PALO MIDDLE SCHOOL SEL
CASEL Framework
Anchor Standard
Capacities
Grade 8 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
G8/1.1 Intro to Palo: Noticing What You’re Experiencing
G8/1.2 Learning about You
G8/1.3 Noticing Your Triggers
G8/1.4 Mindfulness Matters
G8/1.2 Learning about You
G8/1.3 Noticing Your Triggers
G8/1.4 Mindfulness Matters
G8/3.1 Keeping your confidence: inner stories
G8/3.2 Thinking Errors
G8/3.3 Challenging Your Thoughts
G8/3.4 Optimistic Thinking
G8/3.2 Thinking Errors
G8/3.3 Challenging Your Thoughts
G8/3.4 Optimistic Thinking
G8/6.1 New strengths
G8/6.2 Reputations
G8/6.3 Future Resume
G8/6.4 Highschool Identity
G8/6.2 Reputations
G8/6.3 Future Resume
G8/6.4 Highschool Identity
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
G8/1.1 Intro to Palo: Noticing What You’re Experiencing
G8/1.2 Learning about You
G8/1.3 Noticing Your Triggers
G8/1.4 Mindfulness Matters
G8/1.2 Learning about You
G8/1.3 Noticing Your Triggers
G8/1.4 Mindfulness Matters
G8/2.1 What’s In My Control
G8/2.2 Impulse Control
G8/2.3 Grit: Sticking With It!
G8/2.4 Effective Learning
G8/2.2 Impulse Control
G8/2.3 Grit: Sticking With It!
G8/2.4 Effective Learning
G8/3.1 Keeping your confidence: inner stories
G8/3.2 Thinking Errors
G8/3.3 Challenging Your Thoughts
G8/3.4 Optimistic Thinking
G8/3.2 Thinking Errors
G8/3.3 Challenging Your Thoughts
G8/3.4 Optimistic Thinking
G8/6.1 New strengths
G8/6.2 Reputations
G8/6.3 Future Resume
G8/6.4 Highschool Identity
G8/6.2 Reputations
G8/6.3 Future Resume
G8/6.4 Highschool Identity
G8/7.1 Prep for HS
G8/7.2 Using Your Creativity
G8/7.3 Designing your path
G8/7.4 Growing independence
G8/7.2 Using Your Creativity
G8/7.3 Designing your path
G8/7.4 Growing independence
G8/8.3 Hopeful future outlook
G8/8.4 Measuring Your Progress
G8/8.4 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
G8/4.1 More Than Friends
G8/4.2 Handling peer pressure
G8/4.3 Standing Strong
G8/4.4 Embracing Differences
G8/4.2 Handling peer pressure
G8/4.3 Standing Strong
G8/4.4 Embracing Differences
G8/5.1 Empathy in Communication
G8/5.2 Sharing Your Needs & Wants
G8/5.3 Feedback & Criticism
G8/5.4 Your Digital Self
G8/5.2 Sharing Your Needs & Wants
G8/5.3 Feedback & Criticism
G8/5.4 Your Digital Self
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
G8/4.1 More Than Friends
G8/4.2 Handling peer pressure
G8/4.3 Standing Strong
G8/4.4 Embracing Differences
G8/4.2 Handling peer pressure
G8/4.3 Standing Strong
G8/4.4 Embracing Differences
G8/5.1 Empathy in Communication
G8/5.2 Sharing Your Needs & Wants
G8/5.3 Feedback & Criticism
G8/5.4 Your Digital Self
G8/5.2 Sharing Your Needs & Wants
G8/5.3 Feedback & Criticism
G8/5.4 Your Digital Self
G8/8.1 Fairness
G8/8.2 Explore your purpose / meaning
G8/8.2 Explore your purpose / meaning
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
G8/3.3 Challenging Your Thoughts
G8/3.4 Optimistic Thinking
G8/3.4 Optimistic Thinking
G8/6.1 New strengths
G8/6.2 Reputations
G8/6.3 Future Resume
G8/6.4 Highschool Identity
G8/6.2 Reputations
G8/6.3 Future Resume
G8/6.4 Highschool Identity
G8/7.1 Prep for HS
G8/7.2 Using Your Creativity
G8/7.3 Designing your path
G8/7.4 Growing independence
G8/7.2 Using Your Creativity
G8/7.3 Designing your path
G8/7.4 Growing independence
G8/8.1 Fairness
G8/8.2 Explore your purpose&meaning
G8/8.3 Hopeful future outlook
G8/8.4 Measuring Your Progress
G8/8.2 Explore your purpose&meaning
G8/8.3 Hopeful future outlook
G8/8.4 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 8
G8/1.1 Intro to Palo: Noticing What You’re Experiencing
G8/1.2 Learning about You
G8/1.3 Noticing Your Triggers
G8/1.4 Mindfulness Matters
G8/1.2 Learning about You
G8/1.3 Noticing Your Triggers
G8/1.4 Mindfulness Matters
G8/3.1 Keeping your confidence: inner stories
G8/3.2 Thinking Errors
G8/3.3 Challenging Your Thoughts
G8/3.4 Optimistic Thinking
G8/3.2 Thinking Errors
G8/3.3 Challenging Your Thoughts
G8/3.4 Optimistic Thinking
G8/6.1 New strengths
G8/6.2 Reputations
G8/6.3 Future Resume
G8/6.4 Highschool Identity
G8/6.2 Reputations
G8/6.3 Future Resume
G8/6.4 Highschool Identity
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 8
G8/1.1 Intro to Palo: Noticing What You’re Experiencing
G8/1.2 Learning about You
G8/1.3 Noticing Your Triggers
G8/1.4 Mindfulness Matters
G8/1.2 Learning about You
G8/1.3 Noticing Your Triggers
G8/1.4 Mindfulness Matters
G8/2.1 What’s In My Control
G8/2.2 Impulse Control
G8/2.3 Grit: Sticking With It!
G8/2.4 Effective Learning
G8/2.2 Impulse Control
G8/2.3 Grit: Sticking With It!
G8/2.4 Effective Learning
G8/3.1 Keeping your confidence: inner stories
G8/3.2 Thinking Errors
G8/3.3 Challenging Your Thoughts
G8/3.4 Optimistic Thinking
G8/3.2 Thinking Errors
G8/3.3 Challenging Your Thoughts
G8/3.4 Optimistic Thinking
G8/6.1 New strengths
G8/6.2 Reputations
G8/6.3 Future Resume
G8/6.4 Highschool Identity
G8/6.2 Reputations
G8/6.3 Future Resume
G8/6.4 Highschool Identity
G8/7.1 Prep for HS
G8/7.2 Using Your Creativity
G8/7.3 Designing your path
G8/7.4 Growing independence
G8/7.2 Using Your Creativity
G8/7.3 Designing your path
G8/7.4 Growing independence
G8/8.3 Hopeful future outlook
G8/8.4 Measuring Your Progress
G8/8.4 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 8
G8/4.1 More Than Friends
G8/4.2 Handling peer pressure
G8/4.3 Standing Strong
G8/4.4 Embracing Differences
G8/4.2 Handling peer pressure
G8/4.3 Standing Strong
G8/4.4 Embracing Differences
G8/5.1 Empathy in Communication
G8/5.2 Sharing Your Needs & Wants
G8/5.3 Feedback & Criticism
G8/5.4 Your Digital Self
G8/5.2 Sharing Your Needs & Wants
G8/5.3 Feedback & Criticism
G8/5.4 Your Digital Self
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 8
G8/4.1 More Than Friends
G8/4.2 Handling peer pressure
G8/4.3 Standing Strong
G8/4.4 Embracing Differences
G8/4.2 Handling peer pressure
G8/4.3 Standing Strong
G8/4.4 Embracing Differences
G8/5.1 Empathy in Communication
G8/5.2 Sharing Your Needs & Wants
G8/5.3 Feedback & Criticism
G8/5.4 Your Digital Self
G8/5.2 Sharing Your Needs & Wants
G8/5.3 Feedback & Criticism
G8/5.4 Your Digital Self
G8/8.1 Fairness
G8/8.2 Explore your purpose / meaning
G8/8.2 Explore your purpose / meaning
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 8
G8/3.3 Challenging Your Thoughts
G8/3.4 Optimistic Thinking
G8/3.4 Optimistic Thinking
G8/6.1 New strengths
G8/6.2 Reputations
G8/6.3 Future Resume
G8/6.4 Highschool Identity
G8/6.2 Reputations
G8/6.3 Future Resume
G8/6.4 Highschool Identity
G8/7.1 Prep for HS
G8/7.2 Using Your Creativity
G8/7.3 Designing your path
G8/7.4 Growing independence
G8/7.2 Using Your Creativity
G8/7.3 Designing your path
G8/7.4 Growing independence
G8/8.1 Fairness
G8/8.2 Explore your purpose&meaning
G8/8.3 Hopeful future outlook
G8/8.4 Measuring Your Progress
G8/8.2 Explore your purpose&meaning
G8/8.3 Hopeful future outlook
G8/8.4 Measuring Your Progress
