This engaging and practical book
will assist parents, educators and youth leaders in the
intentional and explicit teaching of character. You are
going to find lessons, strategies and experiential
activities that will capture students' interest while
facilitating the development of attitudes, beliefs and
convictions about values and character traits. There is
no set formula on how to teach character and values.
But, in this straightforward resource guide, you will
discover "Touchstones of Character" or key beliefs for
Common Core and 21st century skills, explicitly crafted
to assist in creating or enhancing an existing character
program.
These beliefs, values and character traits are
conveyed in a unique and incomparable resource with:
- 240
inspiring quotations
- hundreds of strategies to link
values and character traits directly and intentionally
with academic content
- 96 constructive and experiential
hands-on games and activities
- over a hundred
stories and links to video clips shared as vicarious
experiences for your students.
What makes this book
timely and relevant for students is that there is direct
teaching content on 16 values, skills and character
traits. In short, "Instilling Touchstones of Character"
provides you with a flexible, ready-to-use guide for
teaching children and young people to understand and
apply values and character traits to their everyday
lives.
About the Author:
Gary Smit holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees and a
doctorate in educational administration from Northern
Illinois University. Committing 34 years to public
education, he has been a teacher, principal and served
25 years as a school superintendent. His most recent
superintendency was Lombard School District 44 in
suburban Chicago where he was instrumental in the
adoption and implementation of CHARACTER COUNTS!
Now, as one of the Josephson Institute’s most popular,
experienced, and versatile speakers, Gary has trained
educators and community leaders in character
development, ethics in sports and school administrator
ethics. His trainings have been held throughout the
United States, and in Puerto Rico, Colombia, Ecuador,
United Arab Emirates, Singapore, Bermuda and Nigeria.
An attention-grabbing and practical presenter, Gary
speaks not only to the head but the heart. No one leaves
without grasping the passion and desire to live a life
in which character truly matters. Gary is the author of
numerous journal articles and has co-authored the
resource guide, Living the Four-Way Test – The Rotary
Ethical Leadership Framework for Youth.