Happy National School Counseling Week! This is a week that we as school counselors have an opportunity to let others know what we do and reiterate how appreciative we are to work with a staff that allows us to do this important work. So, last week my counseling partners and I decided (nothing like last Read More …
As educators we need to know about neuroscience (so we can better help kids know how they learn) and we need to know about trauma (since so many of our students have experienced or witnessed traumatic events). These two things really fold into each other and as educators, it is important for us to stay Read More …
We all like to get resources funded for our programs, right? So, click here to copy this grant so that you can easily tweak it and submit it to your local PTA, professional organization, or local business asking to support your growth mindset initiative. Depending on how much you are asking for will determine your “items requested” Read More …
So I started writing this blog post last night and then abracadabra today is a Snowmaggedon day in Georgia. I am posting now because a) if need a lesson for next week… voila, b) if you have kids with cabin fever, this might be just what you are looking for to do with your own Read More …
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. 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! 🙂 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 …
I 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 …
