Lesson Plan

Lesson Plan for A-G High School Preperation (lesson title)

School Counselor: Alana Hernandez

Target Audience:High School Freshman
Mindsets & Behaviors: M 6. Understanding that postsecondary education and lifelong learning are necessary for long-term success
(limit of three) B-LS 7. Long- and short-term academic, career and social/emotional goals

Lesson 1 Of 3

Learning Objective(s)/Competency
Students will: be able to identify what are the A-G course requirements
Students will: know what courses they have to take in order to be college bound
Materials:
Powerpoint of A-G course requirements, worksheet of course options, and writing tools
Evidence Base:
 Best Practice
 Action Research
 Research-Informed
 Evidence-Based
Procedure: Describe how you will:
Introduce: I will give a pre test and then I will introduce what A-G is in my powerpoint slides

Communicate By the end of the presentation students will be able to identify

Lesson Objective: what classes they need to take
Teach Content: I will have a Quizlet that quizzes them about A-G Requirements
Practice Content: After powerpoint they will be given a worksheet to map out their HS courses
Summarize: After a course of lessons the freshman will be able to identify what courses they need to take
At the end of the sessions we will have a group discussion/questions anyone may
Close:
have and the post assessment
Data Collection Plan – For multiple lessons in a unit, this section only need be completed once
Participation Data:
Anticipated number
of students: Freshman class: 800 pupils
Planned length of Tier one support will have a freshaman wide classroom lesson in the beginning of the year
(1hr). Tier two support will be using the post test data and intervene with the students who
lesson(s): want more information (3-4 sessions 1hr)

Mindsets & Behaviors Data:

▪ Pre-test administered before first lesson
▪ Post-test administered after lesson (if standalone) or after last lesson of unit/group session
▪ Pre-/post-assessment attached
Outcome Data: (choose one)
 Achievement (describe):
School Counselors will compare the pre and post tests after the first presentation.
85% of students believed this helped them prepare/understand the requirements of
A-G. Last year only 70% of students recorded their preparedness of A-G and it
has raised by 15%.

 Attendance (describe):
School counselor will compare the number of absences during the presentation
and conduct another session for all the students who did not attend the first one.
95% of students were in attendance and 5% that were absent came to the
mandatory session so we can reach 100% of attendance

 Discipline (describe):

School counselors will compare the discipline records from middle school to
add a tier 2 intervention of A-G requirements. This past year, the rate of seniors
getting into college raised by 20% from A-G intervention from freshman year.