Event Details:
Write an article for the ASCD Express due April 15. The theme is Character Education.
The Content of Their Character: What Schools Can Still Do
Even in societies with divisive politics and social issues, most people can at least agree that being truly human requires acquiring and living out certain virtues, values, or character traits. What roles have schools played in transmitting those values? Are schools doing enough, or are families and society abdicating too much responsibility to schools? Schools as microcosms of society are ideal places to support values students learn from their families. New technologies also give today’s students a sense of connectedness to the global community, but the same devices give them anonymity and distance that have produced notorious cases of cyberbullying and sexual license. In the age of the quick digital lookup, how can we uphold the virtues of hard work and original thinking? We welcomes articles about programs that promote the development of virtues by showing how these values translate into positive actions in the classroom or playground, at home, or within the wider community.
Submissions Due: February 17, 2010
http://www.ascd.org/ASCD_Express/Themes/Write_for_ASCD_Express.aspx
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PLAN NOW
Character Education Partnership (CEP)
17th National Forum on Character Education
October 28- 30, 2010
San Francisco, CA
CEP invites you to the 17th National Forum on Character Education, October 28-30, San Francisco, CA. Join more than 800 teachers, counselors, administrators and community leaders as they come together to share ideas and learn resources and best practices to improve their school's character education.
WHERE
Hyatt Regency San Francisco
5 Embarcadero Center
San Francisco, California, USA 94111
Tel: +1 415 788 1234 Fax: +1 415 398 2567
Featuring these speakers and more:
• Sandra Day O'Connor
• Dr. Michele Borba
• Dr. Hal Urban
For More Information go to:
The Maryland Center for Character Education
29 West Susquehanna Ave., Suite 300, Baltimore, MD 21204
E-Mail: MCCEcharacter@aol.com
