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Preparing teachers and school leaders
to become effective character educators requires a deep understanding
of organizational variables, human development, and instructional
practices that foster learning. The resources listed here
represent some of the best thinking and practices in the field of
teacher preparation.
Boston University emphasizes the central importance of character
in preparing teachers for our nation’s schools. Read about their
integrated approach
to developing competent and caring teachers.
Character education that makes a difference in the lives of
students must be integrated with high-quality academic instruction.
Thomas Lickona's new book
Character Matters (Touchstone, 2004) offers several practical
strategies for teachers and teacher educators.
Dr. Helen Stiff-Williams, professor of education at Regent
University, has developed a
model of instructional planning that intentionally fuses character
education and with standards-based instruction. This method is
taught to teachers and administrators in preparation programs, staff
development workshops and national conferences.
The Kremen School of
Education and Human Development at California State University,
Fresno, emphasizes character development and ethical responsibility in
their teacher preparation programs. The School sponsors an annual
Conference on Character and Civic Education, the nation’s longest
running character education conference specifically for preservice
teachers.
The School of Education at The Citadel prepares individuals who
are knowledgeable about the learning process and learners and who are
effective, ethical, and reflective educators prepared to assume
leadership roles in the profession and community. They focus on
learner-centered instruction to address critical issues of ethics,
morality and leadership in teaching.
At the
University of St. Francis,
character education is part of the formal curriculum of the College of
Education.
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