2021

World Teachers Day 05.10.2021 Teachers have within them the power to shape lives. And, through it all: the hustle, the after-hours and everything else that encompasses being a teacher, the most rewarding of all compensations is the…

Question: What causes sibling rivalry? Answer: Having more than one child. This joke always gets a laugh in my parenting presentations but there is more than a hint of truth about it. Sibling rivalry comes with the parenting territory.…

I spoke to a mother recently who was struggling to find the right balance in her parenting approach. She was frustrated that she always had to nag her children to get cooperation. More disturbingly, she felt a lack of connection to her…

Do you have a child who craves attention? Does their attention-seeking at times deflate and overwhelm you?  If so, you are not alone. Attention-seeking is perhaps the most common misbehaviour in families. “Look at me, Mum” and its many…

One of the major challenges of remote or hybrid instruction is assessment - what are students learning, and how? Veteran teacher Tara shares her practical strategies on assessing remote instruction without reinventing…

Teaching online comes with its own special set of challenges, none more problematic than fostering meaningful student participation. Looking for ways to increase online class participation? Veteran virtual teacher Tara has 10 tips you can…

How do you become an online teacher without the online expertise? Luckily, you don't have to reinvent the wheel when it comes to navigating the online landscape. Veteran elementary teacher, Tina, shares her top 5 favorite apps to use when…

Your students are probably dragging their proverbial feet by this time in the semester, and with the holidays around the corner. So, how do you keep them both engaged and—dare we say—entertained with your curriculum? Advisory Board…

This year I have several students that I need to see for counseling that is on their IEP of 504 plan.  Because these students have goals, I needed to be able to track the progress they make while in counseling.  As a result I created these…

When I was in grad school a million years ago, we often used timelines when talking with clients.  When I began working as a school counselor, primarily with juniors and seniors and concentrating on the college admission process, I rarely…