Living Values Education Program Offers Professional Development

Since 1997 hundreds of teachers have learned to integrate Living Values Education Program in their classrooms. Teachers report increased academic performance, as well as greater degrees of caring, understanding and compassion among students. Fewer discipline problems are also reported. We offer workshops throughout the year for teachers and administrators interested in learning about the Living Values Educational Program. We can also provide these and other services on-site in your school or district. Professional development points or CEU's can be obtained for this training in certain states and school districts. In states where LVEP is not an approved professional development provider, we are happy to work with you to explore the possibility for obtaining the proper approvals.

We offer workshops throughout the year for teachers and administrators interested in learning about the Living Values Education approach. We can also provide these and other services on-site in your school or district

School Wide Implementation-Once a number of teachers in a school or district are implementing the Living Values Education Program approach, there is often a desire to incorporate LVEP principles, tools, strategies, and structures school wide. We offer a range of services to help do this.

School Wide Consultation- we work with your school, base our offerings on your specific needs, and support school leaders who are engaged in implementing LVEP strategies.

Open Worskshop for Representatives of Schools-Our annual summer workshop is open to all school professionals to come as teams to learn about the program, determine applications for their specific school and to create a plan for implementation. (See Coming Events or click here: http://www.livingvalueseducation.org/RegistrationForm .htm

Training Teacher Trainers- Schools can support the certification of at least two teachers as a way to maintain long-term and cost-effective implementation. ( See Coming Events)

$$$ FUNDING Living Values Education Program $$$

School communities use various funding sources to offset the cost of a Living Values Education Program initiative.

Although grants can vary widely from state to state, the following list covers many of the broad funding areas.

Professional Development

• Teacher Quality Research grants, available from the US Department of Education ( http://www.ed.gov/index.jhtml), provide national leadership in expanding fundamental knowledge and understanding of education from early childhood education through post-secondary study .

Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) and Character Education

• Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) and Character Education o Federal, state, and local grants which help support teachers to integrate SEL and character development into their classroom work.
• Future Educators for Character grants, available from the Character Education Partnership ( http://www.character.org), help support innovative approaches for preparing new teachers to integrate sound character development into their classroom work.
• Through the Sprint Ahead for Education grant program, the Sprint Foundation will award grants to school districts and individual schools to fund the purchase of resource materials, supplies, equipment and software that facilitates and encourages character education among K-12 students. With a national reach, the program is open to all US public schools (K- 12) and US public school districts. http://www.sprint.com/citizenship/education/sprintahea d/index.html

Safe and Drug-Free Schools

• Safe Schools/Healthy Students grants, available from the US Department of Education (http://www.ed.gov/programs/ dvpsafeschools/index.html), support Local Education Agencies in the development of community-wide approaches to creating safe and drug-free schools and to promote safety and discipline
• Federal and state funded grants, which support programs that prevent violence in or near schools, illegal use of alcohol, tobacco, or drugs, and promote parental and community involvement

School Improvement

• Social & Emotional Learning (SEL) and Character Education offers Federal, state, and local grants which help support teachers to integrate SEL and character development into their classroom work.
• Future Educators for Character grants, available from the Character Education Partnership (http://www.character.or g), help support innovative approaches for preparing new teachers to integrate sound character development into their classroom work.

Schools and districts have used other grants available at the state or local level. These include Violence Reduction grants, Best Practices grants, Special Education grants, and Restorative Justice grants.

We will work with you to supply the needed write-ups to apply for funding you identify.

Coming Events

Living Values Support Group Meeting in the Seattle Area
The above support group will be meeting every 3rd Friday of the month. Teachers who are using Living Values in their schools and parents who are interested are welcome. Meeting will be held at various Seattle schools or homes as people volunteer. For more information and meeting place, please call Mari at 206-524-6258

Monthly Parent Workshops Held at Aventura City of Excellence, Aventura, Florida
Living Values volunteers conduct monthly workshops for parents designed to bring values into focus both at home and at school. Parents' study and practice effective parenting skills including communicating with children, designing appropriate consequences, and strategies to build positive behaviors in children. For more information, contact Kathy Shea at 305-773- 4500 or lvepmiami@aol.com.

Create Peace and Respect in Your Classroom: A LVEP Educator Training April 19 and April 26 - Los Angeles
There will be a Living Values Education Educator Training for teachers on April 19 and 26 in Los Angeles. Titled "Create Peace and Respect in Your Classroom," this 15-hour workshop on two Saturdays will take place from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at West Adams Preparatory High School. Teachers with LAUSD will be able to earn one salary point through this course. Thirty hours of "homework" must be completed in order to earn the salary point. A $40 materials fee includes a Living Values Activities book, articles and materials and lunch. For more information, please contact the instructor, Lorien Eck, M.Ed., NBCT, at lorieneck@sbcglobal.net

Annual Living Values Educators' Workshop
July 17-20, 2008 Annual Living Values Educators' Workshop-Peace Village in Haines Falls, New York. This training will introduce educators, school administrators and parents to age-appropriate values- based (character education) curricula for preschool, primary school, and secondary school groups. Educators at LVEP sites report increased respect among students, both toward their peers and their teachers, greater self-confidence, improved cooperation and ability to resolve conflicts, and increased motivation to learn. Some teachers report higher academic functioning has kept pace with these changes. Kindly go to www.livingvalueseducation.org for more information and registration.

Living Values Train-The-Trainer Workshop (TTT)
July 20-22, 2008 Living Values Train-The-Trainer Workshop (TTT)

This workshop is for experienced facilitators and values educators who wish to present a Living Values Educational Program workshop to colleagues, parents, or others.

This workshop provides the LVE Educator Training Guide and the rationale of the training process is explained. Other sessions include the theoretical background of LVE, research which supports values/character and LVE at the international level. The workshop is based on interactive adult learning processes. Group activities, case studies and mini training sessions will be supplemented by concept building lectures. This workshop is a "must" if you want to:

• Introduce the Living Values Educational Program to your school or community
• Discover an invaluable model to help accelerate learning
• Reduce disciplinary referrals and improve classroom management
• Create a positive learning environment for children