Arizona Well-Being Standards
Self-Awareness: (Identity)
The ability to accurately recognize one’s own emotions, thoughts, and values and how they influence behavior. The ability to accurately assess one’s strengths and limitations, with a well-grounded sense of confidence, optimism, and a “growth mindset.” Key characteristics and skills include:
CASEL Indicators
State-Specific
In Focus Lessons
Identify and label one’s feelings
Engaging in identity exploration and coming to a resolution regarding one’s own identity
Happy
Angry
Relating feelings and thoughts to behavior
Examining the importance of both personal and collective identities
Sad
Tired
Accurate self-assessment of strengths and challenges
Recognizing one’s biases and deriving constructive meanings of social identities
Slow
Self-efficacy
Grounding in and affirming of cultural heritage(s)
Optimism
Recognizing how everything is interconnected in and across diverse contexts
Self-Management: (Agency & Efficacy)
The ability to successfully regulate one’s emotions, thoughts, and behaviors in different situations—effectively managing stress, controlling impulses, and motivating oneself. The ability to set and work toward personal and academic goals. Key characteristics and skills include:
CASEL Indicators
State-Specific
In Focus Lessons
Regulating one’s emotions
Coping with acculturative stress
Managing stress
Coping with discrimination/prejudice
Self-control
Developing a sense of agency and resiliency
Self-motivation
Addressing personal & group challenges to achieve self & collective goals
Setting and achieving goals
Social Awareness: (Belonging & Engagement)
The ability to take the perspective of and empathize with others, including those from diverse backgrounds and cultures. The ability to understand social and ethical norms for behavior and to recognize family, school, and community resources and supports. Key characteristics and skills include:
CASEL Indicators
State-Specific
In Focus Lessons
Perspective taking
Engaging in perspective taking with people from different & similar backgrounds
Empathy
Discerning the importance of diversity (situational)
Respect for diversity
Understanding the meaning of diversity in contexts (climate)
Understanding social/ethical norms
Recognizing cultural demands & opportunities
Recognizing family, school and community supports
Understanding social norms for positive, constructive behavior across settings
Relationship Skills:
The ability to establish and maintain healthy and rewarding relationships with diverse individuals and groups. The ability to communicate clearly, listen well, cooperate with others, resist inappropriate social pressure, negotiate conflict constructively, and seek and offer help when needed. Key characteristics and skills include:
CASEL Indicators
State-Specific
In Focus Lessons
Building relationships with diverse individuals and groups
Demonstrating cultural competence
Communicating clearly
Leveraging cultural fluency
Working cooperatively
Collective efficacy & working collaboratively
Resolving conflicts
Promoting collective well-being and positive social behaviors.
Responsible Decision-Making: (Belonging & Engagement)
The ability to make constructive choices about personal behavior and social interactions based on ethical standards, safety concerns, and social norms. The realistic evaluation of consequences of various actions, and a consideration of the well-being of oneself and others. Key characteristics and skills include:
CASEL Indicators
State-Specific
In Focus Lessons
Identifying problems
Considering diversity salience and climate
Analyzing situations
Assessing the impact of beliefs and biases
Solving problems
Pursuing co-created, inclusive, mutually beneficial solutions
Evaluating
Reflecting on the broader ethical consequences of one’s decisions for intragroup, intergroup, and institutional relations
Reflecting
Ethical responsibility