These resources were compiled by Gene Bavis
Wayne Central School District
Ontario Center, NY
(Some additional links added by the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs)
This list appears on the website for the Center for the 4th and 5th Rs. We strongly recommend that you visit their site (http://www.cortland.edu/www/c4n5rs/ ) as you explore character education.
Gene Bavis suggests that you start with the sites that he has given a "5-star rating" (
). Happy Surfing!
Absolutely Whootie: Stories to Grow By
Accent On Success® - Teaching Moments
Action Without Borders
("Idealist - 15,000 organizations under one roof")
Active Citizenship
Act-React
(Conflict and violence prevention; grades 6-12)
Adventures from the Book of Virtues
(PBS)
America's Heroes and You
America's Promise
AmeriCorps
Appleseeds
(quotations & short stories that promote positive attitudes)
Boost Kids
Bureau of Essential Ethics Education
California Department of Education
Career Solutions Training Group
Cascade Educational Consultants
Center for Ethics
(University of Idaho)
The Center for the 4th & 5th R
(at Cortland)
The Center for Learning
Center for Youth Issues
(STARS)
Character Building Blocks
The Character Building Site
(by Steve Hanna)
Character Counts
Institute for Character Development/CHARACTER COUNTS! In Iowa
Character Development & Leadership, Inc. Role Models Curriculum - Joseph Hoedel
Character Education - ERIC Resources
Character Education Institute
(California University of Pennsylvania)
The Character Education Network
The Character Education Partnership
(closely related to Tom Lickona's work)
Character Education Resource Center
(Olivet College, MI)
Character Matters
(Russell Gough)
Children of the World
(has a Christian emphasis)
Children's Defense Fund
Close Up Foundation
(service learning)
The Communitarian Network
Community of Caring
Concerned Businessmen's Association of America
The Corporation for National Service
The Council for Global Education
The Council for Spiritual and Ethical Education
The Daily Motivator
(inspirational messages six days a week)
Developmental Studies Center
Developing Resources for Education in America, Inc.
(DREAM, Inc., Jackson, MS)
Do Something
(Young People Building Better Communities)
Ethics Resource Center
(ERC)
Every Parent a Volunteer
Facing History and Ourselves National Foundation, Inc.
Follow Your Dreams
(Inspirational Quotations)
The Giraffe Project
The Glenholme School
Good Choice Music
Hand in Hand
The Heartwood Institute
Illinois State Board of Education
(Service Learning)
In Search of Character
Institute for Global Ethics
Institute for the Study of Civic Values
International Center for Character Education
International Education and Resource Network
(IEARN)
International Educational Foundation
Jefferson Center for Character Education
Kenan Ethics Center
- (Duke University, Durham, North Carolina)
Learning for Life
(a subsidiary of the Boy Scouts of America)
Legacy Educational Resources (Web-based character education for teachers and parents)
Live Wire Media
(K-12 Guidance Videos)
Make a Difference Day
(sponsored by USA WEEKEND Magazine)
Markkula Center for Applied Ethics
(Ethics Connection Links)
MegaSkills
Motivating Moments
(Inspirational Quotes)
National Professional Resources, Inc.
National Service Learning Clearinghouse
National Society for Experiential Education
National Youth Leadership Council
Quest International
(Lions Club Program)
Quotes
(from Heidi and Aaron at Duke University)
Parent's Television Council
Points of Light Foundation
The Positive Press
("Good News Every Day")
Prevention Yellow Pages
(A worldwide directory of programs, research, references and resources dedicated to the prevention of youth problems and the promotion of nurturing children)
Project Wisdom
Random Acts of Kindness
The School for Ethical Education
Saunders Consultancy
Search Institute
SERVEnet
(The World of Service and Volunteering)
The Southern Poverty Law Center
(including the "Teaching Tolerance" project)
Students for a Better America
Taking the Bully by the Horns
(self-help book and website)
TV-Free America
United Learning Catalog
University of Illinois
(The Office for Studies in Moral Development and Character Formation)
Utah State Office of Education
(Curriculum Educational Resources on Character Education)
The Virtues Project
(Canada)
The Washington Ethical Society
Washington State Partnership on Character Education
Who Cares
(the tool kit for social change)
Wise Skills
(K-8 emphasis)
Education Links
The following links are not specific to Character Education, but may be useful to educators.
Research & Critical Thinking
Erie Catt Teacher Center (good links)
US Government Resources (free)
New Horizons for Learning
Note: This list is not meant to be an endorsement of any of these organizations or their products