Monthly Featured Best Practices:
2010:
July - Best Practices
June - Best Practices
May - Best Practices
Selected Best Practices
The Maryland Center for Character Education
Character Education Best Practices Booklet
The Maryland Center for Character Education recognizes, each year at an awards program, those outstanding parochial, private and public schools in Maryland that best demonstrate strategies inculcating character Education into their respective schools. These booklets are a yearly collection of some of the "Best Practices" employed by nearly forty award-winning Character Education Schools from throughout the State of Maryland.
"Character Education Best Practices 2007 - 2008" Booklet
"Character Education Best Practices 2006 - 2007" Booklet
Contact = E-Mail: MCCEcharacter@aol.com
The Character Education Partnership [CEP]
National Schools of Character Directory - By Year
National Schools of Character Awards Program
"Practices of Teacher Educators Committed to Character"
by Karen E.Bohlin, Susan Dougherty and Deborah Farmer
provides examples from a number of schools of education that are making efforts to include preparation in character education in their pre-service teacher education programs. The publication includes a number of ideas that teacher educators might adopt or adapt for their pre-service and in-service programs.Price = $ 8.25 members $10.50 non-members
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"Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education"
by Tom Lickona, Eric Schaps & Catherine Lewis
serves as criteria that schools and other groups can use to plan a character education effort. They can be used in conjunction with CEP's Character Education Standards to evaluate available character education programs, books, and curriculum resources.
Price = $ 0.50 members/non-members or free download
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"Character Education Quality Standards"
outlines key components of effective character education and allows schools and districts to evaluate their efforts in relation to these criteria. This instrument provides a means for educators, administrators, and community members to reflect on current practices, identify short and long-term objectives, and develop or improve a strategic plan.
Price = $ 3.00 members/non-members or free download
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Winners Walk Tall:
"Building a Community of Character – Character Coaches Making a Difference" By Amy Blades Stewardreveals ways in which volunteer character coaches from our community work with teachers, administrators, and students to infuse character development ideals into the day to day activities in the classroom.
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"Character Counts! Mid Shore Expands Character Initiatives to Area Businesses" By Amy Blades Steward
portrays ways of working with area businesses to spread the national character development movement throughout the community. .Price = N/A
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Fredrick County Character Counts lesson plans
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The Maryland Center for Character Education
29 West Susquehanna Ave., Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21204
E-Mail: MCCEcharacter@aol.com
