This practical resource gives secondary teachers and counselors 95 ready-to-use lessons with reproducible activity sheets to promote healthy character development in secondary students. The activities are drawn from First-Class, one of the most successful character education programs in the country, and can be used as is or adapted to fit the needs in any junior or senior high school. The lessons first focus on defining the nature and aspects of good character and cover a wide range of topics, from behavior in the auditorium and corridors to attitudes regarding a variety of personal and social…mehr
This practical resource gives secondary teachers and counselors 95 ready-to-use lessons with reproducible activity sheets to promote healthy character development in secondary students. The activities are drawn from First-Class, one of the most successful character education programs in the country, and can be used as is or adapted to fit the needs in any junior or senior high school. The lessons first focus on defining the nature and aspects of good character and cover a wide range of topics, from behavior in the auditorium and corridors to attitudes regarding a variety of personal and social issues such as managing anger and stress, and family roles, violence, and the impact of television. For easy use, materials are organized into eight sections and printed in a big 8 1/4" x 11" lay-flat binding for photocopying of the activity pages as many times as needed. Here's just an overview of the lessons/activities in each section: 1. IN THE BEGINNING: Assessing Student Needs ... Identifying the Essentials: Start With Yourself ... Good Character: What Is It? ... The Facets of Good Character 2. STUDENT BEHAVIOR & CHARACTER: First Impressions ... Adult/Student Relationships ... To Be or Not to Be ... It's Cool to Be First-Class ... Guidelines for Appropriate Public Behavior ... Student Evaluation of the Rules ... Student Feedback 3. INTEGRATING SOCIAL PRINCIPLES: Let's Talk Social Principles ... Principles to Build On ... When You Look at My Principles ... To Know or Not to Know (cheating) ... We're in This Together: A Look at Love and Marriage ... Name Your Poison! (drugs) 4. DEALING WITH EMOTIONAL ISSUES: Attitude: It's Your Call ... Stepping Up (facing adversity) ... Failure Is My Friend ... Rejecting Rejection ... Stress ... Handling Anger ... Take Your Pick (right and wrong) ... Handling Anger ... Leadership 5. DEALING WITH SOCIAL ISSUES: Family Roles ... Get It Right (rules of etiquette) ... Gossip ... Peer Pressure ... Positive Interdependence ... Competition vs. Cooperation ... Handling Bullying ...Violence ... Hate ... Let's Take a Closer Look at Television 6. UNDERSTANDING & CELEBRATING DIFFERENCES IN MYSELF: Taking a Closer Look at Me ... Finding the Real Me ... Self-Acceptance ... Self-Criticism ... A Bump on the Way (failure) ... Building a Better Me ... To Get Friends, Be One 7. BEHAVING IN A FIRST-CLASS WAY: The First-Class Pledge ... Bring the Outside In ... Volunteering ... A Teenager's Declaration of Independence ... School Washrooms ... Word Choice ... Considerate Communication ... First Impressions (Appearance) You'll also find a special Epilogue with activities for teachers, whose involvement is critical to the success of the program. These promote ownership, teacher evaluation, and processes for promoting change. In short, First-Class Character Education Activities Program places in you hands a unique store of ready-to-use lessons and activities to help students in grades 7-12 develop character. All have been tested and are equally appropriate for use in homerooms or regular classrooms with students of varying ability.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Michael D. Koehler, Ph.D., was a teacher, counselor, and coach at Deerfield (IL) High School for 31 years and an adjunct professor of educational administration for 23 years. He has authored more than a dozen practical resources for educators with Prentice Hall and written and narrated a videotape for the College Board. Karen E. Royer, M.A., is a former teacher at Mundelein (IL) High School, where she taught all levels of French, spearheaded the writing of one of the first "immersion" curricula in the state, and was one of the faculty who worked with students to initiate the First-Class character education program.
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Foreword xi Preface xvii Part One Strategic Perspective on M&A Planning 1 1 "Marketing Due Diligence" in Strategic Mergers and Acquisitions 1 Traditional Due Diligence: Strategic Shortcomings 2 Valuation Process: Role of Marketing Intangible Assets 5 Marketing Intangibles: Where They Are Found 7 Revenue Enhancement Opportunities 13 Identifying Sources of Value 14 Postmerger Integration: Protecting and Cultivating Sources of Value 16 Summary 17 2 Quest for Strategic Advantage through Mergers and Acquisitions 21 Strategic Fit 22 Strategic Advantage 23 Nonstrategic Advantage 23 Strategic Drivers 24 The Nonstrategic Driver 31 Identifying Multiple Strategic Drivers 32 Strategic Drivers: Case Studies 33 Summary 43 3 Essence of Stragetic Mergers and Acquisitions: Focusing on Revenue Enhancement 45 REO Synergies: Overlaps versus Overlays 46 REOs as an Acquisition Criterion 48 REO Analysis: Areas of Exploration 49 Target Company's "Marketing Mind-Set" 53 REO Analysis: Other Considerations 54 Filling the REO Pipeline 58 Summary 60 Part Two Analyzing Target Companies 61 4 Evaluating Market Dynamics: Starting Point of Target Company Examinations 61 M&A-Focused Market Analysis: Areas of Investigation 62 Evaluating the Target's "Strategic Effectiveness" 72 "Merged-Company Perspective" 77 Forecasting the Competitive Environment: The M&A Perspective 79 Summary 81 5 Analyzing a Target Company's Products and Product-Development Capabilities 82 Analyzing Products and Product Lines 83 Quantitative, Qualitative, and Operational Factors 85 Product Development History and Processes 94 Summary 98 6 Analyzing a Target Company's Customer Base 99 Role of Customer Analysis in Growth Planning 100 Customer Base Analysis: A Process Perspective 101 Qualitative Areas 102 Quantitative Areas 104 Identifying Customer Base Strengths and Weaknesses 107 Comparing Customer Information: Merged-Company Perspective 110 Integrating Customer Information: Strategies and Applications 112 Customer Databases 114 Summary 116 7 Evaluating a Target Company's Employees: A Skills-Based Approach to Personnel Decision Making 118 Social and Organizational Context 119 Analyzing the Company's "Social Fabric" 121 Assessing Personnel Needs: Strategic Perspective 124 Employee Retention Strategies 132 Summary 134 8 Analyzing the Target Company's Management Functions and Processes 137 Analyzing the Marketing and Sales Functions 137 Core Management Functions: Internal View 144 Core Managements Functions: External View 154 Summary 155 Part Three Strategies for Integration 157 9 Understanding and Acting on the Challenges of Postmerger Integration 157 Integration-Driven by Strategic Vision 158 Organizational Control 158 Twelve Key Challenges of Integration 162 Summary 176 10 Analyzing and Aligning Corporate Cultures 178 Defining Corporate Culture 179 Organizational Value 191 Gathering Data on Corporate Culture 195 Observations on Aligning Cultures: Situational Factors 196 Observations on Aligning Cultures: Critical Success Factors 198 Summary 199 11 Aligning Products and Product Management Processes 201 Challenge of Product Alignment 202 Understanding Your Product Strategy 203 Analyzing Product and Service Lines: Strategic Planning Orientation 204 Making Product and Service Line Decisions 206 Product Mix Management: Critical First Steps 214 Summary 219 12 Employee and Organizational Communication Strategies 221 Preclosing Communication Strategies: The First Wave 222 Communication Challenges Presented by Mergers and Acquisitions 226 Postclosing Communication Strategies: The Second Wave 231 Long-Term Communication Strategies: The Third Wave 238 Media Selection and Development 240 Summary 241 13 Training: Catalyst of Integration and Skills Transfer 243 Course Subject Matter 245 Training: A Staff Classifications Perspective 250 Training Methods and Approaches 253 Individualized Training 256 Training: Timing Considerations 258 Summary 258 14 Reward and Recognition Programs and Employee Motivational Techniques 260 Goals of reward and Recognition Programs 261 Core Strategy: Building Widespread Employee Commitment 263 Actions Meriting Reward and Recognition 264 Designing Reward and Recognition Programs 267 Team-Based and Group Rewards 272 Keys to an Effective Reward Program 273 Summary 275 15 Postmerger External Communication Strategies Supporting the Merger's Launch 277 Differentiating Audience Segments 278 Setting Communication Objectives 280 Message Development 282 Selecting Communications Rollout 287 Timing Your Communication Strategies 291 Summary 296 16 Designing the Merged Firm's Organizational Structure: A Framework for Decision Making 297 Iterative Process of Merging Strategy and Design 298 Organizational Design: Traditional versus Strategic Approaches 298 Interorganizational Design: The Strategic Approach 300 Final Thoughts on Organizational Design 307 Summary 309 Appendix Researching Acquisition Candidates: Information Requirements, Sources, and Data-Collection Techniques 311 Index 324
Foreword xi Preface xvii Part One Strategic Perspective on M&A Planning 1 1 "Marketing Due Diligence" in Strategic Mergers and Acquisitions 1 Traditional Due Diligence: Strategic Shortcomings 2 Valuation Process: Role of Marketing Intangible Assets 5 Marketing Intangibles: Where They Are Found 7 Revenue Enhancement Opportunities 13 Identifying Sources of Value 14 Postmerger Integration: Protecting and Cultivating Sources of Value 16 Summary 17 2 Quest for Strategic Advantage through Mergers and Acquisitions 21 Strategic Fit 22 Strategic Advantage 23 Nonstrategic Advantage 23 Strategic Drivers 24 The Nonstrategic Driver 31 Identifying Multiple Strategic Drivers 32 Strategic Drivers: Case Studies 33 Summary 43 3 Essence of Stragetic Mergers and Acquisitions: Focusing on Revenue Enhancement 45 REO Synergies: Overlaps versus Overlays 46 REOs as an Acquisition Criterion 48 REO Analysis: Areas of Exploration 49 Target Company's "Marketing Mind-Set" 53 REO Analysis: Other Considerations 54 Filling the REO Pipeline 58 Summary 60 Part Two Analyzing Target Companies 61 4 Evaluating Market Dynamics: Starting Point of Target Company Examinations 61 M&A-Focused Market Analysis: Areas of Investigation 62 Evaluating the Target's "Strategic Effectiveness" 72 "Merged-Company Perspective" 77 Forecasting the Competitive Environment: The M&A Perspective 79 Summary 81 5 Analyzing a Target Company's Products and Product-Development Capabilities 82 Analyzing Products and Product Lines 83 Quantitative, Qualitative, and Operational Factors 85 Product Development History and Processes 94 Summary 98 6 Analyzing a Target Company's Customer Base 99 Role of Customer Analysis in Growth Planning 100 Customer Base Analysis: A Process Perspective 101 Qualitative Areas 102 Quantitative Areas 104 Identifying Customer Base Strengths and Weaknesses 107 Comparing Customer Information: Merged-Company Perspective 110 Integrating Customer Information: Strategies and Applications 112 Customer Databases 114 Summary 116 7 Evaluating a Target Company's Employees: A Skills-Based Approach to Personnel Decision Making 118 Social and Organizational Context 119 Analyzing the Company's "Social Fabric" 121 Assessing Personnel Needs: Strategic Perspective 124 Employee Retention Strategies 132 Summary 134 8 Analyzing the Target Company's Management Functions and Processes 137 Analyzing the Marketing and Sales Functions 137 Core Management Functions: Internal View 144 Core Managements Functions: External View 154 Summary 155 Part Three Strategies for Integration 157 9 Understanding and Acting on the Challenges of Postmerger Integration 157 Integration-Driven by Strategic Vision 158 Organizational Control 158 Twelve Key Challenges of Integration 162 Summary 176 10 Analyzing and Aligning Corporate Cultures 178 Defining Corporate Culture 179 Organizational Value 191 Gathering Data on Corporate Culture 195 Observations on Aligning Cultures: Situational Factors 196 Observations on Aligning Cultures: Critical Success Factors 198 Summary 199 11 Aligning Products and Product Management Processes 201 Challenge of Product Alignment 202 Understanding Your Product Strategy 203 Analyzing Product and Service Lines: Strategic Planning Orientation 204 Making Product and Service Line Decisions 206 Product Mix Management: Critical First Steps 214 Summary 219 12 Employee and Organizational Communication Strategies 221 Preclosing Communication Strategies: The First Wave 222 Communication Challenges Presented by Mergers and Acquisitions 226 Postclosing Communication Strategies: The Second Wave 231 Long-Term Communication Strategies: The Third Wave 238 Media Selection and Development 240 Summary 241 13 Training: Catalyst of Integration and Skills Transfer 243 Course Subject Matter 245 Training: A Staff Classifications Perspective 250 Training Methods and Approaches 253 Individualized Training 256 Training: Timing Considerations 258 Summary 258 14 Reward and Recognition Programs and Employee Motivational Techniques 260 Goals of reward and Recognition Programs 261 Core Strategy: Building Widespread Employee Commitment 263 Actions Meriting Reward and Recognition 264 Designing Reward and Recognition Programs 267 Team-Based and Group Rewards 272 Keys to an Effective Reward Program 273 Summary 275 15 Postmerger External Communication Strategies Supporting the Merger's Launch 277 Differentiating Audience Segments 278 Setting Communication Objectives 280 Message Development 282 Selecting Communications Rollout 287 Timing Your Communication Strategies 291 Summary 296 16 Designing the Merged Firm's Organizational Structure: A Framework for Decision Making 297 Iterative Process of Merging Strategy and Design 298 Organizational Design: Traditional versus Strategic Approaches 298 Interorganizational Design: The Strategic Approach 300 Final Thoughts on Organizational Design 307 Summary 309 Appendix Researching Acquisition Candidates: Information Requirements, Sources, and Data-Collection Techniques 311 Index 324
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