School-Connect Standards Alignment
School-Connect lessons meet the requirements of many social and emotional learning (SEL) standards, counseling guidelines, freshman seminar programs, and Common Core.
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| Standard | Alignment Basis |
|---|---|
| School-Connect Alignment with Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) Standards | Based on Austin Independent School District’s (AISD) SEL standards build around the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) competencies. |
| School-Connect Alignment with Character Education | Based on Texas’s Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Positive Character Traits and Personal Skills. |
| School-Connect Alignment with National Counseling Standards | Based on the American School Counselors Association (ASCA)’s Mindsets and Behaviors for Student Success: K-12 College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Every Student. |
| School-Connect Alignment with Risk & Protective Factors | Protective factors support a lower likelihood of risk behaviors and negative outcomes. |
| School-Connect Alignment with Freshman Seminar Standards | Based on Texas’ Methods of Academic and Personal Success (MAPS) Freshman Seminar Course. |
| Social, Emotional and Character Development (SECD) Model Standards | Based on Kansas’ state standards for meeting character development, personal development, and social development while also incorporating social emotional learning competencies. |
| College & Career Readiness Standards | Texas: Based on Career Preparation for Texas’ Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) |
| Academic Standards for Career Education and Work | Based on the Pennsylvania (PA) Department of Education’s Career Education and Work Standards which include: 1) career awareness and exploration, 2) employability skills, 3) growth and advancement, and 4) personal interests and career planning. |
| School-Connect Alignment with Health Education Standards | Based on the Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE) America’s National Health Education Standards. |
| School-Connect Alignment with Colorado’s Academic Standards | School-Connect 4.0 aligns with most of the evidence outcomes for Reading, Writing and Communicating – Standard 1. Oral Expression and Listening, and Comprehensive Health – Standard 3. Social and Emotional Wellness standards. |
| School-Connect Alignment with Arizona’s Character Education Guidelines | Arizona’s character education guidelines introduce students to character traits and personal skills that help them to be citizens who are trustworthy, responsible, and caring. |
| School-Connect Alignment with Connecticut’s Social, Emotional, and Intellectual Habits | The Connecticut Components of Social, Emotional and Intellectual Habits represent the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that form an essential blueprint for social-emotional habits and academic success. |
| School-Connect Alignment with New York SEL Benchmarks | Based on the New York State Education Department’s Social Emotional Learning Goals. |
| School-Connect Alignment with California SEL Standards | SEL Standards for California and other states based on the CASEL Competencies. |
If you would like us to assess how School-Connect aligns with your state’s or program’s standards, please e-mail Julea Douglass (jdouglass@school-connect.net) and we will review your standards and e-mail you back a lesson alignment.
Student Survey Results
What have you learned from this class?
- “I learned how to be a lot better about my grades”
- “I learned to keep my priorities straight”
- “How to communicate my feelings”
- “I learned that being a good listener is a good thing”
- “It takes up to 20 interactions to change a first impression”
- “How bad bullying really is”
- “How to take effective notes”
- “How to cope with stress”
- “I learned how to go through tough situations”
- “That it is important to talk to your teachers”
- “Always stay on top of my grades”
- “I learned how to control my anger if anything happened”
- “The benefits of going to college”
- “Teen dating and relationships”
- “I learned how not to let peer pressure get to you”
- “Dealing with gossip”
- “I have learned how to prepare myself for tests”
- “How to step back and manage my emotions”