“We are excited to work with ICR Iowa and the Grant Wood Area Education Agency to bring ACT Tessera to our local schools,” said Jeremy Burrus, Senior Director at ACT. Participating students will take the Tessera assessment in the fall and spring of each school year over three consecutive years to see how the use of an assessment, curriculum, and intervention can strengthen SEL skills. Through this pilot, school districts served by the Grant Wood Area Education Agency will be invited to use Tessera over a three-year time period with students beginning third, fifth, and/or ninth grade in the fall of 2020. The five SEL strengths that Tessera measures are Grit, Teamwork, Resilience, Curiosity, and Leadership.
Decades of research have shown that these factors predict a host of important outcomes across different ages, countries, and cultures, including academic performance, career success, and well-being. Yet, since most students are not assessed on these skills in a reliable and valid way, parents and teachers have little information on which to base interventions that can be used to help students succeed.ĪCT Tessera is an assessment platform and curriculum used to teach and measure five core SEL skills. Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skills and character strengths play a key role in achieving success in school and in life. “We are excited to be taking a significant step forward in developing and strengthening these social emotional learning skills within our future workforce with the support and partnership of ACT.” “Employers have been expressing their need for employees with strong soft skills for decades,” said Jennifer Daly, President and CEO of ICR Iowa.
The pilot is a partnership between the ICR Future Coalition and ACT. ICR Iowa recently announced the launch of a new pilot focused on strengthening social emotional learning in area schools.
ICR IOWA Partners with ACT on New "Soft Skills" Pilot Program Mar 16, 2020
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