October was a great month in the world of school counseling, because many of us had an opportunity to focus on our anti-bullying campaigns. Below are the details in how we celebrated our Place for Hate Week as our school focused on kindness and acceptance. And if you are wondering what exactly does it mean Read More …
Growth Mindset Night was an idea that once it was sparked, seemed silly we didn’t think about it before! Having a school-wide initiative is a great thing, but if we aren’t involving the parents we are missing a key component.Ā And yes, it was a step out of my comfort zone to put this together… but Read More …
Here are some great video clips that are great for teaching Grit and Determination. Let me know if you have more winners in this category and I’ll add them. These are all under 5 minutes so they would be great supplements for your lessons. Enjoy! š A good one for middle and high school : Read More …
Summer is ….poof gone! Time to get ready for a fabulous school year. This post is for those of you who have thought about infusing growth mindset into your school with some easy steps of how to get started. (Need a refresher on what growth mindset is in a video nutshell? Here is one of Read More …
IĀ love using games and activities to teach a point. It works with staff development as well as in student lessons. Here are some brain teasers that can be used to teach the power of yet. When I show this slide, I ask who can figure these out. Then I ask, who doesn’t get them YET. Read More …
Hello ASCA Attendees and all others reading this! I’m so excited to be here in Denver with you and that you are interested in learning more about growth mindset. Me too! I’m trying not to be too excited to see Carol Dweck on Monday… but I might not be able to contain my inner-geek. Here Read More …
A new tradition is starting this year at our elementary school, and I could not be more excited. I have read articles about this concept of having seniors who are graduating from high school come walk the halls at their alma mater elementary school… but this year it will be a reality for us. Thanks Read More …
In my district standard transition to middle school protocol is that theĀ students go to the middle schools for a tour and get lots of questions answered. It’s an awesome day that the kids love. But I am always looking for new lessons to help allay the fears and anxieties of our students who are about Read More …
If you are a subscriber to this blog, or just checking out this post, YOU might not have said you wanted these things… BUT the fabulous counselors/educators that I presented to in McKinney, TX and Orlando, FL wanted these links!Ā And if you if you weren’tĀ at one of those sessions.. these links will be helpful Read More …
Next week we are having Exceptional Children’s Week at my school. I’ll be going into my first grade classes for lessons, so it’s a natural time to reinforce the “Everyone is Unique” concept (not only a component of Mindset Matters), but a great lesson for every day and age… most especially this day and age. Read More …
