Water Planet Challenge Workshop: Out the Spout & Down the Drain to be presented by The Character Education Partnership and Earth Echo International, Nov. 1 from 9 a.m. to noon. To reserve a please visit www.character.org/conference/sessions/in-depth-workshops
Teachers will learn how to integrate service-learning and citizen journalism into their academic lessons and how to provide students a comprehensive understanding of local water quality issues. The workshop will empower students to become community leaders to benefit the health of our water planet.
The informative workshop will be taught by Cathy Berger Kaye, renowned author and service learning consultant, and Kyra Kristof of EarthEcho International.
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Dr. Maurice Elias, Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University and a member of CEP’s EAC, has asked for CEP’s help with a current research project. They are hopeful that readers who value SEL and Character Education will assist them by sending samples of report card comments and other areas of report cards which address SEL and aspects of students’ character to be considered in this project.
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From the prism of parent, veteran school administrator, and nonprofit leader, I agree with Paul Tough’s findings and recommendations. There is indeed a better way to prepare young people for success in school and in life. We should heed his advice and allow kids to experience and learn from failures and mistakes. We should also look beyond cognitive skills when judging a young person’s potential. Finally, we should bring back character development in our schools.
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Character demands consistency. We reap what we sow. So, our priorities and our goals need to be consistent with our values. And the adults, and especially school administrators, need to remember that the school of life is always in session.
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The registration fee for the 19th Forum on Character Education will rise by $50 after Oct. 1. This year’s Forum features an inspirational keynote from Paul Tough, whose new book, “How Children Succeed” was released this month. He will discuss the contributions that good character can make to student life success. Other Forum highlights will include:
• “Out the Spout and Down the Drain,” a new service learning workshop designed to bring your science content to life.
• Our online conference community, which will allow you to remain in communication with fellow attendees for months after the conference concludes.
• A Partnership Meeting, in which leading organizations in the character education field will share ideas and discuss potential collaborative projects
Our aim is that attendees will leave the Forum with both concrete ideas for further developing character education programs within their schools, as well as new connections with those that share their passion and vision.
Here’s what previous attendees have said:
“The Forum was incredible and exceeded my expectations by far…The experiences that I had from the Forum inspired and motivated me to go back to my school and start making some changes…we are seeing the direct effects of the strategies we learned on our students and the differences that they are making.” –6th grade teacher
“My time at the Forum was filled with moments of awe, experiences shared with new acquaintances and information presented so powerfully as to ignite a desire to take our home grown character education to a new level of excellence.” –Community liaison
Come join us as we work on strategies for “Developing Leaders of Integrity.” You will discover the latest research and strategies for school improvement from the best scholars and practitioners in the field. Register now.
