EDUCATOR GUIDE The Educator’s Guide is a resource manual for anyone teaching the Choose Love Program in a classroom-based setting. The purpose of this Guide is to provide you with the “need to know” and “nice to know” information that will help you best teach the Choose Love Enrichment Program™. It provides a description of the program, research, content, teaching strategies and best practices for teaching social and emotional learning. ©2019 Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement CONTENTS The State of Teaching Today ........................................................................................................................................ 4 The Choose Love Movement ......................................................................................................................................... 6 Why the Choose Love Program .................................................................................................................................. 7 Program at a Glance .......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Research ............................................................................................... 9 What Is SEL ................................................................................................................................................................... 9 What Skills Does SEL Teach ................................................................................................................................. 10 What Is the Impact of Teaching SEL on Educators ................................................................................... 11 What SEL Is Not .......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Classroom Climate ............................................................................................................................................................. 12 Curriculum Content .......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Courage ............................................................................................................................................................................ 13 Gratitude ......................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Forgiveness .................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Compassion in Action .............................................................................................................................................. 13 Empathy ........................................................................................................................................................................... 14 Emotion Management/Impulse Control ........................................................................................................ 14 Communication and Problem-Solving ............................................................................................................ 15 Lesson Breakdown, Pacing and Frequency for Elementary........................................................................ 15 When to Start Teaching .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Scheduling a Lesson ................................................................................................................................................. 16 Preparing a Lesson .................................................................................................................................................... 16 Presenting a Lesson .................................................................................................................................................. 16 How to Extend Lessons All Year Long ............................................................................................................. 17 Lesson Breakdown, Pacing and Frequency for Middle School .............................................................................. 17 Lesson Breakdown, Pacing and Frequency for High School ................................................................................... 19 Standards and SEL’s Connection to Academics and Life Success .......................................................... 19 Teaching Strategies/Reinforcing Learning ......................................................................................................... 20 Modeling ......................................................................................................................................................................... 20 Coaching ......................................................................................................................................................................... 21 Cueing .............................................................................................................................................................................. 21 Nonjudgmental Responses .................................................................................................................................... 21 Varied Calling of Students ..................................................................................................................................... 22 Working in Pairs .......................................................................................................................................................... 22 Small Group Work (4s) ............................................................................................................................................. 22 Authentic Sharing (What’s Appropriate to Share) .................................................................................... 23 Pause/Wait Time ........................................................................................................................................................ 23 Reinforcing Positive Behaviors ........................................................................................................................... 23 Preventing/Handling Disruptive Behavior ................................................................................................... 24 Student Skills ......................................................................................................................................................................... 26 Diaphragmatic Breathing ....................................................................................................................................... 26 Rest and Relax .............................................................................................................................................................. 27 Reflection, Prediction and In the Moment ..................................................................................................... 28 Intentions ........................................................................................................................................................................ 28 Listening Skills ............................................................................................................................................................. 28 Classroom Constitution ........................................................................................................................................... 29 Affirmations ................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Emotions Vocabulary ................................................................................................................................................ 29 Gratitude Lists .............................................................................................................................................................. 30 Neuroscience ................................................................................................................................................................ 30 CALM Problem-Solving Steps ............................................................................................................................. 30 Nonjudgmental Responses .................................................................................................................................... 30 Choose Love Corner .................................................................................................................................................. 31 Choose Love Journal ................................................................................................................................................ 31 Upstander ....................................................................................................................................................................... 31 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