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Keep It Simple, Make It Real: Character Development in Grades 6-12

Editat de Jan Olsson
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 iul 2009
This resource provides a comprehensive plan for creating and sustaining a school- and classroom-based character development programme while maintaining a unique and consistent focus on "keeping it simple" and "making it real." Unlike many existing models for character development, the book's approach addresses the underlying factors that limit students' interest and/or desire to develop positive attitudes and behaviours. These elements include students' perceptions about their physical, emotional, and intellectual environments, and how those environments are influenced by the relationships with their principals, teachers, and each other.
Based on research, best practices, and the author's more than 30 years in education, Keep It Simple, Make It Real: Character Development in Grades 6-12 gives educators a powerful tool for influencing students' attitudes and behaviours.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781412966030
ISBN-10: 1412966035
Pagini: 192
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: SAGE Publications
Colecția Corwin
Locul publicării:Thousand Oaks, United States

Recenzii

“Jan Olsson uses his experience as a teacher and administrator to offer educators and community leaders a must-read, what-works-and-what-doesn’t book on character development in schools. This exceptionally well-organized, practical, and very impressive work should be on every administrator’s and character educator’s desk. Olsson redefines the lens through which educators view the factors that impact school climate, teacher-student relationships, student behavior, and ultimately the character development of young people.”
"This is a book that's been needed in the character education movement for a long time, one written by a principal who's been leading the way. Jan Olsson lives up to his title by keeping it simple and by keeping it real while showing us how we can help junior high and high school students develop their character without sacrificing academic standards. It's easy to read, well organized, and, most important, contains hundreds of practical strategies that work."
"Nuts-and-bolts advice supported by real-life examples makes Jan Olsson’s how-to manual an invaluable tool for school leaders. There are gems of wisdom here you won’t find in other character education guides."

Cuprins

Foreword by Philip Fitch Vincent
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Living, Learning, and Leading in Harmony: Character Development in Middle and Secondary Schools
Current Perspectives on Character Development
Introduction
Current Perspectives on Character Development
Academic Achievement and Students' Beliefs, Attitudes, and Behaviors
Keept It Simple, Make It Real
A Character Development Framework for Schools
Some Final Thoughts
Quotes
2. Safe and Inviting Physical Environment: Physical Environments That Change Behavior
Aspects of the Physical Environment That Impact On Achievement and Character Development
Aspects of the Physical Environment Affecting Health
Aspects of the Environment Affecting Safety
Aspects of the Physical Environment Affecting Physiological Needs
Aspects of the Physical Environment Affecting Morale
Some Final Thoughts
Quotes
3. Modeling Good Character: The Role of Principals and Teachers
Introduction
Modeling the Three Es
The First E: The Power of Experience
The Second E: The Power of Exchange
The Third E: The Power of Empowerment
Some Final Thoughts
Quotes
4. Establishing Rules and Procedures for Civility: Creating a Positive School and Classroom Environment
Introduction
The Need for Discipline in Establishing a Positive School Climate
Progressive Discipline
Positive Behavioral Interventions, Supports, and Consequences
Some Final Thoughts
Quotes
5. Making Curricular Connections: Teaching Opportunities That Connect Student Learning to Character Development
Introduction
Curriculum Priorities in Character Development
The R.I.T.E. of Curriculum Passage
Curricular and Cocurricular Opportunities That Connect Student Learning to Character Development
Some Final Thoughts
Quotes
6. Assessing Character Development
Introduction
Monitoring Character Development
Creating the Assessment Tool
Some Final Thoughts
Quotes
Resource A: Sample Character Development Framework for Schools: Trillium Lakelands District School Board
Resource B: Sample Assessment and Evaluation Tools for the Character Development Framework for Schools
Resource C: Sample Strategic Plan for Schoolwide Character Development
Resource D: Sample Lesson Plans
Resource E: Sample Assessment and Evaluation Poster Embedding Character Development
Resource F: Sample Code of Behavior
References

Descriere

Keep It Simple, Make It Real: Character Development in Grades 6-12 gives educators a powerful tool for influencing students' attitudes and behaviours.