Website Links for Character Education

Lesson plans and ideas from the internet to help you build character in your school

www.charactercounts.org/ideatoc.htm - Character Counts
www.info.csd.org/staffdev/chared/Connections/lessons.html
www.dpi.state.nc.us/nccep/lp.subjects.html
http://www.goodcharacter.com/table1.html
http://www.midgefrazel.net/character.html
http://www.uensd.org/USOE Pages/Char ed/lessonplans/bettycha.htm
http://character.org – Character Education Partnership
www.characterfirst.com – Character First – supported by evidence from Topeka Partnership in Education grant
www.charactercounts.org – can subscribe to weekly commentary that comes via email from Michael Josephson
www.josephsoninstitute.org
www.CharacterEducation.com
www.GoodCharacter.com
www.cortland.edu/character/highschool- Smart and Good High Schools
www.teachcharactered.com – online professional development for staff in districts
www.masterteacher.com – online professional development and resources
www.charactercities.com – Building Communities  of Character

Programs with evidence of support from What Works in Character Education by Marvin Berkowitz

www.positiveaction.net – Positive Action
www.school-connect.net – School Connect
www.wiseskills.com – Wise Skills
www.ncpublicschools.org – North Carolina Public Schools Character Education Resources
http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/character/resources.html - University of Illinois Extension character education  resources
www.characterplus.org – Missouri Character Plus program, also Caring School Community
www.lions-quest.org – Lions Quest
www.learning-for-life.org – Learning for Life  
www.cfchildren.org/programs/ssp/overview - Second Step
www.lifeskillstraining.com – Life Skills Training
www.childtrends.org/Lifecourse/programs/Across Ages.htm – Across Ages
www.devstu.org – Caring School Community formerly Child Development Project
www.facinghistory.org – Facing History and Ourselves
www.teelinstitute.org - Project ESSENTIAL, the ESSENTIAL curriculum
www.wymancenter.org – Teen Outreach Program
www.ubhcisweb.org – Social Decision Making/Problem Solving
rpw@wic.edu – contact Robert Weissberg for information about Social Competence Promotion Program for Young Adolescents
www.rootsofempathy.org – Roots of Empathy
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/drugfree/sa2lk16.htm - Resolving Conflict Creatively Program
http://www.channing-bete.com/prevention-programs/paths/ - Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies
http://www.peacefulschools.com/education/elementary/people/overview.aspx - Peaceful Schools Project
http://www.peacebuilders.com/ - Peace  Builders
http://www.open-circle.org/ - Open Circle Program
http://www.emc.cmich.edu/mm/eval.htm - Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health Education
www.charactercounts.org/ideatoc.htm - Character Counts
www.info.csd.org/staffdev/chared/Connections/lessons.html
http://www.midgefrazel.net/character.html
http://www.uensd.org/USOE Pages/Char ed/lessonplans/bettycha.htm
http://character.org – Character Education Partnership
www.characterfirst.com – Character First – supported by evidence from Topeka Partnership in Education grant
www.charactercounts.org – can subscribe to weekly commentary that comes via email from Michael Josephson
www.josephsoninstitute.org
www.CharacterEducation.com
www.GoodCharacter.com
www.cortland.edu/character/highschool- Smart and Good High Schools
www.teachcharactered.com – online professional development for staff in districts
www.masterteacher.com – online professional development and resources
www.charactercities.com – Building Communities  of Character

Programs with evidence of support from What Works in Character Education by Marvin Berkowitz

www.positiveaction.net – Positive Action
www.school-connect.net – School Connect
www.wiseskills.com – Wise Skills
www.ncpublicschools.org – North Carolina Public Schools Character Education Resources
http://web.extension.uiuc.edu/character/resources.html - University of Illinois Extension character education  resources
www.characterplus.org – Missouri Character Plus program, also Caring School Community
www.lions-quest.org – Lions Quest
www.learning-for-life.org – Learning for Life  
www.cfchildren.org/programs/ssp/overview - Second Step
www.lifeskillstraining.com – Life Skills Training
www.childtrends.org/Lifecourse/programs/Across Ages.htm – Across Ages
www.devstu.org – Caring School Community formerly Child Development Project
www.facinghistory.org – Facing History and Ourselves
www.teelinstitute.org - Project ESSENTIAL, the ESSENTIAL curriculum
www.wymancenter.org – Teen Outreach Program
www.ubhcisweb.org – Social Decision Making/Problem Solving
rpw@wic.edu – contact Robert Weissberg for information about Social Competence Promotion Program for Young Adolescents
www.rootsofempathy.org – Roots of Empathy
http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/envrnmnt/drugfree/sa2lk16.htm - Resolving Conflict Creatively Program
http://www.channing-bete.com/prevention-programs/paths/ - Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies
http://www.peacefulschools.com/education/elementary/people/overview.aspx - Peaceful Schools Project
http://www.peacebuilders.com/ - Peace  Builders
http://www.open-circle.org/ - Open Circle Program
http://www.emc.cmich.edu/mm/eval.htm - Michigan Model for Comprehensive School Health Education
http://www.personal.psu.edu/dept/prevention/LIFT.htm - LIFT - Linking the Interests of Families & Teachers
http://www.pubinfo.vcu.edu/VaBP/program_details.asp?id=18 – I Can Problem Solve
http://www.thegreatbodyshop.net/ - Great Body Shop
http://www.globalethics.org/services/edu/bds.htm - Building Decision Skills with Community Service

Research documents

http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/PositiveYouthDev99/chapter3.htm#cdp – extensive research of several positive youth development strategies and programs.
www.unf.edu/dept.fie/sdfs - research programs of Seattle Social Development Project
http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/youthviolence/chapter5/sec3.html - report of Surgeon General on programs that prevent youth violence.
http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/blueprints/promising/programs/BPP08.html - info on model programs that prevent youth violence.