  Exploring Your Character introduces students to character traits while explaining exactly what a character education initiative is. Character education experts, authors, students, and teachers talk about how characters education has made a positive impact on their lives and why it is important in schools. Students talk openly about how character education has allowed them to develop stronger relationships with their peers and teachers. Exploring Character shows how character education has helped students to develop a moral foundation, which has become a basis for many of their actions and decisions. * Developed for grades 7–12 * Key character education traits explained and demonstrated * Fun and fast-moving with lots of images of today’s youth in action * Inspirational messages * Motivational quotes that fade in and out * Produced for diverse populations * Connected to traits and activities in JIST Life character education workbooks * How career, life skills, and character education can come together by Dr. Robert Orndorff For example, principals, counselors, and teachers can show this video to the entire student body at the beginning of the school year—it can help set the stage for the entire school year. Good character traits can be addressed and reinforced in a variety of ways: * Teachers who use the workbooks can show the video to reinforce major content points. * Motivational quotes and inspirational messages from the video can be displayed prominently—there are enough for every week of the school year. * Character education posters can be displayed in hallways and classrooms. * Good character reminders can be reprinted in newsletters or mentioned during announcements and school assemblies. |