I still remember the first time I took my ACT test! As a first-generation college student, I am passionate about giving high school students the necessary tools needed to …
Who Gets in and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions
Guidance for counselors, students, parents, and anyone looking at possibly going to college. As a first-generation college student myself, I would have benefitted from more information like this on college …
Free STEM Resources Galore
Over the years, I’ve linked and saved quite a few (okay a LOT) of STEM resource webpages. These are pages directed towards one resource or sometimes a whole list of …
College Timeline for Parents: Resources for Birth to High School
My son has entered 9th grade — eek! As a former stay-at-home mother, I have always tried to be financially aware of our current finances and future ones as well. …
Podcasts for Kids
I had posted previously on my favorite podcasts – My Favorite Podcasts. However, after listening to them for over a year, there are some episodes not appropriate for school age …
Free School Counseling Curriculum
Source: Missouri Department of Secondary and Elementary Education Missouri DESE School Counseling Curriculum The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education provides a comprehensive K-12 curriculum for school counselors. …
Gottfredson and Career Counseling in Schools
In career counseling, I learned that Laura Gottfredson created the theory of circumscription and compromise. I have created a slide presentation on how to incorporate it into a counseling session …
Summer Camps and Ideas
These camps are mainly in the St. Louis, MO area. I have compiled them from a webinar that I attended. Oodles of ideas for all-day camps, overnight camps, drop-off camps, …
Visual Thinking Strategies
Ready to increase critical thinking and engagement in class? I found a GREAT resource that will help both of these goals called Visual Thinking Strategies. I read about these …
Brain Warm-ups
Here are my brain warm-ups in presentation form! Happy Brain Warming! 🙂