TEXANS BUILDING CHARACTER

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Program/Workshop Agendas and Evaluation
Program Models
Lesson Plans
Activities
Marketing and Promotion
Web Resources

PROGRAM/WORKSHOP AGENDAS AND EVALUATION

AGENDAS AND EVALUATION
	Program Planning Agenda
	Networking Program Agenda
	Program Evaluation

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PROGRAM MODELS

Program Models

4-H and Youth Development

Community

Livestock

School

Sports

Workforce

Youth at Risk

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LESSON PLANS

County agents, community partners and volunteers often need lesson plans that can be used for training other groups or adapted for community presentations for Commissioner's Court or groups such as Kiwanis, Junior League or Parent Teacher Associations.

The lesson plans listed below are developed for 1.5 hour presentations and are designed for older youth and adult audiences. Trainers can adapt the lessons for either shorter or longer presentations as needed.

Lesson Plans based on the CHARACTER COUNTS!sm program:

LESSON PLANS
Lesson (html)	Print Friendly	Evaluation
Caring
Citizenship
Fairness
Respect
Responsibility
Trustworthiness

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TEXAS ACTIVITIES

Agents across Texas are developing and adapting activities to meet the needs of individuals and groups involved in their Texans Building Character programs. The Texas Agricultural Extension Service (TAEX) requests that any person who accesses activities from this page give proper reference to the source of the activity whether it is TAEX or another source.

Materials included on this site have been divided by age rather than by one of the eight Texans Building Character program models. Where possible, we will also provide information that will help the user determine if the activity is appropriate for specific audiences such as youth at risk groups.

ACTIVITIES BY AGES
AGES 6-8
	A Child's Place in Time and Space
	People Who Make a Difference
AGES 9-11
	Continuity and Change
	California: A Changing State
	United States History: Making a New Nation
AGES 12-17
	World History and Geography: Ancient Civilizations
	World History and Geography: Medieval and Early Modern Times
	United States History and Geography: Growth Conflict

Additionally resources are available through the Extension Educational Resource Library which can be accessed by any county Extension Office. If you are a volunteer or leader and would like to use any of these resources, please contact your county Extension Office.

Click here to view the Extension/Texans Building Character Resources.

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MARKETING AND PROMOTION

Texans Building Character has developed a variety of marketing and promotional tools to assist county Extension agent and volunteers in conducting the program. Below are links to newspaper articles, public service announcements and proclamations to assist in the spreading the word about character.

Click here for newspaper articles, PSA's, and proclamation.

Texans Building Character Completion Certificate

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CHARACTER EDUCATION WEB RESOURCES

Texans Building Character
The Texas AgriLife Extension Service has delegated Initiative funding from the legislature to build a character education program that provides training to agents and volunteers across Texas counties. This 16 hour training provides background on the character pillars of CHARACTER COUNTS!sm plus training on eight program models: school, 4-H, at-risk youth, workforce preparation, business, sports, community, and megacommunity. Contact your local county Extension agent for more information on this training. 

Character Counts
The purpose of the CHARACTER COUNTS!sm Coalition is to fortify the lives of America’s young people with consensus ethical values called the “Six Pillars of Character.” These values, which transcend divisions of race, creed, politics, gender and wealth, are: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship.

Character Education Partnership
The Character Education Partnership (CEP) is a nonpartisan coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to developing moral character and civic virtue in our nation's youth as one means of creating a more compassionate and responsible society.

Learning For Life
Learning for Live programs are designed to support schools and other youth serving organizations. These programs help today's society handle the rough roads we must sometimes travel. Learning for life helps develop social skills and assists with character development.

Prevention Yellow Pages
This website offers a worldwide directory of programs, research, references and resources dedicated to the prevention of youth problems and the promotion of nurturing children. The website is sponsored by the Texas Youth Commission. 

The Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans
Founded in 1947, the Horatio Alger Association of Distinguished Americans continues to fulfill its mission of honoring the achievements of outstanding individuals in our society who have succeeded in spite of adversity and of encouraging young people to pursue their dreams through higher education.The Association brings the "Horatio Alger Heroes" of today together with those of tomorrow by bestowing the Horatio Alger Award each year and by awarding more than $12 million annually in college scholarships to young people. Horatio Alger Scholars have faced challenges and realize that a college education is the avenue to a better future. The Association also provides its scholarship recipients with financial aid counseling, and internship and job placement assistance.

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Page last updated: August 7, 2007