This document discusses the important role of teachers in shaping students' character development. It emphasizes that teachers have tremendous power to positively or negatively impact students' lives through their words, actions, attitudes and relationships. Successful teachers establish clear objectives, communicate purpose, adapt to student needs, model desired values and bring joy to learning. The most effective character formation occurs organically through caring relationships and teachers exemplifying core values, rather than artificial add-ons like posters or certificates.
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Defines “character”
comprehensively to include
thinking, feeling, and doing.
2.1: Thinking (understanding)
2.2: Feeling (reflection, appreciation)
2.3: Doing (behavior, students practice)
Principle 2
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Uses a comprehensive,
intentional, and
proactive approach
3.1: Intentional at all grade levels
3.2: Integrated into academic content
3.3: Integrated into classroom routines
3.4: Integrated throughout total program
Principle 3
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Provides students with
opportunities for moral
action.
5.1: Clear expectations
5.2: Moral action within school; tied to the curriculum
5.3: Moral action in community; tied to the curriculum
Principle 5
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Offers a meaningful and
challenging academic
curriculum that respects all
learners
6.1: Challenging curriculum
6.2: Meeting diverse student needs
6.3: Addresses performance character
Principle 6
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Staff is an ethical learning
community that shares
responsibility for character
education and adheres to core
values
8.1: Staff modeling
8.2: Staff development for ALL; staff is ethical
learning community
8.3: Staff planning and reflection;
enough time for character education.
Principle 8
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Fosters shared leadership
and long-range support of
the character initiative.
9.1: Leaders champion effort
9.2: Leadership group plans
9.3: Student leadership
Principle 9
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Engages families and
community members as
partners in the character-
building effort
10.1: Engages families
10.2: Communicates with families
10:3: Involves community
Principle 10
25. The 4 Purposes of
Education:
• Academic Learning
• Civic Character, Knowledge &
Skills
• Moral Character & Knowledge
• Performance Character & Skills
51. I have come to a frightening
conclusion
I am the decisive element
in the classroom
52. It is my personal approach
that creates the climate
It is my daily mood
that makes the weather..
53. As a teacher
I possess a
tremendous power
To make a child’s life……
Miserable or joyous
54. I can be
a tool of torture
or an instrument
of inspiration
I can humiliate
or humor
Hurt or
heal.
55. In all situations,
it is my response that decides
whether a crisis
will be escalated
or de-escalated
And a child
humanized
Or dehumanized.
- Haim Ginott
59. Level 1: I don’t want to get in trouble.
Level 2: I want a reward.
Level 3: I want to please somebody.
Level 4: I follow the rules.
Level 5: I am considerate of other people.
Level 6: I have a personal code of behavior and I follow
it.