Character Education in Our Schools

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Character Educationin our Schools

By

Stephanie Ritter, Lauren Scirica& Dani Fogarty


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Character Educationin our Schools

By

Stephanie Ritter, Lauren Scirica& Dani Fogarty


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Overview

Stephanie- What, How, and Why Lauren- Application in classrooms and

schoolsDani- Activity and Conclusion


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What is Character education?

Why is it promoted in schools?


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Within the character of the citizen lies the welfare

of the nation.~ Cicero


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...nothing is of moreimportance for the public

wealth, than to form and trainup youth in wisdom and

virtue .~Benjamin Franklin


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Elements of Character Education

Direct instruction: specific training/info sharing, recognition of core values

Indirect instruction: a comprehensive understanding of these values inrelation to peer interactions and relationships.

Community building: relationships and caring environments

Role Models: adults as role models, modeling good character


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Who are these role models?


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What messages are they sending?


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How does it affect our role as teachers?

How do we know it works?


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Character CountsThe Character Counts! coalition was formed in 1993. It is the

most widely used character education program. Some of theorganizations that use and support Character Counts! are: * Big Brothers & Sisters * Little League * AYSO* Amer. Assn. of School Administrators * PTA * Natl. Assn. of Elementary School Principals * Red Cross Character Counts! is run by the Josephson Institute

Mission:To improve the ethical quality of society by changing personaland organizational decision making and behavior.


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Six Pillars of CharacterCharcter Counts! is based on the "Six Pillars of Character"

A. Trustworthiness B. RespectC. Responsibility D. FairnessE. Caring F. citizenship


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Six Pillars in the schoolCharacter Counts! Every Friday

Dont forget to wear your Pillar colors EVERY FRIDAY! Trustworthiness- 3rd grade (Blue)R espect- 5th grade (Yellow)R esponsibility- 4th grade (Green)

F airness- Kindergarten (Orange)Caring- 2nd grade (Red)Citizenship-1st grade (Purple)


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Character ClassicsCharacter Classics from the NationalCharacter Education Center includesactivities and songs set to classical musicabout 12 different character traits.

Character Classics highlights thecharacter qualities of: Attentiveness, Patience, Truthfulness,Self-control, Kindness, Contentment

Perseverance, Dependability, Goodness,Respect, Obedience, Thankfulness .


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Great Books to Read

Don't Worry BearGreg Foley

The Colors of Us

Karen Katz

The Band- Aid ChickenBecky Henton

Winston of ChurchillOne Bear's Battle against

Global WarmingJean Davies Okimoto

Trouble Talk Trudy Ludwig

The Crayon Box TalkedShane Derolf


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Have you filled a bucket today?

I bullied my sister once and felt I had an empty bucket. I learned how good it

feels to be a bucket filler instead of abucket dipper."

- Third Grader, Troy,MI

By Carol McCloud


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Ask an Expert!

Each child has a "pocket" on a bulletin board.The children then brainstorm problems thatclassmates could help them solve: "findingthings," "taking turns," "figuring out tricky

words," etc. Each child lists their areas of expertise, then puts the list in his or herpocket.

The students study the "Expert Board" to findthe experts they need to solve their problems and never interrupt lessons.

Respect, Responsibility, Cooperation


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Students get inspired about character


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Winning Video from Character Counts!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC-DGk_o7Hc


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Easy Ideas for ImplementingCharacter Education

Hang pictures of heroes and heroines in halls or classrooms.Institute a student tutoring program.Promote service clubs with real missions for the schoolcommunity.

Bring recent high school graduates to talk about theirsuccessful transitions to college, work, or the military.Invite local adults in to talk about how they have integratedthe concept of character into their adult lives.Choose a personal motto and share it with your students.Teach students how to write thank-you notes. As a class, write thank-you notes to people who have done thoughtfulthings for the students.Start a pen pal exchange between your students and

students from a distant state or country.


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Remember- When you permit, you promote! What Should You Do

Create a classroom community of learners by promoting kindness and fairness.Discourage put downs and name callingModel good behavior and conduct for your studentsReward and discipline students equally Develop classroom guidelines and rules withstudent inputInvolve the community & families


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Results from a survey conducted by Character Counts . .

The Ethics of American Youth


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Is it important for me to be a person with good charachter?


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Most adults in my life consistantly setexamples of good character . .


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A person has to lie and cheatsometimes to succeed . .


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How many times have you done this in the past year?Lied to a parent about something

significant . .


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Lied to a teacher about somethingsignificant?


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Stole something from a store . .


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How many questions did you answer with honesty?


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Martin Luther King Jr.Quotes on Character . .

" The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically . . . Intelligence plus character - that is thegoal of true education."

" I have a dream that my four little children will one day live ina nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."


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Activity . .list of possible character traits(some scenarios can have more than one trait )

some

trustworthiness

respectresponsiblity citizenship

honesty integrity


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We need toembrace

Character Development inall aspects of our

lives


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Bibliography http:/ /www.ethicsusa.com/ Jospehson Institute, (2009). Character Counts!Character Education Program. Retrieved April 22, 2009,

from Character Counts! Web site: http://charactercounts.org/ National Character Education Center, (2009). Character Classics. Retrieved April 25, 2009, from NationalCharacter Education Center Web site: http://www.ethicsusa.com/cclassics.cfm

http://www.ericdigests.org/20 03-5/character.htm U.S Department of Education, Ed.gov. Retrieved April 26, 2009, from Character Education Web site: http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/character/edpick s.jhtml?src=ln

Life Skills, Utah State Office of Education, Curriculum. Retrieved April 26, 2009, Web site: http://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/lifeskills/Char_Ed.htm

WiseSkills Character Education Curriculum Retrieved April 26, 2009, from http://www.wiseskills.com/aboutwiseskills.html

Boyd, Tamsen J. Kids With Character,

Teaching K-8 Magazine. August/September, 2004. Pg. 62.Character Counts! Character developmen t seminars training material, 200 2, 2003. Tab 17, pg 5-9. Westwood Elementary School, Westwood news. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from The character road Website: http://www.fisdk1 2.net/ww/ww_characteroad.html
http://www.fisdk12.net/ww/ww_characteroad.htmlhttp://www.wiseskills.com/aboutwiseskills.htmlhttp://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/lifeskills/Char_Ed.htmhttp://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/character/edpicks.jhtml?src=lnhttp://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/character/edpicks.jhtml?src=lnhttp://www.ericdigests.org/2003-5/character.htmhttp://www.ericdigests.org/2003-5/character.htmhttp://charactercounts.org/http://www.ethicsusa.com/http://www.ethicsusa.com/http://www.fisdk12.net/ww/ww_characteroad.htmlhttp://www.wiseskills.com/aboutwiseskills.htmlhttp://www.wiseskills.com/aboutwiseskills.htmlhttp://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/lifeskills/Char_Ed.htmhttp://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/lifeskills/Char_Ed.htmhttp://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/character/edpicks.jhtml?src=lnhttp://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/character/edpicks.jhtml?src=lnhttp://www.ericdigests.org/2003-5/character.htmhttp://www.ethicsusa.com/cclassics.cfmhttp://charactercounts.org/http://www.ethicsusa.com/


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Bibliography Continued...Center for the 4th and 5th Rs: Respect and Responsibility. Retrieved April 27, 2009, Web site: http://www.cortland.edu/character/articles/history2.html

To view this presentation in moredetail,

please visit: www.pathtoteaching.blogspot.com
http://www.pathtoteaching.blogspot.com/http://www.pathtoteaching.blogspot.com/http://www.cortland.edu/character/articles/history2.htmlhttp://www.cortland.edu/character/articles/history2.html


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Overview

Stephanie- What, How, and Why Lauren- Application in classrooms and

schoolsDani- Activity and Conclusion


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What is Character education?

Why is it promoted in schools?


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Within the character of the citizen lies the welfare

of the nation.~ Cicero


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...nothing is of moreimportance for the public

wealth, than to form and trainup youth in wisdom and virtue .

~Benjamin Franklin


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Who are these role models?


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What messages are they sending?


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Whose responsibility is it?

"I'm not paid to be a role model. I'm paid to wreak havoc on the basketball court." - Charles Barkley, 1993 Nike commercial "Charles, you can deny being a role model all you want, but Idon't think its your decision to make. We don't choose to be

role models. We are chosen. Our only choice is whether to be agood role model or a bad one." - Karl Malone, 1993

What messages are our students receivingfrom the world around them? Whatmessages are we sending in our

classrooms?


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How does it affect our role as teachers?

How do we know it works?


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What does the research show? Academic Achievement:

High quality Character education programs promotehigher academic achievement both immediately and longterm.

Behavior and Attitudes:South Dakota study: 8,500 students 1998-2000Students who said they have:

Cheated on an exam dropped 30%Teased someone because of race or ethnicity dropped 45%

Broken into another's property dropped 50%Teachers reported better student behavior toward othersand authority.

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Character CountsThe Character Counts! coalition was formed in 1993. It is the

most widely used character education program. Some of theorganizations that use and support Character Counts! are: * Big Brothers & Sisters * Little League * AYSO* Amer. Assn. of School Administrators * PTA

* Natl. Assn. of Elementary School Principals * Red Cross Character Counts! is run by the Josephson Institute

Mission:To improve the ethical quality of society by changing personal

and organizational decision making and behavior.

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Six Pillars of CharacterCharcter Counts! is based on the "Six Pillars of Character"

A. Trustworthiness B. RespectC. Responsibility D. FairnessE. Caring F. citizenship

Si Pill i h h l


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Six Pillars in the schoolCharacter Counts! Every Friday

Dont forget to wear your Pillar colors EVERY FRIDAY! Trustworthiness- 3rd grade (Blue)R espect- 5th grade (Yellow)R esponsibility- 4th grade (Green)F airness- Kindergarten (Orange)Caring- 2nd grade (Red)Citizenship-1st grade (Purple)

Ch Cl i


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Character ClassicsCharacter Classics from the NationalCharacter Education Center includesactivities and songs set to classical musicabout 12 different character traits.

Character Classics highlights thecharacter qualities of: Attentiveness, Patience, Truthfulness,Self-control, Kindness, Contentment

Perseverance, Dependability, Goodness,Respect, Obedience, Thankfulness .

Great Books to Read


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Great Books to Read

Don't Worry BearGreg Foley

The Colors of Us

Karen Katz

The Band- Aid ChickenBecky Henton

Winston of ChurchillOne Bear's Battle against

Global WarmingJean Davies Okimoto

Trouble Talk Trudy Ludwig

The Crayon Box TalkedShane Derolf

H fill d b k t t d ?


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Have you filled a bucket today?

I bullied my sister once and felt I had an empty bucket. I learned how good it

feels to be a bucket filler instead of abucket dipper."

- Third Grader, Troy,MI

By Carol McCloud

A k E t!


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Ask an Expert!

Each child has a "pocket" on a bulletin board.The children then brainstorm problems thatclassmates could help them solve: "findingthings," "taking turns," "figuring out tricky words," etc. Each child lists their areas of expertise, then puts the list in his or herpocket.

The students study the "Expert Board" to findthe experts they need to solve their problems and never interrupt lessons.

Respect, Responsibility, Cooperation



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Winning Video from Character Counts!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC-DGk_o7Hc


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Th i l k


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These special weeksand days are important, but we need toremember to include

character in ourclassroom...

EVERYDAY!

Easy Ideas for Implementing


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Easy Ideas for ImplementingCharacter Education

Hang pictures of heroes and heroines in halls or classrooms.Institute a student tutoring program.Promote service clubs with real missions for the schoolcommunity.

Bring recent high school graduates to talk about theirsuccessful transitions to college, work, or the military.Invite local adults in to talk about how they have integratedthe concept of character into their adult lives.Choose a personal motto and share it with your students.

Teach students how to write thank-you notes. As a class, write thank-you notes to people who have done thoughtfulthings for the students.Start a pen pal exchange between your students andstudents from a distant state or country.

Remember When you permit


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Remember- When you permit, you promote! What Should You Do

Create a classroom community of learners by promoting kindness and fairness.Discourage put downs and name callingModel good behavior and conduct for your studentsReward and discipline students equally Develop classroom guidelines and rules withstudent inputInvolve the community & families


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Most importantly... BELIEVE IN YOUR

STUDENTS&

YOURSELF!


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Results from a survey conducted by Character Counts . .

The Ethics of American Youth

Is it important for me to be a person


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Is it important for me to be a person with good charachter?


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How many times have you done this in the past year?


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How many times have you done this in the past year?Lied to a parent about something

significant . .


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How many questions did you answer


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How many questions did you answer with honesty?

Martin Luther King Jr


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Martin Luther King Jr.Quotes on Character . .

" The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically . . . Intelligence plus character - that is thegoal of true education."

" I have a dream that my four little children will one day live ina nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."


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Creating a lesson around character

Teaching your students how to havegood character

Activity


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Activity . .list of possible character traits(some scenarios can have more than one trait )

sometrustworthinessrespectresponsiblity citizenship

honesty integrity


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We need to


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We need to

embrace

Character Development inall aspects of our

li Bibliography


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Bibliography http:/ /www.ethicsusa.com/ Jospehson Institute, (2009). Character Counts!Character Education Program. Retrieved April 22, 2009,from Character Counts! Web site: http://charactercounts.org/

National Character Education Center, (2009). Character Classics. Retrieved April 25, 2009, from NationalCharacter Education Center Web site: http://www.ethicsusa.com/cclassics.cfm

http://www.ericdigests.org/20 03-5/character.htm U.S Department of Education, Ed.gov. Retrieved April 26, 2009, from Character Education Web site: http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/character/edpick s.jhtml?src=ln

Life Skills, Utah State Office of Education, Curriculum. Retrieved April 26, 2009, Web site: http://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/lifeskills/Char_Ed.htm

WiseSkills Character Education Curriculum Retrieved April 26, 2009, from http://www.wiseskills.com/aboutwiseskills.html

Boyd, Tamsen J. Kids With Character,Teaching K-8 Magazine. August/September, 2004. Pg. 62.

Character Counts! Character developmen t seminars training material, 200 2, 2003. Tab 17, pg 5-9. Westwood Elementary School, Westwood news. Retrieved April 27, 2009, from The character road Website: http://www.fisdk1 2.net/ww/ww_characteroad.html

Bibliography Continued...
http://www.fisdk12.net/ww/ww_characteroad.htmlhttp://www.wiseskills.com/aboutwiseskills.htmlhttp://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/lifeskills/Char_Ed.htmhttp://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/character/edpicks.jhtml?src=lnhttp://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/character/edpicks.jhtml?src=lnhttp://www.ericdigests.org/2003-5/character.htmhttp://www.ericdigests.org/2003-5/character.htmhttp://charactercounts.org/http://www.ethicsusa.com/http://www.ethicsusa.com/http://www.fisdk12.net/ww/ww_characteroad.htmlhttp://www.wiseskills.com/aboutwiseskills.htmlhttp://www.wiseskills.com/aboutwiseskills.htmlhttp://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/lifeskills/Char_Ed.htmhttp://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/lifeskills/Char_Ed.htmhttp://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/character/edpicks.jhtml?src=lnhttp://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/character/edpicks.jhtml?src=lnhttp://www.ericdigests.org/2003-5/character.htmhttp://www.ethicsusa.com/cclassics.cfmhttp://charactercounts.org/http://www.ethicsusa.com/


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Bibliography Continued...Center for the 4th and 5th Rs: Respect and Responsibility. Retrieved April 27, 2009, Web site: http://www.cortland.edu/character/articles/history2.html

To view this presentation in moredetail,

please visit: www.pathtoteaching.blogspot.com
http://www.pathtoteaching.blogspot.com/http://www.pathtoteaching.blogspot.com/http://www.cortland.edu/character/articles/history2.htmlhttp://www.cortland.edu/character/articles/history2.html

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