Full Description
Few character education books published in the 21st century have addressed the resource needs of P-12 teachers. It Starts in the Classroom: Character Education for a Better Tomorrow is a "character education tool kit" that enables P-12 teachers, teachers-in-training, counselors, administrators, and coaches to see themselves as the "key" character educators in their schools, classrooms, and community. This book helps bring humanity, student engagement, and other life skills into the classroom that have been proven to increase student academic achievement. Ultimately, It Starts in the Classroom helps teachers see that they are, in fact, really changing the world for the better. This book shows them how to do this not only with their students but with themselves. With the current state of our world, character education is needed now more than ever. Things can get better, but it starts in the classrooms—with the teachers and the students.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: About Character and Character Education
Chapter 2: It's About Leadership
Chapter 3: The Basic Skills and Traits of Character
Chapter 4: Character and Models for Teaching It
Chapter 5: Character and Relationships
Chapter 6: Character and Social-Emotional Learning
Chapter 7: Character and Teaching of Social Skills
Chapter 8: Character and the Teaching of Question-Asking Skills
Chapter 9: Character and Project-Based Learning
Chapter 10: Character and Service Learning
Chapter 11: Character and Classroom Climate
Chapter 12: Assessing Character Education
Chapter 13: Character Commands Discipline
Chapter 14: Character and Restorative Justice
Chapter 15: A Character Recipe for Your Students: SPAM
Chapter 16: Character: Parents and Partners
Chapter 17: Character and Cooperative Learning
Chapter 18: Character and Citizenship
Chapter 19: 3 PDF's Worth Your Attention
Bibliography
About the Authors
