Changing Lives
| Provider Name: | Mark 1 |
| Contact: | Dick Daniels |
| Address: |
304 South Sibley Ave Litchfield MN 55355 |
| Phone: | 800-932-7235 |
| Fax: | 320-693-7905 |
| Toll Free: | |
| Web Site: | www.teachingtochangelives.com |
| Email: | dickd@mark1.org |
PROGRAM FOCUS: In this section the provider lists the dimensions of student growth and development that its program intends to address.
| Values and Virtues: | Caring, Courage, Diversity, Family, Fairness, Giving, Honesty, Human Rights, Kindness, Pro Social Norms, Perseverance, Respect, Responsibility, Social Justice, Trustworthiness |
| Life Skills: | Active Listening, Body Language, Beliefs and aggression, Compromise, Cooperation, Creative Thinking, Conflict Resolution, Communication, Decision Making, Empathy, Goal Setting, Group Relationship Skills, Leadership, Moral Reasoning, Problem Solving, Relationship Skills, Sportsmanship, Student Achievement, Student Involvement/Connectedness, Time Management |
| Physical, Mental, and Emotional Health: | Human Potential, Motivation, Perceptions of School Climate, Self Awareness, Self Control/Discipline, Self Efficacy, Self Esteem, Self Respect, Sense of Community |
| Socially Negative Behaviors: | Bullying, Cheating, Lying, Peer Pressure, Prejudice, Stealing, Teasing, Truancy, Vandalism, Violence |
| Community Involvement: | Citizenship, Community Building, Peace Making, Peer Support, Parent/Family Involvement, School wide community, Volunteering |
AUDIENCE:
| 1. This is the target audience the program/services are designed to impact. | |
| Students: | K-12 |
| Staff: | Administrators, Teachers, Student Services, Support Staff |
| Community: | Parents/Family, Business |
| 2. This is the audience that will work directly with the program to achieve results. | |
| Students: | K-12 |
| Staff: | Administrators, Teachers, Student Services |
| Community: | Parents/Family |
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
| "The mission of Changing Lives is to "transform the attitudes, words and behaviors everywhere people learn, work and live together." The K-12 classroom curriculum ("Teaching To Change Lives") and the coaching curriculum ("Coaching To Change Lives") focus on universally accepted character values. The student workbooks can be customized with student planners and other information relevant to a specific school. National/regional training events are available each summer. In-service training is available at any time. An assessment process is available for schools looking for data on culture and climate changes within the school. Data from students and teachers can also be compared. The program has been designed to be teacher friendly requiring minimal to no preparation. The format is story and interaction based. One of 36 character qualities is addressed each week. About 12-15 minutes of class time are required on a daily basis. Changing Lives moves beyond awareness to connecting character values to life skills. Changing Lives schools see significant culture and climate transformation through reducing behavior and disciplinary issues while increasing student and teacher attendance." |
PROGRAM COMPONENTS: These are the tools or services the program offers in each of the stages of program development listed below.
| Needs Assessment: | Survey, School Benchmarking |
| Implementation: | Staff Development, Teacher Education, School Based Programs, Parent Programs, Curriculum Integration |
| Evaluation Methods: | Student Assessment, Survey |
STAFF DEVELOPMENT: The following items provide information about the program training requirements, types of staff development offered, and where training is delivered.
| Training: Optional | Training Delivered: Nationally, On-Site |
| Amount of training required: Less than 1 Day | |
| Multiple levels of training (i.e. introductory, intermediate, advanced): No | |
| Format/Design: Workshop/Seminar, On-Site Consultation, Training of Trainers Available, Follow up support | |
EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS: This section lists whether or not the program provider has evaluated the results of their program. If the program does have evaluation results, this section indicates what kinds of data were collected and where the results were published.
| DO YOU HAVE EVIDENCE OF EFFECTIVENESS: Yes |
| 1. Methods and/or designs that have been used: Experimental, Observation, Testimonials |
| 2. Results/outcomes were published in: Newspaper/Articles |
SUPPORT MATERIALS: This section lists required and optional support materials.
| Required | Workbooks, Teacher Manual |
| Optional | DVD, CD, CD-Rom, Audio Tapes, Video,coaching curriculum |