8th Annual
Summer Institute
in Character Education

July 7-11, 2008
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
J.C. Penney Conference Center
University of Missouri-St. Louis

Program Overview

This five-day Institute provides an intensive overview of character education. It is designed for teachers and other educators from schools that are committed to fostering character development in students, ranging from preschool to high school.

Ideally, this Institute should be attended by teams of educators that will be instrumental in shepherding the character education initiative in their facility. The Institute also is appropriate for individual educators who are interested in learning more about effective, quality character education.

The emphasis of the Institute will be on:

• defining quality character education
• understanding how character education
  works most effectively
• exploring methods and resources

Participants will be expected to:

• complete all assigned readings
• draft implementation plans
  for work settings
• attend all class sessions
• participate in all class activities

The Institute will feature:

• lectures
• group discussions
• peer sharing
• resource materials
• virtual tour of electronic resources

Faculty Profile

Marvin W. Berkowitz, PhD, is the inaugural Sanford N. McDonnell Endowed Professor of Character Education and codirector of the center for Character and Citizenship at the University of Missouri–St. Louis. Before arriving at UM–St. Louis, he was the inaugural Ambassador Holland H. Coors Professor of Character Development at the United States Air Force Academy (1999), and professor of Psychology (1979-1999) and director of the Center for Ethics Studies at Marquette University. He earned his PhD in Life-span Developmental Psychology at Wayne State University in 1977, after which he served as a research associate at the Center for Moral Development at Harvard University. He has taught throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, serving as Visiting Professor at the Max Planck Institute for Human Development and Education in Berlin (1987-8), Visiting Scholar for the Gordon Cook Foundation in Scotland (1995), Ethicist in Residence at the University of South Florida (2002), and Visiting Scholar at Azusa Pacific University (2001-2).

His research interests are character education, moral development, adolescent development, and risk-taking. He is editor of Moral Education: Theory and Application (1985) and Peer Conflict and Psychological Growth (1985), and author of more than 90 book chapters, monographs, and journal articles. He serves as a board member of the Character Education Partnership and the Center for Social and Emotional Education, and as co-editor of the Journal for Research in Character Education. He was awarded the Character Education Partnership's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.

Fee & Registration

Fee:
$175 per person or $149 per person for three or more from the same school registering together
(Fee includes refreshments; lunch is own your own.)

Registration:
You have four ways to register. Choose the one that's most convenient for you.

• Online: -- Individual registrants by register online using a Visa, MasterCard, or Discover credit card.
• By Fax -- Complete a noncredit registration form and send by fax to (314) 516-6414
• By Mail -- Complete a noncredit registration form and mail to the address indicated.
• By Phone -- Call (314) 516-5655 or TDD (314) 516-5655.

Registration Deadline: June 30, 2008

Enrollment is limited. To ensure your place in the program and to help us accommodate you, we ask that you register as early as possible. Please call (314) 516–5655 if you do not receive a confirmation letter before the conference.

Cancellation Policy:
The University reserves the right to cancel any program. In the event of cancellation, you will be notified immediately, and all program fees will be refunded or applied to a future program at your request. If you must cancel a registration, please call (314) 516–5655 by June 30, 2008, to guarantee a full refund. Your Social Security number is required to process a refund.

University Credit Option Available

Participants have the option to attend the Institute for two or three graduate credit hours.

Participants taking the Institute for credit will pay UM-St. Louis credit fees. Please call Continuing Education at (314) 516-5655 for fee information and credit course application.