6th Grade Explore Class
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ASCA Standards:
The following American School Counselor Association national standards are covered by the content of this class:
Academic Development:
Standard A: Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the lifespan.
A:A3 Achieve School Success
A:A3.1 Take responsibility for their actions
A:A3.2 Demonstrate the ability to work independently, as well as the ability to work cooperatively with other students
A:A3.3 Develop a broad range of interests and abilities
A:A3.4 Demonstrate dependability, productivity and initiative
A:A3.5 Share knowledge
Standard B: Students will complete school with the academic preparation essential to choose from a wide range of substantial post-secondary options, including college.
A:B2 Plan to Achieve Goals
A:B2.1 Establish challenging academic goals in elementary, middle/ jr. high and high school
A:B2.2 Use assessment results in educational planning
A:B2.3 Develop and implement annual plan of study to maximize academic ability and achievement
A:B2.4 Apply knowledge of aptitudes and interests to goal setting
A:B2.5 Use problem-solving and decision-making skills to assess progress toward educational goals
A:B2.6 Understand the relationship between classroom performance and success in school
A:B2.7 Identify post-secondary options consistent with interests, achievement, aptitude and abilities
Standard C: Students will understand the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life at home and in the community. *Counselor note: this is a difficult standard for students to understand fully but it is discussed.
A:C1 Relate School to Life Experiences
A:C1.1 Demonstrate the ability to balance school, studies, extracurricular activities, leisure time and family life
A:C1.2 Seek co-curricular and community experiences to enhance the school experience
A:C1.3 Understand the relationship between learning and work
A:C1.4 Demonstrate an understanding of the value of lifelong learning as essential to seeking, obtaining and maintaining life goals
A:C1.5 Understand that school success is the preparation to make the transition from student to community member
A:C1.6 Understand how school success and academic achievement enhance future career and vocational opportunities
Personal/Social Development:
Standard A: Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.
PS:A1 Acquire Self-knowledge:
PS:A1.1 Develop positive attitudes toward self as a unique and worthy person
PS:A1.2 Identify values, attitudes and belief
PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills:
PS:A2.2 Respect alternative points of view
PS:A2.3 Recognize, accept, respect and appreciate individual differences
PS:A2.5 Recognize and respect differences in various family configurations
PS:A2.6 Use effective communications skills
PS:A2.7 Know that communication involves speaking, listening and nonverbal behavior
Standard B: Students will make decisions, set goals and take necessary action to achieve goals.
PS:B1 Self-knowledge Application
PS:B1.1 Use a decision-making and problem-solving model
PS:B1.2 Understand consequences of decisions and choices
PS:B1.3 Identify alternative solutions to a problem
PS:B1.4 Develop effective coping skills for dealing with problems
PS:B1.5 Demonstrate when, where and how to seek help for solving problems and making decisions
PS:B1.6 Know how to apply conflict resolution skills
PS:B1.7 Demonstrate a respect and appreciation for individual and cultural differences
PS:B1.8 Know when peer pressure is influencing a decision
PS:B1.9 Identify long- and short-term goals
PS:B1.10 Identify alternative ways of achieving goals
PS:B1.11 Use persistence and perseverance in acquiring knowledge and skills
PS:B1.12 Develop an action plan to set and achieve realistic goals
Standard C: Students will understand safety and survival skills.
PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
PS:C1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of personal information (i.e., telephone number, home address, emergency contact)
PS:C1.2 Learn about the relationship between rules, laws, safety and the protection of rights of the individual
PS:C1.3 Learn about the differences between appropriate and inappropriate physical contact
PS:C1.4 Demonstrate the ability to set boundaries, rights and personal privacy
PS:C1.5 Differentiate between situations requiring peer support and situations requiring adult professional help
PS:C1.6 Identify resource people in the school and community, and know how to seek their help
PS:C1.7 Apply effective problem-solving and decision-making skills to make safe and healthy choices
PS:C1.8 Learn about the emotional and physical dangers of substance use and abuse
PS:C1.9 Learn how to cope with peer pressure
PS:C1.10 Learn techniques for managing stress and conflict
PS:C1.11 Learn coping skills for managing life events
Career Development: ASCA National Standards for career development guide school counseling programs to provide the foundation for the acquisition of skills, attitudes and knowledge that enable students to make a successful transition from school to the world of work, and from job to job across the lifespan.
Standard A: Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.
C:A1 Develop Career Awareness
C:A1.1 Develop skills to locate, evaluate and interpret career information
C:A1.2 Learn about the variety of traditional and nontraditional occupations
C:A1.3. Develop an awareness of personal abilities, skills, interests and motivations
C:A1.4 Learn how to interact and work cooperatively in teams
C:A1.5 Learn to make decisions
C:A1.6 Learn how to set goals
C:A1.7 Understand the importance of planning
C:A1.8 Pursue and develop competency in areas of interest
C:A1.9 Develop hobbies and vocational interests
C:A2 Develop Employment Readiness
C:A2.1 Acquire employability skills such as working on a team, problem-solving and organizational skills
C:A2.7 Develop a positive attitude toward work and learning
C:A2.8 Understand the importance of responsibility, dependability, punctuality, integrity and effort in the workplace
Standard B: Students will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction.
C:B1 Acquire Career Information
C:B1.1 Apply decision-making skills to career planning, course selection and career transition
C:B1.2 Identify personal skills, interests and abilities and relate them to current career choice
C:B1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of the career-planning process
C:B1.4 Know the various ways in which occupations can be classified
C:B1.5 Use research and information resources to obtain career information
C:B1.6 Learn to use the Internet to access career-planning information
C:B1.7 Describe traditional and nontraditional career choices and how they relate to career choice
C:B1.8 Understand how changing economic and societal needs influence employment trends and future training
C:B2 Identify Career Goals
C:B2.1 Demonstrate awareness of the education and training needed to achieve career goals
C:B2.5 Maintain a career-planning portfolio
Standard C: Students will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training and the world of work.
C:C1 Acquire Knowledge to Achieve Career Goals
C:C1.1 Understand the relationship between educational achievement and career success
C:C1.2 Explain how work can help to achieve personal success and satisfaction
C:C1.3 Identify personal preferences and interests influencing career choice and success
C:C1.4 Understand that the changing workplace requires lifelong learning and acquiring new skills
C:C1.5 Describe the effect of work on lifestyle
C:C1.6 Understand the importance of equity and access in career choice
C:C1.7 Understand that work is an important and satisfying means of personal expression
C:C2 Apply Skills to Achieve Career Goals
C:C2.1 Demonstrate how interests, abilities and achievement relate to achieving personal, social, educational and career goals
C:C2.2 Learn how to use conflict management skills with peers and adults
C:C2.3 Learn to work cooperatively with others as a team member
Academic Development:
Standard A: Students will acquire the attitudes, knowledge and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the lifespan.
A:A3 Achieve School Success
A:A3.1 Take responsibility for their actions
A:A3.2 Demonstrate the ability to work independently, as well as the ability to work cooperatively with other students
A:A3.3 Develop a broad range of interests and abilities
A:A3.4 Demonstrate dependability, productivity and initiative
A:A3.5 Share knowledge
Standard B: Students will complete school with the academic preparation essential to choose from a wide range of substantial post-secondary options, including college.
A:B2 Plan to Achieve Goals
A:B2.1 Establish challenging academic goals in elementary, middle/ jr. high and high school
A:B2.2 Use assessment results in educational planning
A:B2.3 Develop and implement annual plan of study to maximize academic ability and achievement
A:B2.4 Apply knowledge of aptitudes and interests to goal setting
A:B2.5 Use problem-solving and decision-making skills to assess progress toward educational goals
A:B2.6 Understand the relationship between classroom performance and success in school
A:B2.7 Identify post-secondary options consistent with interests, achievement, aptitude and abilities
Standard C: Students will understand the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life at home and in the community. *Counselor note: this is a difficult standard for students to understand fully but it is discussed.
A:C1 Relate School to Life Experiences
A:C1.1 Demonstrate the ability to balance school, studies, extracurricular activities, leisure time and family life
A:C1.2 Seek co-curricular and community experiences to enhance the school experience
A:C1.3 Understand the relationship between learning and work
A:C1.4 Demonstrate an understanding of the value of lifelong learning as essential to seeking, obtaining and maintaining life goals
A:C1.5 Understand that school success is the preparation to make the transition from student to community member
A:C1.6 Understand how school success and academic achievement enhance future career and vocational opportunities
Personal/Social Development:
Standard A: Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.
PS:A1 Acquire Self-knowledge:
PS:A1.1 Develop positive attitudes toward self as a unique and worthy person
PS:A1.2 Identify values, attitudes and belief
PS:A2 Acquire Interpersonal Skills:
PS:A2.2 Respect alternative points of view
PS:A2.3 Recognize, accept, respect and appreciate individual differences
PS:A2.5 Recognize and respect differences in various family configurations
PS:A2.6 Use effective communications skills
PS:A2.7 Know that communication involves speaking, listening and nonverbal behavior
Standard B: Students will make decisions, set goals and take necessary action to achieve goals.
PS:B1 Self-knowledge Application
PS:B1.1 Use a decision-making and problem-solving model
PS:B1.2 Understand consequences of decisions and choices
PS:B1.3 Identify alternative solutions to a problem
PS:B1.4 Develop effective coping skills for dealing with problems
PS:B1.5 Demonstrate when, where and how to seek help for solving problems and making decisions
PS:B1.6 Know how to apply conflict resolution skills
PS:B1.7 Demonstrate a respect and appreciation for individual and cultural differences
PS:B1.8 Know when peer pressure is influencing a decision
PS:B1.9 Identify long- and short-term goals
PS:B1.10 Identify alternative ways of achieving goals
PS:B1.11 Use persistence and perseverance in acquiring knowledge and skills
PS:B1.12 Develop an action plan to set and achieve realistic goals
Standard C: Students will understand safety and survival skills.
PS:C1 Acquire Personal Safety Skills
PS:C1.1 Demonstrate knowledge of personal information (i.e., telephone number, home address, emergency contact)
PS:C1.2 Learn about the relationship between rules, laws, safety and the protection of rights of the individual
PS:C1.3 Learn about the differences between appropriate and inappropriate physical contact
PS:C1.4 Demonstrate the ability to set boundaries, rights and personal privacy
PS:C1.5 Differentiate between situations requiring peer support and situations requiring adult professional help
PS:C1.6 Identify resource people in the school and community, and know how to seek their help
PS:C1.7 Apply effective problem-solving and decision-making skills to make safe and healthy choices
PS:C1.8 Learn about the emotional and physical dangers of substance use and abuse
PS:C1.9 Learn how to cope with peer pressure
PS:C1.10 Learn techniques for managing stress and conflict
PS:C1.11 Learn coping skills for managing life events
Career Development: ASCA National Standards for career development guide school counseling programs to provide the foundation for the acquisition of skills, attitudes and knowledge that enable students to make a successful transition from school to the world of work, and from job to job across the lifespan.
Standard A: Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.
C:A1 Develop Career Awareness
C:A1.1 Develop skills to locate, evaluate and interpret career information
C:A1.2 Learn about the variety of traditional and nontraditional occupations
C:A1.3. Develop an awareness of personal abilities, skills, interests and motivations
C:A1.4 Learn how to interact and work cooperatively in teams
C:A1.5 Learn to make decisions
C:A1.6 Learn how to set goals
C:A1.7 Understand the importance of planning
C:A1.8 Pursue and develop competency in areas of interest
C:A1.9 Develop hobbies and vocational interests
C:A2 Develop Employment Readiness
C:A2.1 Acquire employability skills such as working on a team, problem-solving and organizational skills
C:A2.7 Develop a positive attitude toward work and learning
C:A2.8 Understand the importance of responsibility, dependability, punctuality, integrity and effort in the workplace
Standard B: Students will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction.
C:B1 Acquire Career Information
C:B1.1 Apply decision-making skills to career planning, course selection and career transition
C:B1.2 Identify personal skills, interests and abilities and relate them to current career choice
C:B1.3 Demonstrate knowledge of the career-planning process
C:B1.4 Know the various ways in which occupations can be classified
C:B1.5 Use research and information resources to obtain career information
C:B1.6 Learn to use the Internet to access career-planning information
C:B1.7 Describe traditional and nontraditional career choices and how they relate to career choice
C:B1.8 Understand how changing economic and societal needs influence employment trends and future training
C:B2 Identify Career Goals
C:B2.1 Demonstrate awareness of the education and training needed to achieve career goals
C:B2.5 Maintain a career-planning portfolio
Standard C: Students will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training and the world of work.
C:C1 Acquire Knowledge to Achieve Career Goals
C:C1.1 Understand the relationship between educational achievement and career success
C:C1.2 Explain how work can help to achieve personal success and satisfaction
C:C1.3 Identify personal preferences and interests influencing career choice and success
C:C1.4 Understand that the changing workplace requires lifelong learning and acquiring new skills
C:C1.5 Describe the effect of work on lifestyle
C:C1.6 Understand the importance of equity and access in career choice
C:C1.7 Understand that work is an important and satisfying means of personal expression
C:C2 Apply Skills to Achieve Career Goals
C:C2.1 Demonstrate how interests, abilities and achievement relate to achieving personal, social, educational and career goals
C:C2.2 Learn how to use conflict management skills with peers and adults
C:C2.3 Learn to work cooperatively with others as a team member