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Facilitator's Guide to Eight Habits of the Heart for Educators

By: Clifton L. Taulbert, Douglas E. Decker

This facilitator's guide helps staff developers lead inspired training focused on Taulbert's time-honored principles that can transform the lives of the teachers, students, administrators, and staff.

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Grade Level: PreK-12
ISBN: 9781412950466
Published By: Corwin
Year: 2006
Page Count: 64
Publication date: November 07, 2006

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Revitalize school leaders' sense of purpose and mission with targeted staff development training!

Based on Clifton L. Taulbert's bestseller, Eight Habits of the Heart™ for Educators, this facilitator's guide is the perfect tool for staff developers to use in creating dynamic professional development workshops and training seminars for educators at all levels.

Using Taulbert's moving and inspirational stories, this chapter-by-chapter study guide explores the Eight Habits—nurturing attitude, dependability, responsibility, friendship, brotherhood, high expectations, courage, and hope—and demonstrates how educational leaders can implement them into their own lives and the life of their schools. Workshop leaders will be able to implement meaningful training that includes

Real-life examples of educators successfully implementing the Eight Habits of the Heart™
Intentional strategies and application sections to apply each habit in classrooms and schools
Insightful reflective questions and personal assessments

Highlights for the facilitator include:

Chapter summaries
Activities for small or large groups
Discussion questions and journaling prompts
Sample workshop agendas for half-day, one-day, or two-day sessions
A workshop evaluation form
Blackline masters for overheads handouts

Facilitator's Guide to Eight Habits of the Heart™ for Educators helps you lead inspired professional training focused on Taulbert's time-honored principles that can transform the lives of the teachers, students, administrators, and staff within each school.
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Author(s)

Clifton L. Taulbert

Clifton Taulbert, president and founder of The Building Community Institute, is the author of the internationally acclaimed, Eight Habits of the Heart (Corwin Press 2006), the awarding winning Once Upon a Time When We Were Colored (Penguin 1995),and the Pulitzer-nominated The Last Train North(Penguin 1995).He serves as a guest professor at Harvard University’s Principals Center, Boston University’s Center for Ethics, United States Air Force Academy, and the American International Schools Conference. An adjunct professor at the Federal Executive Institute, Taulbert is also a board member of the National Character Education Partnership and is on the Board of Trustees for Tulsa University. He is recognized internationally as a thought leader on the critical issue of community as a valuable asset for this century.

Douglas E. Decker

About the Authors

Introduction

How to Use the Guide

Additional Resources for Facilitators

Chapter-by-Chapter Study Guide: Eight Habits of the Heart for Educators

1. Building Community...The Foundation for Excellence

Summary

Discussion Questions

Activity

Journal Writing Prompts

Practical Applications

2. Building Community...The Human Touch

Summary

Discussion Questions

Activity

Journal Writing Prompts

Practical Applications

3. Building Community...Life Lessons From the Mississippi Delta

Summary

Discussion Questions

Activity

Journal Writing Prompts

Practical Applications

4. Nurturing Attitude: The First Habit of the Heart

Summary

Discussion Questions

Activity

Journal Writing Prompts

Practical Applications

5. Responsibility: The Second Habit of the Heart

Summary

Discussion Questions

Activity

Journal Writing Prompts

Practical Applications

6. Dependability: The Third Habit of the Heart

Summary

Discussion Questions

Activity

Journal Writing Prompts

Practical Applications

7. Friendship: The Fourth Habit of the Heart

Summary

Discussion Questions

Activity

Journal Writing Prompts

Practical Applications

8. Brotherhood: The Fifth Habit of the Heart

Summary

Discusstion Questions

Activity

Journal Writing Prompts

Practical Applications

9. High Expectations: The Sixth Habit of the Heart

Summary

Discussion Questions

Activity

Journal Writing Prompts

Practical Applications

10. Courage: The Seventh Habit of the Heart

Summary

Discussion Questions

Activity

Journal Writing Prompts

Practical Applications

11. Hope: The Eighth Habit of the Heart

Summary

Discussion Questions

Activity

Journal Writing Prompts

Practical Applications

12. Building Community: Sustaining the Excellence

Summary

Discussion Questions

Journal Writing Prompts

Practical Applications

Resources for Extending Your Learning

Handouts

Overheads

Sample Workshop Agendas

Half-Day Workshop Agenda

One-Day Workshop Agenda

Two-Day Workshop Agenda

Workshop Evaluation Form

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