Feb
18
2008
tagcblog
Guidance Counselors should make Podcasting part of their approach to developmental guidance counseling. The National Standards for School Counseling can give you the framework you need to start your developmental guidance program. The standards contain a multitude of topics that you can use in your Podcasting. These Podcasts need to be timely, pertinant, interesting, concise and show that you know your audience (5 to 10 minutes at the maximum).
Ideas for Guidance Podcasting include:
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Students telling their experiences and advice for transitioning to a new school or grade level.
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Guidance Counselors recording interviews with students about Time Management, Study Skills and Test Taking Strategies.
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Guidance Counselors recording the upcoming calendar of college speakers, standardized tests, or other guidance activities.
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Guidance Counselors giving strategies for dealing with stress, decision making, goal setting, implementing the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens, and bullying. bullying. CAS007 - Bullying: Intervention Strategies for the Victim and Bully w/ Dr. Walter B. Roberts. Airdate 2/16/2006. I would recommend using this Podcast in staff development or with students in small group or individual counseling as you work with the bullies, bystanders, or the targets.
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Guidance Counselors recording presentations for students or parents who could not attend (this may need to be longer than the 5-10 minutes maximum-it depends on the content and who the presenter is).
The easiest way to begin is to create a podcast or vodcast (video podcast) of a presentation or topic you have already worked with for years. Check out Podcasts for Educators, Schools and Colleges for help getting started. The Counselor’s Podcast™, a service of the Naviance Network™, features leading voices from the school counseling community speaking on topics of professional interest. The CounselorAudioSourse.net is another great site for examples of School Counselor Podcasting.
Tags: bcejan08pls, Bullying, Guidance Counseling, Parenting Teens, Podcsting
Jan
21
2008
tagcblog
Sean Covey says, “Life for teens is no playground.” What then do we educators and counselors do to teach them skills to build a good life. I have long been an avid fan of using his book the 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens to assist parents in raising their teenagers.
Speaking of teenagers, Chuck Norris said: “WE CAN’T MAKE THEIR DECISIONS FOR THEM, BUT WE CAN GIVE THEM THE RIGHT TOOLS THEY NEED TO MAKE RIGHT DECISIONS.”
What tools or skills do they need? What is an effective teen?
Are they reactive or proactive?
Do they know where they are going?
Do they prioritize the things they have to do?
Do they see life as a competition?
Do they talk first and then pretend to listen or listen actively?
Do they cooperate with others or do they think they are better off doing everything by themselves?
Are they so busy with life that they do not have time to:
• Spend quality time with family and friends
• To do their homework
• Read good books
• Exercise
• Take time for nature or other inspirational
Here is a presentation on this topic:
Social Bookmarking Plan for Teens
Social bookmarking is one method teens can use to help them gathering tools to help them make right decisions.
Go to http://del.icio.us/ Create your own account. Think about what is important for you to know and apply as you make right decisions. Decide what keywords or tags you wish to search for and do a search. Remember you are the creator of how these tags will be used in organizing and storing your information. Create your own list of saved sites and put in a tag of tagcblog so I can find your list. Email me at tagcblog@gmail.com when you are finished.
Tags: 7 Habits, Parenting Teens, Teens
