This practical resource gives secondary teachers and counselors 95
ready-to-use lessons with reproducible activity sheets to promote
healthy character development in secondary students. The activities
are drawn from First-Class, one of the most successful character
education programs in the country, and can be used as is or adapted
to fit the needs in any junior or senior high school.
The lessons first focus on defining the nature and aspects of
good character and cover a wide range of topics, from behavior in
the auditorium and corridors to attitudes regarding a variety of
personal and social issues such as managing anger and stress, and
family roles, violence, and the impact of television.
For easy use, materials are organized into eight sections and
printed in a big 8 ?" x 11" lay-flat binding for photocopying of
the activity pages as many times as needed. Here's just an overview
of the lessons/activities in each section:
1. IN THE BEGINNING: Assessing Student Needs ... Identifying the
Essentials: Start With Yourself ... Good Character: What Is It? ...
The Facets of Good Character
2. STUDENT BEHAVIOR & CHARACTER: First Impressions ...
Adult/Student Relationships ... To Be or Not to Be ... It's Cool to
Be First-Class ... Guidelines for Appropriate Public Behavior ...
Student Evaluation of the Rules ... Student Feedback
3. INTEGRATING SOCIAL PRINCIPLES: Let's Talk Social Principles ...
Principles to Build On ... When You Look at My Principles ... To
Know or Not to Know (cheating) ... We're in This Together: A Look
at Love and Marriage ... Name Your Poison! (drugs)
4. DEALING WITH EMOTIONAL ISSUES: Attitude: It's Your Call ...
Stepping Up (facing adversity)... Failure Is My Friend ...
Rejecting Rejection ... Stress ... Handling Anger ... Take Your
Pick (right and wrong) ... Handling Anger ... Leadership
5. DEALING WITH SOCIAL ISSUES: Family Roles ... Get It Right
(rules of etiquette) ... Gossip ... Peer Pressure ... Positive
Interdependence ... Competition vs. Cooperation ... Handling
Bullying ...Violence ... Hate ... Let's Take a Closer Look at
Television
6. UNDERSTANDING & CELEBRATING DIFFERENCES IN MYSELF: Taking a
Closer Look at Me ... Finding the Real Me ... Self-Acceptance ...
Self-Criticism ... A Bump on the Way (failure) ... Building a
Better Me ... To Get Friends, Be One
7. BEHAVING IN A FIRST-CLASS WAY: The First-Class Pledge ... Bring
the Outside In ... Volunteering ... A Teenager's Declaration of
Independence ... School Washrooms ... Word Choice ... Considerate
Communication ... First Impressions (Appearance)
You'll also find a special Epilogue with activities for
teachers, whose involvement is critical to the success of the
program. These promote ownership, teacher evaluation, and processes
for promoting change.
In short, First-Class Character Education Activities Program
places in you hands a unique store of ready-to-use lessons and
activities to help students in grades 7-12 develop character. All
have been tested and are equally appropriate for use in homerooms
or regular classrooms with students of varying ability.
General
| Imprint: |
Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
August 2001 |
| First published: |
August 2001 |
| Authors: |
Michael D. Koehler
• Karen E. Royer
|
| Dimensions: |
277 x 210 x 24mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
432 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-13-042586-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
Education >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-13-042586-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780130425867 |
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