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About Me
Greetings!!!!!! I am very excited to be a part of the Meadowbrook Elementary School Community. I have been with Meadowbrook as a School Counselor since January 2015. Prior to this I was a Lead Behavior Analyst at the Minnesota Autism Center. I have an Master of Arts degree in counseling from Adler Graduate School and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire. I am a member of the American School Counselor Association and the Minnesota School Counselors Association.
On a personal note- I am married with 2 children, a 4 year old girl (Lillian) and an 8 month old girl (Aurora). I enjoy traveling, reading, zumba and spending time with friends and family.
What I do
What Do School Counselors Do?Elementary School Counselors provide a variety of functions. The following is a list of the major responsibilities......
1. Classroom Guidance Lessons2. Group Counseling/Support (New Student, Friendship, Social Skills, Family Change/Divorce, Grief)
3. Individual Counseling/Support
4. Conflict Resolution/Mediation
5. Consultation with teachers
6. Respond to parent concerns
7. 504 Site Facilitator
8. Special Education Support
9. PBIS team
10. School Testing Coordinator
11. Miscellaneous Tasks.....
For more information on what Elementary School Counselors do visit:
https://www.schoolcounselor.org/Kindergarten
I have an assistant to help me teach our Kindergarteners! His name is "I-Care Cat!"
Together, I-Care Cat and I teach the kids about listening to each other, using their hands for helping, using I-Care language, caring about each other's feelings, and being responsible!
1st Grade
I enjoy teaching the first grade students about how to be kind to one another, to respect themselves and to persevere when things get tough! Here are some of my favorite books that I base my lessons off of:
2nd Grade
I focus on building self-esteem with our second graders! I believe that if students feel good about who they are, they will be kind to others!
3rd Grade
Take the "practice MCA quiz!"
http://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/570abb1d1e90d90c4b742c31
4th Grade
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzX4nSlrWYbi-F_ag-cq1T85cJ8IEijAS8vky1yrEf4SYtkA/viewform?usp=sf_link5th Grade
Find Your Learning Style
https://www.how-to-study.com/assessments/
6th Grade
https://www.careeronestop.org/toolkit/careers/interest-assessment.aspx