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Courses - Maija Swanson Martin: As Counselor

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Maija Swanson Martin: As Counselor. Intro to the Counseling Profession. Counseling Theory and Practice. Counseling Interventions and Techniques. Career Counseling and Education. Counseling and Human Development. Ethics, Law, and Morality in Counseling. School Counseling Program Development and Organization. Counseling and Consultation in Schools. Substance/Alcohol Abuse and Treatment (Elective). Practicum/Internship: School Counseling - Documented over 820 hours.

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Professional Development - Maija Swanson Martin: As Counselor

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Maija Swanson Martin: As Counselor. Volunteer at the NY Times College Fair. At Navy Pier, May 31, 2012. College Counseling Toolkit, by The Academy for College Admissions Counseling. April 20, 2012. Positive Classroom Management, by Communities in Schools - Chicago. March 28, 2012. Challenges Facing Teacher Leaders Today, Conference at Velazquez Institute by JBV Grad School, March 24, 2012. Chicago Public Schools District-Wide Counselor Meeting, DePaul, February 23, 2012. Bureau of Education and Research.

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Southwest Side Counselor Network Meeting - Maija Swanson Martin: As Counselor

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Maija Swanson Martin: As Counselor. They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.' Andy Warhol.

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Lifelong Learning - Maija Swanson Martin: As Art Educator

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Maija Swanson Martin: As Art Educator. Community Connections and Shows. To view professional development specific to my practice as a School Counselor, please view this link. I am committed to my personal and professional learning in teaching, the arts, and in counseling. Below are some of the classes, lectures, and workshops I have attended throughout the years. Intuit Teacher Fellowship Program and Grant, Intuit, Chicago. Fashion Forward at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) with Cheryl Pope. Various...

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Girls' Talk - Maija Swanson Martin: As Counselor

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Maija Swanson Martin: As Counselor. Girls' Talk Counseling Group. When I initially met my supervisor, she said that she had a dream of starting up a girls' talk counseling group, but had never been able to make it happen. Together, we made it happen. This girls group is beginning to get noticed. In January, we were visited by Natalie Moore of NPR who was reporting on the shift to a longer school day in CPS. She actually sat in on the group for part of her visit and we are a primary focus in her r...To ma...

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Maija Swanson Martin: As Counselor - In the Schools

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Maija Swanson Martin: As Counselor. Spry Community Links High School. I am leading a 5-week freshmen orientation counseling class that meets daily for one hour. Throughout the course of our time together, I am blogging information and links to share with students for them to reference throughout their freshman year. View the blog here. Internship/Practicum @ Lindblom Math and Science Academy. Observe and work alongside all four counselors within the LMSA Counseling Department. Collaborate with teachers, ...

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Sample Lesson - Maija Swanson Martin: As Counselor

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Maija Swanson Martin: As Counselor. Small Group Counseling Activity. I created this lesson first as an art teacher and have since utilized it as a counselor. Most recently, I used in during a girls' group. Session at Lindblom. Each time, this activity has led to powerful and very healing conversations. They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself.' Andy Warhol.

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Teaching Philosophy - Maija Swanson Martin: As Art Educator

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Maija Swanson Martin: As Art Educator. Community Connections and Shows. I believe that all students have the capacity for success. It is the job of the educator to work with the student to bring out their best. The classroom environment must be an encouraging, safe place where all students feel comfortable and may realize their full potential. An art classroom should introduce learning situations based on the observation of others and the immersion of oneself into the work.

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4th-8th Grade Teaching - Maija Swanson Martin: As Art Educator

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Maija Swanson Martin: As Art Educator. Community Connections and Shows. 4th-8th Grade Student Gallery. Click on an image of an artwork to view the project goals and additional student work. Good art is not what it looks like, but what it does to us.' Roy Adzak.

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Grants and Awards - Maija Swanson Martin: As Art Educator

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Maija Swanson Martin: As Art Educator. Community Connections and Shows. Teacher Partnership Grant through the Museum of Contemporary Art, Fall 2008. Teacher Partnership Grant through the Museum of Contemporary Art, Winter 2009. Intuit Teacher Fellowship program participant 2009-10. Funded 2 Donors Choose grants totaling over $800. Johnson Scholarship Recipient for a full tuition paid bookmaking class at the Art Institute of Chicago’s OxBow in 2008. Golden Apple Award nominee, 2010.