Lesson Plan

School Counselors: Ms. Waraich

Lesson Plan Title: Diving Deeper into Myself
 Single Classroom Lesson
 Unit of Classroom Lessons: Lesson 1 of 5
 Small-Group Session Lessons: Lesson _____ of _____
Target Audience: Grade 9

Evidence Base:
 Best Practice (commonly used and believed to be of high quality)
 Action Research (individual investigates own practice to improve content/delivery)
 Research-Informed (a review of research provides foundation for content/delivery)
 Evidence-Based (highest level of evidence, results published in peer-reviewed journal)

ASCA Student Standards Targeted: Student Learning Objectives:

Identify 1–2 student standards relevant for this For each of the selected student standards, write
targeted group and goal: or select 1–2 learning objectives
(Best practice = select one)
M&B# Mindsets & Behaviors Statement Student Learning Objectives
Goal: For students to discover their
Student(s) will: Learn and understand that
own Holland codes and explore awareness of their own personalities,
potential careers with different interests, and values based on Holland Codes
skills will help them to further their career
M3 exploration.
Positive attitude towards work and Students will understand and identify
learning strengths and weaknesses when it comes to
skills needs for careers as well as identify the
B-LS 7 high school courses associated with different
Long- and-short-term academic, Holland Codes to develop education goals.
career and social/emotional goals
CDOS 1-
Career Students will be knowledgeable
Developmen about the world of work, explore
t career options, and relate personal
skills, aptitudes, and abilities to
future career decisions. Analyze
skills and abilities required in a
career option and relate them to

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 their own skills and abilities.

Materials:
White paper
Google slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1SU5yCMTTOurP6S4HX-
OQr5trpZ4B8rVi/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108964400858617737800&rtpof=true&sd=true
Computer, projector, screen
Chromebook
Pre-test worksheet
pen/pencil
Color pencils/markers
Post-test worksheet
Onet interest profiler worksheet
College T-shirt Worksheet

Describe how you will:

Introduce Lesson Counselors will introduce by saying their name and telling students they
Topic/Focus: will learn about the six different Hollands codes and soft skills. Tell the
students the Holland codes is an assessment that will help them learn
about different personalities, work environments and interests to align
with careers. Then pass out the pre-test and have students take it to see
what understanding students have before diving deeper into the Holland
Codes.
Communicate the The counselors will provide both verbal and visual descriptions of the
Lesson Objective: lesson objectives by having pictures and bullet points on the google slides
as well as administer an Interest Profiler activity.
Teach Content: The content will teach students about the different Holland codes and
what Holland code best fits them as well as the various skills for careers.
The students will be taught by presenting a google slides. Each slide will
have one of the personality types and will also list different high school
courses students can take based on the personality type. For example, A
realistic person prefers concrete tasks. They like working alone or with
other real people. Some of the careers included in this category are
engineer, plumber, audio and video equipment. It will also state some
courses are, ceramics I, Digital Media I, Fashion Design, AP Physics,
Astronomy, Architectural Design 1 etc. Each slide will follow this format.
Then there will be a slide about different soft skills and why they are
important. Throughout the slides questions such as “Can you think of any
individuals who might fit into this category?” will be asked by the counselors
to keep students engaged.
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Practice Content: Students will be able to practice working on independent research skills
and self-reflection by taking the Interest Profiler assessment on
onetonline.org to explore different careers that align with their personality
and interests. The students will fill out the self-reflection worksheet after
taking the onet assessment to plan and research in the future career
clusters with requirements which will likely lead to job
satisfaction/success.

Summarize/Close: Towards the end, counselors will have students share their results, “What
their top 3 Holland Codes are.” What are some potential careers that align
with them?” Then, the counselors will quickly summarize the codes and
tell the students that career interests can change as they continue to do
more research as well as take different classes throughout high school to
learn more about yourself. Tell students this lesson plan can help them
start to think about short-term and long-term academic and career goals.
For the closing activity, students will complete the t-shirt worksheet
(drawing a t-shirt based on the college they want to attend). The lesson
will conclude with the students taking a post-test to recheck for
understanding.

Data Collection Plan – For multiple lessons in a unit, complete this section only once for the unit.
Participation Data Plan:
Anticipated number 130 students during ELA class, counselors will go into each ELA class
of students:
Planned length of 40 minutes
lesson(s):
ASCA Student Standards Data Plan:
For each lesson/unit/small group, school counselors will administer pre-/post-assessment aligned with the selected
ASCA Student Standards and student learning objectives.
Pre-/Post-Assessment items are:
1. What is one out of the six Holland codes?
2. What is one skill you have?
3. What is one career that fits the conventional personality type?
4. What is the description of the Realistic personality type?
Outcome Data Plan: (choose one and describe specific data point to compare)
Examples:
Achievement: School counselor will compare reading levels of students before and after delivery of lesson.
Attendance: School counselor will compare number of absences last year to this year.
Discipline: School counselor will compare total number of disciplinary reports for peer-on-peer conflict first quarter
with second quarter
 Achievement (describe): School Counselors will check what percentage of student’s answers
improved from pre-test to post-test about vocational personality and skills after delivery of
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 lesson.

 Attendance (describe):

 Discipline (describe):

Follow-Up Plans
Explain your plan for students who missed the lesson.
School counselor will review objectives with all students at the following month’s lesson.

Explain your plan for students who did not demonstrate mastery on the pre-/post-assessment
of student standards (M&B)/student learning objectives.
School Counselors will review the six Holland codes and skills with examples of different
careers in the beginning of next month’s lesson plan for students who did not meet mastery.

Preparation:
Before the classroom lesson, the counselor will cut slips of paper with each having a number 1-
20 written on it for the icebreaker. The slips will be crumbled up in a bowl for students to pick
randomly for the “get to know you” questions.

Procedure:
1. Welcome everyone to class and counselors will introduce by saying their names and
telling students they will learn about the six different Hollands codes and soft skills.
2. Tell the students the Holland codes is an assessment that will help them learn about
different personalities, work environments and interests to align with careers.
3. Tell students we will start with an icebreaker. The icebreaker will include students
picking a slip of paper with a number on it and on the screen a question will correspond
with the number. For example, number 12 will state “What is your favorite food.” Once a
student answers a question then put the slip back in the bowl and move to the next person
and so on.
4. Then pass out the pre-test and have students take it to see what understanding students
have before diving deeper into the Holland Codes and presenting the slides.
5. Then the school counselors will collect the pre-tests from all students.
6. Then the school counselors will present the Holland codes and skills slides using google
slides. The screen will display each slide with one of the personality types and will also
list different high school courses students can take based on the personality type. For
example, A realistic person prefers concrete tasks. They like working alone or with other
real people. It will also state some courses are, ceramics I, Digital Media I, Fashion

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 Design, Physics, etc. Each slide will follow this format. Then there will be a slide about
different soft skills and why they are important. Throughout the slides questions such as
“Can you think of any individuals who might fit into this category?” will be asked by the
counselors to keep students engaged.
7. Then tell students to take out their chrome books to do the Interest Profiler activity.
8. Tell the students to go to the website onetonline.org and click “Interest Profiler” in the
top right-hand corner. Tell the students to carefully read each of the 60 items and be
honest with their answers while there is no right or wrong answer.
9. Allow students an ample amount of time to complete the onet activity.
10. While students are doing the Onet activity, school counselors. will walk around to assist
students who are having difficulty accessing the website or taking the assessment.
11. The Interest Profiler consists of 60 items to answer with strongly dislike to strongly like.
Then the results indicate the percentage for each of the six codes. Then Click “NEXT”
until you get to the “Explore the Job Zones” page. Click each of the 5 links to check out
each level of job preparation. Select the Job Zone that you think is right for you. Hit
“NEXT” twice. You should now see a list of careers that fit your interests and preparation
level. Then click the careers to learn more about them.
12. Tell students after they have completed the assessment to fill out the “Holland Code Self-
Reflection,” worksheet which has a list of questions. This worksheet allows students to
reflect on their careers aligning with their results and how to move forward in their career
exploration.
13. Then ask students to volunteer to state their top three results and some potential careers.
14. Then school counselors will quickly summarize the codes and tell the students that career
interests can change as they continue to do more research as well as take different classes
throughout high school to learn more about yourself.
15. Tell students this lesson plan can help them start to think about short- term and long-term
academic and career goals.
16. After, pass out the “my college t-shirt” worksheet and tell the students to complete by
thinking about a college they would like to attend and drawing that college t-shirt using
color pencils or markers.
17. The lesson will conclude with the students taking a post-test to recheck for
understanding.

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 Holland Code Self-Reflection

Name: _______________________________________________________

1. What were your top three Holland Codes from the results on the Onet Interest Profiler?

2. Do you agree or disagree with the results and why?

3. After learning about the different job zones and clicking through different careers that match your
Holland Code, were there any careers that interested you? List them below.

4. Did you learn anything new about careers or about any career you have not heard of before?

5. Are there any skills for careers you explored that can be improved upon? If so, how?

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Name: ___________________________________________ Pre-test

1. What are the six personality types in the Holland Code? If not sure of all list some or write
unsure.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

2. What is the description of the Realistic personality type?

a. These individuals prefer to investigate physical, biological, and cultural phenome through
observation, symbolism, and systematic processes.

b. These individuals are creative and imaginative, prefer unstructured activities and like to
create their own flow for the day, do not enjoy repetitive activities.

c. These individuals enjoy working on concrete tasks. Prefers activities including manipulation
of tools, machinery, objects and animals.

3. Do you know what skills you have?

a. Yes, the skills I have are: _____________________________________
b. No
c. Unsure

4. Do you know what careers fit your Holland Code?

a. Yes, _____________________________________
b. No
c. unsure

5. What careers fit in the Conventional personality type?

_________________________________________________________________________________
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Name: ___________________________________________ Post-test

1. What are the six personality types in the Holland Code? If not sure of all list some or write
unsure.
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

2. What is the description of the Realistic personality type?

d. These individuals prefer to investigate physical, biological, and cultural phenome through
observation, symbolism, and systematic processes.

e. These individuals are creative and imaginative, prefer unstructured activities and like to
create their own flow for the day, do not enjoy repetitive activities.

f. These individuals enjoy working on concrete tasks. Prefers activities including manipulation
of tools, machinery, objects and animals.

3. Do you know what skills you have?

d. Yes, the skills I have are: _____________________________________
e. No
f. Unsure

4. Do you know what careers fit your Holland Code?

d. Yes, _____________________________________
e. No
f. unsure

5. What careers fit in the Conventional personality type?

_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
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