Unit I: Increasing Graduation Rate for All Students Lesson 3: What Classes to Take

School Counselor: Katie Clark Grade(s): 9-11 ASCA Student Standards (Domain/Standard/Competencies): Date: 10/13-10/15 Activity: Determining which classes to take

Academic Domain/ Standards A, B, and C/ A A1, A A!, A A3, A B1, A B!, A C1

Learning Ob ective(s): 1" St#dents will learn more a$o#t what interests them !" St#dents will $ecome more aware o% which %orm o% intelligence is their strongest asset 3" St#dents will correlate class choice with areas o% interest !aterials: &nline m#lti'le intelligence in(entor) htt' //s#r%a*#ari#m"com/+,/in(entor)"htm A co') o% the school-s minim#m/ $asic class re*#irements %or each st#dent htt' //www"ma''ing)o#r%#t#re"org/college're'/co#rsesched#le"htm .o#gh o#tline %or class sched#ling /re-'ost test to check #nderstanding o% class choice alongside main interests "rocedure: St#dents will take the m#lti'le intelligence s#r(e) in(entor), and #se their scores to disc#ss their strengths in small gro#'s" St#dents will then look at the mapping your future we$site, which 'resents great ad(ice to high school st#dents on which classes are most (al#a$le, and sho#ld $e 'rioriti0ed" 1nder the g#idance o% either the school co#nselor, or teacher 2or $oth3, st#dents will #se the in%ormation %rom the we$site and their intelligence in(entor), to draw #' their ideal class sched#le" "lan #or $valuation: %o& &ill each o# the #ollo&ing be collected' "rocess Data: Co#nt and record the n#m$er o% st#dents in class 2sho#ld $e e(er)one 'resent in the targeted grade3 "erception Data: 're and 'ost test #sed to determine how m#ch st#dents knew a$o#t what classes to take $e%ore and a%ter the lesson 4 hand in to co#nselor %or anal)sis Outcome Data: ,% the gro#' session res#lted in im'ro(ed #nderstanding o% classes, is this re%lected in increased en5o)ment and im'ro(ed grades in school6 Collect this in%ormation %rom st#dents at the end o% each )ear (ollo& )p: Check in with st#dents regarding their #nderstanding o% how the) can choose classes to match their interests