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FINAL BLOG POST - OUR "DAILY TRIPLE" (DUE 12/1).
This week I would like you to use your imagination. You have just won the lottery and will leave your teaching post immediately to travel around the world. As you leave your keys you meet your replacement. You are asked to give this new teacher just ONE piece of advice. What would that be, and why? Enjoy your world expedition!

Blog Post - Week 7
This past week in my own teaching I felt a little disconnected which prompts my question to you, "What was the moment (or moments) when I felt most disconnected or disengaged as a teacher - the moment(s) I said to myself, I'm just going through the motions here?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 6
For the past couple of weeks you have experienced asynchronous online learning (doing modules by yourself). Previously this semester you have experienced synchronous online learning (all together in the Collaborate room). Which do you think is more effective and why do you think that? Which do you like better, and why?

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 5
This week we have what we call "open mic." You can write a post about anything related to your teaching that you would like responses from your classmates.

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 4
Here is this week's question: "What was the event that most took me surprise this week - and event that shook me up, caught me off guard, gave me a jolt, or made me unexpectedly happy?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 3
Please write a post about the following question, "In thinking about my past week teaching what is one thing I would do differently, and why?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 2
Please write a post about the following question, " In thinking about my teaching activities this past week, of what do I feel most proud? Why?"

Fall Semester 2016 Blog Post - Week 1
Describe something you used in your program in the first weeks of school that you learned in the summer NTI program. How did it work? Did it get you off to a stronger start than last year?

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Post 1: New Impressions of Guidance Counselors

The research articles furthered my impressions of guidance counselors as I gained new resourceful information to help me in the field. Before, I had a basic understanding only from past experience as a student. I now understand how complex a guidance counselors schedule can be. For instance, the "recommended time allocations" chart taught me the differences between "guidance" and "counseling" and the time allowed for both. I learned that data-driven evaluations can change a guidance counselors workload which is a difficult task considering if time is added to one category, it is taken away from another. New techniques are constantly being used; I never would have thought "terrorism" would be discussed, but now understand that guidance counselors must deal with "every" situation. Most of all, I learned how intertwined our vocational courses are with the help of guidance counselors and the minimal time allowed for them to be involved with career planning. Now that I understand more about guidance counselors, I know now that we will be working together a lot more than I had known.

2 comments:

Angel said...

Hello Dustin,

It is with great pleasure to comment on your post.

The article was very informative about the history and background information on guidance counseling. I wish I knew more about their role before I became a teacher. I think you and I realize the article was very beneficial in many areas. In reference to the time allocation chart it illustrated guidance counselor's schedule. It also illustrated the role and the amount of time focused on each area on different levels of education. As you noted in your post the workload can be very stressful at any give time based on the chart. Dustin I plan to work more with the counselor as well since I know more about their role. It's amazing to know guidance counseling dates back to the twentieth century from Greece to Rome and now the United States. I want to take full advantage of the resources.

Angel said...

Hello Dustin,

It is with great pleasure to comment on your post.

The article was very informative about the history and background information on guidance counseling. I wish I knew more about their role before I became a teacher. I think you and I realize the article was very beneficial in many areas. In reference to the time allocation chart it illustrated guidance counselor's schedule. It also illustrated the role and the amount of time focused on each area on different levels of education. As you noted in your post the workload can be very stressful at any give time based on the chart. Dustin I plan to work more with the counselor as well since I know more about their role. It's amazing to know guidance counseling dates back to the twentieth century from Greece to Rome and now the United States. I want to take full advantage of the resources.