Ms. Wofford's Education
A Pupil Personnel Services credential
What type of credential do you need to be a school counselor?
Support social-emotional, academic, and career skill development
What is main role Ms. Wofford has?
2 hours
What is the longest block of time in our schedule?
One third of friendships
What is the average percentage of 6th grade friendships that last the entire school year?
9 to 13 hours per night
How many hours of sleep does the typical middle school student need?
UC Santa Barbara
San Diego State University
Where did Ms. Wofford earn her Bachelors and Masters degrees?
Some of the ways Ms. Wofford delivers counseling services
Individual, classroom, and small group counseling
Playing the ukelele, crocheting, and ASB
What are some of the electives at ATLAS?
Friendships across ethnicity, class, gender, body size, sexuality, and ability
What types of friendships lead to better academic outcomes?
10 to 12 minutes
What is the average attention span of a middle school student?
Frank D. Parent K-8 School in Inglewood, CA
Where did Ms. Wofford go to school from kindergarten to 8th grade?
Person in charge when Mrs. Winslow is off-campus
Ms. Wofford
35 minutes per day, 4 days per week
How much time do we spend in P.E.?
Opinions of peers
Whose opinion do many middle school students care about the most?
Between 5 and 7 bits of information
How many bits of information do middle school students typically retain at a time?
An architect or an actress
What did Ms. Wofford want to be when she was in high school?
A service which is short-term, goal-oriented, and meant for specific life challenges vs. a long-term treatment of mental health conditions with more science and theory
What is counseling vs. therapy?
Class of 2025
Who will be the first 8th grade class to be promoted from ATLAS to high school?
Up to 40% of the time
What percentage do middle school students misinterpret emotions and instructions?
Prefer interacting with peers to learn, are developing abstract reasoning skills, and better understand one's own thinking
Middle school students