Yes. Choose Love For Schools is aligned with CASEL, Common Core and ASCA and is the first SEL program to fully incorporate state of the art Character Social Emotional Development (CSED) model standards, while incorporating neuroscience and positive psychology to...
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About Choose Love For Schools
Does the program align with ASCA standards?
Yes. Choose Love For Schools is aligned with CASEL, Common Core and ASCA and is the first SEL program to fully incorporate state of the art Character Social Emotional Development (CSED) model standards, while incorporating neuroscience and positive psychology to...
Does the program include character education (CSED?)
Yes. Choose Love For Schools is aligned with CASEL, Common Core and ASCA and is the first SEL program to fully incorporate state of the art Character Social Emotional Development (CSED) model standards, while incorporating neuroscience and positive psychology to...
What is the impact of Social and Emotional Learning (SEL)?
The goal of the Choose Love For Schools is to teach SEL and provide children with the knowledge, attitude and skills they need to choose love in any situation. These abilities include: Understanding and managing emotions (self-awareness and self-management) Setting...
Can this be used as a homeschool program?
This program is for all educators who want to positively impact their students’ lives and improve their teaching practice and classroom climates. Our program has been used by regular classroom teachers, special area teachers (art, music, homeroom/advisory), school...
What lessons are taught in the program?
The lessons were written for educators, by educators, and are evidence-based. The content of the lessons is based on research on emotional intelligence, resilience, posttraumatic growth, neuroscience, mindfulness/focused attention, and SEL. Special attention is paid...
How long are the lessons?
In Elementary School, there are 14-16 lessons per unit. Elementary lessons are 20-30 minutes, but can easily be shortened or broken down into two lessons, or expanded to fit longer time frames. We also have supplementary materials that can be utilized to lengthen a...
What kind of teacher training/ preparation is required?
The lessons are very user-friendly and were designed to be easy to teach with minimal prep and materials. We have provided you with all that you need to implement this program, which includes the curriculum as well as supplementary resources. We also provide no-cost...
Do you have studies showing the positive impact of this program on kids and classrooms?
Of respondents (N=282) to the 2021 Choose Love Educator Impact Survey: 78% of educators reported students showing more COURAGE (trying new or difficult tasks, expressing themselves more, etc) 81% of educators reported students showing more GRATITUDE (appreciation,...
Do you have a sample of the curriculum that I could preview?
Yes, we do! We have complied research studies, testimonials, grade-level overviews, a snapshot of each grade level lesson and the full Syllabus for each grade to help you with planning. Please click here.
I’m unable to download, what do I do? How do I download a Program?
Depending on your needs, we have provided the capability to download the entire grade, a whole unit, as well as lesson by lesson. Please make sure that you've registered on our site at ChooSELoveMovement.org/join. Also, before you can download, you must be logged in...
My school has strict web security protocols that block access to sites like YouTube, will we be able to access your content?
We do reference outside websites like YouTube for some of the videos in our lessons, but will be using a "SafeShare.TV" hyperlink and video browser in all of our Choose Love For Schools lessons and slides, which automatically removes all of the ads and other...
I am using remote learning platform (X,Y,Z) — will your digital format work with that/ how will your format work with that?
We set up our program to be a flexible as possible. The lesson plans are PDFs that are viewable online and downloadable. The slides that accompany lesson plans are Google Slides. They can be viewed in presentation mode directly on the lesson page, but we also provide...
When I try to access the Google slides, I am told I need to request access via Google. So I request access and nothing happens.
We provide direct access to the Google slides either via a "view-only" online presentation link or a "force copy" link, which allows you to make your own copy of the slides to edit, download, etc. If you find yourself needing to request access via Google, please...
Are there lessons that focus on the current events/racial injustice for K-2 students?
We don't specifically address current events or racial injustice in the curriculum, per se. However, the Choose Love Formula is proactive and preventative and the literature component teaches diversity, social justice, and inclusion through multicultural literature,...
Is Choose Love CASEL Certified?
Choose Love is aligned with CASEL’s 5 core competencies, as well as the Model Character Social and Emotional development standards (CSED) set forth by Character.org, ASCA, and common core. In addition, Choose Love actually exceeds CASEL certification requirements...
Do you have the Standards Alignment for the courses?
Choose Love For Schools™ Standards Alignment links below: K-5 Standards AlignmentGrade 6 Standards AlignmentGrade 7 Standards AlignmentGrade 8 Standards AlignmentHigh School Standards Alignment
