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Keep It Simple, Make It Real
Character Development in Grades 6-12
Edited by:
- Jan Olsson - Huntsville High School
Foreword by Philip Fitch Vincent
November 2012 | 192 pages | Corwin
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.
Foreword by Philip Fitch Vincent
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
1. Living, Learning, and Leading in Harmony: Character Development in Middle and Secondary Schools
2. Safe and Inviting Physical Environment: Physical Environments That Change Behavior
3. Modeling Good Character: The Role of Principals and Teachers
4. Establishing Rules and Procedures for Civility: Creating a Positive School and Classroom Environment
5. Making Curricular Connections: Teaching Opportunities That Connect Student Learning to Character Development
6. Assessing Character Development
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