Purpose Prep SEL Curriculum Expanded
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 12/01/20
Social
and emotional learning provider Purpose
Prep
is adding three new courses to its SEL collection, which
will, in turn, be added to the curriculum made available by
Edgenuity.
Both companies produce K-12 online learning courses and are owned by
Weld
North Education.
The
new additions are intended for grades 6-12 and include:
If
these courses follow the format in six original courses included in
the Edgenuity learning management system, each will have about 15
hours of active learning time, not counting teacher-led discussions
or offline work. Individual lessons, which are customizable, can be
done in about 30 minutes.
According
to the companies, the courses align to standards such as the
Collaborative
for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL)
and frameworks, including as Positive
Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
and Multi-Tiered
Systems of Support (MTSS).
"We're
excited about these new courses as they reflect our continued promise
to improve and expand our offerings in response to customer feedback,
especially during this time of increased stressors and need,"
said Daniel Budzinski, founder and CEO of Purpose Prep, in a press
release.
Earlier
this year Louisiana's Department
of Education
announced that it would be making SEL courses available to all
students in grades 6-12. Purpose Prep's SEL offerings were included
in a list
of "student well-being" vendors for schools to choose from.
About the Author
Dian Schaffhauser is a former senior contributing editor for 1105 Media's education publications THE Journal, Campus Technology and Spaces4Learning.