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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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…