Assessment Description The “Define” component of the ASCA National Model consists of three sets of standards to support school counselors in developing, implementing, and assessing a school counseling

School Counselor:

Lesson Plan Title:

• Single Classroom Lesson

• Unit of Classroom Lessons: Lesson _____ of _____

• Small-Group Session Lessons: Lesson _____ of _____

Target Audience:

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 targeted group and goal:

(Best practice = select one)

For each of the selected student standards, write or select 1–2 learning objectives

M&B#

Mindsets & Behaviors Statement

Student Learning Objectives

Student(s) will:

Materials:

Describe how you will:

Introduce Lesson Topic/Focus:

Communicate the Lesson Objective:

Teach Content:

Practice Content:

Summarize/Close:

Data Collection Plan – For multiple lessons in a unit, complete this section only once for the unit.

Participation Data Plan: 

Anticipated number of students:

Planned length of 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.

2.

3.

4.

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):

• Attendance (describe):

• Discipline (describe):

Follow-Up Plans

Explain your plan for students who missed the lesson.

Explain your plan for students who did not demonstrate mastery on the pre-/post-assessment of student standards (M&B)/student learning objectives.