Social-Emotional Character Development (SECD)

Standards Support All!

Sue Kidd, Coordinator

Kansas Character

Education Initiative

Within the character of the Citizen lies the welfare of the nation.

—Cicero

“…nothing is of more importance for the public weal, than to form and train up youth in wisdom and virtue.”

Benjamin Franklin

"To educate a person in mind and not in morals

is to educate a menace to society."

-Theodore Roosevelt

Comprehensive Character Development Programming in Kansas

Guided by:the Legislation of SB68 Section 5, (b) (1.) “Charter development program” means a program which is secular in nature and which stresses character qualities, (2) “Character qualities” means positive character qualities which include, but are not limited to, honesty, responsibility, attentiveness, patience, kindness, respect, self-control, tolerance, cooperation, initiative, patriotism and citizenship.

Identify three skills/competencies you want your students to improve on this year because you know doing so will help them achieve

greater academic success.

Destination

Social Emotional Learning

CharacterEducation

Student success and optimal learning environmentDr. Ed Dunkelblau

Social Emotional Competencies Self-awareness Self-management Social awareness Relationship skills Responsible decision-making

• Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, www.casel.org

Social Emotional Learning Allows People to Be Successful

It can be taught The learning process

is lifelong We can model it for

our children It is beneficial in

school, work and family

Let’s look at your responses to the question: Identify three skills/competencies you want your students to improve on this year because you know doing so will help them achieve greater

academic success.

11 Principles of Effective Character Education

1. The school community promotes core ethical and performance values as the foundation of good character.

2. The school defines “character” comprehensively to include thinking, feeling, and doing.

3. The school uses a comprehensive, intentional, and proactive approach to character development.

4. The school creates a caring community.

5. The school provides students with opportunities for moral action.

6. The school offers a meaningful and challenging academic curriculum that respects all learners, develops their character, and helps them to succeed.

7. The school fosters students’ self-motivation..

8. The school staff is an ethical learning community that shares responsibility for character education and adheres to the same core values that guide the students.

9. The school fosters shared leadership and long-range support of the character education initiative

10. The school engages families and community members as partners in the character-building effort.

11. The school regularly assesses its culture and climate, the functioning of its staff as character educators, and the extent to which its students manifest good character.

Character Education Partnership, 2010

Why Social Emotional and Character Development ?

Emotions affect how and what we learn

Relationships provide foundation for

learning

Relevant skills can be taught

Positive effects on academic performance

Benefits to physical health

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Why Social Emotional and Character Development?

Demanded by employers

Essential for lifelong success

Risk of maladjustment, failed

relationships, unhappiness reduced

A coordinating framework to overcome

fragmentation

SECD Development Process

Develop Vision for Kansas SECD Standards Develop the Standards, Benchmarks, Indicators

using format of other disciplines and integrating and aligning with these disciplines

Endorsement by KS Board of Education Sharing with Kansas educators, parents, and

communities

For more information or to become involved: Sue Kidd, Coordinator, Kansas

Character Education Initiative Phone: 785-865-9942 Email: skidd.kschared@gmail.com

Kent Reed, Counseling Consultant, KSDE Email: kreed@ksde.org

As a parent or grandparent how do you define a successful school experience? What do you want your children to know and to do as a result of going to school?