Nathan Edminster

COUN 6860
Integrated Lesson Assignment
June 2nd, 2015

Integrated Lesson Planning Form

Time required: 60 minutes
Materials and or technology needed: Computer with Internet access, paper and
pencil
Set-up or preparation needed: Access to Postgraduate center (if available), library or
place supplying computers and scavenger hunt worksheet
Format presented in: Class discussion with video followed by individual activity
consisting of scavenger hunt and group discussion afterwards
Academic topic / lesson: Mathematics: students will be calculating the mean, median,
mode, range and standard deviation of the data they find in their scavenger hunt.
State academic standard(s) addressed: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.HSS.ID.A.2
Use statistics appropriate to the shape of the data distribution to compare center
(median, mean) and spread (interquartile range, standard deviation) of two or more
different data sets.
Academic (subject) knowledge needed by counselor: How to calculate the
aforementioned
Campus critical data elements indicating personal/social, academic or career:
Career goals and postsecondary education goals will be incorporated into the
importance of attendance.
Counseling core curriculum standard(s), competency/(ies) & indicators being
addressed (IE: A:A1.1, A:A2.1):
ASCA National Standards: Academic Domain standard A: Students will acquire the
attitudes, knowledge and skills to contribute to effective learning in school and across
the lifespan.

Academic Domain standard B: Students will complete school with the academic
preparation essential to choose from a wide range of postsecondary options, including
college.
Competencies addressed: A:B2: Plan to achieve goals
Counseling lesson / topic, if applicable: Postsecondary education, career goals and
attendance rates (MEASURE).
Synopsis of how guidance and academic lesson are related and integrated: Data
found in scavenger hunt will be explored and converted into mean, median, mode,
range and standard deviation for first 40 data entries (not all). The lesson can be
integrated into a math class.
Similar student experiences to connect to the content / topic (relevance): The
importance of attendance as a means to achieving a goal. Understanding what it takes
to get into college and connecting the effort they put forth in high school to having a
fulfilling and financially supportive career.
Procedure (include teacher and counselor role in the lesson): Ask the class about
career plans and what type of lifestyle they want to have as an adult. Explain the
options they have after high school. Discuss the importance of attendance for
graduating high school as a prerequisite to a fulfilling career and adult lifestyle.
Facilitate lesson. The math teacher will be present to assist in the collection and
calculation of data found through the scavenger hunt.

Guidance Lesson: College Scavenger Hunt

1. Have students come to post graduate center, library or set up individual

laptops.
a. If there is a graduate center, make time to give a brief tour.
2. Counselor will address topic of high school as a foundation for achieving
life goals in a discussion format by asking questions and writing responses on
board including
a. How much money would you like to make as an adult?
b. How many children would you like to have?
c. How would you define a fulfilling career?
d. What are your options after high school?
3. Students will watch a brief video on the correlation between absences and
not graduating high school (MEASURE) (De Wolk, 2011).
4. Have students work with a partner to complete the scavenger hunt
a. Assist students as needed
5. Have students compute the data they find from the scavenger hunt to turn
into math teacher.
a. Assist students as needed
6. Reform into a group and have students answer questions, in discussion
format, about the information they found
a. How might college benefit you in attaining your life goals?
b. What colleges to you find appealing and why?
c. What was the average secondary school GPA for college
freshman of your college?
d. How much money does college cost and how to does
investing in college weigh against the appeal of immediate gratification
that comes from taking a job instead of furthering your education?
e. What extracurricular activities would you take part in while at
college?
f. How does attendance make a difference in achieving your
postsecondary goals? (MEASURE)
7. Watch video on maximizing your potential in college (Tedxtalks, 2012)

Name____________________________

Class period___________________________

College Scavenger Hunt

WIth a partner (each student must turn in their own sheet), answer the following
questions.
1.
Locate a college application of your choice and look over the items on the
application. List the two questions that are most difficult for you to answer (Lubell,
2011).
a.

b.

c. Why are these questions most difficult?

2. After exploring the college web site, what three things about the college you find most
interesting or attractive to you?
a.
b.
c.

3. Pick any degree major you are interested in and use the internet to find 5 colleges
that offer a degree in that major (Lubell, 2011).
a.
b.
c.
d.

e.
4. List three scholarships to which you may be eligible to apply (Lubell, 2011).
a.

b.

c.

5. Using an online Four Year Data Admissions Sourcebook, calculate and enter the
following for the first 40 data entries. Show your work on a separate piece of paper
(Lubell, 2011).
Name of College:______________________________________
Distance from your city:_________________________________
Total campus enrollment:________________________________
Freshman Class Profile (first 40 data entries):
Secondary School GPA
Mean:
Median:
Mode:
Standard Deviation:
Range of SAT scores for middle 50% of freshmen verbal________ math________
Range of ACT scores or middle 50% of freshmen English________ math________
What is the estimated total cost of this school?______________________________
If you attend this school, what major would you study?________________________
In what extracurricular activities would you participate (Lubell, 2011)?
____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

What are three characteristics of this school that are appealing to you?
a.
b.
c.
6. On a separate sheet of paper write a paragraph (8 sentences) about what you
learned about college today (Lubell, 2011).

References
De Wolk, R. (2011, June 3rd). Truancy Crisis News Story 11-08.
Retrieved from https://youtu.be/pia-AtjNdlE
Lubell, G. (2007). Post-Graduate Scavenger Hunt. Retrieved from American School Counselor
website:http://www.schoolcounselor.org/school-counselors-members/asca-resourcecenter/college-preparation-post-secondary-planning/lesson-plans
TEDxtalks. (2012, June 26th). How to graduate college with a job you love & less debt:
Jullien Gordon at TEDxMidwest. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/29tJAgc54RA