June 4, 2021 Oro Christian Grace School

2. Thank you, Teachers!

3. You Teach

4. You Teach

5. RAISING CHILDREN
OF CHARACTER IN
A WIRED WORLD

7. “For the first
time we are
preparing
children for a
future we
cannot clearly
describe.”
- David Warlick
Steve
Wheeler,
University
of
Plymouth,
2011

8. The 21st Century isn’t “coming”
– it’s here.

10. Principles
•Every Teacher is a Character
Formator
•Not just another subject
•Education is not just covering
curriculum

11. Principles
•No other better way to teach
character than through the power
of our example
•The teacher is the most
important teaching tool

12. Principles
•The school is only as good as its
teachers.

13. Assault on Today’s Children
Video
Games
Today’s
Children
Violence
in Media
Pornography
Materialism
Hedonism

14. Assault on Today’s Children
Religious Indifference
False
Heroes
Softness
Divorce Alcoholism
Moral
Relativism
Drug
Addiction

15. Mindsets that have
been shaped by
SOCIAL MEDIA

16. SOCIAL MEDIA
CAPITAL OF THE
WORLD

17. Highly
Sexualized
Culture

18. Movies
TV Shows
MTVs
Billboards
Magazines
Websites
Twitter
Apps

19. CRISIS OF THE
DIGITAL GENERATION

20. Digital
Addiction

21. Self-Centered
Vain

22. Depression

23. Teen Suicide

25. Teen
Pregnancy

28. Pornography

33. Sense of
Entitlement

39. LOGO
PAGEANTRY
OF VANITY

40. If kids come to us from strong,
healthy functioning families, it
makes our job easier. If they
do not come to us from
strong, healthy, functioning
families, it makes our job more
important.

41. Teach the great
character strengths:
•By your example
•By your direction
•By your verbal explanations

43. 1. Commit to Raising A
Moral Child
Research: parents who feel
strongly about their kids turning
out morally usually succeed
because they committed
themselves to that effort.

44. 1. Commit to Raising A
Moral Child
Research: teachers who feel
strongly about their kids turning
out morally usually succeed
because they committed
themselves to that effort.

45. If you really want to
raise a moral child,
then make a personal
commitment to raise
one, and don’t stop
until he does.

46. 2. Be a
strong Moral
Example

48. Each day ask
yourself: “If my
student had only my
behavior to watch,
what example would
he catch?”

49. 3. Know your
beliefs and
share them.

50. They will hear
messages that
counter your values:
music, videos,
television, internet.

51. 4. Use
Teachable
Moments

52. 5. Use
discipline as a
Moral Lesson.

53. 6. Expect moral
behavior.

54. 7. Reflect on
the behaviors’
effects.

55. 8. Reinforce
moral behavior.

56. 9. Prioritize
morals daily.

57. 10. Incorporate
the Golden
Rule.

58. Without morals, the
young do not learn how
to deal with others
correctly and
appropriately.

59. What is the
content of good
character?
10 Essential Virtues

60. 1. Wisdom (Good Judgment)
2. Justice (Golden Rule)
3. Fortitude (Inner Toughness)
4. Self-control
5. Love (Sacrifice for Others)
6. Positive attitude
7. Hard work
8. Integrity (Honesty w/Yourself)
9. Gratitude
10. Humility (Desire to Be Better)

61. Introducing the youth
to appropriate role
models

62. Direct and indirect
instruction

63. By Harry K. Wong
First Days of
School

64. By Rafe Esquith
Teach Like
Your Hair is
on Fire

66. By Hal Urban
Lessons
from the
Classroom
20 Things Good Teachers Do

67. DELAYED
GRATIFICATION

68. 2
MARSHMALLOW
KIDS

69. MODELING/
RUG PROJECT

70. BOARD GAMES

71. JIGSAW
PUZZLES

72. GARDENING

73. WWW.MATHSTORIES.COM

74. LUNCH/RECESS ALTERNATIVE

76. PLAY/
THEATER

77. 
SOME MORE IDEAS

78. 1. Rewards System
2. Student of the Year Recognition
3. Stop-Watch System
4. Search for the Most Outstanding Class
Adviser
5. Search for the Most Innovative Teacher
6. Cooperative Learning Activities
7. Performance Tasks
8. Starting a Class with a Workload
9. Class Website
10. Class Excellence Award

80. Good Deeds Bowl

81. Merit/Rewards

82. Class Culture &
Identity

83. Trophy Technique

84. HAL URBAN STRATEGIES

85. The most important thing he did
as a teacher.

86. HAL URBAN STRATEGIES

87. Never let the demands of your
job cause you to forget that
each one of your students is a
feeling- thinking human being.
For education to be effective, it
must be personal.
- George Isaac Brown

88. The deepest urge in human
nature is the desire to be
important.
- John Dewey

89. - Eye contact
- Shaking hands
- Smiling

90. Second Most Important Thing
He Did as a Teacher:
Teach Manners and the
Golden Rule

91. If manners were an animal, it
would be an endangered
species.
- Henry Rogers

92. Choosing an Atmosphere
Rude Courteous
Inconsiderate Considerate
Disrespectful Respectful
Offensive Polite

93. LOGO
Now more than ever,
this work of formation is
urgent and important.

94. “The first step in
teaching moral
intelligence is by being a
moral example”
-Michelle Borba

95. The Road
that leads
to two
paths…

96. https://www.facebook.com/groups/betterteachers/

97. www.characterconferences.com