Students and AI: Making Connection the Final Frontier
In the Star Trek series that began in 1966, it was the team’s mission to seek out new life and new civilizations. Along the way, they...
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Kathy Howard
- Apr 25
- 3 min
Grounding Skills for Educators
Are you feeling easily frustrated with your students, co-workers, and those closest to you? Are you overly irritated by seemingly minor...
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Kathy Howard
- Dec 5, 2022
- 3 min
Five Test-Taking MUSTS!
Tis' the season for final exams. Test-taking is a big part of life's journey. Tests help students, parents, teachers, and schools track...
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Kathy Howard
- Feb 3, 2022
- 3 min
Three Ways to Improved Time Management: Tools that Impact Goals!
Time is one of our greatest resources and effective time management is key to success. Adolescence is a period when it feels like time...
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Kathy Howard
- Aug 4, 2021
- 4 min
A New School Year with Less Stress!
The last year confounded teachers, students, and parents as they tried to navigate a “new normal” in the wake of a pandemic. Lingering...
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Kathy Howard
- Mar 30, 2021
- 2 min
Students Need Skills AND Wisdom to Meet Their Challenges
2020-2021 has been the most challenging academic year in recent history, with educators pivoting quickly to engage students who were...
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Kathy Howard
- Jan 10, 2021
- 3 min
What our weary teenagers need right now is…YOU!
A new year has rolled around and yet the challenges that smacked our lives in 2020 and the resulting emotional impact lingers. According...
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Kathy Howard
- Sep 16, 2020
- 2 min
Thriving in trying times - an inspiring generation is emerging
Want to be inspired in the midst of a pandemic and national unrest? Survey your students! We have all been so wrapped up in the...
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Kathy Howard
- May 22, 2020
- 2 min
Remote HS Freshmen Orientation - Testimonial!
Beaver County Christian School Counselor, Naomi Oosting, has not let the pandemic get in the way of preparing her students for high...
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Kathy Howard
- Mar 18, 2020
- 2 min
Chosen for a Time such as This
The story of Esther’s courage is inspiring and a reminder to rise up in the face of uncertainty. As we all face the unsettling feelings...
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Kathy Howard
- Feb 11, 2020
- 2 min
How are you preparing your students for High School?
The high school years can be mysterious, even scary for students to consider. Prep4Success “Learning about high school” lessons are...
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Kathy Howard
- Nov 21, 2019
- 2 min
Quantum Leap
What is the shortest distance between two points? If you said… “a straight line”, you would be like most of us. A recent answer I heard...
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Kathy Howard
- Jul 12, 2019
- 2 min
Exciting invitation!
Prep4Success Academy has launched an exciting new initiative. We have created a donation program for schools who would like to purchase...
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Kathy Howard
- Mar 29, 2019
- 3 min
Dream Big, Work Hard, Stay the (Bumpy) Course
This is the title of a recent blog by George Couros, a principal who writes “The Principal of Change,” a blog I love. In it, he talks...
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Kathy Howard
- Jan 25, 2019
- 2 min
A New Journey Begins...
Today we began High School Prep for Success with the class of 2023! Each spring, I facilitate guidance lessons targeted to prepare our...
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- Sep 5, 2018
- 2 min
Memberships that Matter
At this time of year we are inundated with requests from organizations to join and/or renew. While the information available can be...
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- May 14, 2018
- 2 min
We got the get
You’ve heard – “It’s not about getting, it’s about giving”. We all know the true joys of giving so this certainly makes sense, but have...
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- May 14, 2018
- 2 min
Listening: A Lost Art
When we call something an “Art” we think something expressive, creative and masterful. The word “Art” by definition means “something that...
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- May 3, 2018
- 2 min
Guidance: Shifting from Engagement to Empowerment
Our job, as Christian guidance counselors, is to guide students through their school years preparing them to meet the challenges of the...
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