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Athletes for a Better World
The Benton Foundation
BigChalk.com
Building
Moral Intelligence
Center
for the 4th and 5th Rs
Center
for the Advancement of Ethics and Character
Character Education
Partnership
Character
Counts
Character
Education Resources
ChildBuilders
Childright.com
Connect for Kids
Education Week on
the Web
Institute
for Global Ethics
International
Center for Character Education
Jane Bluestein
Mothers Against Violence
in America (MAVIA)
Project Wisdom
Students
Against Violence Everywhere (SAVE)
The Giraffe Project
The School for
Ethical Education
For more information about character education, please read the
following articles and papers:
Character Education: Now More Than Ever
Our greatest weapon in this new war are the values that have made
America great, the ideals upon which our nation was built. Now more
than ever we are called to work diligently to foster these values
in our youth. In her paper "Character
Education: Now More Than Ever", MindOH! Co-founder Leslie Matula
explores how we must teach youth to stand together so they have
the strength of character to create a safer tomorrow.
Three Types of Disagreements: How to Change
Most of them into Agreements
"Three Types
of Disagreements: How to Change Most of them into Agreements"
by MindOH! Co-founder Rob Pennington, Ph.D., discusses some basic
strategies to improve understanding and communication in order to
resolve disagreements.
The Five Levels of Communication
MindOH! Co-founder Stephen Haslam presents a communication model
for building relationships that help students take responsibility
and act respectfully in his white paper "The Five
Levels of Communication."
Curbing Incidents of School Violence Through
Character Education
Read "Curbing
Incidents of School Violence Through Character Education" (pdf)
by Jennifer O'Brien, MindOH! marketing and public relations director.
Emotions are a Fact of Life
Explore how teachers and school staff can better understand and
live through their emotional experiences at school, and learn how
to effectively communicate their feelings without letting the emotional
atmosphere drag them down. MindOH! Co-Founder Stephen Haslam introduces
a unique model called The Emotional Computer™ in his paper "Emotions
are a Fact of Life" (pdf). Stephen explains how emotions are
used to communicate our beliefs through our behaviors.
How Online Interaction Gives Students Effective
Tools for More Respectful and Responsible Offline Behavior
Character education is becoming an integral part of learning environments,
particularly in light of increased incidents of bullying, violence,
drugs, gangs, cheating, bigotry and substance abuse. For an overview
of character education and MindOH!'s unique approach to helping
students, read "How
Online Interaction Gives Students Effective Tools for More Respectful
and Responsible Offline Behavior" (pdf) by Beth Carls, co-founder
and president of MindOH!.
Educational Priority: Character Education
Read "Educational
Priority: Character Education" (pdf) by Jack Bowen, former chairman
of the board and CEO for Transco Energy. Jack currently serves on
the national Character Education Partnership Advisory Board and
was the visionary of the Character Education program in the Houston
Independent School District.
Rationale for Character Education Specific to
the Disciplinary Process
"Rationale for Character
Education Specific to the Disciplinary Process" (pdf) by Leslie
Matula, MindOH! co-founder.
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