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Nov 03 2014

Heroism in the War on Terror: An Interview with Clint Romesha, Medal of Honor Recipient

November 3, 2014

NOVEMBER 03, 2014 HEROISM IN THE WAR ON TERROR: AN INTERVIEW WITH CLINT ROMESHA Clint Romesha, one of the youngest of the 79 living Medal of Honor Recipients, shares his…

Dec 03 2014

History Goes to the Movies: Historical Fiction’s Place in the Classroom

December 3, 2014

DECEMBER 03, 2014 HISTORY GOES TO THE MOVIES: HISTORICAL FICTION'S PLACE IN THE CLASSROOM Many school children learn about pivotal historical happenings not from their textbooks but from feature films.…

Jan 27 2015

Lessons in Leadership: The Forgotten War Remembered

January 27, 2015

JANUARY 27, 2015 LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP: THE FORGOTTEN WAR REMEMBERED Using the Korean War as a backdrop, presenter Dana Maddock examines how the story of Medal of Honor Recipient Reginald…

Feb 22 2015

Incorporating Character Education into Your STEM Lessons

February 22, 2015

FEBRUARY 22, 2015INCORPORATING CHARACTER EDUCATION INTO YOUR STEM LESSONSSeventh Grade Math Teacher Tim Smith shares how to use the Medal of Honor Character Development curriculum to motivate your students to…

Apr 26 2015

Medal of Honor Recipient Bennie G. Adkins

April 26, 2015

APRIL 26, 2015 COURAGE, CHARACTER AND COMMITMENT: INTERVIEW WITH MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT BENNIE G. ADKINS Medal of Honor Recipient Bennie G. Adkins discusses what the Medal of Honor means…

May 27 2015

Concrete Lessons in Character Building

May 27, 2015

MAY 27, 2015 CONCRETE LESSONS IN CHARACTER BUILDING Heather Kensill presents strategies to bring character education to your classroom using sources from the free Medal of Honor Character Development program…

Aug 19 2015

Using Living Histories to Explore the Significance of Sacrifice: The 70th Anniversary of VJ Day

August 19, 2015

AUGUST 19, 2015USING LIVING HISTORIES TO EXPLORE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF SACRIFICE: THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF VJ DAY Presenter Cathy Ehlers-Metcalf leads this webinar hosted by the Lessons of Personal Bravery…

Oct 15 2015

Medal of Honor Recipient Tom Kelley

October 15, 2015

OCTOBER 15, 2015 COURAGE, CHARACTER AND COMMITMENT: INTERVIEW WITH MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT TOM KELLEY Medal of Honor Recipient Tom Kelley tells his personal story during this special webinar. This…

Nov 15 2015

Teaching Life Lessons using Stories of Posthumous Medal of Honor Recipients

November 15, 2015

NOVEMBER 15, 2015This webinar examines the stories of three posthumous Medal of Honor Recipients: Douglas Munro, World War II; Richard Etchberger, Vietnam War; and Michael Murphy, War in Afghanistan and…

Dec 08 2015

Medal of Honor Recipient Jay Vargas

December 8, 2015

DECEMBER 08, 2015 EXPERT LEADERSHIP: INTERVIEW WITH MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT JAY VARGAS Medal of Honor Recipient Jay Vargas recounts his experiences growing up as part of an immigrant family…

Jan 26 2016

Ordinary People and Extraordinary Things

January 26, 2016

JANUARY 26, 2016NEW WAYS TO TEACH CHARACTER EDUCATION USING ORDINARY PEOPLE AND EXTRAORDINARY THINGS This webinar explores lessons that engage students more easily using this free curriculum. It also introduces…

Feb 24 2016

Medal of Honor Recipient Mary Walker

February 24, 2016

FEBRUARY 24, 2016 NEW LESSONS FOR WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH FEATURING FEMALE MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT MARY WALKER Learn surprising details about the only female Medal of Honor Recipient and her…