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Dear Jennifer,
On one hand, I hope you'll have a few moments to read this
month's OH! News, on the other, I really hope you're enjoying your
summer with fun things and not stuck inside reading tons of email!
So here's an idea! Print out OH! News and take it to the beach
for a great read with articles in this month's issue from Dr. Marvin
Berkowitz, Seth Schapiro and Elizabeth Van Auken. I always look
forward to what Elizabeth shares with us about her precious Hannah!
We've kept the newsletter short this month because we know you're
busy with wonderful summer activities. But just in case you need a
little extra fun try a "Macarena Moment" with your family!
Until next month, we wish you and your family a safe and relaxing
summer break!
Amy Looper
MindOH! Co-founder
| WOW! Kids at MindOH! schools really are getting it --
let me count the 10,533 ways! |
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By Amy Looper, MindOH! Co-founder
As friends and supporters of MindOH!, I thought you might
like to read this brief update on how successful the recent
'04-'05 school year has been for our MindOH! client schools.
The following is an excerpt from a report from our OH! News
for Client Schools newsletter by Kris Hines, MindOH! Customer
Support:
Wow! Another successful school year is over, and MindOH!
would like to thank all of our clients for making it such a
successful year. With over 10,500 module completions for the
'04-'05 school year, this is what your students are saying
about what MindOH! has taught them:
- 83% of students are willing to take more
responsibility for the choices that got them into the
discipline process
- 88% of students have a better understanding of
why being responsible will get them better results
- 89% of students are willing to work on getting a
positive result from this situation
- 87% of students agreed their attitude affects
whether or not they reach their goals
- 96% of students indicated that this program was
easy to understand
- 93% of students learned something about how to
change a disagreement to an understanding
And by the
way, if your interested in sponsoring a school where kids will
"get it", feel free to email me at amy.looper@mindoh.com.
We have a list of needy schools whose students would benefit
immensely by your gift of a MindOH! series in their school.
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| MindOH!'s Jonti Bolles is Selected as a Brandon Hall
Excellence in Learning Judge |
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MindOH!'s newest team member, Jonti Bolles, has been
selected to participate as a judge in the 2005 Brandon Hall
Excellence in Learning Awards. This prestigious awards program
allows educational organizations to enter in one of three
categories:
- Custom Content which includes browser-based courses
delivered via the Internet or an intranet
- Innovative Technology which includes innovative software
or hardware to create content, manage, or deliver training,
and
- Outstanding Case Studies which are written descriptions
of effective learning programs and initiatives in user
organizations.
"This is quite an honor to be selected as a judge for
entries from leading innovators in e-Learning, the competition
is compelling in each category." said Jonti. "Working for an
education company that is as progressive as MindOH!, I look
forward to contributing to the recognition of leaders in our
industry."
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| Expert Column: It's Okay to be Proud of Your
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By Marvin Berkowitz, Sanford N. McDonnell Professor of
Character Education, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Shakespeare wrote that "all the world's a stage."
Works for me. I love an audience. Perhaps you do, too. Many
of my friends are performers of one sort or another:
comedians, actors, singers, musicians, dancers and writers.
They also seem to love an audience.
Here's the problem: I love to brag and show off, but I was
raised so that I feel uncomfortable doing it. It is vain.
So I try to stifle my need for an audience when it comes to
talking about myself or my periodic accomplishments. Recently,
a book of my columns came out (notice that I didn't even say,
"I wrote a book," or "I put out a book."). But I have great
difficulty telling people about it. This is not a desirable
attribute when it comes to marketing.
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Character Education is ... Comprehensive Bullying
Prevention! |
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By MindOH! Guest Author Seth Schapiro, Creator and
Developer of the WiseSkills
character-building program
As problems on campuses have increased, more and more
educators are developing strategies to prevent violence at
school. "Bullying prevention" has become a popular phrase to
indicate programs and strategies to reduce aggressive
behaviors at school.
However, this term focuses on the negative
behavior we hope to prevent rather than on the
positive character qualities we want to
cultivate in young people. Helping young people develop into
people of character involves far more than just having them
not do certain behaviors, but actually making positive,
healthy, and ethical decisions throughout all that they do.
Read the Entire Article
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