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Lessons on Courage, Integrity, and Good Citizenship
January 29, 2014
JANUARY 29, 2014 LESSONS ON COURAGE, INTEGRITY, AND GOOD CITIZENSHIP In this introductory webinar, presenter Noel Wall provides a brief history of the Medal of Honor and its legacy of…
Lessons on Sacrifice and Selflessness
February 26, 2014
FEBRUARY 26, 2014 LESSONS ON SACRIFICE AND SELFLESSNESS This webinar uses examples from CDP lesson plans to highlight sacrifice and selflessness, including a lesson plan on a Medal of Honor…
Interview with a Hero: Lessons of Personal Bravery and Self-Sacrifice
March 25, 2014
MARCH 25, 2014 INTERVIEW WITH A HERO: LESSONS OF PERSONAL BRAVERY AND SELF-SACRIFICE Teachers and students hear the personal story of Medal of Honor Recipient Harold "Hal" A. Fritz, who…
Beyond Common Core: “Using Primary Sources to Promote Critical Thinking”
April 23, 2014
APRIL 23, 2014 BEYOND COMMON CORE: USING PRIMARY SOURCES TO PROMOTE CRITICAL THINKING This webinar presents specific and reproducible examples to show how students can use critical thinking skills to…
An American Hero Brings History to Life
June 24, 2014
JUNE 24, 2014 AN AMERICAN HERO BRINGS HISTORY TO LIFE Vietnam Medal of Honor Recipient, Harvey C. “Barney” Barnum, Jr. takes questions from a live audience and shares his inspirational…
Putting Patriotism into Action: Resources for Your Classroom
July 29, 2014
JULY 29, 2014 PUTTING PATRIOTISM INTO ACTION: STORIES, LESSONS AND RESOURCES FOR YOUR CLASSROOM Eighth grade teacher Karen Wilkins uses the story of Al Rascon, a Medal of Honor Recipient…
Capturing Life Lessons through Art: Creative Activities to Help Students Embrace Personal Values
August 20, 2014
AUGUST 20, 2014 CAPTURING LIFE LESSONS THROUGH ART: CREATIVE ACTIVITIES TO HELP STUDENTS EMBRACE… Many students struggle when asked to define abstract values like commitment or courage. In this webinar…
Teaching Commitment: Keep Your Kids on Course ALL Year
September 24, 2014
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014 TEACHING COMMITMENT: KEEP YOUR KIDS ON COURSE ALL YEAR Presenter Noel Wall explores lessons and activities that foster commitment, how to use the free Medal of Honor…
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…
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.…