Event Details:
Character Education Events and Awards
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Maryland Center for Character Education (MCCE)
Awards Luncheon and Mini-Conference
September 25, 2008
9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The Hunt Valley Catering Services
in Hereford, MD.
Our conference theme this year is
“Inspiring Excellence in Academics and Ethics.”
Dr. Thomas Lickona will be our keynote speaker this year. Dr. Lickona is a developmental psychologist and Professor of Childhood/Early Childhood Education at the State University of New York at Cortland, where he directs the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility) and co-directs the Smart & Good Schools Initiative with Matthew Davidson of the Institute for Excellence & Ethics.
His books on character development include Moral Development and Behavior; Raising Good Children; Educating for Character; Sex, Love & You: Making the Right Decision; Character Matters; and, with Matthew Davidson, Character Quotations and Smart & Good High Schools.
Educating for Character won a Christopher Award for “affirming the highest values of the human spirit.” The Journal of Research in Character Education praised Smart & Good High Schools as “a brilliant blend of research, conceptual clarity, and real-world practices.”
For More information contact Linda Muska
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Character Education Partnership (CEP)
15th National Forum on Character Education
October 17 - 19, 2008
CEP cordially invites you to the 15th National Forum on Character Education “Character Is Destiny”
CEP is very excited about this year’s National Forum on Character Education. Not only will you hear four outstanding keynote speakers and participate in more than 70 great break-out sessions, you can earn college credit to help with teacher recertification.
Additional highlights include the following:
* Join in-depth pre-Forum training workshops.
* Learn from this year’s National Schools of Character Winner’s and find out what they are doing in their schools.
* See the great ideas on display at the Promising Practices poster session.
* Participate in the Sunday morning hot topic discussions led by leaders in the field of character education.
There’s still time to be a part of this year’s forum. We hope to see you there. Just register following the link below.
WHEN
Friday, October 17, 2008 12:00 PM -
Sunday, October 19, 2008 11:45 AM
Eastern Time Zone
WHERE
Hyatt Regency Crystal City Hotel
2799 Jefferson Davis Highway
Arlington, VA 22202
For More Information go to:
http://www.character.org/site/c.ipIJKTOEJsG/b.3438707/
The Maryland Center for Character Education
29 West Susquehanna Ave., Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21204Phone: 410-823-4902
Fax: 410-828-9661
E-Mail: MCCEcharacter@aol.com
