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Wise Skills, A Character Education Program
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Wise Skills: A Character Education Program
Intended Outcomes
Analysis by Kirsten Nicolson
Program Focus
to
“guide children and youth in the development of good character, ethical decision-making, strong social emotional learning skills, resilience, and grit" (wiseskills.com, n.d.)
Program Approach
(wiseskills.com, n.d.)
Moral Character
Performance
Character
Flexible approach for:
(Seider, 2012)
Civic Character
Target Ages
grade-group teams
individual teachers or counsellors
OR
Wise Skills targets K-12, with different programs for K-2; 3-5; 6-8; and 9-12. It has many supplemental aspects that are K-12 such as conflict resolution, an administrators manual, and materials for parents (wiseskills.com, n.d.)
References
About Wise Skills
whole school
Province of British Columbia. (2015). Building student success: BC’s new curriculum. Retrieved from https://curriculum.gov.bc.ca/home
Ryder, Serena. (2012). Circle of the Sun. On Harmony [Audio Recording]. Canada: EMI
Seider, S. (2012). Character compass: How powerful school culture can point students toward success. Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.
Sparks, S.D. (2010). Character education found to fall short in federal study. Education Week, 30(9). Retrieved from http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2010/10/21/09character.h30.html
Wiseskills.org. (n.d.) Wise Skills: The Character and social emotional learning program you've been hearing about! Twenty First Century Minds LLC. Retrieved from http://www.wiseskills.com/
Wise Skills, by Twenty First Century Minds, LLC, was created by Catherine and Bob Cunningham (wiseskills.com, n.d.)
Cons
In my context I would probably skip this approach - it's cost prohibitive and feels somewhat overwhelming with the number of topics addressed.
I would prefer to stick to making plans with my specific students and culture in mind.
*Cost - $125 US for each grade-level, extra for supporting materials
Pros
*A one-size-fits-all approach doesn't consider the pre-existing culture of a school (Sparks, 2010)
*Resources are available for parents/families
*Wide range of topics may be difficult to cover in depth
*Materials are age-appropriate and consider developmental stage (Seider, 2012)
*There is a focus on all three types of character
(wiseskills.com, n.d.)
*The social-emotional focus fits with our new BC curriculum (Province of British Columba, 2015)
*Premade lessons and activities make it easy to implement for busy teachers
(wiseskills.com, n.d.)
Service to others
Good character
Media literacy
A positive climate
Positive role models
Knowledge and avoidance of violence, bullying, peer pressure, and substance abuse