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* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

During this 40 minute non graded class ~ students read and discussed literature ~ did character education building ~ computer activities ~ geography and writing projects ~ and shared issues of the day.

In an already packed school day, finding time for character education can be a challenge.

Fay, who launched The Conies in a new Walking to School Journal trialled successfully across a number of Birmingham primary schools this year, aims to make the characters as much of a role model in safety education as the Green Cross Code man and Tufty the Squirrel were in their day.

The character education lessons don't stop at the end of the school day, however.

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In December she announced a # 3.5 m fund for character education programmes, citing as good practice a scheme run in Stratford, east London, in which students are given time in the school day to «master» personal goals such as an instrument or a language.

KIPP employs an extended - school day and year and character education to meet its goals.

In this day and age, schools must place the same importance on teaching character education as they do on academics.

This day's particular show focused on character education, and featured CEP's National Schools of Character director Lara Maupin, and Crestwood Elementary School (MO) principal Scotcharacter education, and featured CEP's National Schools of Character director Lara Maupin, and Crestwood Elementary School (MO) principal ScotCharacter director Lara Maupin, and Crestwood Elementary School (MO) principal Scott Taylor.

But the hope for our children to one day be judged not «by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character» relied heavily on their ability to receive equal access to a quality education.

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Creative Writing, Writing - Expository, Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Vocabulary, Specialty, Math, Applied Math, Arithmetic, Basic Operations, Fractions, Geometry, Graphing, Measurement, Numbers, Order of Operations, Science, Earth Sciences, Environment, Social Studies - History, Ancient History, World Language, Spanish, Arts & Music, Graphic Arts, Special Education, EFL - ESL - ELD, Health, Other (Specialty), ELA Test Prep, Math Test Prep, Geography, Other (Social Studies - History), Other (ELA), Life Skills, Religion, Gifted and Talented, Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Literature, Classroom Management, Professional Development, Business, School Counseling, Character Education, Word Problems, Cooking, Short Stories, Writing, Oral Communication, Child Care, Reading Strategies, Writing - Essays, Holidays / Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas / Chanukah / Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Valentine's Day, Presidents» Day, Decimals, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Tools for Common Core, For All Subjects, Summer, Informational Text, End of Year, Phonics, Close Reading, Classroom Community

Character education is something of a trend in schools these days.

Be A Good Neighbor Character Education Prepare for National Good Neighbor Day on September 28 by brainstorming with your students ways in which they could be good neighbors at school or at home.

This day's particular show focused on character education, and featured CEP's National School of Character director Lara Maupin, and Crestwood Elementary School (MO) principal Scotcharacter education, and featured CEP's National School of Character director Lara Maupin, and Crestwood Elementary School (MO) principal ScotCharacter director Lara Maupin, and Crestwood Elementary School (MO) principal Scott Taylor.

The solutions would start with economically diverse housing options in all towns in CT, quality pre-natal care, quality pediatric care, high school courses on parenting, in - home parenting classes for teens, a robust curriculum rich in the arts, social sciences, science, math, and character education, lots of playtime in a safe literature rich environment for pre-schoolers, summer school and before and after school care provided by TFA or some other organization of young recent college graduates, small class size, teacher leaders instead of building administrators, and collaboration time built into the school day.

On both days, while the students are in their sessions, we will hold a workshop on character education for the educators accompanying the students.

English Language Arts, Balanced Literacy, Reading, Spelling, Specialty, Math, Basic Operations, Science, Earth Sciences, Social Studies - History, Arts & Music, Special Education, Drama, Geography, Other (ELA), Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Literature, Classroom Management, School Counseling, Character Education, Short Stories, Writing, Reading Strategies, Holidays / Seasonal, Back to School, Thanksgiving, Christmas / Chanukah / Kwanzaa, Poetry, Autumn, Mental Math, Winter, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Spring, Place Value, Informational Text, Phonics, Classroom Community

Extended school day to support a rigorous education that values both academics and character development

At its best, character education integrates positive values into every aspect of the school day.

They engage in morning rituals such as motivational chants, the academic question of the day, and character education.

Character education is the teaching of values or virtues that we use every day to make decisions.

«The mission was to have fun, to build strong, positive relationships, and to promote the guiding principles of respect, kindness, integrity, responsibility, self - discipline and courage of the «Do the right thing» character education program from the Clayton City Council,» said Kat Marzel, who coordinated the four - day program.

A few weeks ago we loaded up the truck and attended a two day seminar on character education.

This character education book helps children understand their emotional and mental health by comparing it to a bucket that needs refilling each day.

Our character education program is integrated thoroughly within our classrooms every day.

From The Nobbies Centre — an interactive education centre, gift shop and cafeteria — the area might not look like much, but take a walk along the boardwalk to see the characters (like the little boy, below) visiting that day and the remnants of a volcanic landscape that has been weathered by the relentless movement of the ocean.

• Efficiently instructed classroom guidance activities for student success, Assisted in RTI meetings and evaluations and coordinated Character Education and Honors Day Events.

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Teens in Action one - day Leader Training Workshop This leader training workshop explores the Teens in Action character education course for ages 11 - 16.