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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 am still in the process of recovering from all of the excitement of the 2013 ASCA Conference in Philadelphia, PA. I decided to write a series of posts because I really can't cram everything I want to say into one post! I will give you the highlights of each day I attended the conference, even though the whole conference was amazing! July 3, 2013 - ASCA Conference Day 4 Get Your Blog On!  The final day of the conference blogger buddy  +Andrea Burston  and I presented Get Your Blog On! The purpose of our presentation was to share tips and tricks for starting and maintaining a professional school counseling blog. Andrea and me after our presentation! We drove home the point that if you can write an email, you can write a school counseling blog! It is really not that difficult to write and maintain a blog... you just have to do it! :) We focused on using Blogger to create a blog because it is very user-friendly and we both use it to host our blogs....

I am still in the process of recovering from all of the excitement of the 2013 ASCA Conference in Philadelphia, PA. I decided to write a series of posts because I really can't cram everything I want to say into one post! I will give you the highlights of each day I attended the conference, even though the whole conference was amazing! July 2, 2013 - ASCA Conference Day 3 Philly LOVE  On day three, after having crepes for the second day in a row (I spared you the picture!), I did some sightseeing! LOVE Park L to R: Gina, Andrea, Me and Courtney Andrea and Me Rocky steps! Philadelphia Museum of Art After our much needed mental break,  Andrea  and I planned for the Blogger Meet and Greet and attended more sessions.  School Counselor Blogger Meet and Greet On Wednesday night Andrea and I hosted the first ever School Counselor Blogger Meet and Greet. It was so much fun to meet and connect with other school cou...

I am still in the process of recovering from all of the excitement of the 2013 ASCA Conference in Philadelphia, PA. I decided to write a series of posts because I really can't cram everything I want to say into one post! I will give you the highlights of each day I attended the conference, even though the whole conference was amazing! July 1, 2013 - ASCA Conference Day 2 Before I share about the Tech Smackdown, I must say that I fell in LOVE with the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia! I have been to the  Reading Terminal Market  in Philly before, but being at the conference for multiple days allowed me to really enjoy it and all of its splendor! It was so cool to have so many unique and varied food options available all in one place. And now, I must share my breakfast from day 2 with you because it was AMAZING! Strawberry-Banana-Nutella Crepe from Profi's Creperie at Reading Terminal Market Ok... enough about crepes... now on to the rest of the day! ;)...

Our July #SCCHAT was held on Tuesday, July 9, 2013 at 8pmEST. The topic was #ASCA13 Conference Recap . The #scchat was moderated by me, Danielle Schultz ( @sch_counselor ). There were great mix of #SCCHAT participants who   attended  #ASCA13 and those who were #notatASCA13. We chatted about how twitter played a role in our conference or non-conference experience, shared favorite resources we learned about during the sessions or by following the #ASCA13 hashtag, gave suggestions of how to get a trip to #ASCA14 funded, and much more! We also discussed ideas for the third annual #SCCHAT Tweet Up at #ASCA14 . The #SCCHAT Tweet Up is hosted by Dr. Erin Mason and me as a way for school counselors who use Twitter to connect in real life. You can view the transcript below or to read the full transcript in a separate browser . [ View the story "July #SCCHAT - #ASCA13 Recap" on Storify ] To access all of the tweets with the hashtag #scchat,  click here...

I am still in the process of recovering from all of the excitement of the 2013 ASCA Conference in Philadelphia, PA. I decided to write a series of posts because I really can't cram everything I want to say into one post! I will give you the highlights of each day I attended the conference, even though the whole conference was amazing! June 30, 2013 - ASCA Conference Day 1 Philadelphia, Here I Come! I took the train from Pittsburgh, PA to Philadelphia, PA. Although it was a loooong ride, it was fun. I was able to assemble #SCCHAT Tweet Up name tags, read a book on my Kindle, and meet up with one of my school counselor friends, Courtney. #SCCHAT Nametag Assembly I made the name tags with QR codes so that attendees could scan the QR code for a list of people who attendended the #SCCHAT Tweet Up!   Finished! While en route to Philly, I checked the #ASCA13 feed on Twitter anytime I had service. On one of my sporadic checks, I happened to read this post: [ V...