San Antonio Independent School District Middle School Guidance & Counseling Program August
SAN ANTONIO ISD MIDDLE SCHOOL GUIDANCE & COUNSELING August Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, August: Community Service Unit: Community Service Objective: Students will acquire community service hours and understand their role in the community. This will prepare students for college and their role in life. NOTE: The Life tab of Choices Explorer is a great resource for community service. Volunteering opportunities are aligned to the 16 career clusters. >Choices Explorer >Life Tab (4 th tab at top of page) NOTE: Students may read and explore the volunteering opportunities, and then add to their Portfolio. (Add to Portfolio at top right of each Volunteering page) Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, August: Planning a College Visit Unit: College Visit Objective: Students will experience what college life is like by touring a college campus. College awareness will increase their field of experience. NOTE: In addition to an actual college visit, students may virtually visit a college of their choice in Choices Explorer. >Choices Explorer >Learn Tab (3rd tab at top of page) >Preparing for College >CampusTours.Com
Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, August: AchieveTexas Unit: Career Awareness Objective: Students will recognize and understand 16 career clusters that will help them to create an education plan based on their individual interests, talents, and career goals. NOTE: The 16 career clusters are totally integrated into Choices Explorer and Choices Planner. Students may explore the clusters and pathways in Choices Explorer, and then search and complete the worksheet. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab (2nd tab at top of page) >Clusters and Pathways (top left column of screen) NOTE: Students may read and explore the clusters/pathways/careers, and add anything they like to their Portfolio. (Add to Portfolio at top right of a each cluster/pathway/career page)
Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, August: Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Cluster Architecture and Construction Cluster Unit: Career Awareness Choices Activity Objective: Students will recognize and understand 16 career clusters that will help them to create an education plan based on their individual interests, talents, and career goals. NOTE: CHOICES CLUSTER STUDENT ACTIVITIES: 1. Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen), and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like, and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio Tab >Your Journal >Add a new Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources cluster and pathways 2. Architecture and Construction Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Architecture and Construction b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen), and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like, and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio Tab >Your Journal >Add a new Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Architecture and Construction cluster and pathways
San Antonio Independent School District Middle School Guidance & Counseling Program September
SAN ANTONIO ISD MIDDLE SCHOOL GUIDANCE & COUNSELING September Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, September: SAWS Unit: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens Objective: Students will demonstrate responsible skills that lead them to become lifelong learners with effective problem solving and decision making skills, for personal and educational purposes. Lesson/Activity: Journal Writing NOTE: Students may complete all journal writing tasks in their Choices Journal. The Journal may be accessed from either Choices Explorer or Choices Planner. After students have completed a journal activity, counselors and teachers may access the student journals via Professional Tools in either Choices Explorer or Choices Planner. >Professional Tools > Reviewer Tab >Browse by class lists >Appropriate Grad Year (Class of ) >Appropriate Student >Your Journal Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, September: Career Education Unit: Career Exploration Objective: Students will explore career clusters and make educational decisions using ediscover. NOTE: The SAISD curriculum refers to ediscover. Choices Explorer and Choices Planner will replace ediscover. All activities may remain the same only the online resource is different. Counselors should have all the information needed to access Choices Explorer, Choices Planner and SAISD professional and student portfolios.
I. Lesson/Activity: 1. Students will log in and complete an online inventory. NOTE: Use Choices Planner s Interest Profiler inventory. After logging in, it will take students 10 to 20 minutes to complete the inventory. After it is completed, scroll down to the bottom of the results clusters will be graphed according to student s selections. >Choices Planner >Work Tab >Interest Profiler (top of right column) I. Lesson/Activity: 2. Inventory results will be printed, discussed, and explored. NOTE: Inventory results will be immediately stored in student s Portfolio. They may be printed if needed, but they can always be accessed again later in the student s Portfolio. While analyzing their inventory results, students may investigate careers associated with those results. II. Evaluation: NOTE: Counselors may log into a student s portfolio to see results of the Interest Profiler. Additionally, counselors may create a report to show which students have taken the Interest Profiler inventory and how they scored. Counselors may also generate a list of student choices based on Interest Profiler selections. >Choices Planner >Professional Tools >Reporter Tab >Create Reports > Choices Planner - Interest Profiler Report >Create Report Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, September: Parent Night Unit: Parent Night Objective: Students and parents will become familiar with staff and faculty during an evening dedicated to families. Lesson/Activity: NOTE: When parents visit computer labs, all computers could be logged into Choices. Students could demo how they work in Choices, and teachers could hand out How to Create a Parent Portfolio (found in the online Training Binder on the SureScore landing page: www.portfolio.surescore.com ) explaining how parents may create their own Choices adult account.
Career Education Goals Grade 8 Middle School Objective: By the end of grade 8, students will have identified three jobs and career clusters that may be of interest to them in the future. Students will know what skills and education are needed to be successful in these jobs. Students will have identified their interests and how they match their job choice. Grade 8: By the end of grade 8, all students will complete an interest inventory and understand how interests influence career choice. Students should design an educational plan to the most desired career. NOTE: All components of this objective may be saved to the Grade 8 students Choices Portfolios. All portfolios may be accessed 24/7, and counselors/teachers may create comprehensive reports about students saved careers, career clusters, and interests. Grade 8 Interest Inventory: >Choices Planner >Work Tab >Interest Profiler Educational Plan: >Choices Planner >Learn Tab >Course Plan Builder Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, September: Arts, Audio Video Technology and Communications Cluster Business, Management and Administration Cluster Unit: Career Awareness Choices Activity Objective: Students will recognize and understand 16 career clusters that will help them to create an education plan based on their individual interests, talents, and career goals.
NOTE: CHOICES CLUSTER STUDENT ACTIVITIES: 3. Arts, Audio Video Technology and Communication Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Arts, Audio-Video Technology, and Communications b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen) and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio Tab >Your Journal >Add a new Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Arts, Audio Video Technology and Communication cluster and pathways 4. Business, Management, and Administration Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Business, Management and Administration b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen), and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like, and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio Tab >Your Journal >Add a new San Antonio Independent School District Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Business, Management and Administration cluster and pathways
San Antonio Independent School District Middle School Guidance & Counseling Program October
SAN ANTONIO ISD MIDDLE SCHOOL GUIDANCE & COUNSELING October Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan: AchieveTexas Graduation Plan Unit: College Go Get It Week Objective: Students will have increased awareness of high school graduation requirements and plans for college. NOTE: Choices Explorer and Choices Planner incorporate all the components of AchieveTexas and the 16 Career Clusters. This entire project may be completed using Choices Explorer. I. Lesson/Activity: Day 1 NOTE: Students can analyze and explore career clusters and pathways: >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Clusters and Pathways I. Lesson/Activity: Day 2 1. Students will log in to create their four year graduation plan NOTE: Use Choices Course Plan Builder: >Choices Explorer >Learn Tab >Course Plan Builder (top right of page) II. Lesson/Activity: Day 2 2. Students will research how their interests should guide their careers NOTE: Complete Cluster Finder: >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Cluster Finder (top center of page)
NOTE: CHOICES CLUSTER STUDENT ACTIVITIES: 5. Finance Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Finance b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen), and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like, and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio tab >Your Journal >Add a new Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Finance cluster and pathways 6. Education and Training Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Education and Training b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen), and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like, and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio tab >Your Journal >Add a new Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Education and Training cluster and pathways
San Antonio Independent School District Middle School Guidance & Counseling Program November
SAN ANTONIO ISD MIDDLE SCHOOL GUIDANCE & COUNSELING November Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan: Magnet Programs Unit: Introducing the Magnet Schools Objective: Students will be introduced to, and made aware of, the different Magnet Schools available in middle and high school in San Antonio ISD. NOTE: As students are exploring the magnet programs, they could explore and research the appropriate clusters in Choices Explorer. >Choices Explorer >Learn Tab >Clusters and Pathways (top left of page)
NOTE: CHOICES CLUSTER STUDENT ACTIVITIES: 7. Government and Public Administration Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Government & Public Administration b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen), and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like, and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio tab >Your Journal >Add a new Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Government and Public Administration cluster and pathways 8. Health Science Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Health Science b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen), and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like, and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio tab >Your Journal >Add a new Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Health Science cluster and pathways
San Antonio Independent School District Middle School Guidance & Counseling Program December
SAN ANTONIO ISD MIDDLE SCHOOL GUIDANCE & COUNSELING December Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan: What s in Your Container? Unit: Reach into the Caring Container Objective: Students will be encouraged to use good character behavior during the course of each day. NOTE: CHOICES CLUSTER STUDENT ACTIVITIES: 9. Human Services Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Human Services b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen), and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like, and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio tab >Your Journal >Add a new Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Human Services cluster and pathways 10. Information Technology Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Information Technology b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen), and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like, and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio tab >Your Journal >Add a new Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Information Technology cluster and pathways
San Antonio Independent School District Middle School Guidance & Counseling Program January
SAN ANTONIO ISD MIDDLE SCHOOL GUIDANCE & COUNSELING January Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, January: E mail Colleges for Information Unit: College Awareness & Investigation II Objective: Students will increase their college awareness by communicating with different college admissions offices. Materials needed: E mail addresses for admissions office of college of choice NOTE: College e mail addresses may be found in Choices Planner: >Choices Planner >Learn Tab >Find Schools By... Alphabetical List (center of page) >Appropriate letter of the alphabet >Appropriate college (e-mail address/link will be at top of page) NOTE: Choices Explorer has an entire section of resources called Preparing for College: >Choices Explorer >Learn Tab >Preparing for College (bottom of left column) Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, January: Free Writing Exercise Unit: Free Writing Exercise Objective: Students will identify questions and answers that relate to transition. Materials Needed: Notebook, paper and pen/pencil NOTE: The Choices Explorer Journal module could be used for this activity. Students could write directly into their Journal, and their writing would be automatically saved for future reference. >Choices Explorer > Your Portfolio Tab >Your Journal >Add a new
NOTE: CHOICES CLUSTER STUDENT ACTIVITIES: 11. Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen), and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like, and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio tab >Your Journal >Add a new Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security cluster and pathways 12. Hospitality and Tourism Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Hospitality and Tourism b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen), and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like, and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio tab >Your Journal >Add a new Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Hospitality and Tourism cluster and pathways
San Antonio Independent School District Middle School Guidance & Counseling Program February
SAN ANTONIO ISD MIDDLE SCHOOL GUIDANCE & COUNSELING February Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, February: Career/College Cafe Unit: College Awareness Objective: Students will demonstrate knowledge of their chosen career by presenting information and dressing up to represent their career choice. NOTE: Students can research their chosen career in Choices Explorer. In career profiles, the Education tab and Interview tab would be of particular importance to the assignment. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Appropriate cluster >Appropriate career Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, February: Transition Mock High School Day Unit: Mock High School Day Objective: Students will prepare for high school with real world transition activities NOTE: Choices Planner has an entire section called Succeeding in High School with many articles, activities and educational websites. >Choices Explorer >Learn Tab >Succeeding in High School (left column, toward bottom of page)
NOTE: CHOICES CLUSTER STUDENT ACTIVITIES: 13. Marketing Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Marketing b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen), and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like, and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio tab >Your Journal >Add a new Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Marketing cluster and pathways 14. Manufacturing Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Manufacturing b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen), and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like, and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio tab >Your Journal >Add a new Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Manufacturing cluster and pathways
San Antonio Independent School District Middle School Guidance & Counseling Program March
SAN ANTONIO ISD MIDDLE SCHOOL GUIDANCE & COUNSELING March Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, March: Texas Public School Week College Hall Decorating Unit: College Awareness Objective: Students school wide will have an increased college awareness. NOTE: Students could use Choices Planner to research all the criteria of their favorite college: >Choices Planner >Learn Tab >Find Schools By... Alphabetical List >Appropriate letter (top of page) >Appropriate college >School website NOTE: Choices Explorer has an entire section of resources called Preparing for College: >Choices Explorer >Learn Tab >Preparing for College (bottom of left column) Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, March: Transition Get to Know Your High School Unit: Get to Know Your High School Objective: Students will learn some basic facts about their local high school. NOTE: Choices Planner has an entire section called Succeeding in High School with many articles, activities and educational websites. >Choices Explorer >Learn Tab >Succeeding in High School (left column, toward bottom of page)
NOTE: CHOICES CLUSTER STUDENT ACTIVITIES: 15. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen), and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like, and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio tab >Your Journal >Add a new Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics cluster and pathways 16. Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Cluster 1. >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Transportation, Distribution and Logistics b. Click on the different Pathways (top right of screen), and look at the careers under c. Find three careers you like, and add them to Your Portfolio (Add to Portfolio at top 3. >Choices Explorer >Your Portfolio tab >Your Journal >Add a new Write a paragraph with at least five facts that you have learned about the Transportation, Distribution and Logistics cluster and pathways
San Antonio Independent School District Middle School Guidance & Counseling Program April
SAN ANTONIO ISD MIDDLE SCHOOL GUIDANCE & COUNSELING April Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, April: How to Succeed in High School Unit: How to Succeed in High School Objective: Students will identify keys to success in high school. I. Lesson/Activity: Brainstorm with students some things they think help a high school student stay organized. NOTE: Students can explore relevant information in Choices: >Choices Explorer >Learn Tab >Succeeding in High School >Featured Advice (right column): How to Transition from Middle School to High School Also: >Featured Advice: Achieving Academic Success in High School II. Evaluation: Students write about what concerns them the most about high school. NOTE: Students could complete their writing assignment in their Choices journal: >Choices Explorer > Your Portfolio > Your Journal >Add a new journal entry Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, April: Career Education Unit: Career Exploration Objective: Students will identify and explore three international jobs, the major duties performed, training/education needed, income, and job outlook I. Lesson Activity: 1. Students will complete an interest inventory (E Discover).
NOTE: Students have already completed a Choices Planner interest inventory, the Interest Profiler. Results may be accessed in students Portfolios. Additionally, students can complete two short interest inventories in Choices Explorer, the Major Finder and Career Finder. >Choices Explorer >Learn Tab >Major Finder (top center of page) >Choices Explorer >Work Tab >Career Finder (top center of page) 2. Upon completing an inventory, students will research three international jobs, the major duties performed, training/education, income, and job outlook. NOTE: Students could research jobs in Choices Planner: >Choices Planner >Work Tab >Appropriate cluster >Appropriate career >Skills You Need Tab and >What To Learn Tab and >Money & Outlook Tab II. Evaluation: Students have researched three international jobs and can discuss their findings. NOTE: Each of the three required careers could be saved into students Portfolios for future use >Add to portfolio (top left of any career page) IMPORTANT NOTE: Students have explored all 16 clusters, and hopefully added many clusters, pathways, careers, colleges, and programs to their portfolios. Now, it s time to clean up their portfolios and delete any clusters, pathways, programs, colleges or careers in which they are no longer interested. >Choices Planner >Your Portfolio Tab >Things You Saved Students must carefully analyze the entire page. If they see anything in which they are no longer interested, they need to click >Delete (to the right of what they wish to delete). Now their portfolios should be neat and organized when they are moved over to their new high schools!
San Antonio Independent School District Middle School Guidance & Counseling Program May
SAN ANTONIO ISD MIDDLE SCHOOL GUIDANCE & COUNSELING May Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, May: Transition It s My Life Journal Unit: It s My Life Journal Objective: Students will identify the purpose of journal writing and its relation to personal discovery. I. Lesson/Activity 1: Students will be given the It s My Life Journal. NOTE: The journal writing activity could be completed in the Choices Journal and saved for future reference. Additionally, teachers/students could print the entry if needed. Grade 8, Guidance & Counseling Lesson Plan, May: Career Education Unit: Career Exploration Objective: Students will complete an interest inventory, understand how interests influence career choice, and design an educational plan I. Lesson/Activity 2: Students will complete an interest inventory. NOTE: If students have completed all of the Guidance & Counseling Plans, they will have already completed four interest inventories in Choices Explorer and Choices Planner. They can immediately access all their results and review them before the discussion. >Choices Planner >Your Portfolio >All About You Interest inventories completed are: 1. Career Finder in Choices Explorer 3. Major Finder in Choices Explorer 2. Cluster Finder in Choices Explorer 4. Interest Profiler in Choices Planner II. Evaluation: Students present research findings and understand that interests influence career choice NOTE: All career research and inventory results are saved in students portfolios