Kansas Education Resource Center

 

Grade  :  Grade 8
Content Area  :  Counseling, Approved 2006  :  Counseling, Approved 2006 - Renumbered 2007

1.1 Personal and Social Development
The student will acquire knowledge, attitudes, and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.
1.1.1 The student will acquire and use self-knowledge.
1.1.1.1 The student demonstrates positive attitudes toward self and others.
1.1.1.2 The student uses personal strengths and assets.
1.1.1.3 The student recognizes feelings and how to constructively handle emotions.
1.1.1.4 The student recognizes how attitudes and choices affect behavior.
1.1.1.5 The student exhibits positive self-control.
1.1.1.6 The student recognizes that change is part of growth and development.
1.1.1.7 The student recognizes changing personal, family, and social roles.
1.1.1.8 The student identifies school and community resources that provide assistance with personal concerns.
1.1.2 The student will acquire and use interpersonal skills.
1.1.2.1 The student demonstrates appropriate interpersonal skills.
1.1.2.2 The student exhibits respect for differing points of view.
1.1.2.3 The student demonstrates appropriate ways of communicating feelings.
1.1.2.4 The student applies appropriate interpersonal skills.
1.1.2.5 The student demonstrates appreciation and respect for diversity.

 

 

 

 

1.2 Personal and Social Development
The student will make decisions, set goals, and take necessary action to achieve goals.
1.2.1 The student will acquire self-knowledge and skills to make decisions and set goals.
1.2.1.1 The student develops a plan to achieve goals.
1.2.1.2 The student recognizes the consequences of decisions and choices.
1.2.1.3 The student develops effective coping skills.
1.2.1.4 The student learns and uses conflict resolution skills.
1.2.1.5 The student identifies the influence of peer pressure on decision-making.
1.2.1.6 The student seeks help for solving problems and making decisions.

 

 

 

 

1.3 Personal and Social Development
The student will understand personal safety skills.
1.3.1 The student will acquire personal safety skills.
1.3.1.1 The student explores problems associated with the use of personal information.
1.3.1.2 The student describes the consequences of behavior on personal safety, school safety, and protection of individual's rights.
1.3.1.3 The student describes abusive situations and appropriate plans for seeking help.
1.3.1.4 The student determines appropriate actions and resources for ensuring the safety of themselves and others.
1.3.1.5 The student demonstrates attitudes and behaviors that discourage bullying and harassment.
1.3.1.6 The student identifies the impact of drug and alcohol abuse, nutritional habits, and personal choices on quality of life.
1.3.1.7 The student demonstrates appropriate strategies to cope with peer pressure, solve problems, manage stress and anger, and resolve conflicts.

 

 

 

 

2.1 Academic Development
The student will acquire the attitudes, knowledge, and skills that contribute to effective learning in school and across the life span.
2.1.1 The student will demonstrate a positive academic self-concept.
2.1.1.1 The student explains how attitude and behavior affect academic achievement.
2.1.1.2 The student recognizes that motivation and personal attributes contribute to learning.
2.1.1.3 The student identifies interests and abilities.
2.1.1.4 The student recognizes that mistakes are a part of learning.
2.1.1.5 The student demonstrates satisfaction with learning and academic achievements.
2.1.1.6 The student demonstrates self-confidence in schoolwork.
2.1.2 The student will achieve school success.
2.1.2.1 The student practices effective learning and test-taking strategies.
2.1.2.2 The student works independently and cooperatively to complete learning tasks.
2.1.2.3 The student demonstrates effort and persistence in completing learning tasks.
2.1.2.4 The student identifies their personal learning style.
2.1.2.5 The student uses appropriate communication skills to ask for help when needed.
2.1.2.6 The student uses critical thinking skills in academic decision-making.
2.1.2.7 The student recognizes the importance of regular school attendance to learning.
2.1.2.8 The student demonstrates responsibility at school.
2.1.2.9 The student seeks academic information and support.

 

 

 

 

2.2 Academic Development
The student will complete school with the academic preparation to choose from postsecondary options.
2.2.1 The student will plan to achieve goals.
2.2.1.1 The student establishes challenging academic goals.
2.2.1.2 The student explores academic options.
2.2.1.3 The student uses assessment results in educational planning.
2.2.1.4 The student develops an educational plan.

 

 

 

 

2.3 Academic Development
The student will understand the relationship of academics to the world of work and to life.
2.3.1 The student will relate school to life experience.
2.3.1.1 The student learns to balance school and activities.
2.3.1.2 The student seeks co-curricular and community activities to enhance the school experience.
2.3.1.3 The student prepares for the transition to high school.
2.3.1.4 The student recognizes that school success enhances opportunities.

 

 

 

 

3.1 Career Development
The student will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.
3.1.1 The student will develop career awareness.
3.1.1.1 The student identifies personal interests and abilities.
3.1.1.2 The student describes how good habits in school relate to the world of work.
3.1.1.3 The student explores a variety of traditional and nontraditional occupations.
3.1.1.4 The student recognizes that all occupations are available regardless of diversity (e.g., gender, ethnicity).
3.1.1.5 The student recognizes the value of all occupations.
3.1.1.6 The student identifies and uses school and community resources that provide assistance.
3.1.2 The student will develop employment readiness.
3.1.2.1 The student demonstrates effective communication skills.
3.1.2.2 The student recognizes the personal qualities of responsibility, dependability, punctuality, and integrity in the workplace.
3.1.2.3 The student explains how needs can be met in work and in leisure.
3.1.2.4 The student demonstrates positive work habits in the classroom.

 

 

 

 

3.2 Career Development
The student will employ strategies to achieve future career goals with success and satisfaction.
3.2.1 The student will acquire career information.
3.2.1.1 The student identifies and uses resources for career planning.
3.2.1.2 The student identifies aptitudes, interests, and strengths.
3.2.1.3 The student identifies secondary and post-secondary opportunities.
3.2.1.4 The student explores career choices through experiential activities (e.g., job shadowing or mentoring).
3.2.1.5 The student identifies potential employers in the community.
3.2.1.6 The student explores career choices and career clusters.
3.2.2 The student will identify career goals.
3.2.2.1 The student identifies strategies for managing personal resources (e.g., talents, time, money) to achieve career goals.
3.2.2.2 The student develops and implements an educational career plan that effectively prepares them for the changing workplace.

 

 

 

 

3.3 Career Development
The student will understand the relationship between personal qualities, education, training, and the world of work.
3.3.1 The student will acquire knowledge to achieve career goals.
3.3.1.1 The student describes the relationship between personal qualities, school success, lifestyle, and career choices.
3.3.1.2 The student identifies the education and training needed to achieve career goals.
3.3.1.3 The student demonstrates effective decision-making skills to achieve career goals.
3.3.1.4 The student identifies the need to set priorities in working to achieve career goals.
3.3.1.5 The student recognizes the relationship of responsibility, dependability, punctuality, and integrity to success in the world of work.
3.3.2 The student will apply skills to achieve career goals.
3.3.2.1 The student applies problem-solving and decision-making skills.
3.3.2.2 The student demonstrates appropriate interpersonal skills.
3.3.2.3 The student demonstrates teamwork.