The College & Career Readiness Counseling Unit Plan write-up will have 9 sections: I. Profile of students a. Grade levelchosen b. Studentscareer development needs at this grade level c. Questions you would ask teachers to collaborate regarding students needs at this grade level d. How unit plan will contribute to positive learning outcomes II. Rationale for Career Counseling Unit: What is the purpose and need for unit? III. Unit Overview a. Give brief overview of unit b. How can you link this lesson to previous instruction (either previous counseling curriculum or previous academic curriculum)? c. How can you implement this unit in a cross-disciplinary fashion? Discuss the best fit for integrating this unit with academic instruction (e.g. integrating a talk on post secondary planning with an economics lesson) (FPEC 8.3; InTASC 7h.k) IV. Unit Goals & Summary of Unit a. Summarize unit plansb.Outline overall goals of entire unit V. Specific lesson plans (minimum of three lessons)- Each lesson must include: a. Specific goals and objectives that are developmentally appropriate b. Align each lesson with Floridas Standards (FEAP a.1.a; FPEC 1.2, 1.6; InTASC 4n.k, 5o, 6r.d, 7a.p, 7g.k) 1. See https://www.cpalms.org/Standards/FLStandardSearch.aspx 2. Include the Standards code plus the subject area and title of the standard (e.g. FL Standard X: LACC.1112.RL.1.1- Language Arts- Key Ideas and Details) c. Align each lesson with at least one of ASCAs mindsets and behavior (https://schoolcounselor.org/asca/media/asca/home/MindsetsBehaviors.pdf) d. Align each lesson with one of the NOSCA Components for College and Career Readiness Counseling (https://nosca.collegeboard.org/eight-components) e. Specific activities that will be presented in the classroom (include worksheets, visualaids,etc. as needed in the write-up) f. List materials needed to conduct this lesson plan. Include worksheets, websites (details on passwords if needed), books,articles,etc. (FPEC 1.6) g. List new vocabulary students will be learning to master the content/skills. Explain how students will apply new vocabulary in the lessons. (FPEC 8.2; InTASC 4h.p, 4l.k, 4r.d) h. Each lesson includes an informal, formative assessment to monitor learning. (FEAP a.1.d; FPEC 1.1, 4.1; InTASC 6a.p, 6i.k, 6k.k, 7d.k, 7l.k) I. Include one pre-test/post-test (summative assessment) for the Career & College Readiness Counseling Unit Plan. j. Other than the pre-test/post-test assessment data, what other data will you collect to demonstrate whether or not this unit plan is effective? Consider outcome/results data (see ASCA model achievement,achievement-related, or standards/competency data). VI. Additional details about lesson plans a. Explain how you sequenced lessons to ensure coherence and consideration of prior knowledge. A diagram or graphic should be included to demonstrate sequence of lessons and alignment of concepts. (FEAP a.1.b; FPEC 1.8; InTASC 2c.p, 7c.p) b. Explain how you designed instruction for students to achieve mastery. A. Include a remediation plan for students who are not successful B. Include a statement regarding how your planning can help improve studentscareer development planning in the short term and long term. c. Describe how you chose a text and/or other counseling materials to support the FL Standards, ASCA mindsets/behaviors,and NOSCA components for the students. Make sure to highlight that the materials are on the students reading leveland highlight that you discussed the selection of these materials with other educational professionals. d. Describe how your lessons will require students to demonstrate at least four applicable skills and competencies as outlined in the standards listed below (FEAP a.1.c; FPEC 1.3; InTASC 7b.p, 7i.k, 7j.k, 7q.d) A. Refer to the Florida Standards,ASCA mindsets/behaviors,and NOSCA components B. Provide a matrix and aligns skills and competencies to the lesson objectives (FEAP a.1.f; FPEC 1.3; InTASC 2a.p) Alignment Matrix Format (This can be in a chart formation with the a,b,c below) a. Lesson/Unit Objective b. Standard/Competency/Component c. Assessment Activity e. Describe how you will accommodate ESOL and ESE students. Consider learning strategies, resources,and technological tools. (FPEC 7.2; InTASC 2e.p, 2i.k, 2o.d, 7k.k, 7n.d). Use resources from the Iris website if you need assistance: https://iris.peabody.vanderbilt.edu/iris-resource-locator/ VII. Plans for implementing this Career Counseling Unit a.How could you use data to evaluate learning outcomes? Consider data from the pretest/post test but also from other data sources. b.How could you collaborate with colleagues to adjust planning and improve the effectiveness of these lessons? (FEAP a.1.e; FPEC 5.3; InTASC 7d.k, 7e.k, 7f.p, 7m.k, 7o.d) c.What problems could occur during instruction? How could you effectively deal with these problems? d.What resources would be helpful in the implementation of this plan? e.How can you implement this plan in a way to promote student employability and lifelong learning? VIII.Reflection a.How has developing this unit plan increased your knowledge of the planning process? b.How do you plan to use this experience to help you develop future lesson plans? c.How will you meet the needs of students even if they are at different stages of decision-making in terms of their career development? (e.g. some of them have already job shadowed and have a mentor, while others have not even considered potential careers) IX. Resources (APA Style)
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