News & Highlights
2008 MCCE Awards Luncheon and Mini-Conference
September, 25, 2008
Hunt Valley Catering Service
in Hereford, MD.
Keynote Speaker:
Tom Lickona
Our conference theme this year is “Inspiring Excellence in Academics and Ethics.” The timeframe for the Awards Luncheon and Mini Conference will be from 9:00 – 2:30.
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.”
Limited seating is available at $45.00 each. If you are interested
in attending please contact Barbara Uy at (410) 828-9220 or main@beckpowell.com.
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2005 - 2006 Character Education list of Award Winners
2005 - 2006 Character Education Awards Luncheon Pictures
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WRITE, CALL OR E-MAIL:
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
