The Class PBS Docuseries: A Must-Watch for High School Counselors
*This post is sponsored by The Class Documentary. High school counselors are almost exclusively portrayed in a negative light in the media… often the old-fashioned
The Ultimate College Search Hack: Why Students (and High School Counselors) Need Loper
The college search brings excitement but it can also bring our students apprehension as they can feel stuck with how to even get started.
I want to introduce you to Loper, a college search app that is the ultimate hack for high school students! Loper is revolutionizing a process that can feel overwhelming (finding the perfect college fit) and packing it with personality and fun.
Appealing Financial Aid? Use This Tool!
*This post is sponsored by Going Merry. Financial aid is one of the top stressors on our students’ minds when we ask them to start
3 Creative Ways to Boost Social Emotional Wellness in High School Students
With ever-growing caseloads, pressures from administrators, and responsibilities that feel counterproductive to our overall counseling goals (a sad, but often true reality), it can feel
4 Counselor-Approved Academic Interventions that Actually Set Students Up for Success
Academic interventions that aim to reach all students in a single grade level simultaneously are something counselors should be gearing up for each year, no
4 Ways to Make the Most of Your High School Counseling Budget
— This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. View the full disclosure policy here. — Whether you’ve just been given a pool of funds or you’re brainstorming
Do This 1 Super Simple Activity to Celebrate Senior Students and Make a Major Impact
As we prepare to launch our senior students into the next chapter, we have the privilege of making them feel ultra-celebrated and supported. One way
3 Creative, Fun Career Activities (That High School Students Are Actually Excited About)
— This post contains affiliate links for your convenience. View the full disclosure policy here. — If you’re looking for some ways to refresh career exploration for your
6 Ways to Overcome Obstacles and Execute Effective Counselor Classroom Lessons
Counselor classroom lessons often get overlooked or pushed to the side because there are a lot of obstacles to pulling them off. First, you have
4 Ways to Maximize Productivity in a Typical “Day in the Life” of a High School Counselor
Whether it’s that enormous caseload of students, persistent parents phoning daily, or the ever-increasing pressure from your administrator to see graduation rates improve, counselors are
Pro Tips for Classroom Lessons: Target These 6 Teacher Types to Increase Reach
Classroom lessons should be a regular part of a comprehensive counseling program. Unfortunately, there are REAL barriers and challenges to getting space for counselors to
When 10% of Your Students Require 90% of Your Time: 4 Ways to Better Manage Frequent Flyer Students
A topic that is overwhelmingly popular among our counselor friends is the challenge of managing our frequent flyer students. “Frequent flyers” are a handful of