PALO MIDDLE SCHOOL SEL

IB ATL Skill Alignment

Category

Skills

Grade 6 Palo Curriculum

SELF-MANAGEMENT

How can students demonstrate organization skills?
How can students manage their own state of mind?
How can students be reflective?

Organization skills

Managing time and tasks effectively

Affective skills

Managing state of mind

Reflection skills

(Re)considering the process of learning; choosing and using ATL skills

G6/1.1 Intro to Palo: Noticing What You’re Experiencing
G6/1.2 Learning about You
G6/1.3 Identifying Emotions
G6/1.4 Keeping Cool

G6/2.1 Adjusting to Middle School
G6/2.2 Choosing a Growth Mindset
G6/2.3 Goal Setting
G6/2.4 Confidence in Learning

G6/3.1 Observing Your Thoughts
G6/3.2 Helpful vs. Unhelpful Thinking
G6/3.3 Thought Swap
G6/3.4 Curious mindset

G6/6.1 Strengths & labels
G6/6.2 Who do you want to be?
G6/6.3 Honesty & integrity
G6/6.4 Taking care of yourself

G6/7.1 Small Routines, Big Effects
G6/7.2 Healthy Tech Use
G6/7.3 Taking ownership
G6/7.4 Healthy risk

COMMUNICATION

How can students communicate through interaction?
How can students demonstrate communication through language?

Communication skills

Exchanging thoughts, messages, and information effectively through interaction
Reading, writing, and using language to gather and communicate information

G6/5.1 Communication styles
G6/5.2 Respectful communication
G6/5.3 Better Conversations
G6/5.4 Online Communication

Future topics:
Give and receive meaningful feedback
Mastering non-verbal communication
Negotiation
Note taking
Organizing information

THINKING

How can students think critically?
How can students be creative?
How can students transfer skills and knowledge across disciplines and subject groups?

Critical-thinking skills

Analyzing and evaluating issues and ideas

Creative-thinking skills

Generating novel ideas and considering new perspectives

Transfer skills

Using skills and knowledge in multiple contexts

G6/2.3 Goal Setting
G6/2.4 Confidence in Learning

G6/3.1 Observing Your Thoughts
G6/3.2 Helpful vs. Unhelpful Thinking
G6/3.3 Thought Swap
G6/3.4 Curious mindset

G6/6.1 Strengths & labels
G6/6.2 Who do you want to be?
G6/6.3 Honesty & integrity
G6/6.4 Taking care of yourself

G6/8.1 Helping others
G6/8.2 Getting Support & help
G6/8.3 Your Resilience Plan
G6/8.4 Measuring Your Progress

SOCIAL

How can students collaborate?

Collaboration skills

Working effectively with others

G6/5.1 Communication styles
G6/5.2 Respectful communication
G6/5.3 Better Conversations
G6/5.4 Online Communication

G6/4.1 Friendship Qualities
G6/4.2 Friendship Fumbles
G6/4.3 Shifting Friendships
G6/4.4 Fun with Friends and Hobbies

Future topics:
Taking & giving feedback
Delegation and sharing responsibility
Help others to succeed
Take responsibility for one’s own actions
Manage and resolve conflict, and work collaboratively in teams
Build consensus
Make fair and equitable decisions
Perspectives & Ideas

RESEARCH

How can students demonstrate information literacy?
How can students demonstrate media literacy?

Information literacy skills

Finding, interpreting, judging, and creating information

Media literacy skills

Interacting with media to use and create ideas and information

G6/5.4 Online Communication

Future topics:
Ethical use of information
Making informed choices

PALO MIDDLE SCHOOL SEL

IB ATL Skill Alignment