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Good Kids, Tough Choices: How Parents Can Help Their Children Do the Right ThingKidder addresses one of the most important sectors the Institute will ever reach: The 21st-century parents who, despite powerful social counter-forces, are shaping the character, integrity, and moral courage of tomorrow's leaders.
To help parents address the moral blur facing today's youth, this book uses three "lenses" or frameworks drawn from the Institute's research: Through compelling story-telling and practical analysis, Kidder helps parents apply these tools to find comfortable ways to talk with their children about what's right - without sounding self-righteous. If you would like your copy signed or inscribed you are able to include your request upon checkout. The box allowing you to include specific details is located below where you will enter your credit card information. If you have trouble locating this box, please email us at ethics@globalethics.org after your order is placed and we will match up your email and order. |
“We know what schools of integrity look like. We know how to build them. It's time for school leaders to get out in front of the crowd and make it look like a parade.” That’s the conclusion of coauthors Patrick Bassett, Paul Houston, and Rushworth Kidder in “Building Character in Crisis,” published in the July 15, 2009 edition of Education Week.
The Institute for Global Ethics spoke with six secondary school leaders to learn how ethics and values contribute to leadership effectiveness. Those leaders offered five key recommendations.
The Institute for Global Ethics (IGE) announced today that the Fourth Annual Ethical Literacy® Conference (June 23 – 25, 2010) is to be hosted by the St. George’s Independent School (SGIS) at its Collierville, Tennessee campus.
The Institute for Global Ethics is holding a trainer workshop for teachers next week in their Rockland facility. Teachers from schools as far apart as Maine and Georgia will attend this three day event.
The Institute for Global Ethics (IGE) announced today that the Fifth Annual Ethical Literacy® Conference (June 22- 24, 2011) is to be hosted by Westside High School in Omaha, Nebraska.
We have moved to Rockport, Maine!
Paula Mirk to present at annual Learning Forward Conference on how to build cultures of integrity using Ethical Literacy® Learning Community resources
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation awards Institute for Global Ethics $135,000 to deliver ethics training electronically, reducing costs and fees
Educators benefit from Ethical Literacy® coach’s background as high school principal and performing arts teacher
Former school superintendent sees ‘profound simplicity’ in IGE methodology
Management consultant, college instructor and former CEO adds unique perspective on organizational behavior to IGE ethics training
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Building Decision Skills Curriculum (Grade 6-12)
Building Decision Skills provides a hands-on, interactive classroom model for teaching ethics in educational public and independent school, grade 6-12, classrooms. Each curriculum guides teachers and students through a practical and conceptual process for making ethical decisions and defining shared values.
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Elementary Decision Skills Curriculum (Grade K-5)
Elementary Decision Skills provides a hands-on, interactive classroom model for teaching ethics in educational public and indpendent, K-5, classrooms. Each curriculum guides teachesr and students through a practical and conceptual process for making ethical decisions and defining shared values.
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Building School Culture™ Workshop
Our day long, highly interactive workshop helps teachers, staff and administrators build awareness about ehy ethics matters, come together around their core ethical values and their common purpose in schools, and consider ways to forward ethics across their school culture.
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Community Forum
A positive community connection is essential to improving school climate. A key starting point is identifying the shared ethical values that all adults can agree to model and to uphold. Often conducted during and afternoon or evening session, this forum engages community members and educators around the importance of ethics education and leads participants to a set of values that everyone can endorse and use to guide future planning.
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Ethical Fitness® Seminar
Our four-hour or full-day Ethical Fitness® Seminar helps provide educators with the tools and confidence required to resolve tough, values-based dilemmas. Hundreds of people connected to schools—including students, teachers, adjunct personnel, and administrators—are using the Institute's dynamic decision-making model to improve the way they live their lives and do their work.
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School Culture Assessment
Based on the Schools of Integrity findings we have developed a simple user-friendly assessment instrument to gain an understanding of how your culture rates. The instrument is adminstered electronically; once all data is collected, the Institute will provide a short analysis of your culture based on responses. Student and adult versions are available.
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Ethical Literacy® Approach
Ethical Literacy® equips school-based teams to educate the entire school community about ethics, engaging all constituents in building school culture where "doing the right thing" is top priority. Central to Ethical Literacy® is the Institute for Global Ethics cognitive behavioral appproach:
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Tone-at-the-Top Seminar
Our four-hour highly interactive Tone-at-the-Top Seminar establishes processes for administrative leadership to explore the tough ethical dilemmas inherent in running schools, and to consider approaches to building cultures where trust and self-regulation are the norm.
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