PALO MIDDLE SCHOOL SEL
CASEL Framework
Anchor Standard
Capacities
Grade 7 Palo Curriculum
SELF-AWARENESS: The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts.
- Integrating personal and social identities
- Identifying personal, cultural, and linguistic assets
- Identifying one’s emotions
- Demonstrating honesty and integrity
- Linking feelings, values, and thoughts
- Examining prejudices and biases
- Experiencing self-efficacy
- Having a growth mindset
- Developing interests and a sense of purpose
G7/1.1 Intro to Palo: Noticing What You’re Experiencing Intro to Palo & the FT
G7/1.2 Learning about You
G7/1.3 Understanding Stress
G7/1.4 Stress Busters
G7/1.2 Learning about You
G7/1.3 Understanding Stress
G7/1.4 Stress Busters
G7/3.1 Creating Confidence
G7/3.2 Self-talk
G7/3.3 Challenge Negativity
G7/3.4 Mental strength
G7/3.2 Self-talk
G7/3.3 Challenge Negativity
G7/3.4 Mental strength
G7/6.1 Overcoming the inner critic
G7/6.2 Personal values
G7/6.3 Be true to you
G7/6.4 Taking care of yourself
G7/6.2 Personal values
G7/6.3 Be true to you
G7/6.4 Taking care of yourself
SELF-MANAGEMENT: The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations.
- Managing one’s emotions
- Identifying and using stress-management strategies
- Exhibiting self-discipline and self-motivation
- Setting personal and collective goals
- Using planning and organizational skills
- Showing the courage to take initiative
- Demonstrating personal and collective agency
G7/1.1 Intro to Palo: Noticing What You’re Experiencing
G7/1.2 Learning about You
G7/1.3 Understanding Stress
G7/1.4 Stress Busters
G7/1.2 Learning about You
G7/1.3 Understanding Stress
G7/1.4 Stress Busters
G7/2.1 Age of Opportunity
G7/2.2 Failure Fixes
G7/2.3 Power of Planning
G7/2.4 Get Organized
G7/2.2 Failure Fixes
G7/2.3 Power of Planning
G7/2.4 Get Organized
G7/3.1 Creating Confidence
G7/3.2 Self-talk
G7/3.3 Challenge Negativity
G7/3.4 Mental strength
G7/3.2 Self-talk
G7/3.3 Challenge Negativity
G7/3.4 Mental strength
G7/6.1 Overcoming the inner critic
G7/6.2 Personal values
G7/6.3 Be true to you
G7/6.4 Taking care of yourself
G7/6.2 Personal values
G7/6.3 Be true to you
G7/6.4 Taking care of yourself
G7/7.1 Your Well-Being
G7/7.2 Encouraging Balance
G7/7.3 Stronger Together
G7/7.4 Failure = Trying
G7/7.2 Encouraging Balance
G7/7.3 Stronger Together
G7/7.4 Failure = Trying
G7/8.3 Managing Setbacks
G7/8.4 Measuring Your Progress
G7/8.4 Measuring Your Progress
SOCIAL AWARENESS: The abilities to understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, & contexts.
- Taking others’ perspectives
- Recognizing strengths in others
- Demonstrating empathy and compassion
- Showing concern for the feelings of others
- Understanding and expressing gratitude
- Identifying diverse social norms, including unjust ones
- Recognizing situational demands and opportunities
- Understanding the influences of organizations/systems on behavior
G7/4.1 Connecting with Friends
G7/4.2 What’s Up with Gossip?
G7/4.3 Handling Gossip
G7/4.4 Encouraging Empathy
G7/4.2 What’s Up with Gossip?
G7/4.3 Handling Gossip
G7/4.4 Encouraging Empathy
G7/5.1 Nonverbal Communication
G7/5.2 Assertiveness
G7/5.3 Resolving Conflict & Making Amends
G7/5.4 Digital communication
G7/5.2 Assertiveness
G7/5.3 Resolving Conflict & Making Amends
G7/5.4 Digital communication
RELATIONSHIP SKILLS: The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.
- Communicating effectively
- Developing positive relationships
- Demonstrating cultural competency
- Practicing teamwork and collaborative problem- solving
- Resolving conflicts constructively
- Resisting negative social pressure
- Showing leadership in groups
- Seeking or offering support and help when needed
- Standing up for the rights of others
G7/4.1 Connecting with Friends
G7/4.2 What’s Up with Gossip?
G7/4.3 Handling Gossip
G7/4.4 Encouraging Empathy
G7/4.2 What’s Up with Gossip?
G7/4.3 Handling Gossip
G7/4.4 Encouraging Empathy
G7/5.1 Nonverbal Communication
G7/5.2 Assertiveness
G7/5.3 Resolving Conflict & Making Amends
G7/5.4 Digital communication
G7/5.2 Assertiveness
G7/5.3 Resolving Conflict & Making Amends
G7/5.4 Digital communication
G7/8.1 Contributing to your community
G7/8.2 Circles of Support
G7/8.2 Circles of Support
RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING: The abilities to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations.
- Demonstrating curiosity and open-mindedness
- Identifying solutions for personal and social problems
- Learning to make a reasoned judgment after analyzing information, data, facts
- Anticipating and evaluating the consequences of one’s actions
- Recognizing how critical thinking skills are useful both inside & outside of school
- Reflecting on one’s role to promote personal, family, and community well-being
- Evaluating personal, interpersonal, community, and institutional impacts
G7/3.3 Challenge Negativity
G7/3.4 Mental strength
G7/3.4 Mental strength
G7/6.1 Overcoming the inner critic
G7/6.2 Personal values
G7/6.3 Be true to you
G7/6.4 Taking care of yourself
G7/6.2 Personal values
G7/6.3 Be true to you
G7/6.4 Taking care of yourself
G7/7.1 Your Well-Being
G7/7.2 Encouraging Balance
G7/7.3 Stronger Together
G7/7.4 Failure = Trying
G7/7.2 Encouraging Balance
G7/7.3 Stronger Together
G7/7.4 Failure = Trying
G7/8.1 Contributing to your community
G7/8.2 Circles of Support
G7/8.3 Managing Setbacks
G7/8.4 Measuring Your Progress
G7/8.2 Circles of Support
G7/8.3 Managing Setbacks
G7/8.4 Measuring Your Progress
PALO MIDDLE SCHOOL SEL
CASEL Framework
Anchor Standard
SELF-AWARENESS: The abilities to understand one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior across contexts.
Capacities
- Integrating personal and social identities
- Identifying personal, cultural, and linguistic assets
- Identifying one’s emotions
- Demonstrating honesty and integrity
- Linking feelings, values, and thoughts
- Examining prejudices and biases
- Experiencing self-efficacy
- Having a growth mindset
- Developing interests and a sense of purpose
Grade 7
G7/1.1 Intro to Palo: Noticing What You’re Experiencing Intro to Palo & the FT
G7/1.2 Learning about You
G7/1.3 Understanding Stress
G7/1.4 Stress Busters
G7/1.2 Learning about You
G7/1.3 Understanding Stress
G7/1.4 Stress Busters
G7/3.1 Creating Confidence
G7/3.2 Self-talk
G7/3.3 Challenge Negativity
G7/3.4 Mental strength
G7/3.2 Self-talk
G7/3.3 Challenge Negativity
G7/3.4 Mental strength
G7/6.1 Overcoming the inner critic
G7/6.2 Personal values
G7/6.3 Be true to you
G7/6.4 Taking care of yourself
G7/6.2 Personal values
G7/6.3 Be true to you
G7/6.4 Taking care of yourself
SELF-MANAGEMENT: The abilities to manage one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors effectively in different situations and to achieve goals and aspirations.
Capacities
- Managing one’s emotions
- Identifying and using stress-management strategies
- Exhibiting self-discipline and self-motivation
- Setting personal and collective goals
- Using planning and organizational skills
- Showing the courage to take initiative
- Demonstrating personal and collective agency
Grade 7
G7/1.1 Intro to Palo: Noticing What You’re Experiencing
G7/1.2 Learning about You
G7/1.3 Understanding Stress
G7/1.4 Stress Busters
G7/1.2 Learning about You
G7/1.3 Understanding Stress
G7/1.4 Stress Busters
G7/2.1 Age of Opportunity
G7/2.2 Failure Fixes
G7/2.3 Power of Planning
G7/2.4 Get Organized
G7/2.2 Failure Fixes
G7/2.3 Power of Planning
G7/2.4 Get Organized
G7/3.1 Creating Confidence
G7/3.2 Self-talk
G7/3.3 Challenge Negativity
G7/3.4 Mental strength
G7/3.2 Self-talk
G7/3.3 Challenge Negativity
G7/3.4 Mental strength
G7/6.1 Overcoming the inner critic
G7/6.2 Personal values
G7/6.3 Be true to you
G7/6.4 Taking care of yourself
G7/6.2 Personal values
G7/6.3 Be true to you
G7/6.4 Taking care of yourself
G7/7.1 Your Well-Being
G7/7.2 Encouraging Balance
G7/7.3 Stronger Together
G7/7.4 Failure = Trying
G7/7.2 Encouraging Balance
G7/7.3 Stronger Together
G7/7.4 Failure = Trying
G7/8.3 Managing Setbacks
G7/8.4 Measuring Your Progress
G7/8.4 Measuring Your Progress
SOCIAL AWARENESS: The abilities to understand the perspectives of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds, cultures, & contexts.
Capacities
- Taking others’ perspectives
- Recognizing strengths in others
- Demonstrating empathy and compassion
- Showing concern for the feelings of others
- Understanding and expressing gratitude
- Identifying diverse social norms, including unjust ones
- Recognizing situational demands and opportunities
- Understanding the influences of organizations/systems on behavior
Grade 7
G7/4.1 Connecting with Friends
G7/4.2 What’s Up with Gossip?
G7/4.3 Handling Gossip
G7/4.4 Encouraging Empathy
G7/4.2 What’s Up with Gossip?
G7/4.3 Handling Gossip
G7/4.4 Encouraging Empathy
G7/5.1 Nonverbal Communication
G7/5.2 Assertiveness
G7/5.3 Resolving Conflict & Making Amends
G7/5.4 Digital communication
G7/5.2 Assertiveness
G7/5.3 Resolving Conflict & Making Amends
G7/5.4 Digital communication
RELATIONSHIP SKILLS: The abilities to establish and maintain healthy and supportive relationships and to effectively navigate settings with diverse individuals and groups.
Capacities
- Communicating effectively
- Developing positive relationships
- Demonstrating cultural competency
- Practicing teamwork and collaborative problem- solving
- Resolving conflicts constructively
- Resisting negative social pressure
- Showing leadership in groups
- Seeking or offering support and help when needed
- Standing up for the rights of others
Grade 7
G7/4.1 Connecting with Friends
G7/4.2 What’s Up with Gossip?
G7/4.3 Handling Gossip
G7/4.4 Encouraging Empathy
G7/4.2 What’s Up with Gossip?
G7/4.3 Handling Gossip
G7/4.4 Encouraging Empathy
G7/5.1 Nonverbal Communication
G7/5.2 Assertiveness
G7/5.3 Resolving Conflict & Making Amends
G7/5.4 Digital communication
G7/5.2 Assertiveness
G7/5.3 Resolving Conflict & Making Amends
G7/5.4 Digital communication
G7/8.1 Contributing to your community
G7/8.2 Circles of Support
G7/8.2 Circles of Support
RESPONSIBLE DECISION-MAKING: The abilities to make caring and constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions across diverse situations.
Capacities
- Demonstrating curiosity and open-mindedness
- Identifying solutions for personal and social problems
- Learning to make a reasoned judgment after analyzing information, data, facts
- Anticipating and evaluating the consequences of one’s actions
- Recognizing how critical thinking skills are useful both inside & outside of school
- Reflecting on one’s role to promote personal, family, and community well-being
- Evaluating personal, interpersonal, community, and institutional impacts
Grade 7
G7/3.3 Challenge Negativity
G7/3.4 Mental strength
G7/3.4 Mental strength
G7/6.1 Overcoming the inner critic
G7/6.2 Personal values
G7/6.3 Be true to you
G7/6.4 Taking care of yourself
G7/6.2 Personal values
G7/6.3 Be true to you
G7/6.4 Taking care of yourself
G7/7.1 Your Well-Being
G7/7.2 Encouraging Balance
G7/7.3 Stronger Together
G7/7.4 Failure = Trying
G7/7.2 Encouraging Balance
G7/7.3 Stronger Together
G7/7.4 Failure = Trying
G7/8.1 Contributing to your community
G7/8.2 Circles of Support
G7/8.3 Managing Setbacks
G7/8.4 Measuring Your Progress
G7/8.2 Circles of Support
G7/8.3 Managing Setbacks
G7/8.4 Measuring Your Progress
