The focus of this episode is Principle 7 of the 11 Principles Framework from Character.org. Today's guest has been serving as an educator for 43 years, both in public and private education. Cas McWaters is currently the Chief Academic Office for Cornerstone Schools of Alabama. In today's conversation, he will share ideas that are appropriate for public and private schools to foster intrinsic motivation. 

In this episode, you'll learn:

-How Character.org and The Hope Institute helped Cornerstone Schools to get laser-focused on character development

-The reflective process involved in intrinsic motivation

-Why Cas believes that students today have the most charitable hearts

-Struggles that Cornerstone Schools faced with assessing their character program and intrinsic motivation

-The 5 character pillars of Cornerstone Schools and why changed from their original core values

-How students are assessed in intrinsic motivation at Cornerstone Schools

-How Cornerstone Schools completely changed their graduation ceremony into a family event

-The number 1 piece of advice that Cas gives to new or aspiring administrators

Resources:

Cornerstone Schools: https://csalabama.org/

The Hope Institute: https://www.hopeinstitute.org/

The 11 Principles from Character.org: https://character.org/11-principles-overview/

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Email Cas McWaters cmcwaters@csalabama.org