Name of Lesson ____Post-Secondary Options_______________

Counselor(s)__________Briana Anderson & Nathan Ellis_____________________

UNIT/TOPIC:
(If unit, note how
many lessons in
unit):

Topic: Post-Secondary Options

DOMAIN:
(academic, career,
personal/social)

Career

GRADE LEVEL(S):

7th and 8th

GUIDANCE
STANDARD(S):
ASCA Standards
Addressed:

A:B2.7 Identify post-secondary options consistent with interests,

achievement, aptitude and abilities
A:C1.3 Understand the relationship between learning and work.
A:C1.6 Understand how school success and academic achievement enhance future
career and vocational opportunities.

INDIANA
STANDARDS
ADDRESSED:
*If this lesson is
crosswalked with other
academic areas,
please list here.

6-8.1.17 Describe a community college

6-8.1.18 Describe a four-year college
6-8.1.21 Describe a proprietary education institution
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.1 Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions
(one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 7 topics, texts,
and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.5 Include multimedia components and visual displays in
presentations to clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RH.6-8.7 Integrate visual information (e.g., in charts, graphs,
photographs, videos, or maps) with other information in print and digital texts.

DIFFERENTIATED
INSTRUCTION
STRATEGIES: This
section only needs
completed if you have
taken ED 671
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES

TIME REQUIRED
MATERIALS NEEDED

ACTIVITY SUMMARY

Lesson will use interpersonal, intrapersonal, visual, and verbal intelligences. Lesson
will include a power-point presentation, verbal instruction, classroom interaction,
classroom discussion, and group discussion.

1.

Students will gain knowledge of post-secondary options such as military,

apprenticeships, on the job training, 2-year colleges, and 4-year colleges.

40-45 minutes
Classroom with computer and smart-board, PowerPoint presentation, lesson
handout, writing utensils, prizes

Pre-Test, Who knows what they want to do after high school discussion, present postsecondary options, group discussion on benefits of each post-secondary option,

questions and prizes based on lesson, post-test

1. Opening and Pre-Test (5 minutes)

PROCEDURE

a. Counselors will explain to students that we will be discussing postsecondary options during this lesson. Counselors will pass out the pretest for students to complete.
2. Who knows what they want to do after high school discussion (5 minutes)
a. Counselors will ask the students who already knows what they want to
do after high school. Counselors will take responses from 2-3
students.
3. Post-Secondary Options PowerPoint and Group Work (25 minutes)
a. Counselors will present each post-secondary option
i. One the Job Training
ii. Apprenticeships
iii. Two-Year Colleges
iv. Four-Year Colleges
v. Military
b. After each post-secondary option is presented, the counselors will
allow 2-4 minutes for students to work in groups discussing the
benefits of each option. Students may also fill in the What is this?
and Preparation portions of the lesson worksheet. One group of
students will be called on to share the benefits they discussed for each
post-secondary option
4. Questions and Prizes (5 minutes)
a. Counselors will ask 3-5 questions concerning the material covered in
the lesson. Students who answer the questions correctly will receive a
prize.
i. Possible Questions: Name 3 of the 5 post-secondary options,
name two branches of the military, how old must you be to
seek an apprenticeship, name two Indiana two-year colleges,
what type of degree do you obtain from a four-year college
5. Post-Test (5 minutes)
a. Counselors will pass out post-test for students to complete and answer

any questions students may have.

EVALUATION:
What data will you
collect and How will
you collect data to
show:
1. impact on K12 students
2. feedback on
lesson

FOLLOW-UP PLAN:
CITATION(S)
References/Resources
Used:
Cite copyrighted materials,
but do not reproduce
copyrighted materials in your
lesson plan. Noncopyrighted materials must
be reproduced and included
in your lesson plan.

There will be a Pre/Post-test given to assess the following:

1. impact on 7th and 8th grade students
2. feedback on lesson

Read the feedback and critique the lesson for improvement.

1.
2.
3.
4.

U.S. Census Bureau

http://www.todaysmilitary.com
http://www.goarmy.com/careers-and-jobs.html
http://www.navy.com/joining/benefits.html