{"id":77,"date":"2013-04-24T11:14:50","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T19:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/character\/?p=77"},"modified":"2013-11-21T11:28:10","modified_gmt":"2013-11-21T19:28:10","slug":"17th-annual-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.sandiego.edu\/character\/blog\/2013\/04\/24\/17th-annual-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"17th Annual Conference Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 17th Annual West Coast Character Matters Conference<\/span><\/h1>\n

Character Development Center
\nDepartment of Learning & Teaching
\nSchool of Leadership and Education Sciences
\nUniversity of San Diego<\/span><\/p>\n

Pre-conference Seminar
\n<\/strong>Medal of Honor: Lessons of Personal Bravery and Self-Sacrifice
\n<\/span>Tuesday, June 25, 2013<\/span><\/p>\n

Character Matters Conference
\n<\/strong>Wednesday and Thursday, June 26 & 27, 2013
\nTheme: Character Education is the Common Core for Educating Both Hearts and Minds<\/span><\/p>\n

We value you as a character educator of children and young people. We value your time and talent and the choices you make to enhance your professional development.<\/p>\n

Educators continue to choose our Character Matters Conference because they leave motivated and empowered with new knowledge, skills, and content that will increase academic achievement and enhance classroom climate and school culture. The conference is your opportunity to meet new people that you can add to your professional learning network.<\/p>\n

Pre-conference Medal of Honor Seminar: June 25, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

<\/strong>The Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation Medal of Honor: Lessons of Personal Bravery and Self-Sacrifice<\/p>\n

Purpose: To develop an understanding of the Medal of Honor material and how it can be used in your classroom and to share best practices using the specially prepared resources. Presented by two CMOH staff members.<\/span><\/p>\n

ENROLLMENT IN SEMINAR AND CONFERENCE LIMITED TO 60 EDUCATORS<\/strong>
\nPRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED<\/strong><\/p>\n

Character Matters Conference: June 26 & 27, 2013<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Question: How do educators and community leaders foster and promote lessons for the mind and heart when teaching character traits and skills in our schools and community?<\/p>\n

Presenters: A variety of teachers and counselors will share their ideas, suggestions, and experiences on why and how to implement character traits and skills in your school and classroom.<\/p>\n

Featured Speaker:\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>Dana Brown, Social Entrepreneur and Community & Youth Organizer
\nHeart-Based Language
\nEducating our Global Society Students
\nThrough Common Core & Trauma-Informed Schools<\/p>\n

Co-Presenters:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n