Character Education
Informational
Handbook & Guide
Table of Contents
"Character is POWER."
Booker T. Washington
Defining and
Understanding Character
Education
What Is
Character Education?
Definitions
and Benefits
Components of
Character Education
10 More Good
Reasons for Character Education
Seven Rules
of Thumb
The Crucial
Role of Civic Education and
Service-Learning
Character
Education and Civic Education in North Carolina Schools
Today
Laying the
Foundation for Your Character Education Plan
The Student
Citizen Act of 2001
Overview
of the Student Citizen Act of 2001
Ideas to Get
You Started in the School and
Classroom
100 Ways to
Promote Character Education
Developing
Character Activities
The Seven
E’s of Teaching a Character
Trait
Short Lessons:
Character
Education by Subject
Media
Literacy
Heroes
Additional
Ideas
Suggested
Timeline for Developing a Character Education
Program
Morgan Road
Elementary School: A National School of
Character
Five Keys to
Success
Suggestions
for High Schools in Character Implementation and
Development
Character
Education and Bloom’s Taxonomy
A Few Things
I’m Thankful For
Samples and
Idea Starters
Laws of
Life: Writing About What Really Matters
Parents,
Business, Community
20
Strategies to Help Your Children Develop Good
Character
Ten Tips for
Raising Children of Character
What You Can
Do to Help Your Child at Home
Children and
Danger: A Look at the Statistics
Respect
Responsibility
Character
Education and the Business Community
30 Ways
Mayors and Local Government Can Promote Good Character
The North Carolina Character
Education Partnership (1996–2001)
Model
Initiative
Introduction
Community
Climate
Curriculum
Character
Education School Implementation
Checklist
Reflections
from the Partnership
Sample
Assessment Tools
How to Plan
and Assess a Comprehensive Program
Character
Education School Site
Self-Assessment
School as a
Caring Community Profile-II
(SCCP-II)
Northwest
Guilford High School: School as a Caring Community
Profile
“I
Will” Survey
Resources,
Links, Character Education
Bibliography
The
North Carolina Center for Character
Education
Youth
Violence Prevention and Positive Youth
Development
North
Carolina Character Educators of the Year (NCCEY) Awards
Program
Fayetteville
State University Character Development
Institute
Character
Education Resource List
Curricular
Resources Available through NCDPI
Character
Education Internet Resources
Character
Resources
(SAMPLE bibliography listed by grade level and character trait /
1997/1998)
“Great learning and
superior abilities will be of little value...unless virtue, truth and
integrity are added to them.” - Abigail Adams
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