Summer Institute and Conferences
- The Center for the 4th & 5th Rs' Summer Institute in Character Education: June 30 - July 2.
- For other character education conferences, visit the Character Education Partnership's web site.
PARTICIPANTS: CLICK HERE FOR FINAL DETAILS!
14th annual Summer Institute in Character Education:
"Smart & Good Schools:
Helping Your Students Do Their Best Work
and Do the Right Thing"
JUNE 30 - JULY 2, 2008
Co-sponsored by the
and the
New Location: Sperry Center at the State University of New York College at Cortland.
Flexible format: Register for 1, 2, or 3 days in any combination. (Lunch, book, and conference take-aways are provided each day.)
Registration Fees, Deadline, and Confirmation
Registration Fees:
Register for any 1, 2, or 3 days. (Reduced rates for attending 3 days.)
- $125 for 1 day
- $250 for 2 days
- $350 for 3 days
Make check or purchase order payable to: Research Foundation of SUNY. Fax purchase order with registration form to (607) 753-5980, or mail check and registration form to: Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, SUNY Cortland, P.O. Box 2000, Cortland, NY 13045.
Registration Deadline: June 16
Confirmation: If you have not received an e-mail confirmation from us within two weeks of sending in your registration, please check first with your school business office before you call us. Sometimes, registrations are held up while waiting for a purchase order.
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations must be made in writing by June 9. An administrative fee of 20% must be applied. Regrettably, refunds are not possible for "no shows" or cancellations after June 4. Substitutions are welcome; please update us ASAP if you substitute. Thanks!
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What’s Included
Your Institute fee includes light morning refreshments, lunch, new conference handouts, and a book each day.
Books:
Monday: Smart and Good High Schools or Character Matters
Tuesday: Smart & Good High Schools or Developing Character for Classroom Success
Wednesday: Lessons From the Classroom: 20 Things Good Teachers Do
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Daily Schedule and Workshops
MONDAY, 6/30
Schedule
8:30 - 11:30 am: Helping Your Students Do Their Best Work and Do The Right Thing
--Dr. Tom Lickona, Director, Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, author Raising Good Children and Character Matters
11:30 - 1:15 pm: Lunch; Character Education Book Sale and Optional Lunch Talks:
Noon - 1:00 pm, Choose one:
- Strategies for Success from an Award-Winning Middle School Teacher
- Karen Moretti, Teacher, Waterloo Middle School, Waterloo, NY
- Character Education in South Africa - Dr. Jeanette de Klerk-Luttig, Dept. of Education Policies Studies, Stellenbosch University, South Africa)
- Time to Teach: Discipline Strategies for Developing Respectful, Responsible Students
- Cheryl Hayes, Special Education Teacher, Tuscarora Elementary, Addison, NY
- Bring Your Best Character Education Practice (Share a 1-pager on what's working in your classroom or school. Please bring 50 copies.)
1:15 - 4:15 pm: Creating a Smart & Good School: Lessons from Award-Winning Principals
--Rich Parisi, former principal, Morgan Road Elementary (NY), a 2000 National School of Character, and Phil Catania, former principal, Mt. Rainier Elementary (MD), a 2001 National School of Character
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TUESDAY, 7/1
8:30 - 11:30 am : The Four Keys to Maximizing the Power of Any Character Education Practice
--Dr. Matt Davidson, Director, Institute for Excellence and Ethics, Fayetteville, NY; co-author Smart & Good High Schools and Character Quotations
11:30 - 1:15 pm: Lunch; Character Education Book Sale and Optional Lunch Talks:
Noon - 1:00 pm, Choose one:
- Sex, Love, and Character: How to Talk to Kids
- Dr. Tom Lickona, Director, Center for the 4th and 5th Rs
- Character Education and School Improvement Planning
- Michael Doughty, Principal, Thornell Road Elementary, Pittsford, NY
- Our Character/Our Word Choices: The Power to Heal or the Power to Cripple
- Scott Sawyer, Principal, Bemus Point Elementary, Bemus Point, NY
1:15 - 4:15 pm: How You Can Have a Great Classroom and Great School: Tips from the Trenches
--Charlie Abourjilie, Associate Superintendent for Veritas Sports Academies (NC) and author, Developing Character for Classroom Success.
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WEDNESDAY, 7/2
8:30 - 11:30 am: Bringing Out the Best in Teachers and Parents: How to Build an Ethical learning Community That Gets Everyone on Board
-- Dr. Usha Balamore, character education director, Shipley School, Bryn Mawr, PA, and co-author, Teaching Goodness: Engaging the Moral and Academic Promise of Children
11:30 - 1:15 pm: Lunch; Character Education Book Sale and Optional Lunch Talks:
Noon - 1:00 pm, Choose one:
- Character and Sports - Dr. Matt Davidson, Director, Institute for Excellence and Ethics,
Fayetteville, NY
- Teaching Respect for Human Rights - Dr. Charles Maxfield, Lecturer, History Dept., SUNY Cortland, NY
- Award-Winning Practices from a National School of Character - Bonnie Misch, principal, Millard Hawk Primary School, North Syracuse, NY
- Bring Your Best Character Education Practice. Share a 1-pager on what's working in your classroom or school. Please bring 50 copies.)
1:15 - 4:15 pm: Why Not Your Best? Increasing Achievement and Positive Relationships
in Your Classroom
--Dr. Hal Urban, Redwood City, CA, teacher-author, Life's Greatest Lessons and Lessons From the Classroom: 20 Things Good Teachers Do
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Main Speakers
- Charlie Abourjilie, teacher, coach, and author, Developing Character for Classroom Success
- Dr. Usha Balamore, teacher, co-author, Teaching Goodness: Engaging the Moral and Academic Promise of Children
- Mr. Phil Catania, former principal, Mt. Rainier Elementary School (MD), a 2001 National School of Character
- Dr. Matt Davidson, Director, Institute for Excellence and Ethics, co-author, Character Education Evaluation Toolkit; co-author, Smart & Good High Schools
- Dr. Tom Lickona, Director, Center for the 4th and 5th Rs, author of Character Matters; co-author, Smart & Good High Schools
- Mr. Richard Parisi, former principal, Morgan Rd. Elementary School (NY), a 2000 National School of Character
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Dr. Hal Urban, teacher-author; Life's Greatest Lessons; Positive Words, Powerful Results; and Lessons from the Classroom
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Parking
Parking for the Summer Institute is available in the College’s parking lot outside the PER (Park) Center (see campus map). Shuttle bus service will be provided from the parking lot to Sperry Center, site of this year's Summer Institute. Shuttle bus pick-up and drop-off locations will be across the street from Studio West, next to the Park Center. See Shuttle Bus schedule.
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Airports
Cortland is 45 minutes from the Syracuse’s Hancock International Airport Cars can be rented at the airport. There is also Greyhound bus service from Syracuse to Cortland. You'll need to take a cab from the airport to the bus station.
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Lodging
Special conference rates have been arranged with the hotels below. Blocks of rooms will be held until early- or mid-June, depending upon the hotel. Free continental breakfast is available at both the Hampton Inn and the Country Inn & Suites. The Ramada Inn (formerly the Holiday Inn) has an in-house restaurant. The Hampton Inn and Holiday Inn are located close to each other, right off Exit 12 of Rt. 81. They are approximately 2 miles from campus. The Country Inn and Suites is located about a half mile from the back entrance to the College property.
Please call hotels directly for reservations. Be sure to mention that you'd like the conference rate for the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs. Let them know you’ll be attending the Summer Institute.
Country Inn & Suites - (607) 753-8300: $90/night for a double. Free breakfast.
Hampton Inn, (607) 662-0007 - $94/night (up to 4 people in room) Free breakfast.
Ramada Inn (formerly the Holiday Inn) - (607) 756-4431: $89/night (single or double) Restaurant in hotel.
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Shuttle Bus Schedule
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QUESTIONS? E-mail us!