EDUC 522 MI Lesson Plan Author: Jason Shumway Lesson Title: Character Counts Education Goal Introduce and

discuss implementation of Character Counts program at FCE.

Teacher: Mr. Shumway Grade Level: K-5 Subject: Character Education OBJECTIVE (S) INTELLIGENCES Teachers will analyze Verbal Linguistic/ character traits and visual-Spacial/ identify those with the Interpersonal greatest need for focus at our school. Introduce teachers to the resources available for Character Education.

Time Frame: Staff Development TECHNOLOGIES STANDARDS I will use a Prezi with CPSEL: 1.1 Develop a shared vision video clips to show a 1.2 Plan and implement activities around the brief overview of vision each of the six pillars 1.3 Allocate resource to support the vision 2.1 Develop school culture and ensure equity of character. 2.2 Guide the instructional program
2.3 Guide professional growth of staff 3.1 Ensure a safe school environment 3.2 Create an infrastructure to support an effective learning environment

OBJECTIVE (S) Teachers will sign up for the promotion of the six pillars by grade level and collaborate to list various activities to be done school wide.

INTELLIGENCES Verbal Linguistic /Interpersonal

TECHNOLOGIES Using the character counts resources, teachers will create posters that list the various activities that can be done in the classroom and school wide with each of the

STANDARDS
CPSEL: 1.1 Develop a shared vision 1.2 Plan and implement activities around the vision 1.3 Allocate resource to support the vision 2.1 Develop school culture and ensure equity 2.2 Guide the instructional program 2.3 Guide professional growth of staff 3.1 Ensure a safe school environment 3.2 Create an infrastructure to support an effective learning environment

EDUC 522 MI Lesson Plan Author: Jason Shumway six pillars. Posters will be converted into slides and distributed to teachers. Materials
LCD projector Laptop Prezi PowerPoint Chocolate (every staff development needs chocolate)

INTELLIGENCES Verbal Linguistic/Interpersonal/ visual-Spacial

Procedure
During the presentation I will pause after each clip to select individuals from each grade level to reveal the character trait depicted. Chocolate will be given to the grade level as a thank you for participation. I will then briefly review some of the descriptors for that pillar using the Prezi. After the Prezi, teachers will choose a pillar to promote at our school and collaborate on various classroom and school wide activities that can be conducted to promote this pillar. Each grade level will present their work and the posters will be converted to slides using PowerPoint to be used later and distributed to teachers.

Verbal Linguistic/Interpersonal/ visual-Spacial

Product/Assessment
The initial product produced will be the collaborative posters and the PowerPoint slides that will be used throughout the year. The end product will be a series of skits that will be performed each Freedom Friday. Skits can be a song, a performance, or a multi-media presentation that can be broadcast on Freedom TV during the colder months when we experience inclement weather.

Verbal Linguistic/Interpersonal/ Bodily Kinesthetic/VisualSpacial/Musical