Character Development Conference
Tuesday, June 30 & Wednesday, July 1, 2009
If you can’t have empathy and have ineffective relationships, no matter how smart you are you are not going to get very far. - Professor Daniel Goleman
TUESDAY- JUNE 30TH
8:30-9:00 Registration & continental breakfast—SALA
9:00 Welcome (executive classroom) & Perspectives -Paula Cordeiro, Dean, School of Leadership & Education Sciences
Introduction of Speaker—CJ Moloney, Program Coordinator, CDC
9:15-10:30 Hal Urban - Character educator, award winning high school teacher, international speaker, author of best selling books-"Life's Greatest Lessons," and "Positive Words, Powerful Results."
His talk/discussion will be on the book "Lessons from the Classroom: 20 Things Good Teachers Do" published in May, 2008.
10:45-11:55 Interactive Session I
- David Conner - Teacher/Co-Case Manager, Diagnostic Center for Positive Change
ProACT, a program in classroom management techniques and ways to help students manage their anger and other emotions.
Room 127
- Dana R. Brown - President, H.O.P.E., Helping Other People Educate, Inc.
Parenting techniques/best practices.
Through a hands-on workshop, you will experience successful, evidence-based best practices, strategies, and opportunities for developing positive and productive relationships with parents.
Room 131
- Liane Louis-Badua, Ph.D. & Ineko Tsuchida, Ph.D., Six Billion Paths to Peace
The Shinnyo-en Foundation is committed to exploring interconnectedness and how our daily acts of service can lead to peace by supporting young people and adults in their desire for a safe and peaceful world and how they can make meaningful contributions.
Room 133
12:00-12:45 Lunch and book sale WEST PLAZA
12:45-1:55 Interactive Session II = am session repeated
1 ROOM 127
2 ROOM 131
3 ROOM 1332:00- 3:00 Three Character Matters Essay Contest winners read their essays (auditorium)
Certificate Awards - Wrap-up
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1
8:30-9:00 Registration & continental breakfast - SALA
9:00 Introduction of the Speaker: Susan Gibson, Gibson Communications Group
9:15-10:15 Helice “Sparky” Bridges, Founder and Creator of Difference Makers International, an educational organization that empowers kids and people of all ages to lead extraordinary lives one kid, one community, one nation at a time.
Sparky is the Author of “Who I Am Makes A Difference.” ™
Difference Makers International’s programs have impacted over 30 million people worldwide, averting teen suicides, ending bullying, enhancing academic excellence, building positive relationships and making dreams come true.10:30-11:45 Interactive Session III
- Dixie Crane, Program Coordinator, Caring Helpers Leadership Training Program--Youth Gang Alternative Program & Mark Blackshear, Youth Development & Empowerment
This presentation demonstrates ways to teach youth to acknowledge their strengths and to recognize the cultural differences of other individuals. It includes examples of exercises and interactive activities that teach young people the importance of honoring the values and beliefs of others.
Room 127 - CJ Moloney, CDC Program Coordinator: Anne Fennell, K-12 music educator, Vista; Patricia McGinty, first grade teacher, Chula Vista
Lessons in Character & Peace
This session will engage elementary school teachers in using several classroom tested lessons, on such topics as self-discipline, resolving conflicts peacefully, empathy and service, caring and citizenship, friendships and relationships, and respect and responsibility.
Room 131 - Eden Steele M.A., Ed. S., Founder and Executive Director of Interactions for Peace ---Sean Chumbley M.A., Primary Peacemaker Co-Director and Trainer
Interactions for Peace Executive Board Member & Interactions for Peace Executive Board Member
Interactions for Peace, the building blocks for peace in all schools (pre k-12), includes a complete curriculum and range of programs to meet the needs of our youngest children to the complex needs of adolescents. The founder of I4P will share her story of peace, explain the five essential elements necessary to make a peace program work, and demonstrate lessons that can be taken straight back to the classroom. Room 133
11:45-12:30 Lunch and book sales—WEST PLAZA
12: 40-1:55 Interactive Session IV
1. Eden Steele M.A., Ed. S., Founder and Executive Director of Interactions for Peace-- Peace Patrol-empowering students with the tools of conflict resolution (3rd-middle schooIn this session, Eden Steele, the creator of Peace Patrol, will reveal how everyone can empower students with strategies and skills to build a strong foundation for peaceful interactions in our homes, schools, and communities. Participants will walk away with lessons and ideas that can be implemented immediately in any classroom. The founder of I4P will share her story of peace, explain the five essential elements necessary to make a peace program work, and demonstrate lessons that can be taken straight back to the classroom. Room 127
2. Sean Chumbley M.A., Primary Peacemaker Co-Director and Trainer & Interactions for Peace Executive Board Member
Primary Peacemakers- Awakening the Peacemaker in the Youngest of Students (pre K-2nd).
The co-director of the Primary Peacemakers Program will share how primary students can become aware of their ability to be problem solvers and peacemakers. Participants attending this session will leave with ready to use lessons and ideas to successfully implement this program in any primary classroom. Room 133
3. CJ Moloney, CDC Program Coordinator: Anne Fennell, K-12 music educator, Vista; Patricia McGinty, first grade teacher, Chula Vista
Lessons in Character & Peace
This session will engage elementary school teachers in using several classroom tested lessons, on such topics as self-discipline, resolving conflicts peacefully, empathy and service, caring and citizenship, friendships and relationships and respect and responsibility. Room 131
2: 00-2: 30 What Works For You ---Sharing Session (executive classroom)
2:30-3:00 Conference wrap-up & program evaluation
Book sale—handouts (executive classroom)
