Cross-Cutting: A Scope and Sequence Structure for Infusing Ethics Across the Curriculum

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This interactive session charts a process for Ethical Literacy® curriculum mapping at the Clairbourn School. The Clairbourn Ethical Literacy team, by utilizing its established set of five core ethical values, produced a Scope and Sequence for ethical values integration across grade levels, collaborating with faculty during in-service. The result is a “Primer” outlining ethics opportunities, PK – 8. Clementine Suiffet, Clairbourn 4th grade teacher and Ethical Literacy team member, will provide background on establishing core values with faculty at Clairbourn, and designing the scope and sequence for these values as a full faculty process. Attendees will engage in a brief activity to begin thinking how to map ethics and values to curriculum at their respective schools.

Transcript of Cross-Cutting: A Scope and Sequence Structure for Infusing Ethics Across the Curriculum

My name is Clementine.

I represent a team of 4 members.

Here’s our experience…

Hello:

Preface to Institute for Global Ethics (IGE) Training:

Talk by IGE in 2007

Select team to create Code of Ethics

Clairbourn School

. Our team included:

Parents

Faculty Students

Does Code of Ethics (COE) tie in with our educational philosophy?

Does COE produce community members and leaders?

Questions to Consider:

Respect

Responsibility

HonestyCitizenship

Spirituality

Our 5 Core Values:

Activities:

Exploring autonomy

Discussing

autonomy in ethical decisions

IGE Training

Our action plan:1. Create buy-in for teachers2. Staff development activities 3. Integration of COE into curriculum4. Creation of primer

Clairbourn School

Buy-in is difficult. Here’s why:

Don’t we already have a strong sense of ethics in place?

Why ?

Is this really

necessary?

Buy-in is do-able. Here’s why:

Support from our daily chapel services

Buy-in is do-able. Here’s why:

Strong, existing ethics displayed in classes

Buy-in is do-able. Here’s why:

Kids love problem-solving. Check out these environmental ethics video clips.

Our action plan:1. Create Buy-In for teachers2. Staff Development activities 3. Integration of COE into curriculum4. Creation of primer

Clairbourn School

Progress on activities

Teachers engaged in online forum.

Progress on activities

Online—teachers discuss the role of ethics in their classrooms.

Progress on activities

Staff gathered to learn about “ethicaldilemmas” and “paradigms.”

Progress on activities

Staff agreed to create Scope and Sequence and brainstormed ideas.

Progress on activities

Small groups discuss implementation of COE into curriculum.

Our action plan:1. Create Buy-In for teachers2. Staff Development activities 3. Integration of COE into curriculum4. Creation of primer

Clairbourn School

Take a look at our Scope and Sequence…

How we integrated COE:

Our action plan:1. Create Buy-In for teachers2. Staff Development activities 3. Integration of COE into curriculum4. Creation of primer

Clairbourn School

Prologue---Frequently Asked Questions

Scope and Sequence

Lesson plans and activities

Websites, glossary, terminology

Progress on Primer

Importance of bottom-up approach with faculty and students

Importance of teaching kids critical thinking

My observations

Follow-up activity

Explore how to map ethics and values to curriculum.