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Class Catalyst and Its Alignment with Key Standards and Skills
Class Catalyst is designed to provide students, educators, and school leaders with a comprehensive framework for developing critical social-emotional and cognitive skills that align with national and global standards. The program directly connects to the ISTE Standards for Students, Educators, and Education Leaders, ensuring that participants are equipped with the tools to navigate and succeed in a rapidly evolving digital world. By fostering key emotional intelligence skills alongside technology use, Class Catalyst empowers students to engage meaningfully with the tools and resources at hand.
Class Catalyst aligns with the ISTE Standards for Students, specifically focusing on:
- Empowered Learner: Students take an active role in their learning, setting goals, and reflecting on progress while utilizing technology to expand their skills.
- Digital Citizen: Students practice responsible and ethical use of technology, understanding the impact of their choices and actions in the digital world.
- Knowledge Constructor: Students use technology to explore, analyze, and create solutions that solve real-world problems.
- Innovative Designer: Through social-emotional learning, students develop the creativity and problem-solving skills needed to tackle challenges and design new possibilities.
- Computational Thinker: Students apply critical thinking and technology to analyze and solve complex problems.
- Creative Communicator: Students use digital tools to express and share their ideas and emotions creatively and responsibly.
- Global Collaborator: Students collaborate and communicate effectively, both in-person and through digital platforms, to work together on shared goals.
Class Catalyst supports the ISTE Standards for Educators and ISTE Standards for Education Leaders, by promoting:
- Learner: Educators engage in continuous professional development, modeling lifelong learning and integrating social-emotional learning into their practices.
- Leader: School leaders inspire and empower others to integrate social-emotional learning and technology into the curriculum, fostering a culture of innovation and well-being.
- Collaborator: Teachers and leaders actively collaborate with students and each other, creating an inclusive and supportive learning environment.
- Designer: Educators design learning experiences that incorporate SEL practices to help students grow both emotionally and academically.
- Facilitator: Educators use technology to guide students in problem-solving, decision-making, and reflective thinking, creating an environment where students’ social-emotional development is supported.
Class Catalyst also supports the development of 21st-century learning skills, which are vital for students to succeed in the modern world. Through a focus on the Four Cs—Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and Communication—Class Catalyst helps students hone these skills in meaningful, real-world contexts. By providing opportunities for students to work together in group activities launched by the teacher that help students think outside the box, solve problems, and communicate effectively, the program ensures they are equipped to navigate the challenges of the future.
By integrating social-emotional learning with essential 21st-century competencies, Class Catalyst prepares students to not only succeed academically but to thrive as compassionate, creative, and forward-thinking leaders.
Class Catalyst Check-In Platform and the Portrait of a Graduate
The Class Catalyst Check-In Platform is a powerful tool that helps students reflect on their emotional well-being and track their social-emotional growth, which directly aligns with the Portrait of a Graduate. By providing regular opportunities for self-reflection and goal setting, the platform empowers students to take ownership of their emotional health, develop a deeper understanding of their strengths and areas for growth, and become more self-aware and self-regulated. These are essential qualities for graduates who are ready to navigate complex situations, lead with empathy, and contribute meaningfully to their communities. The platform also fosters the development of essential skills like communication, critical thinking, and emotional intelligence, ensuring that students are not only prepared for academic success but also for life beyond school as responsible, well-rounded citizens.
CC and Character Ed:
Class Catalyst weaves character-building into the daily fabric of school life, aligning with PRIMED by creating authentic, developmentally informed opportunities for reflection, connection, and growth.
ISTE Standards for Students
| ISTE Student Standard | How Class Catalyst Supports |
| Empowered Learner | Helps students set personal goals and track emotional growth through daily check-ins. |
| Digital Citizen | Promotes responsible and respectful use of digital tools for self-expression. |
| Knowledge Constructor | Encourages students to analyze their own behavior and emotions as data. |
| Innovative Designer | Inspires students to explore creative strategies for managing stress and emotions. |
| Computational Thinker | Enables students to recognize patterns in their mood and behavior over time. |
| Creative Communicator | Offers a structured platform for students to express thoughts and feelings. |
| Global Collaborator | Supports community building and peer empathy through shared SEL culture. |
ISTE Standards for Educators
| ISTE Educator Standard | How Class Catalyst Supports |
| Learner | Enables teachers to learn about student needs through real-time emotional data. |
| Leader | Positions educators as SEL leaders, fostering a trauma-informed classroom. |
| Citizen | Models ethical use of student data and builds a culture of empathy and care. |
| Collaborator | Encourages teacher collaboration using shared SEL trends and insights. |
| Designer | Informs personalized support strategies and SEL-integrated lesson planning. |
| Facilitator | Enables students to manage their emotions and ask for help. |
| Analyst | Provides data that helps evaluate student engagement and well-being trends. |
ISTE Standards for Education Leaders
| ISTE Leader Standard | How Class Catalyst Supports |
| Equity & Citizenship Advocate | Provides tools to support equity and emotional well-being for all students. |
| Visionary Planner | Supports strategic planning around SEL, student voice, and trauma-informed care. |
| Empowering Leader | Equips staff with tools and training to support the whole child. |
| Systems Designer | Aligns SEL practices across classrooms, schools, and districts. |
| Connected Learner | Facilitates professional learning communities grounded in student SEL data. |
ISTE Standards for Coaches
| ISTE Coach Standard | How Class Catalyst Supports |
| Change Agent | Empowers coaches to lead SEL-focused change in digital learning environments. |
| Connected Learner | Encourages data-driven reflection and SEL growth across coaching partnerships. |
| Collaborator | Strengthens collaboration between coaches, teachers, and leaders using SEL data. |
| Learning Designer | Supports coaches in helping teachers embed SEL into daily routines and design. |
| Professional Learning Facilitator | Enables professional learning grounded in student emotional trends. |
| Data-Driven Decision Maker | Provides real-time SEL data for coaching conversations and planning. |
| Digital Citizen Advocate | Models ethical data practices and supports student-centered SEL environments. |
Class Catalyst & Common Core Standards
| Common Core Focus | How Class Catalyst Supports |
| Reading & Writing Standards | Supports reflective writing and emotional expression through student check-ins. |
| Speaking & Listening | Encourages metacognitive thinking and self-advocacy in communication with teachers. |
| Language (Vocabulary & Tone) | Builds SEL language and emotional vocabulary, supporting deeper comprehension. |
| College & Career Readiness | Fosters self-awareness and responsibility, key skills for long-term success. |
Class Catalyst & NGSS
| NGSS Science & Engineering Practices | How Class Catalyst Supports |
| Asking Questions & Defining Problems | Promotes self-inquiry and emotional reflection as foundational thinking skills. |
| Developing & Using Models | Encourages students to model and understand emotional states and patterns. |
| Engaging in Argument from Evidence | Builds student capacity to express needs and feelings with support and evidence. |
| Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information | Creates structured opportunities for students to share internal experiences clearly. |
Class Catalyst & 21st Century Learning (4 Cs)
| Skill | How Class Catalyst Supports |
| Critical Thinking | Builds self-reflection habits and helps students analyze internal states. |
| Communication | Encourages clear, consistent communication between students and teachers. |
| Collaboration | Supports classroom culture by identifying students who need peer or adult support. |
| Creativity | Opens pathways for expressive SEL activities like journaling or drawing. |
Class Catalyst & Character Counts
| Character Counts Pilar | How Class Catalyst Supports |
| Trustworthiness | Encourages honest self-reflection through daily check-ins. |
| Respect | Fosters respectful student-teacher relationships through listening. |
| Responsibility | Encourages ownership of emotions and learning behaviors. |
| Empathy | Builds awareness of others through class-wide emotional trends. |
| Fairness | Builds empathy and encourages equitable classroom practices. |
| Caring | Helps students identify and express emotions with compassion. |
| Citizenship | Reinforces positive behavior and community engagement through daily well-being habits. |
| Integrity | Provides space for honest self-reporting and self-awareness. |
| Perseverance | Supports emotional resilience by tracking patterns and progress. |
Class Catalyst & CASEL Core SEL Competencies
| CASEL Competency | How Class Catalyst Supports |
| Self-Awareness | Daily check-ins prompt students to reflect on their emotions, energy levels, and stressors. |
| Self-Management | Students track patterns over time and access calming or focus strategies. |
| Social Awareness | Group data views help students and teachers recognize shared emotional experiences in the class. |
| Relationship Skills | Encourages help-seeking behavior and builds trust through student-teacher communication. |
| Responsible Decision-Making | Promotes reflective thinking and emotional insight that guide better personal and social choices. |
Class Catalyst & PRIMED Character Education Model
| PRIMED Element | How Class Catalyst Supports |
| P – Prioritization | Centers student well-being and character development as a daily practice, not an add-on. |
| R – Relationships | Fosters caring student-teacher relationships through consistent, compassionate communication. |
| I – Intrinsic Motivation | Encourages students to self-reflect and take ownership of their emotions and behavior. |
| M – Modeling | Enables educators to model empathy, self-regulation, and emotional honesty in daily interactions. |
| E – Empowerment | It gives students a voice in expressing their needs and making choices about their mental and emotional health. |
| D – Developmental Pedagogy | Supports age-appropriate emotional expression and self-awareness through scaffolded check-ins. |
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