[caption id="attachment_524" align="alignleft" width="298"] Think about different ways to arrange your students' seating to change the conversation pattern in the classroom.[/caption] I went to graduate school at a small, state-funded Liberal Arts College in the State of New York. The...
Cultivating.....according to the dictionary, it’s trying to acquire or develop something, like a quality or a new skill. What do you cultivate? While I admit it’s not my favorite thing to do, sometimes I do cultivate my garden. I spend...
Low self-esteem and a lack of confidence is something that most of us associate with growing up and entering the world of adulthood. However, these issues are just as pertinent for children, and a child with low self-esteem can have...
In September, I was intrigued during a workshop with teens to hear that a lack of consistency after parental divorce had led a number of teens and their peers to start using pot and to start drinking. I conducted this...
Most of you probably know that two weeks ago a 14-year-old boy who lived outside of Buffalo, NY named Jamey Rodemeyer killed himself. In his final act, Jamey, an openly bisexual teen, joined a long list of LGBT teens who...
The ability to create and sustain a comprehensive school counseling program which meets the needs of all students within your school relies on your ability to assess your school counseling program regularly. Data should be used to measure the effectiveness...
How many times have you seen children fighting over a favored toy or game, refusing to let the other play with it? Sharing is not something that comes naturally to children from the outset. In the animal kingdom, to share...
Today, we have our first ever Guest Post here on the CW Blog. Joy Smith is a mother of four, and her son Adrian was diagnosed with autism in April of 2006. — — [caption id="attachment_380" align="alignright" width="465" caption="Adrian"][/caption] My...
Now that the new school year is in full swing, the mounting pressure of yearly goals and curriculum objectives are falling upon us. As educators in the 21st century, we represent a unique place in history, having to merge both...
In general, adolescents do not know when they are experiencing grief. Nor do they have the innate skills to handle grief. Through my experience working with teens, I've found that many families do not discuss loss or grief; processing grief...
During the middle of the twentieth century a psychologist name Benjamin Bloom created a classification system to identify levels of thinking. This arrangement is known as Bloom’s Taxonomy. Intellectual processes are ordered from the most basic, “knowledge” to the most...
Focus on EQ: What is Social Emotional Learning? As we start the new school year, it’s worth asking ourselves, “what are the most important skills we want our students to gain? What do we hope they will be able to...
