October 1, 2002 Russell T. Williams KIDS OF CHARACTERsm Russell T. Williams Article 122 The Morally Mature Person One of America’s outstanding character educators is Gene Bedley. A national educator of the year, Gene has dedicated the last dozen years of his professional life to the work of values and ethics for America’s kids…. Read more »
February 2003 Gene Bedley Cultivating Values in Middle Schools Kids by Gene Bedley, CEO Character Education Center www.ethicsusa.com Early adolescent children, while adamant about their ability to make their own decisions, often lack the wisdom and experience to make the right choices. Perhaps one of the most critical concepts middle school kids need to… Read more »
June 2003 Davis Drive Middle Teacher named National Character Education Middle School Teacher of the Year June 18, 2003 – Moviemaking and quilting have helped Davis Drive Middle School social studies teacher Cindi Baker teach eighth-graders about the history of their community and civic responsibility. And Baker believes the projects helped to earn her… Read more »
Connections The Milken Family Foundation Fall 2004 Gene Bedley Giving kids the strategies and solutions made monumental differences in the way kids responded to the challenges they face in school and life as reported by former students. Read their stories in the latest Milken Family Foundation Newsletter Fall 2004. Code for the Road. Giving… Read more »
LEADING CHILDREN’S PUBLISHER HITS HOME RUN FOR CHARACTER WITH NATIONAL CHARACTER EDUCATOR Positively For Kids Launches Character in Action Program To Entertain, Educate and Inspire Kids KIRKLAND, Wash. – January 27, 2005 – Positively For Kids, Inc. a multimedia content provider that specializes in publishing books and character education materials that promote and incorporate character-building… Read more »
September 25, 2005 Gene Bedley Developing a Total School Discipline Plan Gene Bedley Executive Director, National Character Education Center September 25, 2005 Students can and will make responsible choices when administrators teachers and adults implement comprehensive plans for school wide discipline programs in their schools. All too often one of the major components of… Read more »
Woburn Advocate March 25, 2010 Gene greeted his audience by thanking for the Woburn School district for stellar work they do in establishing the foundation for learning. He credited Woburn Educators for his selection as the National Educator of the year award he received from the National PTA. Gene and his family grew up… Read more »
Milken Family Foundation 2011 Connections Taking Up the Challenge (Follow-up to “Code for the Road”, Fall 2005) As a nationally recognized expert on character education and CEO of the National Character Education Center, Gene Bedley (CA ’94) continues to travel around the North America showing educators how to integrate lessons on responsibility, discipline and… Read more »
