Download or read book PRIMED for Character Education written by Marvin W Berkowitz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-04-21 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2023 Outstanding Book Award from AERA's Moral Development and Education SIG! In PRIMED for Character Education, renowned character educator Marvin W Berkowitz boils down decades of research on evidence-based practices and thought-provoking field experience into a clear set of principles that leaders, administrators, and teacher-leaders can implement to help students thrive. The author’s original six-component framework offers a comprehensive guide to shaping purposeful learning environments, healthy relationships, core values and virtues, role models, empowerment, and long-term development in any PreK-12 school or district. This engaging and heartfelt book features tips for practice, anecdotes from award-winning schools, and straightforward tenets from moral education, social-emotional learning, and positive psychology.
Download or read book Developing a Character Education Program written by Henry A. Huffman and published by Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development. This book was released on 1994 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Approaches to the Development of Character written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The development of character is a valued objective for many kinds of educational programs that take place both in and outside of school. Educators and administrators who develop and run programs that seek to develop character recognize that the established approaches for doing so have much in common, and they are eager to learn about promising practices used in other settings, evidence of effectiveness, and ways to measure the effectiveness of their own approaches. In July 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine held a workshop to review research and practice relevant to the development of character, with a particular focus on ideas that can support the adults who develop and run out-of-school programs. This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.
Download or read book Character Development in Schools and Beyond written by Kevin Ryan and published by CRVP. This book was released on 1992 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Integrated Character Education written by Kenneth Burrett and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the history of educational programs designed to foster good character development in students.
Download or read book Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen written by United States Department of Education and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-05-22 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This booklet provides information about the values and skills that make up character and good citizenship and what you can do to help your child develop strong character. It suggests activities that you and your school-aged children can do to put those values to work in your daily lives and tips for working with teachers and schools to ensure that you act together to promote the basic values that you want your child to learn and use. Finally, this booklet provides an extensive list of books and other resources with character-related themes that you can read and discuss with your child to encourage character and citizen development.
Download or read book Character Education in America s Blue Ribbon Schools written by Madonna M. Murphy and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Character Education in America's Blue Ribbon Schools is based upon descriptive, documentary, and qualitative research conducted on the award winning school applications in the United Stated Department of Education's Elementary School Recognition Program, i.e. the Blue Ribbon Schools. The purpose of the program is to focus national attention on schools that are doing an exceptional job with all of their students. Areas studied are developing a solid foundation of basic skills and knowledge of subject matter and fostering the development of character, values, and ethical judgement. The first edition of this book reported on the first decade of this program, from 1985 to 1994. The second edition adds the schools that have won the award from 1996-2001. Included are the Blue Ribbon schools that applied for Special Honors in Character Education and five that actually won that recognition in 1998-1999. This edition finds character education much stronger in American schools in recent years and is full of many promising practices. It is a practical book that will guide school administrators, teachers, parents, board members, and concerned citizens interested in starting or strengthening the character education focus of their school.
Download or read book Promising Practices in Character Education written by Philip Fitch Vincent and published by Character Development Publishing. This book was released on 1996 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Keep It Simple Make It Real written by Jan Olsson and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2009-05-27 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This exceptionally well-organized, practical, and impressive work should be on every administrator′s and character educator′s desk. Olsson redefines the lens through which educators view the factors that impact school climate, teacher-student relationships, student behavior, and ultimately the character development of young people." —Edward DeRoche, Director Character Development Center, University of San Diego "Needed in the character education movement for a long time, this book is written by a principal who′s been leading the way and now shows how we can help students develop their character without sacrificing academic standards. It′s easy to read, well organized, and, most important, contains hundreds of practical strategies that work." —Hal Urban, Teacher and Speaker, Redwood City, CA Author, Lessons From The Classroom A powerful tool for influencing students′ attitudes and behaviors! Based on current research, solid theory, and real experiences, this resource provides school leaders with a comprehensive yet practical framework for creating and sustaining a schoolwide character development program. Real-world scenarios tackle tough issues such as vandalism, truancy, chronic tardiness, and bullying, and demonstrate how to bring about positive change. The book thoughtfully addresses factors that may keep students from developing positive attitudes and helps educators: Evaluate student behavior, staff morale, and school climate Target real problems with commonsense strategies that can dramatically turn around student behavior Assess a character development program′s effectiveness
Download or read book Character and Community Development written by Gordon G. Vessels and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1998-08-27 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the conceptual, theoretical, and methodological foundation that teachers, principals, professors, and students preparing for teaching will need in order to be informed and effective planners and evaluators of character education programs and good character educators. Through its clear definition of terms, review of Constitutional and public support, comparative analysis of philosophical approaches, synthesis of many relevant theories of child development, K-12 core curriculum, description of many instructional strategies, and methodology for program evaluation, this handbook effectively prepares prospective program planners and character educators to create comprehensive programs that are developmentally appropriate, adapted to the unique needs and characteristics of school communities, and soundly evaluated. Dr. Vessels presents a wide range of options, developmental and practical guidelines for choosing from among these options, and a creative core curriculum and evaluation technology that he hopes school community members will find useful for their particular school or system.
Download or read book Operating Manual for Character Education Programs written by Philip Vincent and published by . This book was released on 2001-06-01 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Bringing in a New Era in Character Education written by William Damon and published by Hoover Press. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The educational system in the United States has ended its failed experiment with separating the intellectual from the moral. Schools from K–12 to colleges and universities are increasingly paying attention to students' values and character. But how can we ensure this new era in character education makes the right kind of difference to young people? What obstacles in our current educational system must we overcome, and what new opportunities can we create? This anthology offers unique perspectives on what is needed to make character education an effective, lasting part of our educational agenda. Each chapter points out the directions that character education must take today and offers strategies essential for progress. The expert contributors reveal why relativism has threatened the moral development of young people in our time—and how we can pass core values down to new generations of students in ways that will elevate their conduct and their life goals. And they show the critical importance of reestablishing student morality and character as targets of higher education's central mission. Perhaps most important, they clarify the necessity of authority in any moral education endeavor—and show how it is a powerful force for developing personal freedom and building character.
Download or read book Character Education written by Edward F. DeRoche and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary schools require far more than just "the three R's". Beyond the books and tests, educational facilities are expected to produce members of society with integrity, as well. Character education is an abstract idea that many educators, both teachers and administrators, have a difficult time implementing, and too often it gets left out of the curriculum. How do school personnel, then, instill values of good character in students, and as an administrator, how do you spread these values to the entire school? DeRoche and Williams provide school leaders with an effective road map, touring schools that have achieved success. The authors divide the reader's journey through reform efforts into several "tour stops," beginning with a review of the character education framework, passing through subjects such as school climate, core values, training personnel, forming relationships, and concluding with guidelines for evaluation. Each "stop" contains a list of helpful articles or books, as well as valuable Internet resources. The conclusion of the journey is ultimately the responsibility of school leaders, but this book will give you a head start.
Download or read book Educating for Character written by Thomas Lickona and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2009-09-02 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Calls for renewed moral education in America's schools, offering dozens of programs schools can adopt to teach students respect, responsibility, hard work, and other values that should not be left to parents to teach.
Download or read book The Real Man Program written by Frank DiCocco and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2011-11-10 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The REAL Man Program The REAL Man Program is an empowering and inspiring guide for young men and all men, outlining the steps necessary to become a REAL Man. The REAL Man Program offers a ground-breaking, life-changing, & society-shaping message. It challenges men to become responsible, respectful, and respectable individuals: To become something special and to do something special with their lives. The REAL Man Program prepares young men to become winners in every aspect of their lives. It teaches them to make winning decisions, put themselves in winning situations, and surround themselves with winning people. The REAL Man Program teaches them to win at being a man, to win at being a husband, to win at being a father, and to win at being a member of society. The REAL Man Program provides a clear and purposeful game plan for becoming an authentic man in today's world. It offers young men the guidance and resources to help them develop into men of substance, men of principle, men of honor, and men of virtue. Above all, the program is committed to helping boys become not only men, but REAL men: Men who respect all people, especially women; men who always do the right thing, and men who live a life that matters. To state the profound impact of The REAL Man Program simply: "It challenges young men to be a REAL man and inspires them to make a REAL difference in the world." The REAL Man Program and message are informational, inspirational, and transformational: Reading the REAL Man message will be informational... Taking to heart the message is inspirational... But living-out the message is transformational. ___________________________________________________________________________ The REAL Man Program Contents The REAL Man Program Consists of: - 20 Separate Lessons - 8 Bonus Lessons - More than 100 "downs" (or "mini-lessons) - Group Exercises and Discussion Questions - Personal Reflection Questions - Writing Assignments and Journaling Opportunities - The Official REAL Man Program Workbook - Dozens of Worksheets, Exercises, and Take-Home Assignments - Handouts, Flyers, and Signs for the Locker Room and the Classroom The REAL Man Program Audience The REAL Man Program Is Designed For: - Young men from middle-school through high-school ages, and beyond - Youth development programs and initiatives - Youth groups and church-organizations - CHAMPS Life Skills and Character Education programming - College residential life programming - Men's Book Study groups, and other study-based programming - Athletes and non-athletes alike - People of all cultures, races, religions, and beliefs _________________________________________________________________ Praise for The REAL Man Program: What Coaches Around the Country Are Saying "Great stuff!" Exclaims Seattle Seahawks Head Coach, Pete Carroll "This is it, right here! "This material right here-these lessons-this is what it's all about." Coach Bell, South Florida High School Coach "What a great resource! It always takes a spark to start a fire, and this is certainly doing that." Coach Kirk, A Georgia High School Football Coach "Impressive... Absolutely impressive!" Coach Davis, Florida High School Football Coach "I'm blown away." Avon Old Farms School (CT) Coach Kevin Driscoll proclaims. "This is exactly what our boys need!" "Incredibly inspiring!" Proclaims Vince Ferragamo, former Los Angeles Rams starting quarterback, and Super Bowl XIV starter. "This is awesome stuff!" "This is great, absolutely great! Our kids need this today, more than ever!" Coach Wallace, Hall-of-Fame High School Football Coach "This is a great program!" Declares Alabama's Coach Frank. "It will change your life, and it will change the lives of the young men you coach."
Download or read book Building Character in Schools written by Kevin Ryan and published by Jossey-Bass. This book was released on 2003-03-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young people in America today face a crisis of character.Traditional role models continue to disappoint the public, fallingshort of expectations and fostering cynicism rather than idealism.As a result, many young people struggle to distinguish right fromwrong and seem indifferent to whether it matters. It clearlybecomes the task of parents and schools to re-engage the hearts andminds of our children in forming their own characters. In BuildingCharacter in Schools, Kevin Ryan and Karen Bohlin draw from nearlyfifty years of combined field experience to offer a practical guideto character education -- designed to help children to know thegood, love the good, and do the good. Ryan and Bohlin provide a blueprint for educators who wish totranslate a personal commitment to character education into aschoolwide vision and effort. They outline the principles andstrategies of effective character education and explain whatschools must do to teach students the habits and dispositions thatlead to responsible adulthood -- from developing curriculum thatreinforces good character development to strengthening links withparents. A useful resource section includes sample lessons, programguidelines, and a parents' list of ways to promote character intheir children. Building Character in Schools clearly defines the responsibilitiesof adults and students in modeling and nurturing character and setsforth practical guidelines for schools seeking to becomecommunities of virtue where responsibility, hard work, honesty, andkindness are modeled, taught, expected, celebrated, and continuallypracticed.
Download or read book Educating Hearts and Minds written by Edward F. DeRoche and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: """"A great resource for teaching that character matters in furthering the ideals on which this country has been built!" "Carol Russo, Principal, William Lloyd Garrison School Bronx, NY """"The 'soil' of our schools has lost a nurturing ingredient that is essential to give life to the ideas and the efforts of educators. That missing nurturing ingredient is the school's moral mission . . . DeRoche and Williams have written a sound and practical book not only for educators but for anyone interested in learning exactly how schools can navigate these often shoal-filled waters." "Kevin Ryan From the Foreword, "Educating Hearts and Minds, 2nd Edition"" "This second edition merges new ideas in character education research with best practices in schools and districts. The authors provide the most up-to-date and comprehensive framework for K-12 administrators, educators, and concerned citizens. It offers easy access to practical and proven methods supported by in-depth rationale. Highlighted are keys for success in building an effective character education program: Six sets of standards for character education Six tips for leaders Five tips to ensure reaching consensus Five classroom expectations Strategies for school culture and classroom climate Steps for developing a values curriculum Co-curricular activitiesTeaching principles Staff development and personnel training AssessmentThe authors propose standards, promising practices, and assessment instruments that can be personalized to fit the needs and interests of any school, student population, school district, orcommunity. A must-have resource for the concerned and committed educator and parent.
