North Carolina Collaborative Conference On Student Achievement

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North Carolina Collaborative Conference On
Student Achievement
Character Education Presentation
Find this presentation at http//ssnces.ncdpi.wik
ispaces.net/

• Building State National Schools of Character

Presented March 21, 2012 By The Curriculum
Instruction Divisions K-12 Social Studies
Section
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Are You Interested In Receiving Information About
the Character Education Summer Student Leadership
Program?
Character Education Summer Program in Raleigh

• Submit your information through the link below
• https//docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formk
  eydEdicmZMMmdvczE0NDVQaDNuUVdfa3c6MQ

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NCDPI K-12 Social Studies Team Section
Chief Fay Gore fay.gore_at_dpi.nc.gov Elementary
Consultant Vacant Middle Grades
Consultant Vacant High School
Consultant Michelle Mclaughlin michelle.mclaughlin
_at_dpi.nc.gov
Program Assistant Bernadette Cole bernadette.col
e_at_dpi.nc.gov
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• 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.

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Visit The North Carolina Character Education
Webpage

• http//www.ncpublicschools.org/charactereducation/

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Building Character Activity
A Website to find Helpful Character Building
Games and Activities - http//www.charactersofchar
acter.org/matching-the-character.html
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Character Education

• is taught through modeling, climate, and
  curriculum.
• comes from the HOME, COMMUNITY and the SCHOOLS.
• is learning how to make good decisions and
  choices.
• is learning about positive relationships and
  their development.
• is grounded in RELATIONSHIPS and school culture.
  
• is a PROCESS, not just a program.
• is bringing out the BEST in ALL OF US-students
  teachers.

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Building Good Schools Of Character
Faculty Staff


Parents
Business
Students
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The Six Pillars of Character Education
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What Do Successful NC State Schools Of Character
Have?
Commitment
Commitment
Commitment
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• Strategy suggestions on how to begin
• Form a leadership group, including students,
  parents, teachers, counselors, and
  administrators.
• Read or review North Carolinas Character
  Education Handbook.
• Develop a knowledge base Study the Eleven
  Principles of Effective Character Education at
  www.character.org
• Look at your schools Mission Statement. Does it
  indicate the schools responsibility for
  promoting character development?
• Conduct a survey that gets input from staff,
  students, and parents. Use the data to discover
  areas of strength and weakness.
• Involve all staff (custodians, cafeteria workers,
  administrators, bus drivers, etc.) in a planning
  meeting. Brainstorm ways you currently promote
  character development and consider an additional
  approach to expand or enhance your focus.
• Identify target virtues for your program.
• Obtain feedback on how to focus or enlarge the
  schools program.

Develop a knowledge base Study the Eleven
Principles of Effective Character Education at
www.character.org
Source http//www.doe.virginia.gov/instruction/ch
aracter_ed/index.shtml
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• 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.

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What is quality character education?

• Effective character education
• Principle 1 Promotes core ethical values.
• Principle 2 Defines character comprehensively
  to include thinking, feeling, and behavior.
• Principle 3 Uses a comprehensive, intentional,
  and proactive approach.

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What does a school with quality character
education look like?

1. Principle 4 Creates a caring school community.
2. Principle 5 Provides opportunities for moral
   action (service learning).
3. Principle 6 Includes a meaningful and
   challenging academic curriculum that meets the
   needs of all learners (performance character).
4. Principle 7 Fosters students self-motivation.

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Who should be involved in character education?

• Principle 8 Engages the school staff as a
  learning and moral community.
• Principle 9 Fosters shared moral leadership and
  long-range support.
• Principle 10 Engages families and community
  members as partners.

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How are we doing? Where do we go from here?

• Assessment should guide the process!
• Principle 11 Evaluates the character education
  initiative.

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What Does Character Education Look Like?
Video Clip What Does Character Education Look
Like?
Virginia Department of Education Character
Education Site http//www.doe.virginia.gov/instru
ction/character_ed/index.shtml
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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?

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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.

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Who Can Apply ?

• Any U.S. public or private K-12 school engaged in
  character education for at least 3 years
• Any district (or Charter School) engaged for 4
  years
• Begin the application process by completing the
  online Application Cover Sheet.

NOTE Not eligible? Consider applying for a
Promising Practices award.
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Building Character Activity What gift is always
appreciated, costs nothing, but rewards the giver
and receiver with happiness? The gift of
KINDNESS. Random Act Of Kindness

• http//loveistheword.wordpress.com/101-random-acts
  -of-kindness/
• http//www.daretobeanangel.com/tasklist.php
• http//www.karmacooler.com/2009/02/100-ideas-for-k
  indness/
• http//www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/29-ways
  -to-carry-out-random-acts-of-kindness-every-day.ht
  ml
• http//jerry-lopper.suite101.com/acts-of-kindness-
  inspiring-quotes-a86567
• http//www.uncommongoods.com/product/random-acts-o
  f-kindness-kits