COUNSELOR LESSON PLAN

Topic: Credits/GPA
D Duration: 50-60 Minutes
Grade Level: 9th 
				
ASCA COUNSELING STANDARDS 				

Mindset Standards:  
#2 - Self-confidence in ability to succeed
#3 - Sense of belonging in the school environment
#5 - Belief in using abilities to their fullest to achieve high-quality results and outcomes.
#6 - Positive attitude toward working and learning.
Behavior Standards:
●	Learning Strategies (#1, 4, 8, 10)
●	Self-Management Skills (#1,2, 3, 4)
●	Social Skills:  (#1, 3, 9)				
OBJECTIVES/ESSENTIAL QUESTION		TERMINOLOGY		

1.  SWBAT understand all the classes/credits that must be obtained in order to graduate from high school and why graduation is important.
2.  SWBAT identify credits that are necessary to moving on to the next grade level, figure grade point average, and apply their knowledge to determine graduation necessities.  

Credit:  Numeric value placed upon the successful completion of a class.
GPA:  Grade Point Average.  How to mathematically figure the overall average of grades.
Graduation:  When one successfully completes the necessary courses/training to earn a diploma and/or certification. 		

INTRODUCTION TO LESSON				
Freshman year of high school is one of transition.  It is also a year in which students are held accountable for the classes they take, the grades they earn, the requirements that are necessary in order to graduate from high school.  Provide the analogy of a truck.  A truck is a vehicle that can take you places when filled with fuel, oil, good maintenance, and appropriate roads (good habits to take care of your grades). 
However when a truck sometimes decides to take a dirt road (get off the path), it may get stuck in the mud (bad habits).  The truck spins its tires in the mud and gets in deeper and ultimately stuck.  Today we are going to talk about what it takes to be the truck and what it takes to be that reliable and dependable truck in order to obtain our diploma.

				

                         CONTENT KNOWLEDGE | INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN               				
TEACHER ACTIONS		STUDENT ACTIONS		
1.	 Introduce self and remind students that you are the counselor.  Then ask students if they like trucks and provide the analogy listed  about in the introduction.  Have powerpoint ready. 		1.	 Students listen and participate.		
 2.  Provide students Cornell Notes in order to take      notes during the presentation.  They will want to take notes in order to participate in the activity at the end of the powerpoint.		2.  Students take notes during the presentation.		
3.  Begin Powerpoint and talk with students through the powerpoint.		3.  Students take notes during the presentation.		
4.  After Powerpoint presentation, students will be given two student (transcript) case studies.		4.  Students will apply what they learned from the power point and utilize notes if needed to determine the answers to inquiry questions.		
5.  Teacher will provide students with questions based on the two (transcript) case studies and identify the answers based on the presentation and any notes they took.		5.  Students will review (transcript) case studies, and answer questions about the case studies that were provided by the counselor.		
 6.  Review items with students to ensure complete understanding.		6.  Students actively participate in review.		
 7.  Share last slide about “raise.me”   Discuss how the lesson you taught today is pertinant to “raise.me”    		7.  Students listen to information about “raise.me”		
8.  Answer any questions the students may have about today’s lesson or other pertinant information.
           		8.  Students ask questions about today’s presentation, or general concerns about high school, credits, graduation.		
                       CLOSURE|CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING				
Review items covered today with the Squidward and Sandy’s transcripts.  Answer any questions that students may have about high school, credits, and graduation.
				
AVID WICOR STRATEGIES UTILIZED				

Writing: Cornell notes used while presentation is occurring.
Inquiry: Examining student case studies.
Collaboration: Sharing of ideas, information and  supporting the learning of others through inquiry and share out.
Reading:  Reading case studies.				
RESOURCES				

●	Cornell Notes for students (one per student)
●	Projector connected to counselor lap-top
●	Power Point on Freshman Lesson on credits/GPA
●	Case studies for students (class set)

				
DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION			

●	Auditory (listening during power point as review/closure)                                    
●	Verbal  (collaboration, share out & closure)
●	Kinesthetic (taking notes)
●	Visual (notes taken & Case Studies)									

SUPPLEMENTAL LESSON AND RESOURCES			

N/A			

							 			

High School Transcript	Student Information		School of Record
Grades 9 - 12			Squidward Smith			Sea View High School
 					Gender:Y  DOB:1/1/1		41 Shell Way
					Student #:  1122334		Atlantic, OC 12321
					543 Underwater Way
					Pacific, OC 00001

Grade Level:  9			
Term/Year	Course Name	Grade	Earned Credit	
S1  13-14	Sq. language	C	.5	
S1  13-14	Alg. 1	F	0	
S1  13-14	Sea Biology	D	.5	
S1  13-14	Ocean Hist.	B	.5	
S1  13-14	Sq. Phys. Ed.	D	.5	
S1  13-14	Unwater singing	F	0	
S2  13-14	Sq. language	D	.5	
S2  13-14	Alg. 1	F	0	
S2  13-14	Sea Biology	A	.5	
S2  13-14	Ocean History	D	.5	
S2  13-14	Sq. Phys. Ed	C	.5	
S2  13-14	Underwater Singing	F	0	

Cumulative GPA:  __________

Total credits earned:  ________
Student Promotion to 10th Grade:  Yes or No

High School Transcript	Student Information		School of Record
Grades 9 - 12		Sandy Squirrelez			Sea View High School
Gender:F  DOB:2/1/1		41 Shell Way
Student #:  17652334		Atlantic, OC 12321
				321 Upatree Street
				Pacific, OC 00001

Grade Level:  9	-12	
Term/Year	Course Name	Grade	Earned Credit	
S1  13-14	English 1	C	.5	
S1  13-14	Alg. 1	B	.5	
S1  13-14	 Biology	D	.5	
S1  13-14	World Hist.	B	.5	
S1  13-14	 Phys. Ed.	D	.5	
S1  13-14	Unwater singing	A	5	
S2  13-14	Eng. 2	D	.5	
S2  13-14	Alg. 1	B	.5	
S2  13-14	Biology	A	.5	
S2  13-14	World Hist.	D	.5	
S2  13-14	Phys. Ed	C	.5	
S2  13-14	Underwater Singing	C	.5	
				
S1  14-15	English 3	A	.5	
S1  14-15	Geometry	B	.5	
S1  14-15	Chemistry	C	.5	
S1  14-15	Spanish 1	D	.5	
S1  14-15	Mariachi	A	.5	
S1  14-15	AVID	B	.5	
S2 14-15	English 4	C	.5	
S2 14-15	Geometry	D	.5	
S2 14-15	Chemistry	B	.5	
S2 14-15	Spanish 1	A	.5	
S2 14-15	Mariachi	A	.5	
S2 14-15	AVID	A	.5	
				
S1  15-16	English 5	B	.5	
S1  15-16	U.S. History	A	.5	
S1  15-16	Physics	A	.5	
S1  15-16	Honors Alg. 2	B	.5	
S1  15-16	Spanish 2	B	.5	
S1  15-16	AVID	A	.5	
S2  15-16	English 6	B	.5	
S2  15-16	U.S. History	A	.5	
S2  15-16	Physics	C	.5	
S2  15-16	Spanish 2	B	.5	
S2  15-16	AVID	A	.5	
S2  15-16	Honors Alg. 2	A	.5	
				
S1  16-17	A.P English 7	A	.5	
S1  16-17	Pre-Calculus	B	.5	
S1  16-17	Anatomy	C	.5	
S1  16-17	Government	A	.5	
S1  16-17	AVID	B	.5	
S1  16-17	Art	C	.5	
S2  16-17	A.P. English 8	D	.5	
S2  16-17	Pre-Calculus	A	.5	
S2  16-17	Anatomy	B	.5	
S2  16-17	Economics	C	.5	
S2  16-17	AVID	A	.5	
S2  16-17	Art	A	.5	

Cumulative GPA:  __________

Total credits earned:  ________

Student will graduate:  Yes or No