Community Spotlight Interviews
One of the most valuable aspects of our community is the incredible depth and diversity of work happening across character education. To help us learn from one another and strengthen connections, we’re excited to continue our Community Spotlight series.
Through these conversations, we aim to:
- Share expertise and resources: Help community members discover the work of their colleagues in greater depth, including resources and tools that can be leveraged for their own initiatives
- Highlight and Foster collaboration: Highlight the powerful collaborations already happening among members, especially those that bridge research, theory, and practice
- Build connections: Create opportunities for members to identify potential collaborators whose work aligns with their own
Libertas School of Memphis
Bob Nardo, Executive Director, and Dawn Bradley, founding volunteer-turned-Montessori training program director, shared how character education is woven into every aspect of school life.
Auburn High School
Dr. Gregory Moore, principal of Auburn High School, brings a unique perspective to character education, leading character work across three different traditional public schools, from elementary through high school.
Lori Doyle, Jolleen Wagner, and Ashley Brandon
Some of the most meaningful work in our community happens when K12 and higher education practitioners and researchers come together to wrestle with ideas over time. The Pedagogy and Practice working group exemplifies this kind of sustained collaboration.
Grand Canyon University
Emily Farkas, Director of the Canyon Center for Character Education (CCCE) at Grand Canyon University, takes us behind the scenes of the Fostering Thriving Schools and Students Summit Series. She shares how strategic partnerships within the Advancing Character community have amplified their impact and offers a glimpse into the exciting initiatives on the horizon for the Canyon Center.
University of Northern Iowa
Dr. Mary Sult, Director of the Institute for Educational Leadership (IEL), emphasizes the critical importance of embedding character as the foundation of leadership, not merely as a response to ethical challenges, and shares how her team is developing principled leaders throughout Iowa.