The Secondary Schools College Admission Services Update is now available. It provides secondary schools professionals an opportunity to report on the current admission-related services at their schools and organizations under these unprecedented circumstances. This is a tool created by NACAC. With so many schools closed or otherwise disrupted, it’s a challenge for counselors to provide Read More
We posted many blogs in 2019 in our E-newsletter that goes out bi-weekly during the school year. These are the top 10 based on click throughs to the blog post: 1. Summer internships for High School Students – January 9, 2019 e-newsletter 2. The Truth About Extracurricular Activities and Highly Selective Colleges – May 15, Read More
If you want to think new thoughts, you have to know what you are already thinking. Your brain wants to think things that it has always thought. For example, try brushing your teeth with your left hand. It is hard, because it is something that your brain is not used to doing. You also want Read More
The first week of December is nationally recognized in schools as “Computer Science Education Week” or “CSEd Week.” This is a week dedicated to providing students in all grade levels with opportunities to learn about computer science (CS). Many schools get started with free curriculum from organizations such as: Code.org Scratch (MIT) CS First (Google) Read More
If the weather is cooling, the leaves are changing colors, and you are wondering, “Where has the time gone and why am I starting another year staying late at work?” you might be a teacher! Many educators view the start of the new school year as the ideal time to set professional and personal goals. Read More
Nina Berber counsels at an independent school and also has her own private practice. She has put together two great e-books that are available for you and your students. Supplementing the College Supplement While many books and articles provide college applicants with guidance on the personal statement, there are not many resources about the college Read More
Marry the right person Buffett made his fortune through smart investing, but if you ask him about the most important decision he ever made, it would have nothing to do with money. The biggest decision of your life, Buffett says, is who you choose to marry. “You want to associate with people who are the Read More
Teachers Pay Teachers is an online marketplace where teachers and counselors can buy and sell books, guides and other things that are relevant to their peers. They also offer some free resources for download and one such resource that you might find very helpful is “The Counselors of TpT Back to School Resource Guide” It Read More
They have released 3 podcasts so far: College Admission After Varsity Blues Counseling Applicants and Families Amidst a Scandal The View from Campus In the newest episode (#3 above), admission leaders discuss the pressures from campus stakeholders; the responsibility to serve families; and how colleges are adapting to the rapid evolution of the prospective college Read More
We are Teachers has some great free posters that can be used in school. Here is a sample of some of them with links: Free Posters to Make Help Teens Make Better Choices Free Recycling Posters that Inspire Your Students to Care About the Environment Free Posters and Lesson Plans to Help Every Kid Become Read More
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