Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to define DIVERSITY.
Students will recognize that there are many differences we have in our world that benefit everyone.
Students will identify different elements of identity. Students will understand that all identities are different and one is not better than another, they are just different.
Students will identify the value of diversity and develop respect for differences.
Students will practice appropriately and respectfully talking about differences.
Students will understand what a STEREOTYPE is. Students will be able to identify a stereotype vs a statement or fact.
Students will be challenged to think about stereotypes and whether situations are fair, injustice or disrespectful.
Learning Objectives:
Students will understand the difference between a healthy relationship and an unhealthy relationship.
Students will understand key principles to a healthy friendship.
Students will be able to define BOUNDARIES and explain how they relate to a healthy friendship.
Students will identify some of their own relationship boundaries. What makes them comfortable and uncomfortable around others?
Students will learn the importance of good communication in a healthy relationship.
Students will discuss how being a problem solver can help a friendship grow.
Students will practice being a good communicator.
Students will understand that verbal and nonverbal messages affect one's ability to be a good communicator.
Students will identify how one's tone of voice affects communication and how a passive, aggressive, and assertive voice get different responses when used.
Learning Objectives:
Students will define COPING SKILLS.
Students will define STRESS.
Students will be able to identify internal and external stressors in their lives.
Students will review the brain's stress responses - fight, flight, and freeze.
Students will identify helpful and non-helpful coping strategies.
Students will learn and practice short term physical strategies to cope with stress.
Deep breathing strategies
Muscle tension reduction strategies
Grounding techniques
Students will be talk about long term healthy choices that reduce the stress response.
Sleep
Good nutrition
Exercise
Students will learn and practice mental strategies to cope with stress.
Review the cognitive triangle - how our thoughts, feelings, and actions are connected
Self-talk
Learning Objectives:
Students will define GRATITUDE.
Students will learn strategies to develop resilience and identify positives in their lives.
Students will be able to identify their personal strengths and areas they are working to grow in.
Students will become aware of how the people around you influence your thoughts and attitude.
Students will explore hopes and dreams they have for their future.
Pathway 2 Success
Executive Functioning
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to explain what their EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING part of their brain does.
Students will understand why developing executive functioning skills are important to academic success and success in life.
Students will discuss how the skill of planning helps them be successful in school. Students will learn some strategies to improve their planning skills and practice a planning exercise.
Students will discuss how the skill of organization helps them be successful. Students will learn strategies to improve their organization skills and practice an organizing exercise.
Students will discuss how the skill of time management helps them be successful. Students will learn strategies to improve their time management and practice a time management exercise.
Students will discuss how our working memory helps us be successful. Students will learn how to improve their working memory.
Students will discuss how self-control affects our success on a task. Students will learn about ways to improve one's self-control skills.
Students will learn how attention, task initiation, and perseverance affect one's ability to be successful.
Students will define META-COGNITION and FLEXIBLE THINKING and understand how these affect academic success. Students will participate in an exercise to help them understand these concepts.
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to define CAREER.
Students will understand that to enjoy the career they select some day they need to know about their own strengths, interests, and values.
Students will understand that selecting a career is like a matching game between what you know about your self and what you know about a career.
Students will be able to explain what TRANSFERRABLE SKILLS are.
Students will identify and understand the five career path options for after high school as well as some careers associated with each path.
Students will explore some careers they are interested in to learn what path they need to obtain that career.
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