Counseling Lessons & Tasks
Counselors push into classrooms to deliver lessons, many of which are built around Individual Learning Plan (ILP) tasks. These tasks are designed to expose students to post-secondary options and planning. Here is a sample of those tasks by grade level.
9th Grade
SchooLinks introduction
Find Your Path personality & career assessment
Explore & save related careers in SchooLinks
Record experiences in your SchooLinks profile/resumé
10th Grade
Would You Rather career assessment
Save 3 careers of interest to SchooLinks account
Set a career/post-secondary goal
Complete Game of Life scenario
Record experiences in your SchooLinks profile/resumé
11th Grade
SchooLinks College Search tool
Save 3 post-secondary institutions to account
College Cost Calculator
Personal narrative essay
Record experiences in your SchooLinks profile/resumé
12th Grade
Apply to 3 post-secondary institutions
Complete Scholarship Matching profile in SchooLinks
FAFSA or Illinois Alternative App
Reporting admissions results
Financial aid letter review