Educators: Advisory Guides, Grade 12

Lesson Guide for the Classroom and Advisory

High school advisory programs and social and emotional learning in the classroom allow students to discuss and address certain issues that are unique to a high school student’s life. As the advisory or discussion leader, your role is to listen and respond to students, asking open rather than closed questions and working to create an engaging climate of trust, sharing, participation and self-reflection among your students

This is a suggested guide for high school classroom and advisory session video and print resources, all of which stream on Connect with Kids websites. Contact Connect with Kids client support at 1.888.598.KIDS (5437) or email info@cwknetwork.com with any questions regarding resources or implementation.


  • 4. SEL Spotlight

    Good Questions, Part 1
    In small groups, students analyze portions of Dean James Ryan’s 2016 commencement speech to the Harvard Graduate School of Education and teach their findings to the full group.

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  • 5. SEL Spotlight

    Good Questions, Part 2
    Students either act out a scene or draw a comic strip that applies one of the questions from Dean James Ryan’s 2016 Harvard Graduate School of Education commencement speech to a real life challenge.

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  • 7. SEL Spotlight

    Calming Through Guided Imagery
    Students practice calming their bodies and minds through a guided imagery exercise and then create their own scripts.

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  • 8. Stories and Lessons: Berhane

    Preview and Discussion Questions; Deeper Look Video
    Berhane Azage overcomes poverty and hardship in a new country by not measuring himself up with what he doesn’t have. Instead he learned from his parents that adversity is not personal and can be overcome.

    Teacher chooses one or more of the Deeper Look videos and reflection questions.

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  • 9. Stories and Lessons: Berhane

    Getting to Know Introverts and Extroverts
    Students analyze and create a model for a school based on learning needs of introverts and extroverts.

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  • 11. Stories and Lessons: Berhane

    Berhane: Our Parents, Ourselves, Part 2
    Students create an artistic representation of the information they learned by interviewing their parents/guardians to better understand themselves.

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  • 13. Stories and Lessons: Josh

    Preview and Discussion Questions; Deeper Look Video
    Josh Kloyda talks about his addiction to online pornography, aka cyberporn, which began when he was 11.

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  • 14. Stories and Lessons: Josh

    Cyberporn Addiction: Part of the Puzzle
    Students determine the most important facts about cyberporn that different groups of people should know.

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  • 15. Stories and Lessons: Josh

    Freedom of Speech vs Internet Controls
    Students clarify their thoughts and write a letter to a government official regarding First Amendment rights and Internet pornography.

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  • 20. Stories and Lessons: Ashley

    Preview and Discussion Questions; Deeper Look Video Page
    Ashley, now a paraplegic, shares her experience with what happened when she decided to drink and drive, and how that one night changed her life forever.

    Teacher chooses one or more of the Deeper Look videos and reflection questions.

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  • 21. Stories and Lessons: Ashley

    Lean on Me, Part 1
    Students determine the qualities of supportive relationships through examination and creation of song lyrics.

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  • 22. Stories and Lessons: Ashley

    Lean on Me, Part 2
    Students determine the qualities of supportive relationships through examination and creation of song lyrics.

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  • 24. Stories and Lessons: Ashley

    A Statistical Roll of the Dice
    Students use a dice rolling exercise as a metaphor for the statistics of being in a drug- or alcohol-related car accident.

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  • 25. Character and Life Skills

    Self-Control
    A lack of self-control led Dan O’Brian down the dark path of drug and alcohol addiction, but now he is learning new strategies to combat the daily struggle with his obsession.

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  • 30A. College and Career Readiness

    College Myths, Part 1
    From what colleges require for admission to importance of high school grades, teens make during high school, there are plenty of misconceptions about what it takes to get into college.

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  • 30B. College and Career Readiness

    College Myths, Part 2
    From what colleges require for admission to importance of high school grades, teens make during high school, there are plenty of misconceptions about what it takes to get into college.

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  • 33. College and Career Readiness

    Exceeding Expectations
    A real story to help teens to understand that an education translates into not just more money but more job choices about their future. Watch this real story to help students find within themselves the motivation to set and achieve goals –- and to plan for life beyond high school.

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  • 35. College and Career Readiness

    Recommendation Letters
    Learn about the importance of recommendation letters and get the process started to have some on hand.

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  • 36. College and Career Readiness

    Cover Letters
    Learn why a cover letter and resume make that first impression and can help secure an interview and draft a sample cover letter.

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  • 42. Culturally Responsive Education (CRE)

    High Risk Behavior
    His dad, who admits his own drug use, contends that Victor was taught right from wrong and made some bad choices. Learn about the unintended consequences of our decisions and our upbringing.

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  • 43. Health and Wellness

    Someone You Know, Part 1
    When it comes to physical violence like rape and assault, and emotional violence like control and manipulation experts advise that the greatest danger is from someone you know.

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  • 55. Closing

    End of Year Review
    A review of advisory highs and lows: Teacher and student designed session to review the year’s topics, themes, and lessons.

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