Character Education and Development
But if you ask what is the good of education in general, the answer is easy: that education makes good men, and that good men act nobly.
Our one-of-a-kind approach combines the common language of CHARACTER COUNTS! with the research-based strategies from Excellence with Integrity. This combination of resources utilizes a framework for systemic community-wide engagement with the resources that provides students with 21st Century Skills they can use daily.
Character Education and Social Emotional Learning: Curriculum, Lesson Plans, Activities, Programs & Resources
One of the great education reformers, Horace Mann, in the 1840s, helped to improve instruction in classrooms nationwide, advocating that character development was as important as academics in American schools. The United States Congress, recognizing the importance of this concept, authorized the Partnerships in Character Education Program in 1994. The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 renews and re-emphasizes this tradition—and substantially expands support for it. Indeed, one of the six goals of the Department of Education is to "promote strong character and citizenship among our nation's youth" (Strategic Plan 2002-2007). To reach this goal, the Department of Education joins with state education agencies and school districts across our country to provide vital leadership and support to implement character education.
While education is itself inherently a values-laden endeavour and forms the beating heart of quality education so also values are an integral and defining aspect of the human being and we extend a warm welcome to this website to all those concerned with the place and extent of values in their lives. We hope that you will find ideas for quiet reflection and contemplation, inspiration for ways of thinking, being and doing that you would like to adopt and practical resources that you can use for teaching in a wide variety of settings.
This nonprofit honors Giraffe Heroes—compassionate risk-takers who are largely unknown, people who have the courage to stick their necks out for the common good, in the US and around the world.
Collaborative Classroom, a nonprofit organization, improves the school experience of children across the globe by providing teachers with engaging curricula and ongoing professional learning that support the academic as well as the social and emotional development of the students we all serve.
From Scholastic: What children learn about character in the early childhood classroom can shape their character for the rest of their lives. So how do you teach it?
Character Education for Young Children is a curriculum of ten lessons designed to teach children ages 3 - 7 how to conduct themselves with confidence through hands-on activities.
The Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, located in SUNY Cortland's School of Education, was founded in 1994 by education professor and psychologist Dr. Thomas Lickona. Its mission is to promote the development of moral and performance character in schools, families, and communities.
Spark Action is a collaborative journalism and advocacy site to mobilize action by and for young people.
A place for educators to find thought-provoking news, conversation, and support for those who care about diversity, equal opportunity, and respect for differences in schools.
Storyvalues, Inc. is a Toronto-based company that provides unique interactive professional training, performances and online programs for schools, businesses and communities, using the universal language of storytelling, music,and visual art to inspire creativity and positive, inclusive environments.
Project Wisdom aims to build character by helping students take responsibility for their choices and actions, to build confidence by motivating students to do their personal best, and to build community by inspiring students to contribute to the world around them while honoring the diversity that makes our country great.
The Center stresses that teaching is a moral activity and that the education of young children is a moral endeavor.
Roots of Empathy is an award-winning charitable organization that offers empathy-based programming for children. Our vision is to change the world - child by child.
The vision of Search Institute is to create a world where all young people are valued and thrive. Their mission is to provide catalytic leadership, breakthrough knowledge, and innovative resources to advance the health of children, youth, families, and communities.
Character Education Partnership aims to benefit society through school reform that addresses not only academics, but also moral, social, emotional, and ethical issues. CEP has the tools, methods, and strategies to empower teachers, parents and community members to help schools achieve the important goals of character development.
Educators often emphasize that young people need to develop character to succeed in school and life. Yet there is a shortage of scientifically-based knowledge about how adolescents develop the character strengths that contribute to success. The Character Development in Adolescence Project (CDAP) includes a three year study of middle and high school students that will establish scientifically valid methods for assessing key adolescent character strengths: purpose, grit, self-control, gratitude, and actively open-minded thinking.
Josephson Institute Report Card (2000) The report was based on written surveys administered by randomly selected schools throughout the country in 2000. The margin of error is +/- 3 percent. It includes responses from 15,877 middle and high school students.
Character Education Partnership aims to benefit society through school reform that addresses not only academics, but also moral, social, emotional, and ethical issues. CEP has the tools, methods, and strategies to empower teachers, parents and community members to help schools achieve the important goals of character development.
Learning for Life’s mission is to develop and deliver engaging, research based academic, character, leadership and career focused programs aligned to state and national standards that guide and enable all students to achieve their full potential.
A place for educators to find thought-provoking news, conversation, and support for those who care about diversity, equal opportunity, and respect for differences in schools.
Project Wisdom aims to build character by helping students take responsibility for their choices and actions, to build confidence by motivating students to do their personal best, and to build community by inspiring students to contribute to the world around them while honoring the diversity that makes our country great.
A proven curriculum for teaching character education & leadership development in middle/high school that supports English (ELA & ELD) common core standards.
The Center stresses that teaching is a moral activity and that eduction, in general, is a moral endeavor.
Lindenwood offers a unique Master of Arts in Education with an emphasis in Character Education. This program builds on your existing skills as a practicing educator to assist you in integrating character education into your curriculum. Several major perspectives in the field of character education will be explored so you may find a match with your grade and subject areas and infuse character education into the teaching and management of the classroom.
The Peaceful Solution Character Education Incorporated (PSCEI) is a non-profit organization devoted to promoting character education as its main tool for positive character development. Concurrent with its purpose, the PSCEI has developed The Peaceful Solution Character Education Program (PSCEP) with a variety of courses designed to reach all ages so the impact of character change can be realized and effected in society.
Happify's activities and games are based on a decade's worth of cutting-edge research by psychologists and neuroscientists from leading academic institutions around the world. Our proprietary framework is designed to train your brain and help you build skills for lasting happiness—delivering effective and measurable results.
The mission of the "Helping Others" Research Project at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry is to improve the quality of life for youth, families, and communities by providing a continuum of scientific information, education, and personal experiences on the role of service in addiction recovery.
The International Center for Academic Integrity works to identify, affirm, and promote the values of academic integrity among students, faculty, and administrators.
Offers a variety of programs and services to aid people in living wisely and well.
The VIA Institute on Character was established as a non-profit organization in 2001. Their mission is to advance both the science and the practice of character, and aim to fill the world with greater virtue.
Character Education Partnership aims to benefit society through school reform that addresses not only academics, but also moral, social, emotional, and ethical issues. CEP has the tools, methods, and strategies to empower teachers, parents and community members to help schools achieve the important goals of character development.
Combats racism, antisemitism, and prejudice and nurtures democracy through education programs worldwide.
The Association for Moral Education (AME) provides an international forum for the interdisciplinary study of the moral and ethical dimensions of human development and education.
Links to numerous character education sites on the internet.
The School for Ethical Education (SEE) is a not-for-profit teaching organization that provides classes, creates programs, and offers consultation services to promote strategies for comprehensive ethics and character education.
