When you show empathy you are understanding and compassionate towards other people’s feelings. You are able to place yourself in their shoes and understand how something makes them feel. A good way of explaining this to your students is by asking them how something would make them feel. For example, Read more…
Kids often become scared or afraid of things they are not familiar with or not used to doing. Having to speak in front of people, having to read in front of people, riding a bike for the first time, standing up to a bully, not giving into peer pressure are Read more…
Whether your school is year-round or traditional, the school year is quickly approaching and it’s important to be prepared when it gets here. So how do you prepare yourself? Some people will make a to-do list to organize what needs to be done while others aren’t quite sure where to Read more…
When you are confident, you believe in yourself. You know that no matter what, you are capable in your ability to do or achieve anything. For some kids, being confident is not easy. Their mindset is fixed and it might be hard for them to look pasted that to reach Read more…
As school counselors, we are suppose to support students’ academic, social/emotional and career development. One way of doing this is by teaching them about organization. When you are organized, you are able to keep things clean, arranged and in order. It is important for kids to be organized because it Read more…
Dana is a 3rd grade student in Ms. Thomas’ class. She is new to the school and really wants to make friends. She noticed that it takes her longer than her classmates to complete assignments, so she decides to ask her teacher if she could have extra time to finish Read more…
I must admit. I’ve been a school counselor for several years and have yet to form an advisory committee for my school. I know, I know… that is something that should have been done, but I could never wrap my mind around what I wanted it to look like. But Read more…
Sometimes I get Angry! Sometimes I get Mad! I just don’t know how to control my Anger! Does this sound familiar? How many times have your students said the previous statements to you? It seems like I hear this more and more everyday. When I respond to a call from Read more…
You know… as school counselors we are supposed to find a way to support students’ social/emotional, academic and career development. But that may be difficult at times with having so much on our plates. Not only are we school counselors, we are 504 coordinators, MTSS facilitators, volunteer coordinators, mental health Read more…
Gosh, it’s time for me to maintain my national board certification and I’ve been working really hard to read and understand the requirements, gather artifacts/evidence and write/edit/and rewrite as needed. National Board allows you two opportunities to keep your certification active by meeting certain requirements before your certification expires. Certification Read more…