Research+Subcommittee

Research Subcommittee

Members: Bonnie Paul (PR Parent) Elyse Marged (PR) Linda Helm (MA) Rich Marta (HS) Tim Reilly (HS)

Points of interest being researched:

Community Resources, Parenting Programs/Classes, Social Skills, Character Education, Career Programs, College Acceptance, Placement of New Students, Diversity Awareness (SPEAC), and Personal and Academic Integrity


 * Career Education:**
 * Standards by Grade**
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This is an example of some research links that Elyse found We are collecting **lesson plans** that will assist counselors, career specialists, and teachers to implement counseling and **guidance** components of **...** > www.fldoe.org › [|Workforce Education] - [|Cached] - [|Similar] Feb 3, 2009 **...** Elementary & Middle School **Guidance Lesson Plans**. Are you teaching in the classroom? Do you need help designing a curriculum? **...** > www.phillycounselor.com/.../elementary_**guidance**_**plans**.html - [|Cached] - [|Similar] CATEGORY1: **lesson plans**. CATEGORY2: personal/social. LEVEL: k-1. DESC: The following classroom wingsforkids.org/ Free lessons and activities to help kids develop **social skills**
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Tim Reilly’s Research [] Article: “Six Tips for Teaching Diversity” Sophia Russell Notes: Concise, constructive information that is readily applicable. [] Article: Differentiating Instruction for Special Needs” Karen Plumley [] Article: “Children with Special Needs” Notes: Provides a selection of books which celebrate the differences of others. Each book choice comes with a summary to make the selection process efficient and easy.
 * Diversity Web sites**

h[|ttp://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/kids/] / [] Note: Excellent sites for anti-bullying materials. Materials include games, cartoons and “webisodes” all geared toward helping students and adults take a stand against bullying.

[] : The Special Education Advisory Council (SPEAC) is an organization of parents, teachers, and residents of Upper Dublin School District. Our goal is to support families of children with special educational needs by providing training, resource information, and parent-to-parent networking opportunities Note: I have found this site extremely helpful. Many of the links I have provided were gathered from this resource site.

[] Note: Excellent background resource for information on cheating throughout the Respective levels of education. [] This is a site which promotes character development. Numerous articles on character development and ideas about integrity
 * Academic Integrity Web sites:**

Examples of **character education and/or anti-bullying** programs identified through the School Climate Committee:
 * Olweus Bullying Prevention Program -** designed to improve peer relations and make schools safer, more positive places for students to learn and develop while reducing existing bullying problems among students, preventing new bullying problems, and achieving better peer relations at school.
 * The Ophelia Project** - serves youth and adults who are affected by relational and other non-physical forms of aggression by providing them with a unique combination of tools, strategies and solutions.
 * Community of Caring** -integrates the five core values of caring, respect, responsibility, trust and family into every aspect of school life.
 * Stop Bullying Now!** – Link for activities guide: []
 * Don’t Laugh at Me** - Through music, video, and classroom activities this program helps sensitize children to the painful effects of behaviors that too often are accepted as necessary rites of passage in childhood - ridicule, disrespect, ostracism and bullying.
 * Character Counts** – includes the Six Pillars of Character including trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship.

Information about **SPEAC** (Special Education Awareness Council - pronounced "speak") in Lower Moreland: The mission of the Special Education Awareness Council (SPEAC) is to promote awareness and tolerance of student differences within Lower Moreland Township School District. Through education we support students with special needs by collaborating with parents, teachers, and administrators to cultivate an environment that endorses integration throughout the community. The following are a few of the activities that took place during January which was Disability Awareness Month at Murray Avenue: awareness bracelets were distributed to students and faculty, homeroom announcements included a short description of a well-known person who overcame a disability and experienced success, and the main hallway was decorated to recognize the theme of the month.

__What do other guidance websites look like in comparison to Lower Moreland's Guidance website?__ The Abington School District Guidance website is dedicated largely to college guidance. There are pages for: (1) Scholarship Information, (2) Naviance – College Planning Program and Information, (3) Princeton Review at Abington Sr. High School, Teacher Recommendation Procedures, (4)College Application Procedures, and (5)College Planning Meetings. There is one page for Guidance Department News, and even that is appears focused on seniors. Sub-pages of the Guidance Department News page include: (1) College Conferences, (2) College Planning, (3) Princeton Review, (4) Resources (5) Reward System, (6) Scholarships, (7) Testing, and (8) The Counselors. The Lower Moreland Guidance website has much more information for //all// high school students.
 * Episcopal Academy**
 * Abington School District (E. Marged)**