Educational Web sites
ASCD, The Association for Supervisors of Curriculum Development an extensive resource on teaching. AskERIC A mother lode of teaching information. The Center for the 4th and 5th Rs (Respect and Responsibility) serves as a regional, state, and national resource in character education. Their mission is "Helping schools, teachers, and parents develop good character in youth." The Center disseminates a complimentary packet of resources and articles on character education, sponsors an annual K-12 Summer Institute in Character Education, offers conferences in character education, including a 2-day High School Conference, publishes a Fourth and Fifth Rs newsletter, offers a browsing library of character education materials, and is building a network of "Fourth and Fifth Rs Schools" committed to reaching respect and responsibility and other core ethical virtues as the basis of good character. Classroom Connect is a resource that will help you locate some of the most interesting and useful information that is available to K12 educators online. Also a forum for educators. Giraffe Will Fitzhugh's Concord Review publishes the history research papers of high school scholars. The Review is a one-man effort to honor good students as highly as our school culture honors young athletes. The Council of Chief State School Officers working on behalf of state agencies for education in each state. Good character.com If you work with kids, and need to implement character education, or if you just want some additional ideas and materials, this is where to start. This content-rich website is loaded with free resources to help you do the job. |
Leadership, Education, and Athletics in Partnership (LEAP) For a compendium of personal hero stories and some classroom materials, go to myhero. The stories there have been submitted by visitors to the site. National Council for the Social Studies the largest association in the country devoted solely to social studies education. For K-12 service learning information: The National Service Learning Coalition. For cutting edge educational information, particularly on multiple intelligences, go to New Horizons for Learning. In
Billings, Montana some years ago, white supremacists vandalized
homes that displayed Jewish menorahs in their windows, in celebration
of Chanukah. The largely Christian community of Billings rallied
around their Jewish neighbors by putting menorahs in their own
windows, despite the supremacists' threats. The inspiring story
is now available to schools as a play. UNICEF offers teachers free kits promoting various global themes. US Department of Education Federal intiatives, publications, etc. Watering Can Press creates books that 'grow kids with character'. The Hero Book: Learning Lessons from the People You Admire is an engaging and empowering book that invites children to think about the qualities that make people admirable and takes them on a journey to find positive role models and discover the hero inside themselves. Web66 a K-12 internet project with the most comprehensive list of K-12 resources on the web. Also helps K-12 educators to set up their own web pages. |
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