AEU Ethical Education Fall Conference

and Family Weekend 2014

You Can't Spell DEED Without EE!
Creating a dynamic ethical education program

AEU Religious Education has always centered on ethics. Now that the program's name has caught up with its heart, Ethical Societies across the country are asking some key questions: What does it mean to be ethical? What are the best practices for ethical development? How can we create a dynamic, effective ethical education program for people of all ages?

The AEU's Fall Ethical Education Conference and Family Weekend is devoted to addressing these and other questions, not just as abstract philosophy, but as  the urgent, practical questions they are. If all goes well, participants will leave not only with a renewed sense of engagement and community, but with concrete ideas to energize and grow their own programs.

Schedule (subject to change)

Friday
4:30 p.m. Arrive, check-in and get settled
Join in puzzles, paper airplanes, and other collaborative constructions! 
6:00         Dinner
7:00         Cooperative Games
8:00         Getting to Know You 
Adults and kids (separately) share who they are and what they hope to get out of the weekend.
9:00          Relax and Chat

Saturday
7:30          Yoga for everyone (optional)
8:00          Breakfast
9:00          Welcome and Introduction - Trish Cowan, EE Committee Chair
9:15          A Vision for Ethical Education - Dale McGowan, AEU Dir. of Ethical Education
9:45          Starting an EE Program from Square One - Melissa Sinclair, DEE of WES
10:30        Break
10:45        Adult Ethical Education - Jone Johnson Lewis, Brooklyn Society for Ethical Culture
11:30          A Brief Intro to the Podio online workspace - Dale McGowan
12:00        Group photo
12:15        Lunch -- Children join their parents for the meal
1:15          Intergenerational Scavenger Hunt!
2:15          Marketing your EE Program - presenter TBA
3:00          SPEED DEED! - Audrey Kindred, Director of Ethics for Children, NYSEC
4:00          Break
4:15          The Ethical Diploma Program - Dale McGowan
5:00          Free time
6:00          Dinner                                     Children’s Program Concludes
7:00          Evening activities TBA


Sunday
8:00           Breakfast
9:30           Colloquy   Children
10:15         Intergenerational Platform     
11:30         Closing
12:00         Lunch

All rooms are double occupancy.  The bathrooms are down the hall.

If you need to register for less than the full weekend, see the options on the registration page. Over night stays include dinner the arriving night and breakfast and lunch the following day. Additional meals can be purchased.  Please register for the additional meals and then email L Miller to let him know what meals you are requesting: lmiller.aeu@gmail.com. 

Scholarship opportunities are available!  Applicants must be able to pay all other expenses either privately or with support from your local society.  Email Dale McGowan at ethicaleducation@aeu.org if you are interested. Include your name, society affiliation (if any), role at your society, how you will use the conference in your religious education work, and your expected expenses and need. Include why the AEU should support your attendance at the conference. Scholarship requests are due by September 21.  The AEU Ethical Education Committee will review applications, and scholarships will be announced September 25.