Name of Lesson

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

Leadership and You

Amy Schroeder

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Leadership

DOMAIN:
(academic, career,
personal/social)

Academic

GRADE LEVEL(S):

8 (This lesson was used for a National Junior Honor Society meeting)

GUIDANCE
STANDARD(S):
ASCA Standards
Addressed:

Mindsets
2. Self-confidence in ability to succeed
3. Sense of belonging in the school environment
5. Belief in using abilities to their fullest to achieve high-quality results and outcomes
6. Positive attitude towards work and learning
Behaviors
Learning Strategies
1. Demonstrate critical-thinking skills to make informed decisions
4. Apply self-motivation and self-direction to learning
6. Set high standards of quality
9. Gather evidence and consider multiple perspectives to make informed decisions
Self-Management Skills
1. Demonstrate ability to assume responsibility
7. Demonstrate effective coping skills when faced with a problem
10. Demonstrate ability to manage transitions and ability to adapt to changing
situations and responsibilities
Social Skills
1. Use effective oral and written communication skills and listening skills
2. Create positive and supportive relationships with other students
6. Use effective collaboration and cooperation skills
7. Use leadership and teamwork skills to work effectively in diverse teams
9. Demonstrate social maturity and behaviors appropriate to the situation and
environment

INDIANA
STANDARDS
ADDRESSED:
*If this lesson is
crosswalked with other
academic areas, please
list here.
DIFFERENTIATED
INSTRUCTION
STRATEGIES: This
section only needs

Students will be provided with any usual accommodations that they receive in class.
Can use additional videos, music, or physical or reflection activities to enhance specific
learning styles.

completed if you have

taken ED 671
DEVELOPMENTAL
ASSET(S)
ADDRESSED: This
section only needs
completed if you have
taken ED 671
SCHOOL
IMPROVEMENT
GOAL(S): This section
only needs completed if
you have taken ED 671
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES

TIME REQUIRED
MATERIALS NEEDED

ACTIVITY SUMMARY

PROCEDURE

School engagement
Caring
Honesty
Responsibility
Interpersonal competence

Increase student knowledge about and confidence in their own leadership qualities.
Encourage students to use leadership skills in school, the community, and their
everyday lives.
Increase students ability to see leadership qualities in others and to encourage peers to
be effective leaders.
Students will learn about leadership qualities and identifying leadership qualities
within themselves and others.
30 minutes (lunch time)
Good Leader Characteristics List, Leadership Compass Self-Assessment, Posttest

Opening; What is Leadership?; Compass Activity; Discussion of activity;

1. Opening (4 minutes)
a. Introduction of Counselor
b. Counselor will discuss why leadership is an important topic for this group
of students
c. Counselor asks for volunteer(s) to state what he/she thinks a leader is like
2. What is Leadership? (10 minutes)
a. Counselor will ask students to divide into groups of 3 or 4
b. Each group should compile a list of words, qualities, and characteristics
that they think are found in a good leader
c. After giving students time to work on the list, counselor will ask each group
to share one thing from their list. Continue to have groups share one item
at a time. After each share, counselor may ask the other groups if they
have that item on their lists as well.
d. Have students look at the Good Leader Characteristics List that was given
to them and see if there are any that surprise them or that they think are
very important
e. Discuss main ideas about leadership that were brought up from sharing

the lists
3. Compass Activity (7 minutes)
a. Counselor will explain and hand out The Leadership Compass SelfAssessment
b. Have students complete the assessment. Help to define words, and
answer any questions as they complete the assessment.
c.

When students are finished taking and scoring the assessment, ask them
to share their results.

d. Discuss whether results seemed accurate or not; do students see

similarities between themselves and others who scored similarly?; are
students sitting with others who have the same results?
4. Discussion (9 minutes)
a. Discuss leadership styles and how students might use these in their
communities, schools, and at home.
b. Discuss who can be a leader (anyone) and how students can find
leadership qualities in others
c. Discuss how different leadership styles can be effective in working together

5. Post-test (3 minutes)
- If there is enough time left, distribute post-tests, otherwise, give post-tests the
following week/NJHS meeting

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

Process Data:
Around 11 students (all 8th grade students who are members of the National Junior
Honor Society)

Perception Data:
Counselor will observe the group and listen to their responses in order to gauge how
helpful the lesson is. Counselor will also use a post-test to evaluate learning after
lesson is complete.

Outcome Data:
Counselor will use post-tests to evaluate learning after lesson is complete.
FOLLOW-UP PLAN:

Students will be asked to take special note of leadership roles all around them.
Students will also be given the post-test if they had not taken it already.

CITATION(S)
References/Resources
Used:
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but do not reproduce
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lesson plan. Noncopyrighted materials must
be reproduced and included
in your lesson plan.

http://bethechangeconsulting.com/sites/default/files/worksheets/Leadershipcompass-self-assessment.pdf