at self care by taking time for myself!! ;)  I have enjoyed connecting with you in 2012 and can'

I am so beyond excited to be hosting an  ASCA Webinar  for the  2013 ASCA Webinar Series .  You may have noticed this in your November/December issue of the ASCA School Counselor Magazine.  I will be hosting   Blogging in Five Easy Steps  next Wednesday, January 16th at 4pmEST.  I will be sharing just how easy it is to start blogging as a professional school counselor! More more detailed information about my webinar,  Blogging in Five Easy Steps , click on the highlighted link. To register for the webinar, click here . Webinars in the  ASCA Webniar Series  are FREE for American School Counselor Association members! What information would you like to learn about blogging as a professional school counselor? 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 innov

The first School Counselor Tweet Chat of the new year is Tuesday, January 8th at 8pmEST. The topic for this month's School Counselor Tweet Chat is  Working with LGBT Students and Families .  Darrell Sampson ( @CnslrDarrell ) will be moderating the chat. We will be tweeting about how school counselors can be advocates for LGBT students and best practices for working with LGBT students and their families. We look forward to tweeting with you! Join  School Counselor Blog  and  SCOPE  for #scchat the first Tuesday of the month @ 8pmEST!  For transcripts of previous #SCCHATs, schedules for future School Counselor Tweet Chats, and information on how to participate, visit #SCCHAT Info:  http://bit.ly/scchat-info . If you are interested in moderating a future School Counselor Tweet Chat,  direct message me  on twitter! Dr. Erin Mason is a former Middle School Counselor, now Counselor Educator who manages  SCOPE , a group blog dedicated to chronicling the positive impact of Sc

I have a new post on  Free Spirit Publishing's Blog ! In my latest post, 6 Solutions for Keeping Your New Year's Resolutions ,  I share tips and ideas for making and keeping a SMART New Year's Resolution.   What resolutions are you making for 2013? What strategies can you share for setting realistic goals and reaching them?  Please share your comments and ideas in the comment section of my post! 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 Counselor, Nationally Certified Counselor, and blogger at  School Counselor Blog