#APChat Archive
Professional development expert Jared Wastler, hosts a Twitter conversation at 8:00 p.m. (ET) using #APChat.
Sunday May 8, 2016
8:00 PM EDT
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Welcome to a special Mother's Day edition of . Please take a moment to introduce yourself.
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Jared Wastler, HS Principal in PA, PD Faculty, and moderator for
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Crystal, MS AP in NC- Happy Mother's Day everyone!
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Tonight we are discussing "Character Education."
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Q1: What does character education currently look like in your school?
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Running a little late as usual... Kat MS AP in NC
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I feel like elem does a better job at character ed than MS/HS
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Fred, aspiring change agent in Fort Worth, TX. Thanks for the topic; don't hear much about character ed these days.
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Q2: How has recent focus on soft skills like grit, determination, etc. impacted character education in your school?
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I agree; seems non-existent at the HS other than our slogan of "dignity, courtesy, and respect"
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Heather from Omaha. Happy Mother's Day, All!
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Character ed happens every time I have a discipline conversation with a student. Trying to get/keep them on the right path
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A1: Don't have a character ed program at our HS; there's some activity now and then- student group did "kindness week" recently...
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A2: We added a report that included College Career Readiness skills alongside trad report card. Parents loved it!
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A2: seems grit, student ownership, etc are integral to character ed- as much a part of developing Ss into kind of people we want
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A2: is it wrong that I lump them all together in my head?
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Q3: Who was responsible for building your character education program (i.e. teachers, parents, organization)?
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A3: generally falls to guidance counselor. It should be all if us.
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A3: Committee of district and building staff. Came out of bldg Site Plan and district Strategic Plan.
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A3: I believe all stakeholders should be involved so that it can be reinforced in and out of school.
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A3: came out of district Stratg Plan and bldg Site Plan. Curric is developed largely by counselors but facilitated by all staff.
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Q4: How are you integrating parents and the community into your character education program?
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A4: I'll say this: if you're not, the character of your institution is morally suspect
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A4:great question! Intro of PBIS/positive recognition and CCR has helped bring the convo up, but we have miles to go!
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Q5: How can we better empower students to lead our character education programs?
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A5: Love this question! We need Ss to take ownership of their own character- more meaningful & more likely to have an impact!
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A5: Ask them! We built time for kids to write notes of appreciatn to each other and staff. It's not exactly C.Ed, but it's a start.
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Be sure to check out this week's expert of the week, Kendrick Myers, on the site Tuesday.
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Thanks for joining tonight. Be better every day in every way - our students deserve it.
