Author: Rachel Davis
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3 Strategies to Improve your Classroom Counseling Lessons
Classroom counseling lessons are essential to your comprehensive school counseling program, however many counselors feel overwhelmed by them. Believe me, I’ve been there! Check out the following strategies to improve your classroom counseling lessons. 1. How to Teach Counseling Lessons when You Have a Huge Caseload Have you ever thought, “My caseload is too big……
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9 Must-Have Class Lessons for BTS Season
Time flies! It seems like summer break just started, and yet, here we are, already being bombarded with reminders, in stores and on social media, that a new academic year is just around the corner! I’ve found that what takes the stress off of BTS season for me has always been getting prepared. At least…
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4 Must-Have Small Groups for BTS Season
You’re on vacation and the last thing you want to think about is going back to school. Perfectly understandable! But save this blog post for when school is back in session, you’re going to need it! The beginning of the school year is typically pretty slow, and if you know how much of an organization…
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5 Easy Ways to Prep for Back to School Season
If there’s one thing all of us educators wish for, it is that summer doesn’t end! But here we are. It’s July already, and a new academic year is perhaps only a month away. If you’re anything like me, your summer break is mostly spent with family and friends, traveling, and catching up on your…
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Classroom Counseling Lessons: What I’ve Learned From My Mistakes!
Classroom counseling lessons are essential to your comprehensive school counseling program, however many counselors feel overwhelmed by them. Believe me, I’ve been there! I’ve made my fair share of mistakes when it comes to teaching classroom counseling lessons. Hopefully you can learn from mine. Mistakes I Made Teaching Classroom Counseling Lessons Mistake #1: I stretched…
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School Counselor Questions: How Do I Keep Students Engaged During Classroom Lessons?
It can be challenging to keep students engaged during an individual session or small group, but a class lesson? That’s a whole different ball game! 3 Tools for Keeping Students Engaged in Classroom Counseling Lessons An engaging class lesson accomplishes two things: Helps students retain the information by using fun activities Preventatively manages behaviors (distracted…
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School Counselor Questions: How do I Teach when I’m Not a Teacher?!
You may be thinking, “I have no background or experience teaching, how am I supposed to teach a lesson and manage a classroom full of 20+ kids?!” I know the feeling! I have a bachelor’s in psychology and a masters in school counseling but zero experience as a classroom teacher. We’re thrown to the wolves!…
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School Counselor Questions: How do I Know Which Topics to Teach in My Class Lessons?
You may be having a difficult time determining what topics to teach in your classroom counseling lessons. How do you know what to cover and when? Which topics are most important? Check out these seven ways to source classroom counseling lesson topics. 7 Ways to Source Classroom Lesson Topics Books Refer to curriculum provided to…
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School Counselor Questions: How am I Supposed to Teach Counseling Lessons when I Have a Huge Caseload?
Have you ever thought, “My caseload is too big… I don’t have time to do groups, individual sessions, and class lessons!” I’ve had caseloads from 300-1000+ so I understand the struggle. Just because you have a large caseload doesn’t mean you can’t teach awesome tier 1 lessons to ALL students. How to Teach Counseling Lessons…
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Mini-PD and Summer Self-Care Tips for School Counselors
I’m writing this in June so it seemed timely to share some mini-PD and self-care tips to start your summer off right! Take these bite-size PD strategies with you as you plan for next year and don’t forget to incorporate that much-needed self-care! Mini PD: Managing Kindergarten Classroom Behaviors Does teaching a class lesson to…