Learning Progression

• Eliminates Guesswork: Our learning outcomes provide a clear set of skills to focus on when integrating SEL or advancing DEIJ.

• Unified Approach: Fosters a consistent, school-wide approach to learner development, ensuring all educators contribute to holistic growth for a more cohesive educational experience.

• Aligns with Mission and Vision: Offers clear indicators for learner development that align with a school’s mission and vision, ensuring strategic goals are met with meaningful, measurable outcomes.

• Transforms Counseling Programs: Integrates SEL schoolwide with learning outcomes that support your counseling program goals and ensure all educators nurture essential life skills.

• Defines Clear Goals: Provides specific learning outcomes that define mastery at each stage, aligning with the UDL framework to create inclusive, impactful learning experiences.

• Promotes Self-Directed Learning: Sets clear expectations that encourage learners to take ownership of their learning goals, fostering independence and personal growth.

The ISCA Student Standards Learning Progression (2024) is for:

• School Counselors: To design developmentally appropriate lessons and activities, essential for building a comprehensive school counseling program.
• Teachers: To integrate social-emotional learning, global perspective, identity development, academic skills, and career readiness across all subjects and grade levels.
• Administrators: To support and lead school-wide initiatives that align with strategic goals related to holistic student development.
• Curriculum Leaders: To ensure that the curriculum meets diverse learning needs and aligns with the ISCA standards for comprehensive education.
• Other School Staff: To play a role in fostering essential life skills in students, contributing to a unified approach to student development.
• Parents and Learners: To provide clear expectations and support equity in education, helping to understand and meet the learning goals across different cultural and educational contexts.

Using the ISCA Student Standards Learning Progression (2024) involves guiding learners through a structured process of developing essential life skills.

Educators can use the Learning Progression to:

• Establish clear learning goals aligned with the standards.
• Assess learners’ current proficiency levels.
• Track progress over time.
• Provide ongoing feedback to support development.
• Adjust instruction based on collected data.
• Encourage learners to reflect and assess their progress towards goals.
• Celebrate milestones achieved.
• Review and communicate with learners and families to ensure transparency and collaboration in fostering growth in these crucial life skills.

The ISCA Learning Progression was developed through a rigorous process, reflecting the latest research and best practices in education. A team of international school counselors, curriculum developers, school leaders, and consultants ensured the standards are developmentally appropriate and sequential, with input from hundreds of educators during ISCA concferences and events.