UPDATE INCLUDES:
SPOTLIGHT ON CHARACTER
- 2024 National School of Character: Haynes-Inman Education Center
OPPORTUNITIES & AWARDS
- Character Education Professional Development Opportunities
- Webinar Opportunities
INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS & RESOURCES
2024 National School of Character
Haynes-Inman Education Center
Dr. Arthur Schwartz, President of Character.org & Kevin Carr, Principal of Haynes-Inman
On May 30, 2024 Haynes-Inman Education Center in Jamestown was notified by Character.org that it had been named a 2024 National School of Character. Seventy three schools received recognition nationwide and Haynes-Inman was the only school in North Carolina. It is the second time the school has been named a State School of Character having received that distinction in 2017. Click here to watch a video about Haynes-Inman Education Center.
Since its inception, the National Schools of Character program has impacted over three million
students, staff, parents, and community members. The schools and districts that apply must
meet the rigorous standards articulated in Character.org’s 11 Principles Framework for Schools:
A Guide to Cultivating a Culture of Character. Each school is assessed by a team of trained
evaluators. “Any school may apply and you can reapply after five years,” said Kevin Carr, principal at Haynes-Inman. “Our school has always focused on treating one another with dignity and respect. It is nice to be recognized; we put such emphasis on our climate and culture.”
Would You Like To Learn More About Character Education?
Are you eager to create a culture of character in your classroom, school, and district using the 11 Principles of Character Education? NCDPI has professional learning opportunities to assist your school or district with your character education journey. If your school or district is interested in hosting a Character Education Professional Learning Opportunity, please take a moment to complete this survey to help our NCDPI team understand your needs.
Please contact Justyn Burgess, State Coordinator for Character Education, if you have questions.
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Supporting Positive School Climate with SEL
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT
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This webinar will explore actionable ways to support the development of a positive, inclusive school climate by leveraging social-emotional learning (SEL). SEL has long been considered a tool for creating positive school and classroom climates, but what does that look like in high school? Learn how to take SEL out of self-contained lessons and infuse it into your school environment by engaging educators and students in co-creating an SEL-supportive school climate.
Discover leader-led, schoolwide SEL strategies that support the development of key aspects of school climate while simultaneously creating the type of environment students need to build lifelong social-emotional competencies. In this session, attendees will investigate the importance of school climate for students and educators, explore the connection between schoolwide SEL and positive school climate, and learn to apply SEL strategies to bolster school climate.
New Materials for Global Education Recognitions
The NCDPI Global Education Steering Committee has been working to clarify and streamline how students, educators, schools, and districts earn the Global Education Recognitions. At the May 2024 meeting of the State Board of Education, changes to the Global Educator Digital Badge (GEDB) process were approved. In addition, new materials and information for the GEDB and the Global Ready designations for schools and districts have been released.
Please see the NCDPI Global Education webpage at https://go.ncdpi.gov/NCGlobalEd, as well as the Global Education Recognitions information below, to start planning for the 2024 - 2025 school year.
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Crosswalk of Instructional Practices
The Literacy Instruction Standards and Content Area Practices Resource (LIS) aims to provide teachers of all content areas and character education with an understanding of how current domains of instructional practice found within the content areas align with the LIS. Since the alignment between the LIS and instructional practices in various content areas exists, all educators, regardless of their discipline, participate in literacy instruction.
Teachers should reference this document when planning content area and literacy instruction to ensure students are fully meeting the demands of the NCSCOS.
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11 Principles Guidebook
Character.org has released the newly revised version of the 11 Principles Framework for Schools: A Guide to Cultivating a Culture of Character. The Guidebook explains each principle and key indicators, along with recent school-based examples.
Learn More or Purchase.
Professional Learning Opportunity: How to Integrate Character Education in English Language Arts & Social Studies through Holocaust Education
Are you looking for ways to implement both Character Education and the Gizella Abramson Holocaust Education Act in ELA and Social Studies classrooms?
Learning about Character Education through the lens of the Holocaust allows students to build their character and develop skills like empathy and social awareness. In an effort to foster these skills, NCDPI partnered with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to create standards-based resources for implementation in secondary grades. These resources are based on using the texts Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank and Night by Elie Wiesel. The goal of the resources is for teachers to be able to embed both character education and Holocaust education seamlessly into the core curriculum.
Contact Thomas.Daugherty@dpi.nc.gov and Kelly.Schultz@dpi.nc.gov to set up a professional learning experience or to learn more about these resources and how they can be used in your classrooms.
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2023-2024 On-Demand Professional Learning
Take advantage of recordings of NCDPI Character Education & Social-Emotional Learning on-demand webinars. Watch these recorded presentations to help you enhance your classroom experience and empower your students to become more empathetic, responsible, and caring citizens. These webinars will help you discover practical strategies to help your students regulate emotions, set goals, and demonstrate self-discipline. Character1 is the password for each On-Demand session.
Character Education
Leading With Character Improve the climate and culture of your school community based on the 11 principles of character education; Gain ideas and resources to improve school climate and culture from a state and national school of character; and understand the impact of character development on teachers, students, and overall school climate and culture
Intrinsic Motivation: Foster intrinsic motivation in students; develop a comprehensive, intentional, and proactive approach to character education at your school
Integrate Social-Emotional Learning in Your Classroom
Self Management: Discover practical strategies to help your students regulate emotions, set goals, and demonstrate self-discipline.
Responsible Decision-Making: Discover strategies to empower your students to think critically, make ethical choices, and contribute positively to society.
Self and Social Awareness: Discover strategies to help your students develop a deep understanding of themselves and others, fostering empathy, emotional intelligence, and positive social interactions
Relationships Skills Discover strategies to help your students discover effective strategies to help your students cultivate strong interpersonal connections, communication skills, and conflict resolution
Office of Academic Standards Yearlong Outlook
The Office of Academic Standards is excited to share a yearlong look of upcoming webinars, resources, and leaders’ meetings. This link will stay live and will be updated periodically.
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