More About Be Me... Inside-Out
All of the lessons in Be Me... Inside-Out are aligned with the American School Counseling Association (ASCA) National Standards and Performance Objectives. The comprehensive lesson plans state the competencies, standards, and objectives clearly — the work is done for you!
The guidance lessons encompass Careers, Bullying, Setting Goals, Accountability, Building Character, Responsibility, Respect, Honesty, and Academics. The students graph their own growth in academics and behavioral goals. Because of the behavior data charts, students become the “Owners of Their Own Stuff.” In the process, students learn WHO they are and what their strengths are, thus are more prepared to make career choices. Dissemination of the lessons provide the students with skills for personal and social growth. The students develop people skills of acceptance and honor by working in dyads and triads, explaining, complimenting and critiquing each other's work.
How will I use Be Me... Inside-Out?
- Weekly guidance lessons:
- ASCA National Standards & PO--Performance Objectives
- Academic state standards
- SWBATS --Students will be able to...
- Workbook-oriented
- Academic and behavioral goal setting and weekly accountability
How will my students use Be Me... Inside-Out?
- Student goal setting and self-accountability
- They set their own goals and graph their progress
- They accept responsibility for attitudes, grades, behaviors, and choices
- Students share, collaborate, and connect
- Visual aids: graphs, posters, videos
- Learn through writing, drawing, music, and more
Where Can Be Me... Inside-Out
be used?
- In the classroom
- With small groups or individuals
- In parent groups
- In collaboration with disciplinary action
- With families (family homework)
Why should I use Be Me... Inside-Out?
- It’s flexible
- It’s data-driven and research-based
- It’s theorist-based
- It increases student test scores
- It helps develop emotional intelligence
- It contains a career component
- It emphasizes student accountability
- It’s a complete program for school counselors
This
Program Works
As told through the voices of children:
“I will bring my honesty and pride with me to middle school because that’s
what I learned.”
“My favorite part was the Goals, Dreams, and Careers, because it tells me what I want to do when I grow up.”
“I will bring my anger strategies with me to middle school.”
“Testing, testing, testing helped me on the AIMS test.”
“My favorite part is to make my own choices, because now I understand that it is my choice to do drugs and I know I can turn them down.”
“This book is my survival guide for life, for middle school, high school, and college — because I learned how to make my own choices and ‘Own My Own Stuff.’”
