Developing Character in Students
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Date: 24 October 2016 Monday

Venue: To Be Confirmed

Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm

Closing date:  2 September 2016, Friday

Open Workshop:
S$300.00 per participant. If 2 or more participants from the same school/organization attend the same workshop, the discounted fee will be S$250.00 per participant for that particular workshop. Fees are subject to GST and include all training materials, 2 tea breaks and a lunch.

Other Information:
Registration is on a first-come-first serve basis. No refunds will be made for cancellations or in the case of absentees. The Academy accepts replacements for registered participants who are unable to attend for whatever reasons.


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School/Cluster Based Workshop Registration
Dates available for booking: 27 and 28 October 2016

Please contact Joseph Loy by email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
or tel: 6363 0330 on the cost of conducting the workshop.


Workshop Synopsis

This workshop will address several areas that are essential for schools desiring to develop a plan for comprehensive education for all stakeholders (students, educators, parents and community members).

The workshop will begin with an overview of what we now know from research and informed practice on effective character education initiatives. Afterwards, we will move to a model that was developed and successfully implemented in the Trillium Lakelands School District that built on the work of Philip Vincent and his book, Developing Character in Students: A Primer. This model was, and can be used today, to develop a comprehensive character education initiative.

At each step of the model, research and strategies will be provided to enable the participants to develop a comprehensive understanding of each stage of development. Before moving onto the next stage in the model, participants will develop classroom and school wide strategies that can become the basis of each school’s efforts.

OBJECTIVES/LEARNING OUTCOMES

During this workshop participants will learn:

  • What research and informed practice is showing from throughout the world on effective character education practices
  • How to utilize an established framework on how to build a comprehensive character initiative using a step-by step strategy.
  • How to involve all stakeholders (students, educators, parents and community members) in informing the efforts of the school.
  • How to begin the steps on assessing the success of the effort.

 

Upon the conclusion of the workshop, participants will have applied the model in determining strategies that they can do to begin enhancing their efforts. They will also be able to use this format to assess their present efforts, celebrate their strengths and use the model to guide them on their improvement efforts.


About the Trainer - Dr Philip Fitch Vincent

headshot philDr. Philip Fitch Vincent brings more than 30 successful years of experience in education to his presentations, workshops, and best-selling books. With an academic background in philosophy, religion, and psychology, Dr. Vincent received his master's degree in education from Appalachian State University in 1979 and his doctor of education degree in curriculum and instruction from North Carolina State University in 1991.

He has taught at the elementary, middle, and high school levels in North Carolina and Alaska. He has been a site based and building level administrator over his career. Phil has worked throughout the United States and Canada providing over 1000 trainings and keynotes since 1995. Among his many awards are a Teaching Merit Award, a grant from the Council for Basic Education, and Phi Kappa Phi and Phi Delta Kappa induction. In 2007 he received the Sandy McDonald Award for lifetime achievements in the area of character education. He was also honored by the Province of Ontario during the same year. In 2007, Phil with Doug Grove and Michael Corrigan formed, Multi-Dimensional Education, Inc. (www.mdedinc.com). We are presently providing research and evaluation to schools, school districts and organizations concerning the effectiveness of their efforts. In 2010, Phil became a partner with Core5 After-school, an organization focused on providing support for after school providers. You can access their materials and videos at, www.Core5Afterschool.org.

Phil has written, co-authored or edited 27 books over the last 30 years. He was co-author with Joseph Hester of the "Philosophy for Young Thinkers" series in the 1980's and early 90's. These books are still in press in the United States and Australia. He also wrote one of the first books in the recent character education renaissance, Developing Character in Students (1994 and 1999) and added Promising Practices in Character Education, Vols. 1 & 2, Rules and Procedures, and the Gift of Character: The Chattanooga Story. More recently he has authored or co-authored:

• Relationships + Rules + Routines = Results (2013)
• Multi-Dimensional Education: A Common Sense Approach to Data Driven Thinking (2011) and Restoring School Civility (2009)

The CBS News and USA Today have featured Dr. Vincent's staff development work for school civility. He has written numerous journal articles about developing character, gifted education, computer ethics, and working with at-risk students in an alternative classroom setting.

"This man's passion is contagious and powerful. "
— Workshop attendee, Cooperating School Districts National Character Education Conference

Click here to watch a video featuring Dr Philip Vincent