May 24
CEP Webinar – Celebrating Your Results! – presented by Mike Galvin, Former NSOC principal and School Leadership Consultant; Chris Briggs-Hale, current school Principal and Leadership Specialist
Now that you’ve designed and implemented your character education initiative, why not highlight the results to your colleagues and community? This participant friendly webinar will provide you with a variety of ways to prove that your initiative is indeed making a difference in the lives of your students! We will focus on data collection and its uses at the classroom level. Webinar is 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm EST. See http://www.character.org/training/webinars/ for more information.
June 1
CEP Webinar – Reflection and Opportunities, presented by Barbara Luther, CEP Assoc. Director, Prof. Development
Along with reflection on information shared in the preceding webinars, opportunities for reviewing your own work and continuing your initiative’s growth will be discussed. Further, an array of next steps for advancing your character education initiative will be presented. Webinar is 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm EST. See http://www.character.org/training/webinars/ for more information.
June 1 -19
Hillsborough County, FL educators will attend a two-day 11 Principles Leadership Institute where educators will deep dive into exemplary practices and tried and true pedagogy for the improvement of school culture resulting in improved academics and social skills. School leadership teams will attend. Led by Barbara Luther of CEP.
June 1-30
Internet Safety Month
This month focuses on adults addressing ways to keep their kids (and themselves) mindful of the future consequences of their current online/wireless activity. To learn more, visit Bnetsavvy website. See also Common Sense Media website.
June 7
CEP Webinar – Making that Data Meaningful! – presented by Mike Galvin, Former NSOC principal and School Leadership Consultant; Chris Briggs-Hale, current school Principal and Leadership Specialist
Don’t take the bait when folks say that “character education can’t be measured.” CEP’s National Schools of Character actively demonstrate the power that character building efforts have in affecting the lives of students AND teachers. Attend this webinar, and learn how to use data to build support for your program and help others in your school and district see proof that character education makes a difference! We will focus on school and district data collection and uses for the data. Webinar is 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm EST. See http://www.character.org/training/webinars/ for more information.
June 11-13
Patriotism, Pride & Character presented by the School District of Jefferson County, and the Wisconsin Character Education Partnership at Springs Hotel, Pewaukee, WI. Learn more at http://www.wicharacter.org/.
June 21-24
Come join us in sunny San Jose, California at the 116th Annual National PTA Convention and Exhibition, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. There you will have the opportunity to interact with hundreds of fellow PTA members and volunteer leaders from our 54 state congresses, regional PTAs, and local PTA units. To learn more visit http://www.pta.org/.
June 25-27
CharacterPlus 18th Annual Character Education Conference, Changing the World Through Character Education. St. Charles Convention Center, St. Louis, Missouri. See www.characterplus.org for more information.
July 10-12
29th Annual Community of Caring National Conference, Family Involvement at the University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT. For more information, go to: www.communityofcaring.org
August 7-8
School-Connect Institute, Bethesda, MD (next to Washington D.C.) Learn from School-Connect author Kathy Beland how to boost students’ (Grades 9 -12) social, emotional, and academic skills. For more information, www.school-connect.net.
October 30
National Mix It Up at Lunch Day. Mark your calendar and start thinking about how to help students cross social barriers and get to know someone new at lunch. Of course, many schools Mix It Up several times a year. But join us on Oct. 30. Learn more >>
November 1-3
2012 National Forum on Character Education – Developing Leaders of Integrity, Renaissance Hotel, Washington, DC. Watch the CEP website for details.
November 4
Post-Forum 1 day Foundational Institute. As participants prepare for the CEP National Forum, this one day Foundational Institute will set the stage for understanding the depth and breadth of the 11 Principles of Effective Character Education. The 11 Principles are flexible and supportive of work that is being done already in schools, while guiding the way for priority focus. Led by Barbara Luther of CEP.
November 7-10
National Asssociation for the Education of Young Children 2012 Conference & Expo in Atlanta Georgia. Learn more at http://www.naeyc.org/conference/.
