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Unit Theme: Character Education Conceptual Lens: Leadership Unit Length: 40 graduate credit hours (2 single days & 1 week)

Building relationships with learners is a key prerequisite for successful and meaningful student learning. This course allows educators to learn to use the power of the Rigor, Relevance, Relationship framework and other current research and best practices that creates exciting and engaging learning for 21st century students. Participants will explore and apply what they have learned to their own work: integrating these approaches, enhancing the learning opportunities in their classrooms and/or the professional development in their schools and exploring the connections to //Maine’s Guiding Principles//. In addition, the instructor will model a variety of teaching/learning strategies that educators can incorporate into their own lessons, units or assessments. ||
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 * Communication || Team Building || Leadership || Decisions ||
 * * clear & effective communication guidelines || * learning styles/strengths
 * preferences (structure, meaning, action, caring) || * goal setting
 * role(s) of leaders || * using criteria ||


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 * Leadership || Research || Curriculum ||
 * * goal setting
 * role(s) of teacher || * character education (topic of, practices)
 * authentic || * design based on current practices
 * rigorous, relevant, relationships ||