In the brave new Web 2.0 world of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and a million other social networks, blogs can feel downright old-fashioned at times; so much so that I wonder how many people actually read them (or this one). My fellow blogging school psychologist Mo evidently does, as she tagged…
Category: School Psychology
Habits of Mind: Thinking and Communicating with Clarity and Precision
Quick programming note: I am on the cusp of finishing the coursework in my doctoral program, which means that from here on out, my dissertation is the last thing between me and a funny hat and three more letters after my name. That project will be taking up the majority…
New Blog on the Block
In an effort to both a) document the work we do at our school to support character education and social-emotional growth and b) publicize that information to our district’s community, the guidance counselors and Child Study Team at my school have started a blog! In just the first two weeks…
Seeking Special Educators
Last summer, I had the opportunity to teach my first graduate course at Delaware Valley College, Developmental Disabilities. Aside from professional development workshops, this was the first teaching I’d done since leaving my high school English position to become a school psychologist. I had a fantastic time guiding future teachers…
My Road to School Psychology
I am told that being a school psychologist with a teaching background is an unusual thing. It’s true, I don’t know many other school psychs who were previously teachers, but I don’t know how common or uncommon that is. For a recent graduate school assignment, we had to write a…