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Character Bookmarks

Note: These bookmarks link to sites outside the Utah State Office of Education. While efforts are made periodically to check the validity and quality of these sites, the Utah State Office of Education claims no responsibility for the content contained on them.

Civics:

Character Ed.

Socratic Method in Character Education

Child Development

Adoption & the stages of development - Abused
Child Development
Erickon's Psychosocial Stages of Development
Ethics Updates - Case Studies
Stages of Social - Emotional Development in Children and Adolescents
Stages of Development
Stages of Development

Great Stories

Ben Franklin's 13 Virtues - The Power of Good Character
Does Reading Moral Stories Build Character?
Encouragement Chronicles - Inspirational Stories
Some Encouraging Thoughts

Assessment

Assessment Index - Character Education Partnership

Bullying

Bullying Behavior

documents

Disposition toward Critical Thinking
One Test Of Character

Lesson Plans

Character Education Informational Handboook & Guide
Character Education Lesson Plans

PIRC

Etiquette Survival Guide

Quotations

quoteland.com - Quotations on every topic
Quotations

Research

Bulach Studies

Character Ed, Prevention & Positive Youth Development
Clete Bulach's homepage
Evaluating the Impact of a Character Education Curriculum
Ftext
SIG
The Herald Journal - Positive Tools help stop high risk behavior

School Climate

Assessment Instruments - Center for 4th and 5th Rs
Academy of Achievement Main Menu
Association for Moral Education (AME)
Bonner Center for Character Education
CHARACTER COUNTS! National Office - Character Education Resources
Character Ed. Partnership
Character Education
Character Education
Character Education - ASCD
Character Education - Free Resources
Character Education - Indiana
Character Education Links
Character Education Manifesto
Character Education Resources
Character Education Web Tour
Character Links worth Visiting
Character Traits
CharacterEd.Net - Character Traits
Creating a Moral School Climate
\Don't Laugh at Me\ - Operation Respect CT
Ftext - Character Ed
Global Kids Connect
Help Others - Because Kindness is Contagious
National Character Education Center - Gene Bedley CEO
Passkeys Foundation - Home Page
Resource Guide for Educating our children for a Safer World on Courttv.com
Resources for Teachers
Service-Learning and Character Education
Service Learning: Character Education and Service-Learning
Socratic Method in Character Education
Succeed by Studying Great Speeches - School for Champions#Presidential
Teaching Guide Topics for Character Education
Test of Character
The Foundation for a Better Life
The My Hero Project
The Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
The Resource Center: Effective Practices Collection
The School for Ethical Education (SEE) - Home Page
Twelve Tests of Character