Description

If you are employed in a state that uses a registry to track professional development hours, you will be able to provide your registry ID (Stars, MOPID, Registry or other ECE ID#) after you have completed the quiz for the course. If you pass the quiz we will report your course completion to the state registry using the registry ID that you provide.

Cultivate strong moral values by learning practical strategies for teaching character development to young children. Designed for early childhood professionals, this self-paced course explores age-appropriate ways to teach empathy, kindness, honesty, respect, responsibility, and the difference between morals and rules. Through engaging activities, daily routines, play-based learning, and family connections, participants will gain the knowledge and confidence to foster positive character traits that children can carry into everyday life. Course length – 3.0 hours.

The course will help answer the following questions:

• What are morals?

• What is the difference between morals and rules?

• Which morals can I teach children this young?

• How do I teach them these morals?

• What activities can we do to bring these lessons home?

Participants who successfully complete this course will be able to:

• Define at least five moral concepts—including empathy, kindness, honesty, respect, and responsibility—with 80% accuracy on the course assessment.

• Select at least three developmentally appropriate strategies for teaching moral concepts and positive behavior to young children.

• Develop at least three activities using games, books, or role-play to promote moral reasoning and character development.

• Design a classroom or home plan that includes at least three intentional practices for modeling and encouraging positive moral behaviors.