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THREE DIVISIONS – ONE VISION

WHY CHARACTER EDUCATION ADDS VALUE TO BOYS EDUCATION

TEACHER:

5^thGRADE

DECISION EDUCATION

MONTH & WEEK	LESSON CONTENT	ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS & CORE VALUES	DECISION SKILLS / APPLICATION	ASSESSMENT	RESOURCES
SEPTEMBER
9 – 25	GREETING CIRCLE IDENTITY MAPPING TODAY’S MESSAGE II. FISH! VISION & VALUE DECISIONS vs. OUTCOMES TODAY’S MESSAGE III.	VISION / VALUES COMMUNITY SELF AWARENESS & APPRECIATION OF DIFFERENCES KINDNESS & FRIENDSHIP WHY CONSIDER OUTCOMES BEFORE MAKING DECISIONS?	FRAME, & INFORMATION VALUES, CHOICES, & REASONING COMMITMENT STOP THINK DECIDE	SELF – ASSESS TEACHER OBSERVATION VERBAL AND WRITTEN ASSIGNMENTS FISH CHECK-IN	RESPONSIVE CLASSROOM INSPIRATION ALL KINDS OF MINDS SKILLS FISH! CULTURE DECISION QUALITY
28 – 10/5	COURAGE ZONE	ARE STORIES POWERFUL LEARNING TOOLS FOR BOYS?	USE OF GOOD DECISION CHAIN	SELF – ASSESS COURAGE CHECK-IN WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT	COVEY
OCTOBER
5 - 9	CIRCLE OF CONTROL ANTI-BULLYING	RESPONSIBILITY & ESSENTIAL QUALITIES	FRAME & INFORMATION	SELF – ASSESS COOPERATION, AND VERBAL PARTICIPATION	COVEY
12- 23	COMMUNITY TOOLBOX	GOOD LANGUAGE & BEHAVIOR SKILLS	FRAMES & PERSPECTIVES: VISION & VALUE	SELF – ASSESS WRITTEN & VERBAL PERFORMANCE	LEVINE / BROWN
26 – 30	THE SIX THINKING HATS	THINKING ABOUT THINKING / DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT	IDENTIFY DIFFERENT MODES OF THINKING	SELF – ASSESS TEACHER OBSERVATION - CLASS DISCUSSION	DE BONO / 2015 CONFLICT VIDEO SIX THINKING HATS /
NOVEMBER
2 – 9	WIN WITH CLASS – LEARN FROM DEFEAT	RESPECT / SPORTSMANSHIP & TEAMWORK	FRAME / REASONING SIX HAT THINKING	SELF – ASSESS POSTERS OBSERVATION	BROWN / MINDTOOLS
9 – 24	HUNGER ESSAY & CAN DRIVE HUNGER ESSAY GOALS (In-class handout: Essay format helper)	COMPASSION / SELFLESSNESS / SHARING	INFORMATION / COMMITMENT	SELF – ASSESS WRITTEN PERFORMANCE	WEB RESEARCH & HANDS-ON LEARNING
DECEMBER
11/30 - 7	DECISIONS DECISIONS: LCS MESSAGE LCS WORKSHEET MAKE SOMEONE’S DAY!	VALUES: COURAGE, RESPONSIBILITY HONESTY FRIENDSHIP COMPASSION / SELFLESSNESS	SIX ELEMENTS OF A GOOD DECISION CHOICES	SELF - ASSESS OBSERVATION	TOM SNYDER DECISION EDUCATION FOUNDATION FISH! CULTURE
8 - 11	IDEA MAPPING	CREATIVITY / BRAINSTORMING	ALTERNATIVES & VALUE	SELF - ASSESS OBSERVATION	STANFORD INNOVATION
14 - 18	MAKING SOMEONE’S DAY!	COMPASSION / SELFLESSNESS	COMMITMENT	SELF - ASSESS OBSERVATION	FISH! CULTURE

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

MONTH & WEEK	LESSON CONTENT	ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS & CORE VALUES	DECISION SKILLS / APPLICATION	ASSESSMENT	RESOURCES
JANUARY
4 – 15	MLK RESEARCH ESSAY	OVERCOMING ADVERSITY EQUALITY	ALTERNATIVES: PEACEFUL PROTEST	SELF - ASSESS WRITTEN & VERBAL PERFORMANCE	WEB-BASED WORD TEMPLATES
19 – 29	DECISIONS DECISIONS: PREJUDICE	WHAT IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO WHEN FACED WITH PREJUDICE?	CHOICES AND COMMITMENT	SELF – ASSESS OBSERVATION	TOM SNYDER DECISION EDUCATION FOUNDATION
FEBRUARY
1 – 15	WEST POINT BRIDGE	SAME AS ABOVE	SAME AS ABOVE FRAME INFORMATION	SELF - ASSESS REPORT OBSERVATION COMPLETED WORKSHEETS	WPB DESIGNER WORKSHEETS
16 – 26	CONSEQUENCES, GOOD DECISION CHAIN & C.A.R.E.S. LABELS / STYLES & CHARACTERISTICS	GOOD DECISION CHAIN, C.AR.E.S. & QUALITY OUTCOME RESPECT VALUE & VISION	GOOD DECISION CHAIN RESPONSIBILITY REASONING SELF-AWARENESS	SELF – ASSESS WORKSHEETS & SUMMARY PARAGRAPHS	DECISION EDUCATION FOUNDATION POSITIVE DISCIPLINE COVEY
MARCH
1 – 18	DECISION ANALYSIS SCENARIOS	IMPORTANCE OF DIFFERENCE	DECISION GRID ANALYSIS REASONING	SELF - ASSESS PRESENTATION VISION & VALUE	MINDTOOLS.COM STANFORD DECISION ANALYSIS
APRIL
1 -28	SIX VALUE MEDALS BAD BEAR BROWN	WHAT MUST WE CONSIDER WHEN FRAMING IMPORTANT QUESTIONS? DIVERSITY	FRAME, INFORMATION, REASONING, COMMITMENT ELEMENTS OF A GOOD DECISION	SELF – ASSESS WRITTEN & VERBAL PERFORMANCE CLASS PARTICIPATION READING, AND WRITING FINAL PRODUCT	DE BONO SIX VALUE MEDALS COLLABORATIVE STORY ONLINE
MAY
3 – 28	WALK OF VIRTUES CYCLING FOR VALUE	INDENTIFY WITH CORE VALUES TEAMWORK	VALUES CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM ASSIGNMENTS TORNADO GRAPHING	SELF – ASSESS FINAL PRESENTATIONS	THE HAVERFORD SCHOOL STANFORD INNOVATION VPI STRATEGIES

E-mail: jbrown@haverford.org