Resources

KIPP Co-Founder Dave Levin discusses character strengths and their application to how students learn, interact with others, and grow.

This zip file download contains a print-ready hi-resolution PDF of the Character Strengths poster.

Examples of how KIPP incorporates character into our classrooms and in classroom activities.

Mitch Brenner, Assistant Principal at KIPP NYC, explains how a history lesson can be infused with lessons that incorporate grit and optimism.

Answers to frequently asked questions on Social And Emotional Learning (SEL), and information on how KIPP Bay Area is incorporating SEL into their schools.

Frequently asked questions and their answers on KIPP NYC's approach to character.

Co-Founder Dave Levin's presentation on how learning about character can improve our individual and collective work with our students.

Ted Wachtel, the founder of the International Institute of Restorative Practices, describes the purpose, overview, and history of restorative practices.

This article explores the role of noncognitive factors in shaping school performance. This elegant framework is a useful structure within which to think about character in the classroom.

David S. Yeager and Gregory M. Walton's explanation of how subtle, wise psychological interventions can work.