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Academic Development
Overview
When students engage in Academic Development, they develop and master essential skills and standards.
Colorado Academic Standards
Colorado Academic Standards are broad goals that articulate what students should know, understand, and be able to do over a given time period; they are the foundation of teaching and learning.
Essential Skills
Essential Skills are embedded in Colorado Academic Standards and are necessary to enter the workforce or continue education beyond high school.
Colorado graduates have the necessary skills and knowledge that can be applied in an interdependent, interdisciplinary way, and leveraged in a variety of situations both locally and globally. Colorado graduates are:
- Communicators who demonstrate: Media Literacy, Digital Literacy, Data Literacy, Interpersonal Communications
- Problem Solvers who demonstrate: Critical Thinking and Analysis, Collaboration and Teamwork, Creativity and Innovation, Adaptability and Flexibility
- Community Members who demonstrate: Civic Engagement, Global and Cultural Awareness, Social Awareness
- Empowered Individuals who demonstrate: Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Perseverance and Resilience, Self Advocacy and Initiative, Career Awareness
PWR Initiatives and Programs
PWR Programs provide opportunities for students/learners to demonstrate Postsecondary and Workforce Readiness (PWR) through Graduation Guidelines measures.
- ASCENT
- Career and Technical Education (CTE)
- Concurrent Enrollment
- Graduation Guidelines
- PTECH
- School Counselor Corps Grant Program
- Work-Based Learning
ICAP is a foundational tool for Graduation Guidelines
Here are a few examples of district graduation policies that are aligned with Graduation Guidelines
Research
"Social Emotional Learning (SEL), when integrated alongside academic learning, helps deepen and expedite learning, supports students in developing the skills to succeed in school and life, and enables educators to create safe and inclusive learning environments."
Listen to Sheldon Berman, Lead Superintendent for Social-Emotional Learning at the Schools Superintendents Association, and Linda Darling-Hammond, President and CEO of the Learning Policy Institute, explore this issue in their Blog: Communicating the "Learning" in Social Emotional Learning.