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http://ssnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Character+Education. Character Matters in Transforming Teaching and Learning. Fay Gore, Section Chief, K-12 Social Studies Nakisha Floyd, Abstinence Education Consultant, NC Healthy Schools. Why Character Matters. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Character Matters in Transforming Teaching and
Learning Fay Gore, Section Chief, K-12 Social Studies
Nakisha Floyd, Abstinence Education Consultant, NC Healthy Schools
http://ssnces.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/Character+Education
Why Character Matters“Great learning and superior abilities will be of little value...unless virtue, truth and integrity are added to them.”
Abigail Adams
"Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education"Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Effective character education is not adding a program or set of programs to a school. Rather it is a transformation of the culture and life of the school.”
Dr. Marvin Berkowitz
World in Crisis …Lance Armstrong & Doping Chargers
Jerry Sandusky & Penn State scandal
Sandy Hook & other victims of gun violence
Corrupt Politicians
Wall Street greed
Reality TV
Bullying
Drug & alcohol abuse
Student Preparation
College
Career
Civic Life
Character Education is the Plate!
Common Core
Essential Standards
AccountabilityEvaluations
Parent & Community Involvement
Student Performance
Discipline
Legislation
What is Character Education?
Character education is the deliberate effort to help people understand, care about, and act upon core ethical values. •Intentional and comprehensive
•Integrated throughout every aspect of the school day
•Provides long-term solutions to address moral, ethical, and academic issues i.e. absenteeism, teen pregnancy, gang violence, drug abuse, poor academic performance
Benefits of Character Education
• Brings Schools and Communities together
• Improving school and classroom climate
• Creating safer (Safe & Drug Free) and more caring schools
• Closing the achievement gap
• Academic achievement for all
• Academic integrity
• Professional ethics
• Health and physical education
• Service to others
• Community building and commitment
How can we begin to restore a culture of character, leadership, & service in
schools?
Use a framework for changing school culture
o Legislation
o The 3 c’s: Community, Climate, & Curriculum
o Character Education Partnership’s 11 Principles
Provide students the opportunity to lead and serve
o NCDPI
o Guilford County Schools
o Cotswold Elementary
o National Youth Leadership Council
STUDENT CITIZEN ACT OF 2001
In the fall of 2001, the North Carolina State Legislature passed the Student Citizen Act of 2001 (SL 2001-363).
This Act requires every local board of education to develop and implement character education instruction with input from the local community.
With the passage of this Act, the state of North Carolina has affirmed that the development of character in our children is the cornerstone of education.
Character EducationCharacter Traits (from legislation)
– Courage
– Good judgment
– Integrity
– Kindness
– Perseverance
– Respect
– Responsibility
– Self-discipline
Character EducationOther elements:
1. Respect for school personnel—holding teachers, administrators, and all school
personnel in high esteem and demonstrating in words and deeds that all school personnel
deserve to be treated with courtesy and proper deference.
2. Responsibility for school safety—helping to create a harmonious school atmosphere
that is free from threats, weapons, and violent or disruptive behavior; cultivating an orderly
learning environment in which students and school personnel feel safe and secure; and
encouraging the resolution of conflicts and disagreements through peaceful means including
peer mediation.
What Do Successful NC State Schools Of Character Have?
The Model• Community refers to the process of building consensus and
sustaining community involvement in the shared responsibility of developing character and active citizenship in young people.
• Climate incorporates multiple factors that affect the school environment, such as personal relationships, leadership, discipline, sense of community, safety, civic involvement and democratic leadership.
• Curriculum includes strategies and resource materials for integrating elements of character into the entire school curriculum and for strengthening the civics curriculum. Service learning is suggested as a highly successful strategy for both character and citizenship development.
Service Learning, Health & Other Content Areas
Healthy Lives, Healthy ChoicesEnglish/Language
ArtsSocial
Studies/HistoryForeign
LanguagesThe Arts
Examine how marketing has been used to promote smoking cigarettes and to stop people from smoking
Interview elders to find out how popular diets have changed since their childhoods
Examine how language barriers interfere with healthcare in developing countries and among immigrant populations
Use photography to capture images of community health
Read a book or novel and look at the choice made by the characters that contributed to their well-being
Compare global diets and lifespan
Read recipes in different languages and learn about the food ingredients from various cultures
Create dramatizations of challenging situations with “what would you do?” moments, and include examples of healthy responses
Source: The Complete Guide to Service Learning (Kaye, 2010)
Service Learning, Health & Other Content Areas
Math Physical Education
Computer Science
Find statistics regarding the reaction time of braking in a vehicle while under the influence of drugs and alcohol
Interview athletes for information about how food choices and exercise can build strength and endurance
Research how increased computer use (video games, social networking, etc.) impacts young people’s health
Find out how weather can affect the health of people living with conditions like asthma
Compare health care costs in rural, suburban and urban communities
Use pedometers and chart physical activity of students in a class
Design screen savers with positive messages about healthy choices and distribute to students and the community
Learn what blood pressure is and how to check it
Source: The Complete Guide to Service Learning (Kaye, 2010)
The KEY to a successful school Character Education program is to follow the “The 11 Principles of Effective Character Education”
Each principle outlines criteria that should be considered when developing an effective program.
“The 11 Principles of Effective Character Education” offer the primary guidance for successful implementation and outcomes.
What is quality character education?
Effective character education:
1. Principle 1: Promotes core ethical values.
2. Principle 2: Defines “character” comprehensively to include thinking, feeling, and behavior.
3. Principle 3: Uses a comprehensive, intentional, and proactive approach.
What does a school with quality character education look like?
4. Principle 4: Creates a caring school community.
5. Principle 5: Provides opportunities for moral action (service learning).
6. Principle 6: Includes a meaningful and challenging academic curriculum that meets the needs of all learners (performance character).
7. Principle 7: Fosters students’ self-motivation.
Who should be involved in character education?
8. Principle 8: Engages the school staff as a learning and moral community.
9. Principle 9: Fosters shared moral leadership and long-range support.
10.Principle 10: Engages families and community members as partners.
How are we doing? Where do we go from here?
Assessment should guide the process!
11.Principle 11: Evaluates the character education initiative.
I Am…Character, Leadership and
Service
Title V Abstinence Education and Social Studies Partnership
2012 NCDPI Student Leadership Institute
Title V: Abstinence Education
• $1.7 million federal grant from ACF, USDHHS
• 19 high need counties receive sub-awards
• Students in grades 4, 5 and 6
• NC AEGP project focus
– Mental and Behavioral Health
– Health Services
– Health Education
– Parental and Community Involvement
Social Studies Education• Inherited Character Education in 2009
• Small appropriations from the NC General Assembly
• 115 LEAs plus Charter Schools (8 State Board Districts)
• Students in grades K-12
• Curriculum Focus
– Citizenship Education
– Service Learning
Service LearningService-Learning is a pedagogy that connects meaningful community service experiences with academic learning, personal growth, and civic responsibility. Service-learning goes beyond extracurricular community service because it involves participants in reading, reflection and analysis; provides students an opportunity to develop a personal connection to what they are learning; and creates a context for the application of concepts introduced in the classroom.
Benefits:
•It enhances the educational goals of the curriculum through experiential learning and critical reflection.
•It helps students develop the skills and virtues required for full participation and leadership in their democratic communities.
•It serves the public good by providing a needed service to individuals, organization, schools, or other entities in the community.
…What the Research Says…
Service Learning & 40 Developmental Assets
• External• Community Values Youth
• Youth as Resources
• Service to Others
• Positive Peer Influence
• High Expectations
• Creative Activities
• Youth Programs
Source: http://www.search-institute.org
Service Learning & 40 Developmental Assets
• Planning and Decision Making
• Interpersonal Competence
• Cultural Competence
• Resistance Skills
• Peaceful Conflict Resolution
• Personal Power
• Self-Esteem
• Sense of Purpose
• Positive View of Personal Future
Source: http://www.search-institute.org
• Internal• Achievement Motivation
• Bonding to School
• Homework
• Reading for Pleasure
• Caring
• Equality and Social Justice
• Integrity
• Honesty
• Responsibility
• Restraint
The Benefits of Service Learning
• Civic Responsibility
– Increase awareness of community needs
– Relate to culturally diverse groups
– Feel they can make a difference
• Academic Learning
– Improved grades including test scores
– Improved grade point averages
– Improved problem-solving skills
– Increased interest in academics
– Increased student attendance
Source: Research on k-12 School-Based Service Learning (S.H. Billig)
Service Learning & Healthy Outcomes
• Personal and Social Development
– Increase measures of personal and social responsibility
– Increased self-esteem and self-efficacy
– Less likely to engage in “risk” behaviors
– Less likely to be referred for disciplinary measures
– Less likely to engage in behaviors that lead to pregnancy or arrest
• School Environment/Climate
– Improves overall school climateSource: Research on k-12 School-Based Service Learning (S.H. Billig)
2012 NCDPI Student Leadership Institute
• Two and a half day residential program
– June 27th through June 29th
• William Peace University
• 16 Teams of Students with Adult Advisors
– 7 Elementary
– 6 Middle School
– 3 High School
– 84 total
Lincoln
DurhamAlamance
Alleghany
Anson
Ashe
Avery
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Brunswick
Buncombe
Burke
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Carteret
Caswell
CatawbaChatham
CherokeeClay
Cleveland
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
DareDavidson
Davie
Duplin
Edgecombe
ForsythFranklin
Gaston
Gates
Graham
Granville
Greene
Guilford
Halifax
Harnett
Haywood
Henderson
Hertford
Hoke
Hyde
Iredell
Jackson
Johnston
Jones
Lee
Lenoir
McDowell
Macon
MadisonMartin
Mecklenburg
Mitchell
MontgomeryMoore
Nash
NewHanover
Northampton
Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pender
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rowan
Rutherford
Sampson
Scotland
Stanly
StokesSurry
Swain
Transylvania
Tyrrell
Union
Vance
Wake
Warren
Washington
Watauga
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Yancey
Perquimans
Chowan
2012 SLI TEAMSPasquotank
Camden
Currituck
Alexander
REGION 8WESTERN
REGION 7NORTHWESTSnow Creek Elementary
REGION 5PIEDMONT - TRIAD/ CENTRALEfland CheecksErwin MontessoriMineral Springs MiddlePenn-Griffith High
REGION 1NORTHEASTLakeforest ElementaryFirst Flight Middle
REGION 3NORTH CENTRALMoore Square Museum MagnetRocky Mount PreparatorySoutheast HalifaxNorth Johnston High
REGION 6SOUTHWESTLincoln Charter ElementaryConcord Middle
REGION 4 SANDHILLS/ SOUTHCENTRALCameron ElementaryHoke County High
REGION 2SOUTHEASTPenderlea ElementarySouthwest Middle
The Experience• Team Building Session
– Leading To Change (Charlotte, NC)
• Elementary Teams– Training in Service Learning, Leadership and Character Development– Service Learning Project Planning with Centennial Middle School (Raleigh, NC)
Leadership Staff– Experiential Learning Experience at the Alice Aycock Poe Center for Health
Education (Raleigh)
• Middle High School Teams– Training in Service Learning, Leadership and Character Development– Service Learning Project Planning with Guilford County Schools Character
Education Staff– Guest Speaker, Marty Wiggins, Environmental Education Consultant– Experiential Learning Experience at Lake Crabtree (Raleigh)
2012 SLI Resources
2012 SLI Testimonials• “The students absolutely loved the leaders from
Leading To Change! They had a lot of fun moving around and participating in the activities. They were activities that the students have been able to share with their peers in the classroom as well.”
• [Teambuilding Session with Leading To Change] “Really pushes our kids out of their comfort zone which was great!”
• “The kids were on fire, and didn’t want to stop!”
Quotes from 2012 SLI Evaluation Survey
2012 SLI Testimonials• “NCDPI SLI Team provided wonderful resources!”
• The Poe Center: “This was such a wonderful learning opportunity for the kids as well as myself! So many hands on experiences for them – I really think they took a lot away from that trip.”
• “The stop by Durham (the American Tobacco District) was good.”
• “I love that the students were able to participate in creating and leading the closing ceremony.”
Quotes from 2012 SLI Evaluation Survey
The 2012 SLI Experience
2012 SLI Outcome• Create A Service Learning Project
– Elementary Teams had to create a health-related project or show the health link
• Service Learning Project Focus– Raising money through exercise (walk-a-thon/bike-a-thon) to start and fund a school
“Back Pack Buddies” program• Fighting Hunger
– Bullying
– Improving school environment through wellness
– Planning and planting a school garden
– Environmental Awareness and recycling
– Providing support to youth battling life-threatening illnesses
2013 SLI
• June 23 – 26
• William Peace University
• Veteran Cohort and Beginner Cohort
• Focus: Building Capacity in Student Leadership, Service and Character Development.
State/National School/District of
CharacterBrenda ElliottExecutive Director of Student ServicesProject Manager for Character Development Initiative
Yvonne FosterCoordinator of Character Development & Service-Learning
State/National School/District of
CharacterCotswold ElementaryCharlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
Alicia Giles [email protected].
Mary HookCoordinator for Character [email protected]
How Do You Know If Your Character
Education Program Is Working?
Observable Behaviors:
Do students demonstrate that they know right from wrong?
Do students’ actions show a respect for others?
Do students work well cooperatively?
Do students influence others in a positive way
Is the school becoming a more caring community?
Is the entire school staff working on being a positive role model and friend to students?
How Do You Know If Your Character
Education Program Is Working?
Collect Definitive Information:
Attendance data
Suspension data
Data on specific behaviors i.e., fighting, bullying, cutting class, d-hall participation, etc.
Communication logs i.e., parent/community involvement, school/community collaboration, school program agendas and bulletins,
etc.
“Nothing is more important to the public weal [well-being] than to form and train up
youth in wisdom and virtue.”
--Benjamin Franklin