Helping Our Students
Become the Citizens
Our World Needs Them to Be
Empathetic, empowered, self aware,
courageous, innovative, well-informed,
and passionate agents of social change.
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Overview of Choose2Matter
Choose2Matter was formed in response to the breathtaking reaction to Angela
Maiers You Matter TEDxTalk in June 2011. It is a call-to-action that
challenges everyone to live up to their responsibilities as citizens.
The authors have conducted hundreds of Choose2Matter events. Participants
learned they matter and have a genius to contribute, and to identify their
heartbreak and take action to solve the worlds problems. Students and
educators learned to innovate and iterate, and to persevere.
Now we are introducing an online course that brings the Choose2Matter
message to classrooms everywhere.
Click A Title to Watch:
Angela Maiers explains ChooseMatter
How Choose2Matter Changed Our Lives
Choose2Matter in Downingtown
The Impact on Schools & Communities
Testimonials - Educators
Test scores really dont matter in the long run for the kids but what
does matter is that they find something that theyre passionate about
that can help others. You cant put a price tag on it. As a Principal,
Im very proud that my students are engaging in Choose2Matter.
Art Campbell, Headmaster
Downingtown STEM Academy
So much of what kids learn is this is going to be relevant when you
become a chemist, when you become a police officer. When. When.
But Choose2Matter takes that when and makes it now.
Michael Podraza, Principal
East Greenwich High School
Testimonial - The Room Nine Kids
Tammy Dunbar is a fifth grade teacher in California.
She and her Room Nine Kids worked through
many aspects of this course this past school year.
Below are just a few wonderful things that resulted
from presenting the lessons to the Room Nine Kids.
One reason they are so ready to tackle projects is the lesson Finding
Mentors. Students connected with experts. When you meet people from
fields youre interested in, you invite them t0 an amazing conversation that
provides students with resources, confidence and excitement.
I was shocked to see the growth of the average class score. In Math, the
class average increased from 12.7 out of 20 to 16.6 out of 20. Our students
now approach standardized district testing with more confidence and more
creativity. That can be directly traced to these lessons.
Testimonial - Student
For two days, the entire student body worked in tandem with
local, state, and national civic and industry leaders to develop
innovative and empathetic solutions to social problems. We
felt a sense of relief and solidarity. It was a transformative
experience as we set aside our own insecurities and
misconceptions and supported one another and worked
towards nding a solution. It turns out high school is a
perfect place to start a revolution.
In fact, every high school should start one.
Grace Miner
East Greenwich High School
"A Nice Day for a Revolution"
Grace Miner, 2016 U.S. Presidential Scholar
Testimonial - Community
Something remarkable Thursday in Estherville that will no
doubt influence ELC students for the rest of their lives.
Empowerment is giving power to others, and tools to change
their lives and the lives of others. Its thinking outside the
box, above offering a unique perspective. We should all try
thinking that way. It just might help us solve the world's
problems.
- Estherville Daily News
Testimonial - State Leader
The process was truly remarkable. Over a period of eight
months, a group of students conducted student surveys
and used social media to advocate for the adoption of
financial literacy standards. This groundswell of support
for financial literacy, coming from the students themselves,
culminated in a presentation by students. As a result of
their hard work, we now have the first-ever endorsement of
personal finance standards in this state.
Margaret Brooks, President
Rhode Island Jump Start Coalition
Undisputed Research: Mattering Matters
Mattering provides students with a strong foundation of self-efficacy and self-
condence from which they have found a sense of purpose and an enduring
sense of intrinsic motivation and drive for continued school engagement and
academic success. - American School Counselor Association
Mattering to others is an existentially reassuring awareness, and failing to
matter is terrifying. Mattering is a basic component of social integration. -
Family Matters: The Importance of Mattering to Family in Adolescence
Teenagers given responsibilities that are relevant to their world had higher test
scores and fewer behavioral problems than those who did not. Dropout and
pregnancy rates among such teens also dropped by at least half. - UVa Magazine
A Universal Question
Everyone the world over asks the same question:
Do I matter?
They want to know, Does what I do have meaning to others?
To myself? Am I worthy? If you come to believe youre worthy,
your entire life shifts. Change that fundamental belief
and you change your world, and the world at large.
- Maria Shriver
The One Question on Everyones Mind
Igniting Architects of Change, April 30, 2017
The Key to Solving Our Biggest Problems
Technological change is stirring an existential fear.
That fear is stoking the wildfires in our politics and society.
When were reminded that we matter, things get better.
Were more likely to act as good citizens, to be our best selves.
Were more likely to actually solve problems.
This is key to saving democracy and solving our biggest problems.
- Eli Parisier
Dominican University Commencement
May 14, 2016
The Answer to a Vital Question
As a society, we owe our children safety, support, opportunity and a way forward.
We can start by showing children they matter.
Its the answer to a vital question that all children and adolescents
ask about their place in the world: Do I make a difference to others?
When the answer is no, kids feel rejected and alone.
They become more prone to self-destructive and antisocial behaviors.
Others withdraw.
- Sheryl Sandberg
How to Build Resilient Kids, Even After a Loss
The New York Times, April 24, 2017
Overview of the Course
The Course launches June 7, 2017; see MarkMoran.com/c2m
Participants will engage in authentic, passion-based learning to become empathetic,
empowered, courageous, collaborative, innovative agents of social change.
It takes six seat hours and includes activities and group discussion that extend the
learning. An email newsletter and online forums provide substantial follow-up to
ensure the lessons are fully adopted in your school.
The course is an excellent choice for professional development days, and would
utterly transform college students and aspiring teachers.
Pricing is just $99 per teacher, including student materials. Volume discounts apply.
Structure of the Course
At the National Academy of Sciences, President Barack
Obama said: The call and need of a new era is for
greatness. It's for fulfillment, passionate execution and
significant contribution. Students can rise up to the
challenge and do amazing work. They can do genius work!
Is your school a place for invention, innovation and amazing, genius work?
This course takes you and your students on a journey to make it one.
In the first module, we begin the brave journey of living up to our genius.
The next module focuses on how to explore what makes us come alive.
Module 3 discusses ways in which we let others know they matter.
Module 4 explores how to solve problems by leveraging collective genius.
To help you implement this course in your classroom, we include:
A video-based module for you to share directly with your students
A Classroom Implementation Guide
Follow-up through a newsletter and private social media group.
SweetSearch2Day -
Curates the best sites for educators & students - join us!
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Advice & examples on changing the world
Choose2Matter Community - Coming this Summer!
SweetSearch -
Google-powered search engine that searches a whitelist of
5,000 authoritative sources.
SweetSearch News - Coming Soon!
Google-powered search engine that searches a whitelist of
1,000 news sources & emphasizes international/regional sources.
SweetSearch History - Coming this August!
Ten Steps to Better Online Research - Coming this Summer!
An online course on how students can emulate the attributes,
habits and attitudes of great researchers.
findingCommon Ground - Coming this Fall!
A freemium media property that helps students understand
the facts and full spectrum of views on social issues.
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