School Counseling Curriculum for Middle School
GRADE 6 Lesson Title: PowerSchool and Grades ASCA National Standards Domain: Academic Development A: A2 Acquire Skills for Improving Learning A: A3 Achieve School Success A: B1 Improve Learning
Students will: Learn how to access and utilize tools to improve student learning outcomes. Understand how to interpret grade information in PowerSchool. Be encouraged to get involved in the school community. Essential Question(s): How do teachers utilize grades in middle school? What tools are available to help me be successful in middle school? Instructional Strategies/Lesson/Activities: 1. School counselor will facilitate a conversation with students utilizing PowerPoint. 2. Each student will receive their personal PowerSchool login information 3. Students will use Chromebooks to login the PowerSchool account and click through each of the features (grades, attendance, school bulletin information, etc.). Materials/Resources: PowerPoint Individual student PowerSchool login information Chromebooks Assessment Strategy: Each student will login to PowerSchool and show school counselor how to click on attendance, grades and school bulletin information.
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