The Character Coach

The article by Rebecca Knight on the Financial Times website ft.com (url listed below) about the Rewards of ‘gen-blending’ captures the rewards to both business and employees of authentically blending the strengths of the multiple generations in the workplace.  One statement,from Dan Woodward, senior vice-president at BakBone Software really is a foundational issue that is [...]

Virtue in Action E-Zine Discuss current events with a character emphasis using the new CHARACTER COUNTS! edition of Virtue in Action, a monthly e-magazine. It’s delivered right to your inbox and highlights an issue or person in the news. Each month includes a teacher’s guide focusing on one of the Six Pillars of Character. It [...]

Check out the new things that are offered through CHARACTER COUNTS! to enhance your character initiative  go to www.charactercounts.org Just to be clear–merchandise does not a character initiative make, but having resources and materials that illuminate and enhance your efforts can add freshness and depth.  Please don’t just put posters on the wall–create a climate [...]

State Farm Grants for Service-learning are due on October 2nd. www.statefarmyab.com

Check out some of the pictures from recent training sessions–Research proves that adult training will be more effective if it is interactive.  The old “sit and get” has “got up and went”–it is time to use what we know about how adults learn! Add to that adding Gen Y to these sessions makes recrafting training [...]

A series of curriculum modules about decision-making, ethics and character Visit www.moralkombat.com about materials and training The first Moral Kombat (MK) program was implemented in response to the unfilled needs of regional courts, schools, and youth service organizations in Northeast Tennessee. All MK programs have their foundation in CHARACTER COUNTS! Six Pillars of Character. MK programs [...]

CHARACTER COUNTS! is offering this webinar on Sept 29th- Visit www.charactercounts.org for more information or to register! As stated on their website: This webinar will help you weave character development into your standards-based lessons. In this age of high-stakes testing, we know how difficult (and time-consuming) it can be to rewrite curriculum. There’s really no [...]

Fantastic honor and opportunity in July to do a CHARACTER COUNTS! training seminar in Puerto Rico–participants from the Governor’s office and from Camera Mundi, publishing company.  Fell in love with the people and the culture and am thrilled that they are moving forward to take CHARACTER COUNTS! island wide!

As shared from Youth Today Grant: Siemens We Can Change the World Challenge – For youth-led environmental projects. Funder: Siemens Foundation, Discovery Education and the National Science Teachers Association. Eligibility: Students in grades kindergarten to eight. Deadline: Jan. 31, for elementary schools; March 15, 2010, for middle schools. Amount: Students compete for more than $100,000 [...]

Great group of MN educators now Certified through the CHARACTER COUNTS! Character Development Seminar.  This training was hosted by LeSueur-Henderson Schools.  Contact me for information about trainings available to your school or youth organization.