June 7–11, 2010

• 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
• J.C. Penney Conference Center, UMSL

This five-day Institute provides an intensive overview of character education. It is designed for teachers and other educators from schools that are committed to fostering character development in students, ranging from preschool to high school.

Ideally, this Institute should be attended by teams of educators that will be instrumental in shepherding the character education initiative in their facility. The Institute also is appropriate for individual educators who are interested in learning more about effective, quality character education.

The emphasis of the Institute will be on:

• defining quality character education
• understanding how character education works most effectively 
• exploring methods and resources

Participants will be expected to:

• complete all assigned readings
• draft implementation plans 
• for work settings 
• attend all class sessions
• participate in all class activities

The Institute will feature:

• lectures
• group discussions 
• peer sharing 
• resource materials 
• virtual tour of electronic resources

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