The Last Saturday

I found the presentation by the counseling department very eye opening. My school district is limited on the actual number of counselors and I learned we are not using them to their full potential. My district primarily sees the counselor as a guidance counselor and not a professional school counselor. I learned as an administrator how important it is to be pro-active vs. reactive to issues, and to use your counselor as a professional school counselor. Also I learned many interesting facts from the afternoon class presentations. In my group we covered many topics from merit pay, co-teaching, student-led conferences, and the student aligned classrooms. I am going to try out Tara's idea about the "I CAN....." statement. We have walkaway goals at my school, but the "I CAN ...." statement will make it easier for the student to explain what actually happened in the classroom and what exactly can they do after the lesson.