Agenda

Intentional and Effective Character Education for Achieving a Climate of Belonging and Community
Dr. Erin Schulte

1. Russellville City Schools: Cultivating a Culture of Character
   Dr. Natalie Bendall and Dr. Jason Goodwin
2. Building a School Community of Culture
   Dr. Gregory Moore
3. Implementation of Effective Character Education Programs by High School Administrators of National Schools of Character
   Dr. Brian Sauls and Dr. Demetrius Scott

1. Got Character?  Student and Teacher Interest Clubs
   Dr. Lisa Berry
2. Cultivating Student Character: What Each Student Needs
   Dr. Michael Hylen
3. Core Values, Resource Allocation, and Communities of Character
   Dr. Kristie Chandler and Dr. Clara Gerhardt

Practical Lessons for Character Education Learned from Veteran Educators
Dr. Hank Staggs and Dr. Tad Savage

1. Ethics Through Fiction and Film: A Case Study on the Use of Exemplar Narratives for Character Education in Higher Education
   Dr. Liz Gulliford
2. How Students, Parents, Teachers, and Administrators Prioritize Character Education in K-12 Schools
   Dr. Crystal Spring and Andrea Ochoa
3. Authentic Teaching: Using Metaphor to Understand Your Character in the Classroom
   Dr. Nancy Winfrey

1. Changing the Character of Schools: Leveraging Professional Development and Mentoring to Support Virtuous Educational Leaders
   Dr. Melinda Bier
2. Family Systems as  Cultivators of Communities of Character
   Dr. Celeste Hill, Dr. Kayla Wenth, and Dr. Clara Gerhardt
3. The Importance of the Alabama Superintendent’s Commission on Citizenship and Character Education Report
   Mary Anne Martin

Building a Culture of Character
Dr. Antonio Cooper, Dr. John Lowry, and Dr. Alicia Hunsberger

1. Cultivation of Character for Ethical Leadership: The Transformative Goal of Leadership Education at Culver Academies
   Dr. Evan Dutmer
2. Networking Partnership: Sharing Character-Based Practices
   Dr. Maureen Spelman and Dr. Jane Cobia
3. Cultivating Character: An Integrated Arts Approach, Books and Beyond: Building a Community of Character
   Dr. Hannah Kennedy

1. Extending Exemplarism in Moral Education and Character-Based Pedagogies
   Dr. Aaron D. Cobb
2. Transforming Education – Communities Empowering School Leaders Through a Journey of Character Discovery to Action
   Dr. Andrea Mayfield, Dr. Celeste Wheat, and Dr. Courtney Vick
3. Common Implementation Practices in National Schools of Character
   Dr. Ben White and Dr. Tanya Crockett

Developing the next generation of educators: Infusing character education into teacher preparation programs
Dr. Erin Schulte

1. Mustard Seed Initiatives: Creating and Sustaining Communities of Character
   Dr. Kara Chism, Dr. Anna McEwan, and Dr. Clara Gerhardt
2. Ethical Decision Making and the Novice Leader: Nurturing Ethical Leadership in Emerging Leaders
   Casey Dykes
3. Cultivating Principled Innovation at a Public University through Communities of Practice
   Hannah Jennewein, Cristy Guleserian, and Megan Hennessy

1. The Role of (School) Choice in the Promotion of Civic Virtue and Character Development
   Dr. James Shuls
2. How Might a University Cultivate Intellectual Virtues CAmpus Wide?
   Dr. Rachel Maxson
3. Using a Dilemmas-Based Approach to Considerations of Character
   Dr. Lynn Barendsen and Dr. Shelby Clark

Transforming School Culture from the Inside Out. Firsthand Accounts of the Benefits of Character Education in Schools
Drayton Nabers and Liz Huntley

1. Engaging Leadership Candidates in Virtue Development via Virtual Simulations
   Dr. Aneta Walker, Dr. Julie Gray, and Dr. Karen Evans
2. Cultivating Moral Reasoning in Aspiring School Leaders: An Empirical Study on the Impact of Using an Ethical Dilemma Reflection Framework
   Dr. Maureen Spelman
3. Real World Perspective-Taking
   Dr. Ashley Berkowski and Emily Farkas

1. Assessing Future Army Officer Moral Strength Components
   Dr. Benjamin J. Elliott, Dr. Scott Parsons, and Dr. Elise Dykhuis
2. Quiet Quitting: Poison for Communities of Character
   Dr. Anna McEwan
3. One Stitch at a Time: The Gee’s Bend Quilters and the Transformative Power of Humble Leadership
   Dr. Clara Gerhardt and Dr. Monique Witherspoon