Transcript Character Education & PBIS

Character Education
& PBIS
Presented By: Anna Bruns &
Martha Milli, NCC
Throughout history, education has
had two main goals:
• To help people become
smarter.
• To help people become
good.
Dr. Thomas Lickona, Educating for Character
In Addition
Schools in the United States of
America were created to prepare
children to be productive citizens.
It’s a part of every state charter.
&
Well behaved students mean an
effective learning environment.
Character Education Partnership
A thought from Theodore
Roosevelt
“To educate a person in
mind and not in morals
is to educate a menace to
society”
PBIS Emphasis
To create “school-wide systems of support that
include proactive strategies for defining,
teaching, and supporting appropriate student
behaviors to create positive school
environments.”
http://www.pbis.org/school/default.aspx
Character Education Emphasis
It helps schools create a safe, caring and
inclusive learning environment for every
student and supports academic development.
It fosters qualities that will help students be
successful as citizens, in the workplace, help
students be successful in all of the goals we
have for our public schools. It is the common
denominator that will help schools reach all of
their goals. Character education I not one
more thing on your plate! It is the plate?
Utah State Office of Education
Benefits of Both Character Education
& PBIS
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Safer Schools
Improved School Performance
Improved Attendance
Positive School Climate
Bullying Deterrent
Builds Positive Character
Fewer Behavior Problems
Lois Rothberg , Martha Milli & Jan Bradley, Spotlight on Life Skills: Creating a Character Education
Program for Your School Presentation, 2009
Strong Character Education & PBIS
Programs:
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Are planned and proactive
Have high expectations for responsible behaviors
Connect students and staff
Involves a social/emotional learning emphasis
Is practiced in and out of the classroom
Is a multi-year process
Includes role modeling by the staff
Must be a total school commitment
Lois Rothberg , Martha Milli & Jan Bradley, Spotlight on Life Skills: Creating a Character Education
Program for Your School Presentation, 2009
A Strong Character Education & PBIS
Program …
• The teacher is a caregiver, model, and
mentor
• Teaches values & positive behaviors
through the curriculum
• Includes teaching positive conflict
resolution strategies
• Involves ethical reflection
• Incorporates cooperative learning
strategies
• Creates a positive, caring learning
environment
Lois Rothberg , Martha Milli & Jan Bradley, Spotlight on Life Skills: Creating a Character
Education Program for Your School Presentation, 2009
How does the Character Education
Program Connect with PBIS at our Schools?
• Basically, our Character Education Program supports
our PBIS Mission and Code of Conduct.
• Through Character Education we teach positive values
and virtues.
• We do this through direct instruction, hallway
displays, parent newsletter articles, daily intercom
announcements, curriculum infusion, one on one or
small group interventions, etc..
• The PBIS Initiatives are designed to provide positive
consequences to students who demonstrate the code
and values.
• The PBIS Initiatives are also designed to outline
strategies for implementing consequences for
negative behaviors.
What does a
Joined Character
Education
Program & PBIS
look like?
CHARACTER EDUCATION AT IS SET UP TO BE…
VISIBLE!
ON GOING!
DELIBERATE!
EASY TO IMPLEMENT!
SUPPORTS PBIS INITIATIVE!
THE VALUES FOR THE YEAR ARE ON DISPLAY
EACH MONTH A DIFFERENT VALUE IS HIGHLIGHTED IN A
HIGHLY VISIBLE SPOT.
ADDITIONAL DISPLAYS ENCOURAGING POSITIVE BEHAVIOR ARE
VISIBLE
AND ON THE WALLS AT KEY POINTS IN
THE BUILDING.
MONTHLY VALUE PACKETS ARE
DISTRIBUTED TO ALL TEACHERS.
THE PORTIONS OF THESE
PACKETS THAT ARE CREATED BY
ME ARE
ON THE
BCPS SCHOOL
COUNSELOR
AND
SAFE SCHOOLS
INTRANET
SITES.
THE VALUE OF COMPASSION
WHAT TO TALK ABOUT
It is important that students realize the following about compassion
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Without compassionate people, this world would be a very sad place.
Compassionate people go out of their way to help and to be kind to
others.
Schools where students practice the value of compassion are
wonderful places to work and learn. Let’s be one of those schools.
People who are compassionate…
help others because you want to, not because you have to.
share with others.
tell and show others that you care.
try to understand the feelings of others.
show empathy towards another person.
recognize and show appreciation for others’ skills and talents.
listen to others when they need someone to listen to them.
show kindness without expecting anything in return.
recognize and help others that are less fortunate than themselves.
JOURNAL STARTERS
A compassionate person …..
I am compassionate in school when….
I am compassionate at home when….
A time when I really showed compassion was…
I can show compassion to a new kid at school by…
This weekend I practiced the value of compassion when ….
Many people show compassion during the holiday season by….
Today I plan to be compassionate by ….
When someone in my family is sick, I show compassion for them by….
An occupation where someone shows compassion is ______________.
Workers in this occupation show compassion by ….
If everyone in my class was compassionate towards others, we …
If people in our world were more compassionate, our world ……
I can show compassion to older people by ….
I wish that I were more compassionate because …
This holiday season I am going to be compassionate ...
BOOKS TO READ & DISCUSS
PRE-K & KINDERGARTEN
Because of You by B.G. Hennesey
When I Care About Others by Cornelia Marde Spelman
Ned, Fred and Friend: A Lesson in Compassion by
Show You Understand: Learning about Compassion and Caring by
Creative Teaching Press
The Country Bunny and the little Gold Shoes By Du Bose Heyward
Kindness Quilt by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace
The Goodness Gorilla by Lisa McCourt
FIRST GRADE
William’s Doll by Charlotte Zolotow
I Know a Lady by Charlotte Zolotow
Sidewalk Patrol by Larry Dane Brimma
Kindness is Cooler by Margery Cuyler
Spiffiest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson
Dinduli by Janell Cannon
The Best Night Out With Dad by Lisa McCourt
SECOND GRADE
Crazy Hair Day! by Barney Saltzberg
The English Roses by Madonna
Brand New Kid by Katie Couric
Horton Hears a Who by Dr. Seuss
Ordinary Mary’s Extraodinary Deed
Don’t Laugh At Me by Steve Seskin
Glenna’s Seeds by Nancy Edwards
Jamaica’s Blue Marker by Juanita Havill
THIRD GRADE
Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughter by John Steptoe
Leprechaun’s Gold by Pamela Edwards
Gold Fish and Chrysanthemums by Andrea Cheng
Last Chimney of Christmas Eve by Linda Oatman High
The King of Kindness by Genie Stoker
The Magic Crystal by Brigette Weninger
Miss Rumphius by Barbara Cooney
FOURTH GRADE
Alia Waking by Laura McCaffrey
The City of Kind Words by Tory Victoria Vincet
Strunk Story (Watch Out for Joel) by Sigmund Brouwer
Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Palocco
Stevie by John Steptoe
Cranberry Autumn, Cranberry Christmas byWende Devlin
FIFTH GRADE
Black Beauty by Leigh Hope Wood
The Dream Bearer by Walter Dean Myers
Secret Society of the left Hand by Dandy Daley McKall
Compassion: The Story of Clara Burton by Deborah Woodworth
Learning About Compassion From the Life of Florence Nightangle
By Kiki Mosher
ACTIVITIES
SOCIAL STUDIES
•Read about either a historical person, or someone in today’s news who has
demonstrated the value of compassion. Lead a discussion on how the
students can incorporate this value in their own lives.
•Watch the film clip, ‘Play It Forward’. Challenge your students to think up a
similar project.
•Discuss and/or write responses to the following quotes.
“The most important thing in life is to try to do the best for your
neighbors.” By Henry ‘Hank’ Aaron
“Love begins at home and it is not how much we do, but how much
love we put into what we do.” By Mother Teresa
“To ease another’s heartache is to forget one’s own” by Abraham
Lincoln
Every now and then, without anyone knowing about it, do something
kind for someone who needs it and doesn’t expect it. Things like that
circulate the earth in invisible ways and make this planet a better
place.” By Brett Butler
“Care about people, not things. Remember that things can be
replaced. People can’t” by Judith Crist.
LANGUAGE ARTS
•Create individual or class lists identifying ways that each of us can show
compassion towards others.
•Have your student write a story or newspaper article about a compassionate
person that they know.
•Write a compassionate poem.
•Have the students write their own compassionate quotes.
•Create a class ‘Compassion from A to Z” book.
•Have paper available for students to send compassionate notes to others.
SCIENCE
•Research and/or discuss ways that the work of scientists can have
compassionate results.
•Make a ‘T chart’ showing what various animals do to show compassion.
READING/LITERATURE
•Either discuss, or have the students write how various characters that they
are reading about practice, or do not practice the value of compassion.
•Have students search the newspaper for stories that pertain to compassion.
•Have the students find and read a compassionate story. Let the students tell
the class about this story.
MUSIC
•Discuss how students can demonstrate the value of compassion when they
watch others perform.
•Talk about how musicians have used their talents to help others in need.
•Have the students create a song about being compassionate.
MATH
•Challenge your class to collect the soda tabs for the Ronald McDonald
House. First estimate how many pounds of tabs your class can collect.
Every week, weigh the tabs. Make a bar graph, pictograph or another kind of
graph showing what your class has collected. Compare your prediction with
your class results.
•Create a graph that illustrates all of the acts of compassion that your class
participates in.
PE
•Discuss how being compassionate is included in the definition of being a
good sport.
•Challenge students to discover ways that professional athletes have used
their wealth and status to help others.
•Have the students complete tasks without using their sight, arms or legs.
Process this activity with the students. Talk about what it must be like for
individuals that are handicapped. You can take this further by doing a walk
around the school to look for obstacles that those that are handicapped have
to negotiate.
ART
Have the students create compassionate posters.
Have the students create cards, or small gifts to give to people who
live at a nursing home. A friend of mine got together neighborhood
children to make wreaths for the doors to hang up at a nursing
home.
Study various pieces of work where artists are promoting the idea
of compassion.
TECHNOLOGY
•Talk about internet bullying & how we need to show compassion for others
in the way that we use the internet.
OTHER
Use bulletin board paper to create a large cutout of a snowman
shape. Every time that you catch someone being compassionate,
give the student a cotton ball to glue on the snowman. See how long
it will take to decorate the snowman.
LIBRARY
•Using the biography section, point out books about various individuals who
have practiced the value of compassion.
•Talk about how each of us can practice care and compassion towards
library books.
MATERIALS INCLUDE …
Information About The Value
Discussion & Journal Starters
Books To Read
Ideas for Various
Subjects
Additional Attached Items
An Offer To Assist With Finding
Other Materials
DAILY MORNING
ANNOUNCEMENTS ON
THE VALUE OF THE
MONTH AND CLOSELY
RELATED TOPICS ARE
PRESENTED TO THE
ENTIRE SCHOOL
POPULATION EVERY
DAY.
November 19, 2008 The value for the month is Self-Discipline
Someone who is self-disciplined is aware of their behavior at all times. Are you
aware of your behavior? Tap your foot one time for each of the following that you
do.
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* Do you walk through the halls quietly so that you don’t disturb others who
are trying to work?
* Do you raise your hand and wait to be called on ?
* Do you work quietly so that you do not disturb your neighbor?
* Do you keep your hands, feet, objects and unkind words to yourself?
* Do you listen to and follow the directions of your teachers?
* Do you always try to do your best?
I sincerely hope that you work hard to maintain
your self-discipline at all times. Remember,
be the best that you can be, practice the value of selfdiscipline.
Articles provide parents with information on suggestions for
talking about the values at home.
This information is
placed in the school’s
monthly newsletter.
LESSONS AND/OR
MINI DISCUSSIONS
WITH THE
SCHOOL COUNSELOR ARE PRESENTED IN THE CLASSROOMS,
HALLWAYS, CAFETERIA, SMALL GROUP SETTINGS, ON AN
INDIVIDUAL BASIS, ETC.
TERRIFIC KIDS AWARDS
• Teachers nominate 1 – 3
students each month to
receive the award for that
month’s value.
• Awards are presented during
our quarterly awards’
assemblies or through
whatever venues that
individual schools decide on.
IN ADDITION TO THE CHARACTER
EDUCATION PROGRAM, PBIS IS A
POSITIVE ELEMENT THAT
COINCIDES WITH CHARACTER
EDUCATION.
PBIS INFLUENCES
• Numerous incentives are
presented year long to
encourage positive values &
behavior within the school
environment.
• Assemblies are provided that
encourage positive behavior.
• Teachers are supported as they
work to create a positive
learning experience for all
children.
A Look at Chadwick Elementary’s
Monthly Character Award Program
• Each month, teachers receive
“character tickets” with that
month’s specific character
printed on the front.
• These tickets are used in
conjunction with our “PBIS
tickets” which are given out by
Chadwick staff to all students
on a daily basis.
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• Students are awarded with a ticket for
exhibiting that month’s character trait
(honesty, perseverance during MSA’s ,
etc.)
• Teachers collect/hold tickets in
whichever way they choose, then turn
them all in by the end of the month.
• At the beginning of the next month,
one ticket is pulled for each grade/class
and names are called over the
announcements.
• Each student receives an award
certificate, a pencil and lunch bunch
with the counselor.
At Deer Park Elementary …
Students work hard to stay
on green and to earn
tickets so that they can
participate in numerous
special events and
purchase items from their
classroom menus.
Examples of Activities
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Assemblies
Doing the Bunny Hop Down the Halls
Limbo in the Halls
Line Dancing in the Halls
March Madness
Celebrity Lunches
Deer Park in the Park
Group Races in the Halls
Examples of Menu Items
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Be the Line Leader
Sit in the Special Chair
Lunch with the Teacher
Help Mrs. Milli with her
Puppets
Participate in a Yoga Class
Choose Your Seat
Pick from the Prize Box
Extra Computer Time
By utilizing the ticket system …
Students come to fully understand
each character trait and learn its
importance when given immediate
reinforcement in real life situations.
By placing emphasis on Character
Education …
we communicate our
expectations not only in
school, but in other arenas
as well, especially when no
one is looking!
PBIS Data Shows Where We Need To
Improve in Teaching Values
• Looking at the PBIS data provides
information on school initiatives to
increase positive behavior.
• Example:
– High number of referrals in fighting and
disrespect/insubordination would indicate a
need to work harder at providing education
on peace initiatives which would include
looking closer at the values of respect,
cooperation, kindness, self-control,
courage, patience, tolerance, etc.
DATA DOESN’T
SHOW
EVERYTHING
Sometimes, it is what children
say and do that tells the real
story.
What are the children saying?
After hearing about a value,
students are requesting
help so that they can
improve in specific areas.
For example, while talking
about the value of honesty,
a fifth grader wrote me a
note stating that she
needed lots of help to
become an honest person.
What have we heard students talking about?
Students have been
heard incorporating
terminology related
to the values
discussed in their
classrooms.
What has been observed?
Students have been observed
practicing the value of the
month. For example, during
the month of December, many
students were caught being
compassionate towards others.
Why? They stated that this
was the month of compassion.
After completing announcements on
Good Sportsmanship …
I had kindergarten and first
grade students stopping me
in the hall to tell me that
they were good sports
during Sports Day.
PBIS + CHARACTER EDUCATION +
STRONG LEADERSHIP + DEDICATED
TEACHERS = SUCCESS
• OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS, IN
CLASSROOMS WHERE PBIS AND CHARACTER
EDUCATION HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY
IMPLEMENTED, THERE HAS BEEN A SIGNIFICANT
DROP IN OFFICE REFERALS, ESPECIALLY
AMONGST STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN AT OUR
PBIS SCHOOLS FOR 1+ YEARS.
• READING AND MATH MSA SCORES IN GRADES 3, 4
AND 5 HAVE INCREASED.
• DIBBLES AND OTHER SCORES HAVE INCREASED.
When teaching anything, including character
education, one of the hardest things to remember
is that not everyone learns at the same rate.
Some will immediately begin to practice the values
that we teach. For others, we need to be patient
and to keep on persevering, and hopefully, they
will eventually get it.
As Winston Churchhill
stated, “Never, never,
never, never give up.”
REMEMBER, CHARACTER EDUCATION & PBIS
ARE JUST TWO OF THE TOOLS THAT WE CAN
USE TO LIGHT THE WAY FOR OUR STUDENTS.