So it’s a normal day – and you’ve responded to a handful or requests for information, spent an hour or two in valuable and not-so-valuable meetings, devoted a big chunk of time answering email and calls from parents and what seems like half your day assisting students who show up at your door, typically at Read More

The flipped classroom has been one of the biggest innovations in education in the last decade, proponents would say, and now it’s finding its way into the counselo’rs toolkit as a technique to get classroom lessons to more students and make much-repeated instruction available in one installment. “Every time I don’t have to field a Read More

Studies have found what schools have known for years, families play a vital role in educating America’s children. Numerous recent studies have found those children whose parents are actively involved in their education are more motivated and achieve higher grades.  It follows then that you partner with the parents of your students early on in Read More

Angela Cleveland, a Counselor for more than 15 years, recently wrote a blog on Edutopia where she listed 3 skills that she has used regularly throughout her Career that she never realized would be that important when in Graduate School. They are: 1. Technology Skills: Regular email communication with families and staff, creating class schedules, Read More