Best Blogs for School Counselors!

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Skimming news stories and headlines related to your industry is easier if you visit these blogs.

1. ASCA Scene: You'll have to become a member with the American School Counselor Association website in order to view their blog that fuels discussion about policies, tips, and more. Recommended Posts: From the discussion board:Graduate Student – Tips for Portfolio and Compassion
2. SU School Counseling Program Blog: Although this blog is filled with personal stories and news relating to Suffolk University's school counseling program, school counselors at the university level and below will find inspiring testimonials about working in the industry and reaching out to students. Recommended Posts:Proposal for Graduate Certificate in College Admission Counseling andRemember the SATs?
3. Ohio School Counselor Association Blog: There's a lot of Ohio-focused news on this blog, but also good tips and information about school counseling in general. Recommended Posts: Free Cyber-Bullying Resources from Federal Trade Commission and Registration Open for 2nd Annual International Conference for Educators to Support LGBTGIA Youth
4. FSCA Blog: The news blog for the Florida School Counselor Association archives headlines about new initiatives, policy and legislation, and ideas for activities you can bring to your school. Recommended Posts: NSCH 2007 Mental Emotional Well-Being of Children Chartbook and Teen Dating Violence and Abuse Policy Requirements
5. My.Counseling.org: The American Counseling Association Weblog is full of thoughtful, helpful posts from counselors writing to help other counselors. Recommended Posts: One Approach to Helping Young Girls Today and Coaching and Attention Deficit Disorder
6. The School Counseling Guide: This blog, organized like a social message feed, tackles school counseling topics in five major categories: academic, career, emotional, personal and social, and is written by school counselors. Recommended Posts: Study Skills Group Agenda and Assessing Threats of School Violence: Implications for Counselor

Psychology

Find out what issues are affecting kids and teens from these blogs. You'll also gain insight on how to reach kids from troubled backgrounds, identify behavioral issues and disorders in students, and more.

7. Notes from the School Psychologist: This blog is written by Dr. Branstetter, a Bay Area Clinical Psychologist and Licensed Educational Psychologist who specializes in psychoeducational assessment and working with children and adolescents. Recommended Posts: Test Anxiety and Strategies for Visual-Motor Integration Problems
8. School Psychology Blog with Dr. Gaston Weisz: Topics here cover special ed, elementary students, developmental psychology, and parenting, and posts are added as video sessions. Recommended Posts: Teaching Life Skills to Children with Emotional Problems and Play therapy
9. School Psychologist Blog Files: Erin N. King, Ed.S. is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist who blogs here about relevant, important news stories and procedures regarding special education. Recommended Posts: Academic Achievement Assessment vs. Classroom Assessment and Section 504: What to Know
10. Mayeux: Lara Mayeux is a developmental psychologist and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Oklahoma. Here she blogs about peer relations, school psychology topics, and more. Recommended Posts:Do we overuse the word 'bullying'? I think we do and There must be a lot of teens across the ocean who are baffled by 'The Breakfast Club'
11. Freedom to Learn: Developmental and evolutionary psychology specialist Peter Gray writes this blog, often devoting posts to ADHD and upsetting school dynamics. Recommended Posts: Kids Learn Math Easily When They Control Their Own Learning and ADHD and School: The Problem of Assessing Normalcy in an Abnormal Environment
12. Educational Psychotherapy Services: Russell Huken, Ph.D. is an educational diagnostician and educational placement specialist who blogs for parents and counselors wanting to learn more about helping kids with special needs — and all children — succeed in school. Recommended Posts: Parents Who Bully Their Kids . . . by accident! and Teen Behavior – Positive Risk Taking
13. Mary Zoglo, Ph.D.: Read up on teen psychology topics on this new blog. Recommended Posts: Ten Things to Do If Your Teen is Talking About Suicide andPerformance and Test Anxiety?
14. Dr. Gil Tippy's Child Development Blog: Watch video presentations about child psychology research dealing with mentoring and more. Recommended Posts:World Autism Awareness Day and Gil Tippy, PsyD talks about Limit Setting, Controlling Contingencies, DIR and the Pooping Rhinoceros
15. Child Development: This blog covers a range of topics related to child development, learning, psychology and more. Recommended Posts: Does Class Size Matter? and Lice
16. Education Psychology, 2010: Written for teachers, this blog is also insightful for counselors wanting to learn about new trends in education and learning. Recommended Posts: Games and Learning and Gender and Education

College Prep

Let these blogs help you prepare and organize students for the college admission process.

17. HSCW Sponsor Blog and New and Interesting Stuff: High School Counselor Week shares book reviews, college recruitment news, and resources that are helpful to school counselors and teachers. Recommended Posts: College Week Live — Texas Style and Admissions online college essay advising
18. College Admissions Strategies: College counselor Lee Bierer writes for The Charlotte Observer and maintains this blog to help parents, students, teachers, and school counselors strategize for college. Recommended Posts: Show colleges you care and Getting the best recommendations
19. The College Solution Blog: Lynn O'Shaughnessy's a known college admissions expert on the web, and on her personal blog, she organizes topics according to academics, college money, SAT/ACT, scholarships, and more. Recommended Posts: 8 Things High School Seniors Need to Be Doing Now and Is Your Smart Child Being Left Behind?
20. U.S. College Search: This blog is a great resource for counselors who want research tips and materials to share with their college-bound students. There's even an entire category just for guidance counselors. Recommended Posts:Technical career training making a comeback and Using Social Networks to Boost Your Professional Connections
21. CollgeScholarships.org: Officially called The Financial Aid, this blog on CollegeScholarships.org actually covers topics relevant to high school and college counselors, like distance learning, career planning, college prep, admissions, and more. Recommended Posts: Grockit: Get addicted to studying and What is a "reach school?"
22. Rethinking Admissions: Wake Forest's blog is a fantastic resource for counselors wanting to learn more about how college admissions is changing. Recommended Posts: Closing the College Attendance Gap Between Rich and Poor and Evaluating the SAT
23. College Admissions Blog: The AdmissionsConsultans blog posts frequently about higher ed headlines, college interviews, appealing to admissions offices, and more, so that you can help your students better. Recommended Posts: What Admissions Committees Look For in Extracurriculars and Measuring the Worth of AP Credits in the College Admissions Process
24. College Admissions Partners: Master the application process, keep up with specific school deadlines, and more. Recommended Posts: University of Virginia Returns to Early Applications and Selective College Admissions Factors 2010
25. The Ivy Coach Blog: Even you might have to work outside your comfort zone and experience to help students apply to Ivy schools. Recommended Posts: Lies, damned lies, statistics, and rankings and Senior Slide and its Impact on College Admissions
26. College Planning Blog: This blog will help you answer common student questions about the application process. Recommended Posts: Use the Application to Make Your Case and Competing on a Crowded Playing Field

School and Education Policy

Find out what new laws and proposals may impact your job, school policies, and most importantly, the future of your students.

27. Education Policy Blog: This blog advocates for change brought on my education foundations and special interest groups. Recommended Posts: A Bunker Mentality Among Inner-City Chicago Youth and This Teacher Reacts to Seeing "Waiting for Superman"
28. Education and Class: This blog is a study in education and social class. Recommended Posts: Cheap Cynicism About the Educated and Blaming the Poor
29. Schools Matter: Read thoughtful, investigative posts on how schools and the American education system has changed — maybe not for the better — in the last 200 years. Recommended Posts: The Gates Foundation and the Future of Public Schools and NOLA Regular Public Schools Outgain NOLA Charters Two to One
30. Teacher in a Strange Land: Nancy Flanagan writes about teacher leadership, community cooperation, testing, charter schools, and other hot topics that clue counselors into teachers' everyday struggles. Recommended Posts: Twenty-first century sub and More Powerful Than a Locomotive: Tracks
31. Principal's Policy Blog: Keep up with federal news and legislation affecting schools. Recommended Posts: Duncan Highlights a "Quiet Revolution" Underway in Education and Breakthrough School Principals Share Turnaround Stories on Capitol Hill
32. A Shrewdness of Apes: An Ohio teacher blogs about school culture, ethical issues, and more. Recommended Posts: Student confidentiality versus a teacher's right to know and And England flirts with the charter school idea, as well
33. Board Buzz: Keep up with what the National School Boards Association is saying here. Recommended Posts: The silent achievement gap and Parent involvement: important, but not always present
34. Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: Talk with Mike about education issues, specifically related to urban education and small schools. Recommended Posts:Chicago forum on teacher evaluation and The trend for appointing CEOs to top ed jobs
35. School Finance 101: Whether it's because of an interest in job security or supporting key academic programs, school funding affects everyone in the education system. Recommended Posts: No more "sweetheart deals" for poor schools and Money and the Market for High Quality Schools
36. StickWithaNose: Join in the discussion about the fate of the American education system here. Recommended Posts: School Incarceration and Education Policy Without Knowledge

Specific Issues

From bullying to teen pregnancy to eating disorders, these blogs will prepare you to counsel students on all kinds of issues.

37. Autism, Asperger's and Beyond: Read about treatment options, identifying learning and behavior problems, and more. Recommended Posts: From Signs and Pictures to Speech and Early Signs of ASD
38. CPD Blog: If you work in a school with children who have disabilities, read this blog to gain more insight into how people with disabilities learn, find jobs, and are treated in society. Recommended Posts: National Epilepsy Awareness Month andUSU Conference-Unlocking Your Child's Potential
39. Does Every Woman Have an Eating Disorder?: This blog maintains that most women have some sort of dysfunctional relationship with their bodies, food, and/or dieting, and it could help you influence your female students to approach self-esteem and health in a new way. Recommended Posts: Body Education andMelissa Broder — Poems on E.D.'s
40. Teen Diaries: Called "the ultimate life guide for young urban women," this blog — written by teens — dishes on topics like teen pregnancy, young role models, college, abortion, and more. Recommended Posts: Is Applying to a Diverse College Important to You? and Join the Dove Movement for Self-Esteem
41. The Sara Bellum Blog: The National Institute on Drug Abuse has a blog for teens that's a helpful resources for counselors, teachers, community advocates and parents. Recommended Posts: First Get Drug Smart, Then Think Twice and Help Shatter the Myths: What Will You Shoutout?
42. Century Council Blog: Here's another blog about teen drinking that can inspire you to organize advocacy projects and campaigns at your school. Recommended Posts: What does binge drinking do to your teen? and Drowsy Driving Prevention Week
43. Pregnant Pause: The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy blogs here. Recommended Posts: It's Not Just About Getting In: It's About Graduating and Brain Imaging and Adolescent Risky Behavior
44. Bullying Stories: This blog is written for adults who want to stop bullies and encourage healthy respectful attitudes in their children and students. Recommended Posts: Using Empathy to Avoid Creating a Bully and Bullies Break Boy's Arm Over Activity Choice
45. Overcome Bullying: Discover how you can influence your school and students to stand up against bullying — in schools and the workplace. Recommended Posts:Need to Support Parents Whose Kids ARE the Bully Too… and Bullying Online – Cyber Bullying
46. Bullying is a form of Abuse: Peer Abuse!: This very insightful blog inspires you to look at bullying as a national social problem. Recommended Posts: Reality Television and Peer Abuse and Bystanders are Crucial

Academics and Classroom Topics

These blogs talk about what's next for special ed, educational technology, and more.

47. School Counselor Blog: Counselors swap lesson plans and other resources here. Recommended Posts: Resources for Respect Lessons and Make Connections!
48. RTI 2.0: Intervention Central's blog helps teachers and counselors evaluate students for reading problems and develop productive classroom management techniques and lesson plans for all students. Recommended Posts: Evaluating a Student's "Non-Responder" Status: An RTI Checklist and Reaching a Positive "RTI Tipping Point": Tips for Schools
49. Dangerously Irrelevant: Posts push the education system to promote educational technology more seriously. Recommended Posts: What are our excuses, again, for not putting computers in the hands of our children? and If we were really serious about educational technology
50. Special Education Law Blog: An important blog for all counselors who may find themselves responsible for assessing special needs and placing special education kids. Recommended Posts: Special Education a Risk Factor for Violence in Chicago Public School's Model and Many Special Education Students Mislabeled