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2008-06-03T21:57:07Z

February 6th - 8th, 2009

Friday, February 6th, 4:30pm - Sunday, February 8th, noon

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10 Join Dr. John Roberts (CSEE Connections editor and Honor Code consultant) for a thorough look at implementing and evaluating honor codes in independent schools. - This workshop---open to CSEE member schools only-- will look at how honor codes are implemented and evaluated. Plenary sessions will alternate with breakout-group sessions. Teams are comprised of teachers and students. <h3>Questions under consideration will include:</h3> - How can schools teach integrity and character formation as well as academics and athletics? - How can honor codes assist schools in fulfilling their missions? - Where did honor codes come from? - What kinds of honor systems are currently being used? - How can existing honor codes be revitalized, or new honor codes be implemented? - What are the nuts and bolts of handling an honor case? Time is built into the schedule for socializing, networking, and two videos. Schools are encouraged to send teams, if possible (e.g., three students and one or two faculty members). <h3>Agenda:</h3> Friday, Feb. 6 3:45 – 4:30 PM    Arrival and registration 4:30 PM        Welcome and opening talk 5:15 PM        Sharing our stories (small groups) 5:45 PM        Re-group, plans for the evening 6:00 PM        Dinner 7:15 PM        Film, Quiz Show 9:30 PM        Dismissal     Saturday, Feb. 7 8:30 AM        Continental breakfast 9:00 AM        Movie feedback / 5 components of a traditional honor code 10:15 AM      Break 10:30 AM      Honor education program 11:45 AM      Lunch, conversation 1:00 PM        Discussion (small groups) 1:45 PM        Break 2:00 PM        Sharing of small-group reports, followed by discussion 3:15 PM        Film, Caught Cheating (Primetime, Charles Gibson) then discussion 4:30 PM        Break 4:45 p.m.      Summary of the day 5:00 PM       Evening free Sunday, Feb. 8 8:00 AM       Continental breakfast 8:30 AM       Plenary session 9:15 AM       Break 9:30 AM       Design of school strategies (school teams/singletons) 11:20 AM     Break 11:30 PM     Conference evaluation and wrap-up 12:00 PM     Lunch (to-go option) 1:00 PM       Departure   <h3>Travel and Accommodations</h3> For this event, rooms have been reserved at Le Richelieu Hotel. To make reservations, call 800.535.9653 and note that you are with CSEE to acquire the discount rate. Accommodations are also available at the Best Western Saint Charles, 504.899.8888. Louise S. McGehee School, New Orleans, LA Honor Codes Workshop

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2009-02-06T16:30:00Z

Developing and Fine-Tuning Honor Codes and Councils

Join Dr. John Roberts (CSEE Connections editor and Honor Code consultant) and other school teams for a thorough look at implementing and evaluating honor codes in independent schools.

2009-02-02T19:22:01Z

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2009-03-02T22:40:18Z

March 13, 2009

Friday, March 13, 2009 2:00 - 3:15pm

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20 <h5>About the presentation</h5> The essential components of programs to foster academic integrity overlap significantly with the essential practices of service learning programs that result in civic and moral growth. Moreover, the components that overlap also happen to be integral to proven practices in character education research. If we plan to educate ethically engaged citizens for tomorrow’s world, we must incorporate these proven practices into our schools. CSEE executive director David Streight will present. The presentation will be followed by a reception and informal networking session. This event is free. Please register if you will attend, or email CSEE at info@csee.org National Cathedral School, Washington DC Educating Ethical Children: Six Steps We Can't Afford NOT to Take

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2009-03-13T22:12:00Z

National Cathedral School and CSEE will host a short presentation and informal networking session for affiliates of Washington DC area schools.

2009-05-14T17:44:30Z

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2008-06-03T22:41:42Z

April 3 - 5, 2009

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11 Hindu scholar Arti Dhand focuses on pedagogical issues in teaching religions in general, and on teaching the Ramayana. Participants in this weekend will also work toward recommending standards for teaching religions in independent schools. Registration for this conference is by application only. Contact CSEE for details. Garrison Institute, Garrison, NY Experienced Teachers Workshop

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2009-04-02T16:30:00Z

Hinduism and Pedagogy

A full day with Hindu scholar Arti Dhand, and two half days on pedagogical and methodological issues important to teachers of religions in independent schools.

2009-01-15T18:08:33Z

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2008-06-06T16:40:39Z

April 17th -18th

Friday, April 17th, 4:30 - 9pm & Saturday, April 18th, 8:30am - 4pm

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13 Representatives from four schools with exemplary student leadership programs will present their curriculum and share ideas. Participants and presenters will note what all leadership programs have in common, and how leadership development might differ depending on school climate, school population and other factors. Our goal is to help schools identify those qualities that are essential to school leadership programs, and which qualities help but are dependent on the kinds of schools fostering leadership. Our program in 2009 will feature three high schools and one middle school. Two of the schools are urban day schools, one a suburban day school, and one a rural boarding school. One is a Catholic school and the others are secular. All have programs that have been thought through carefully and are based on solid principles. All show evidence of success, and yet we all have things to learn. School programs featured: <a href="#Culver"> Culver Academies, Culver, IN</a> <a href="#De_LaSalle"> De LaSalle High School, Concord, CA</a> <a href="#Rivers"> The Rivers School, Weston, MA</a> <a href="#Flintridge"> Flintridge Preparatory Academy, La Cañada, CA</a> <h5>Tentative Schedule</h5> <h5>Friday, April 17</h5> 4-5pm Registration 5-6pm Welcome, Opening Remarks 6-7pm Dinner at Colorado Academy 7:15-8:45pm Leadership Presentation 1: Culver Academies, John Yeager <h5>Saturday, April 18</h5> 8:45-10:15am Leadership Presentation 2: Dina Levi, De LaSalle High School 10:15-10:30am Break 10:30-12 Leadership Presentation 3: Susie McGee and Clinton Howarth, Rivers School 12-1pm Lunch 1:15 - 2:45pm Leadership Presentation 4: Michael Roffina, Flintridge Preparatory School 2:45pm- 3pm Break 3-4pm Panel Discussion: Essentials of Leadership and School Differences 4-4:30pm Concluding Remarks, Evaluations   <h4><a name="Culver"></a>Culver Academies Presented by <a href="http://www.csee.org/about/presenters.html">John Yeager</a></h4> The aim of good education is to provide students with the experiences and means to live well. At Culver, this is accomplished through the tireless efforts of dedicated instructional faculty, counselors and coaches that help guide students as they chart their courses through childhood and adolescence to adulthood. By promoting a strengths-based approach to academic, leadership, the arts, wellness/health and athletic programs; educators make an explicit connection between the mind, body and spirit come alive in their students. A systems approach in the schools integrates the experiences of well-being, contentment and satisfaction, along with hope and optimism, in contributing to students’ living a flourishing life. It also supports the opportunities for teachers and students to leverage their own and other’s strengths to become servant leaders and bring out the best in themselves and others.   <h4><a name="De_LaSalle"></a>De LaSalle High School Presented by <a href="http://www.csee.org/about/presenters.html">Dina Levi</a></h4> Through the Student Coalition on Respectful Education (SCORE), upperclass students at De LaSalle High School learn to become leaders within the school through a series of workshops on diversity that they first participate in, and then lead for younger students. While SCORE’s primary focus is to create a more understanding and inclusive community, it also aims to develop leadership within the student body. Students involved in the program learn effective techniques to engage younger students in difficult conversations, learn skills to work effectively as a team, and most importantly they learn the value of modeling the behavior they teach in the community. <h4><a name="Rivers"></a>The Rivers School Presented by <a href="http://www.csee.org/about/presenters.html">Susie McGee and Clinton Howarth</a></h4> The Rivers School in Weston, Massachusetts is now in its 9th year of an initiative to help all middle school students develop leadership skills. One foundational question is "How are you leading yourself every day?" All faculty members are involved with the leadership training program, and they continue to focus on how they can make it better. The program is deeply integrated into the middle school curriculum, but includes an overnight session for 8th graders and three days of activities for all students at the beginning of each school year. <h4><a name="Flintridge"></a>Flintridge Preparatory Academy Presented by <a href="http://www.csee.org/about/presenters.html">Michael Roffina</a></h4> Flintridge Preparatory School’s approach to the development of ethical leaders links academic excellence and rigor with a soulful affirmation of personal and communal values. Teachers, students, and families are all given responsibility for accomplishing the school’s goals, specifically by modeling the four values that inform everything done at Prep—honesty, respectfulness, kindness and generosity. In addition to general school culture, the development of ethical leaders is woven into extra-curricular programs that help in the endeavor: peer counseling, community service, student mentoring and tutoring, coaching, outdoor education, and one-on-one conferences. <h4>Accommodations</h4> CSEE has reserved a block of rooms at the <a href="http://www.hilakewood.com/">Holiday Inn Lakewood</a>. For reservations, call 303.980.9200.   <div> </div> <div> </div>   Colorado Academy, Denver, Colorado Developing Student Leadership 08_leadership

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2009-04-17T16:09:00Z

Nurturing Leaders for Tomorrow's World

A reprise of our tremendously well received first symposium. Four model programs from four very different schools offer what they do to foster student leadership and how they do it.

2009-05-14T17:44:26Z

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2008-10-02T20:32:44Z

June 25 - 30, 2009

Thursday, June 25th - Tuesday, June 30th

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17 This year's institute will focus especially on Buddhism and Islam, with university scholars and creative secondary school teachers from independent schools around the country. Teachers of religions and history leave our institutes with increased knowledge, new ideas for what to do in the classroom, and great lists of both resources and contacts. Featured Presenters in June 2009 <a href="http://www.csee.org/about/presenters.html">Christian Wedemeyer, Ph.D.</a> University of Chicago Buddhist Texts for Classroom Use In three half-day sessions on Buddhism, Dr. Christian Wedemeyer will address basic issues and key concepts, the use of the Lotus Sutra, a key text for the classroom, and Buddhist rituals and practices. <a href="http://www.csee.org/about/presenters.html">Asma Afsaruddin, Ph. D.</a> Notre Dame University/Indiana University Modern Issues in Islam In this half-day session Dr. Afsaruddin will focus on issues that come to the forefront with Muslims in the world today; she will focus especially on religious pluralism, tolerance, and gender. Jihad In this afternoon session, participants will look at the concept of jihad in Islam: its Qur'anic roots, its history, its varying interpretations in the modern world. <a href="http://www.csee.org/about/presenters.html">Bridget O'Brien </a>Hands on Hinduism  This session will provide the opportunity to explore a wide variety of resources for teaching about Hinduism. It will include activities and readings for working with Vedic literature, the Upanishads, the bhakti poets, the famous Hindu epics, contemporary issues found in India (such as nationalism and environmental issues) and it will also include ideas about how to teach about Hinduism in America. The session will include hands-on activities for participants that may be utilized and modified in one's own classroom and it will provide both background material on these topics for students and suggested readings for students (and instructors alike) who might enjoy the opportunity to continue the journey as a lifelong learner. <div>Religion, Ethics and Nature: Teaching about nature in the RS classroom</div> <div>Global concern over the health of the planet continues to grow, with increasing population and continued economic growth raising important questions about natural resource use and conservation and the trajectory of development. This session is designed to demonstrate how RS studies classrooms may be used as an arena for analyzing the relationships between human and nonhuman nature. We will begin by exploring some of the ways that the constructed terms religion, nature and ethics are conceived. Then, we will discuss ways to help students explore such questions as: To what extent have religions contributed to environmental degradation? What solutions do certain religious traditions propose? Resource ideas for the classroom will be provided for topics such as 1) food, agriculture and population issues 2) animals 3) media, consumption and education 4) science/technology 5) recreation, sacred spaces and recreation 6) water issues 7) sustainability and politics with a special focus on consumerism and religion. </div> <div> </div> <div><a href="http://www.csee.org/about/presenters.html">Jim McGarry </a>The Other Smith's Contribution to Understanding and Teaching Religions This presentation will introduce the legacy of one of the most remarkable contributors to religious studies in the 20th century, Wilfred Cantwell Smith. Several passages from Smith's work will be presented and discussed, especially passages that are relevant both to Islam and to the larger discussion about how to understand, and how to teach, religion.</div> <div> </div> <div><a href="http://www.csee.org/about/presenters.html">David Streight</a> Islam's Early Years</div> <div>This presentation will look at the birth of Islam and key events in the early years of the Muslim Community, with a focus on key issues and information for the high school religion classroom.  Special focus will be on the early factors that served to split the Shi'ite partisans of the Ali from the larger Sunni community.</div> <div> </div> <div>Approaches to Teaching Religion</div> <div>Two issues will be addressed in this block of time, both emerging from recommendations by CSEE's experienced teachers consortium. The first entails the mindset of the teacher that guides his or her way of presenting religious traditions: are other traditions looked at as inferior to one's own tradition? are religions presented as if they were static entities with set beliefs and practices unchanged by time? are all religions equal in all ways? How are religions affected by historical and political events? Etc. The second entails teaching religions through themes, such as pilgrimage, love, or art. Participants are expected to finish the presentation with new thoughts about exciting new possibilities.</div> <div> </div> <h5>Tentative Schedule</h5> <div>Thursday Evening, June 25 Start time: 6pm, Dinner</div> Introductions Islam: Shiites and Sunnis (David Streight) Friday Morning Buddhism: Basic Issues and Key Concepts (Christian Wedemeyer) Friday Afternoon Buddhism: Use of the Lotus Sutra text in the classroom (Christian Wedemeyer) Saturday Morning Buddhism: Rituals and Practices (Christian Wedemeyer) Saturday Afternoon Participants are free to explore Chicago on their own  Sunday Morning (Late beginning to allow for participants who wish to attend Christian religious services in the neighborhood) Hinduism: Activities for the Classroom, presented by Bridgette O'Brien Sunday Afternoon Every Religion is a New Religion Every Morning: Provocative Thoughts from Wilfred Cantwell Smith (Jim McGarry) Looking at Nature Through Religion (Brigette O'Brien) Monday Morning Modern Issues in Islam (Asma Afsaruddin) Monday Afternoon Jihad (Asma Afsaruddin) Tuesday Morning Approaches to Teaching Religion (David Streight) Resources for the Classroom Finish with Lunch (noon) <h5>Accommodations at Cenacle Retreat Center</h5> Located in the historic Lincoln Park neigborhood of Chicago, just four blocks from Lake Michigan, <a href="http://www.cenaclesisters.org/chicago-retreat-conference-center/">Cenacle Retreat Center</a> is a peaceful Haven in the midst of the city. Single-room accomodations, delicious meals, and our meeting space is all on site.   Cenacle Retreat Center, Chicago, IL Teaching the World's Religions 09_worldreligions

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2009-06-25T16:20:00Z

Summer Institute, 2009

Special focus on Buddhism and Islam, with university scholars and secondary school teachers from around the country.

2009-06-26T21:10:05Z

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2008-10-02T20:45:55Z

July 18 - 23, 2009

Saturday, July 18th - Thursday, July 23rd

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18 <h5>Space is limited for this event. Please call CSEE to register: 800.298.4599</h5> Dan Heischman returns to lead the event that a number of independent school educators have called "the best professional development experience of my life." In this five day workshop-retreat, participants examine case studies of ethical situations in independent schools, and discuss thought-provoking pieces of literature. This year's texts - included in the price of registration - are William Damon's The Path to Purpose and a biography of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass entitled Giants, by John Stauffer. This year's institute returns to the Whidbey Institute at the enthusiastic recommendation of the last group of participants who met there. Each participant will be asked to provide a case study (identifying information altered) from his or her professional experience or knowledge. Participants will introduce and lead discussions on their own cases, and each will also lead a discussion on a section of the literature read. Ample time is also available for formal and informal interactions, and to enjoy the beauty of Whidbey Island. This conference is reccommended for school administrators, teachers, trustees, staff, and others interested in the moral / ethical climates at schools. <h4>Accommodations</h4> The fee for the institute includes all meals and accommodations at the <a href="http://www.whidbeyinstitute.org/index.html">Whidbey Institute</a> in Washington State's Puget Sound (a location we return to after enthusiastic recommendations by our 2007 attendees). <img width="192" height="191" alt="" src="/files/Image/Picture%203.png" /> <h4>Travel to Whidbey</h4> Whidbey Island is located about an hour northwest of Seattle, Washington. CSEE recomends flying to Seattle International Airport, renting a car and taking the <a href="http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/schedules/current/index.cfm?route=muk-cl">Mukilteo-Clinton Ferry</a> (fare is less than $7 per car). For a link to a map and driving directions from the Seattle Airport, click <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Seattle+Airport&daddr=Sanctuary+%4047.977293,-122.411706&hl=en&geocode=%3BFU0T3AIdRiW0-A&mra=ls&sll=47.801845,-122.33634&sspn=0.432616,0.86792&ie=UTF8&z=9">here</a>. Whidbey Institute, Whidbey Island, WA Adult Ethics Institute 09_adultethics

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2009-07-18T08:32:00Z

Summer 2009

Dan Heischman returns to lead one of CSEE's most popular conferences, at the Whidbey Institute in Washington State's Puget Sound.

2009-07-23T20:41:35Z

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2009-09-24T18:12:59Z

Friday, Oct 16, 4:00pm - 5:15pm

Friday, October 16, 4:00pm - 5:15pm

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37 In this presentation for advisors and advisory coordinators, CSEE Executive Director David Streight addresses four ingredients that CSEE considers essential to make advisory time effective and meaningful for both students and schools. The presentation will include both why these four ingredients are so important, and practical suggestions and activities that can be used tomorrow, next week, and the rest of the year. One participant from each school registered will receive a CD-ROM of the activities used in the presentation, and others selected from CSEE’s Need a Hand with Advising: Here’s a Handbook! Marist School (Atlanta) Making Advisory Better for Kids, Better for Schools

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2009-10-15T16:00:00Z

Four essential characteristics (and sample activities) to make advisory more effective and more meaningful

2009-09-24T18:15:23Z

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2009-09-24T17:47:29Z

Thursday, October 15, 4:00 - 5:15 pm

Thursday, October 15, 4:00pm - 5:15pm

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35 In this presentation for advisors and advisory coordinators, CSEE Executive Director David Streight addresses four ingredients that CSEE considers essential to make advisory time effective and meaningful for both students and schools. The presentation will include both why these four ingredients are so important, and practical suggestions and activities that can be used tomorrow, next week, and the rest of the year. One participant from each school registered will receive a CD-ROM of the activities used in the presentation, and others selected from CSEE’s Need a Hand with Advising: Here’s a Handbook! Louise S. McGehee School, New Orleans, LA (New Orleans) Making Advisory Better for Kids, Better for Schools

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2009-10-15T16:00:00Z

Four essential characteristics (and sample activities) to make advisory more effective and more meaningful.

2009-09-24T18:16:36Z

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2009-04-09T20:44:27Z

October 23rd & 24th, 2009

Friday, October 23rd & Saturday, October 24th, 2009

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21 On the first day of this event, Ed DeRoche will lead participants through three important components: reviewing and critiquing the research on character education efforts, examining the what and why for evaluating character education, and how to assess character education initiatives in schools. On the second day, David Streight and members CSEE Moral Development team will address a few essential components of character education programs in terms of fine tuning trouble spots and turning an okay program into a great program. Two directors of character education programs—one established, and one new— in schools will discuss their programs in light of school characteristics. <h5>About the Presenters</h5> Ed DeRoche, Ph.D. is Director of USD’s Character Development Center and an author, speaker, and consultant. His book Evaluating Character Development: 51 Tools for Measuring Success will be given to each conference attendee and will be used during the first day of the workshop. David Streight is a Nationally Certified School Psychologist who has spent thirty years as a teacher and school psychologist working in Catholic, public, and private independent schools. He has been Executive Director of CSEE since 2004, where he serves as head of the Moral Development Team, is a frequent workshop presenter, and has edited books including Parenting for Character: Five Experts, Five Practices, and Good Things To Do: Expert Suggestions for Fostering Goodness in Kids. <h5>Tentative Schedule</h5> <h5>Friday, October 23rd</h5> 8:30am – 3:30pm Ed DeRoche will present (lunch provided on campus) <h5>Saturday, October 24th</h5> 8:30am – 12:00 David Streight: from assessment to fine tuning 12:00 - 1:00 Lunch (provided on campus) 1:00 - 3:30pm What's working at your colleague's schools? Presentation of two character education programs, followed by a roundtable discussion. <h5>Accommodations</h5> CSEE and the University of San Diego recommend the following hotels. Mention that you are attending an event at USD for an additional discount. <ul> <li>The Dana, on Mission Bay (aprox. $140 per night) (5-10 minutes from USD) <a href="http://www.thedana.com/">http://www.thedana.com/</a></li> <li>Days Hotel, Hotel Circle (aprox. $80 per night) (10 minutes from USD) <a href="http://www.dayshotelhc.com/">http://www.dayshotelhc.com/</a></li> </ul> University of San Diego, CA Evaluating and Fine-Tuning Character Education Programs 09_DeRoche

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2009-10-23T20:34:00Z

with: Edward DeRoche

A special focus on evaluating and fine tuning character education programs: taking them from okay to top quality.

2009-10-26T17:35:27Z

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2009-06-18T18:49:44Z

November 4, 2009

Wednesday, November 4, 3:30pm - 5:00pm EST

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26 This webinar will be held live from 3:30 - 5:00pm on November 4th. The presentation will last one hour and be followed by a half-hour question and answer session. Those participants unable to make this time will be provided with a link to the recorded webinar for later viewing. The link will be provided one hour after the completion of the session, and for up to 3 months after the taping. Marc Ian Barasch, internationally known author of The Compassionate Life: Walking with the Path of Kindness and Field Notes on the Compassionate Life, addresses the important issues of empathy and compassion and their implications on both our lives as educators and the lives of our students, the future caretakers of our world. The price for all CSEE webinars is a "site price" for one computer connection. As many participants from a school as can view the computer screen, or its projected image, are invited to participate. A free copy of Field Notes on the Compassionate Life will be given to each school registered for this event. <h5>About the Presenter</h5> Marc Ian Barasch is an award-winning writer, editor, and television producer. He has been an editor at Psychology Today, Natural Health, and New Age Journal. He is the author of the award-winning classic, The Healing Path (Putnam, 1992; Penguin, 1993), about which Dr.Larry Dossey has written, "If you read one book about the mind-body connection, make it this one. It is a beacon of science, spirituality, and sanity." Dr. Rachel Remen called it "a masterful, awesome feat... unnervingly accurate." It was recognized by the Institute for Noetic Sciences' as one of "Thirty Books for Thirty Years" (along with Carl Jung's Memories, Dreams and Reflections, Norman Cousins' Anatomy of an Illness, and Dr. Bernie Siegel's Love, Medicine, and Miracles). In the television field, Marc was the writer and co-producer of the Emmy-nominated “One Child, One Voice” an international TV special for the Turner Broadcasting System (TBS), which aired in 150 countries. Marc was educated at Yale University. He has taught at Naropa University, where he was one of the founders of the M.A. psychology program. As a hobby, he plays and records with the “lit-rock” band The Rock Bottom Remainders (Stephen King, Amy Tan, Mitch Albom, et. al.). Interview magazine once called him “one of today’s coolest grown-ups.” See more about him on the <a href="http://www.compassionatelife.com/?page_id=9">Compassionate Life website</a>   Webinar Walking the Path of Compassion in Schools

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<h5>Webinar Details</h5> CSEE's webinars are hosted by <a href="http://www.dimdim.com/">Dim Dim</a>. Participants will need high-speed internet access, and can use VOIP audio or can call in via phone to hear audio (long distance rates apply on the phone call). If calling via phone, the number will be listed at the top of the screen as the webinar commences. Close to the date of the event, CSEE staff will send participants the information and passcode for logging in to the webinar.

2009-11-04T12:43:00Z

With Marc Barasch

Internationally known author Marc Ian Barasch addresses the issues of empathy and compassion and their implications on both our lives as educators and the lives of our students.

2009-10-27T18:36:21Z

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2009-06-09T18:17:50Z

November 6-7, 2009

Friday, November 6th, 12:00pm - 5:30pm & Saturday, November 7th, 9:00am - 3:00pm

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23 A Community Service Director's work can be isolating. By creating relationships with other community service professionals, one can develop allies that help inspire, educate, and sustain our work! In these two days, community service experts Mary Pashley and Ann Saylor will explore best practices, ideas, projects and resources for directing a top-notch service learning program. From our presenter, Mary Pashley: Community Service and service learning continue to be the buzz words of this country - certainly words from our first African-American president to inspire every US citizen. We live in a world faced with many challenges and the only hope for a better tomorrow is caring for one another today. The time has come - our Call To Service - to reach out to those in need everywhere. As we educate our students to become responsible, global citizens, how do we inculcate service into their lives, the lives of our school and in the lives of resistant faculty? Has the economic downturn affected your programs? How do we make sense of this uncertainty and give hope to those affected? Do your service programs span the globe or only extend to your backyard? Is it time to grow? Has national security or the reality of epidemics threatened your plans for local or global service? Plan to discuss: <ul> <li>Best Practices: What works well for you?</li> <li>Local and Global Needs</li> <li>Creating a Culture of Service at our Schools</li> <li>Service Planning</li> <li>Funding for Projects</li> <li>Service Learning and Academic Departments</li> <li>Gap Year Options: Service for Students</li> <li>Challenges in a Challenging Time</li> <li>Action Plans: Where do you go from here?</li> <li>Open Forum: What's on your mind?</li> </ul> Featuring: <ul> <li>Student Voices - Reflection on Global Service Learning</li> <li>Sustainable Horizons - Service Opportunities in Central America</li> <li>Local Service Agencies - The Need is Greater Than Ever</li> </ul> <h5>About the Presenter</h5> Mary Pashley is Director of Community Service at Choate Rosemary Hall, and has led numerous community service workshops for CSEE. She is known for her ability to look at schools individually, to help them tailor their community service programs to their specific needs and those of their community. <h5>Accommodations</h5> <div jsinstance="0" jstcache="69" jsselect="m.addressLines" jsvalues="$addrline:$this;">CSEE recommends these area hotels:</div> <div jsinstance="0" jstcache="69" jsselect="m.addressLines" jsvalues="$addrline:$this;"> </div> <div jsinstance="0" jstcache="69" jsselect="m.addressLines" jsvalues="$addrline:$this;">The Suburban Extended Stay Hotel is a great value for $60-$80 per night, and is located one mile from Berkeley Preparatory School. It is also within 10 minutes of the Tampa airport. For reservations, call (813) 886-7799, or book online: <a href="http://www.suburbanhotels.com/hotel-tampa-florida-FL969?promo=gglocal">Suburban Hotel, Tampa</a> </div>   The <a href="http://www.chasehoteltampa.com/">Chase Suite Hotel</a> on Tampa Bay runs $100-$120 per night, and is located about 10 minutes from Berkeley Preparatory School. They offer shuttle service to and from the airport, but a rental car is recommended for transport to the school. The Double Tree Guest Suites on Tampa Bay run $120-$150 per night, and are located about 10 minutes away from Berkeley Preparatory. A car rental is recommended. For reservations, call (813) 888-8800, or book online: <a href="http://doubletree1.hilton.com/en_US/dt/hotel/TPARHDT-Doubletree-Guest-Suites-Tampa-Bay-Florida/index.do">Hilton Doubletree Tampa</a> <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=4811+Kelly+Rd,+Tampa,+FL+33615-5098+(Berkeley+Preparatory+School)&daddr=Tampa+Airport+(Tampa+International)&hl=en&geocode=FdkRqwEdfjgU-yGawL_CLWv4-A%3B&gl=us&mra=ls&sll=27.973179,-82.54878&sspn=0.037143,0.049181&ie=UTF8&ll=27.97333,-82.549124&spn=0.037143,0.049181&z=14">Directions from Tampa Airport to Berkeley Preparatory School</a> Berkeley Preparatory School, Tampa, FL Community Service 09_Service

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2009-11-06T08:02:00Z

Local & Global Healing: Creating a Sustainable Culture of Service in Our Schools

Join one of North America's most resourceful community service directors, <a href="http://www.csee.org/about/presenters.html">Mary Pashley</a>, for the only community service/ service learning event specifically for independent schools. Participants leave this event full of ideas, new enthusiasm, resources and contacts.

2009-10-01T20:43:45Z

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2009-06-18T18:55:06Z

December 1, 2009

Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 3:30pm - 5:00 EST

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27 This webinar will be held live from 3:30 - 5:00pm on December 1st. Those participants unable to make this time will be provided with a link to the recorded webinar for later viewing. The link will be provided the day after the completion of the session, and will be available to view for up to 3 months after the taping. In this 90 minute webinar, David Streight will outline the key components of the work he did to help high school students learn, appreciate, and be willing to invest themselves in the ways and powers of love and kindness. Students approached the course with the understanding that "if love is so important as a theme for novels, plays, poetry, religious traditions, and—especially—our daily lives, we might be better at giving and getting it if we had a clearer idea what it was." In a solid academic course, students did their exploration through readings, reflection, projects, and a social experiment. Participants in this webinar will go through the readings Streight used, the projects he offered students, how class time was spent, and the philosophical basis for the course in general. They will be invited to make small or large modifications to their own courses—ethics, literature, health, psychology, or religion—such that students are both more aware of the power of love, kindness, and compassion, and perhaps more willing to act on this new and all-important awareness. The price for this webinar is a "site" price. As many individuals from your school as can fit around a computer screen (or projection of a screen) are invited to participate.   Webinar Teaching Love, Kindness, Compassion

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2009-12-01T12:00:00Z

David Streight, Executive Director of CSEE, lays out how he taught his Philosophy of Love course that many students later reported as being the most important course of their high school careers. Streight encourages ethics, religion, and other teachers to make adjustments to their courses, for a real difference in student's lives.

2009-11-05T21:52:40Z

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2009-06-18T16:59:42Z

December 9, 2010

Wednesday, December 9, 3:30-5pm EST

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25 This webinar will be held live from 3:30 - 5:00pm on December 9th. Those participants unable to make this time will be provided with a link to the recorded webinar for later viewing. The link will be provided the day after the completion of the session, and will be available to view for up to 3 months after the taping. This approach integrates state-of-the-art research on social and moral development with processes of student motivation, positive classroom behavior and academic achievement. Procedures learned in this webinar are intended for use as part of regular academic instruction rather than as an add-on or special curriculum. <h5>Learning Objective and Desired Outcomes</h5>   <ul> <li>Understand the distinction between children’s concepts of morality (justice, welfare, rights), social conventions (norms and rules particular to a social group), and personal areas of privacy and prerogative.</li> <li>Become knowledgeable about the course of development in children’s morality and related developmental domains.</li> <li>Understand the basic principles of developmental discipline and their relation to student motivation and social and emotional growth</li> <li>Be able to identify moral, conventional and personal domain issues imbedded in regular academic assignments</li> <li>Be able to structure moral and social development lessons employing the regular academic curriculum and structured with academic learning objectives</li> </ul> <h5>Agenda</h5> <ul> <li>Introduction to social cognitive domain theory and the process of moral development</li> <li>The basics of developmental discipline for operating a classroom that is efficient, and orderly but that also contributes to academic motivation and social-emotional development</li> <li>Identifying moral and social development issues within the regular curriculum</li> <li>Coordinating academic learning objectives with moral development objectives</li> <li>Structuring moral discussions and reflective writing assignments (with hands-on examples) for the elementary classroom</li> </ul> <h5>About the Presenter</h5> Larry Nucci teaches in the Graduate School of Education at the University of California, Berkeley, and is Professor Emeritus of Educational Psychology at the University of Illinois, Chicago. He is author of several texts, including Education in the Moral Domain (2001), and Conflict, Contradiction and Contrarian Elements in Moral Development and Education (2005). Nucci is Editor of the journal Human Development and on the editorial boards of the Journal for Research in Character Education and Cognitive Development. He is also a member of the Educational Advisory Committee of the Character Education Partnership. Online Webinar Elementary Classroom: Facilitating Moral Growth and Academic Achievement elementary_moral_development

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2009-12-09T12:12:00Z

With Larry Nucci

This webinar provides teachers with background information and specific examples of how to foster moral development through everyday classroom management practices and the regular academic curriculum.

2009-11-05T21:54:32Z

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