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Organization
Legacy Educational Resources, Inc.,
is incorporated as "A Domestic Nonprofit Corporation" in the
state of Georgia. With the Internal Revenue Service, we have Public Charity
Status according to section 509(a)(2), tax exempt as a 501(c)(3).
Member of the Acworth Business Association.
Mission
"To
provide unique, affordable, compelling Web-based resources to help educators
change lives."
Guiding
Principles -
Outcome Based - designed to
motivate students to pursue and obtain the character qualities or skills of each
lesson.
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Research Based - informed by the
best research on character formation and skills building.
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Interactive - revised and added to
continually
based upon input from teachers, business leaders, students and parents.
Board
- Tim Harman — President of Tim Harman
Photography. Executive Director of Convergence Entertainment Group.
- Keisha Hoerrner, Ph.D. — Professor of communication and Director of the
Communities for Learning Success (CLASS) program at Kennesaw State University.
Dr. Hoerrner holds a Ph.D. in Mass Communication from the University of Georgia and has
taught at the university level for over a decade. As a researcher,
she has used her experience and education as a consultant and expert witness
on the effects of media on society.
- Mark Hoerrner — Freelance
journalist who serves as the Georgia director of Not for Sale,
empowering individuals to fight modern day human trafficking and slavery.
- Cheryl Miller— Freelance Writer and
coordinator with the Small Business Development Center at Kennesaw State
University.
- Steve Miller — President, Legacy
Educational Resources, Inc.
- Phillip D. Page, Ed.D. — Principal, Garrett Middle School; High School Character Education Coordinator,
Cobb County School System.
- Dr. Ken Walker — Psychologist with
the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice and Director of Dalton Counseling
Service.
Writers
Articles
Our articles were written by a variety of
leaders and practitioners of character education, both inside and outside of
our organization.
Lessons
Our lessons are often written in
collaboration with teachers or administrators, who request lessons on a
particular character trait. Steve and Cheryl Miller research the lessons and
put them into their final form.
Cheryl K. Miller —
Cheryl holds a Masters in
Professional Writing degree from Kennesaw State University. She works with the
Small
Business Development Center at Kennesaw State University. She is freelance
writer who contributed a chapter to a recent book and has published hundreds
of articles in a variety of magazines and newspapers. She also writes a weekly
e-zine.
Steve Miller — BA, M.Div. Steve has
written several books, numerous articles, an extensive illustration
database for speakers and over 500 pages of curriculum. He has been a character
education
mentor at the award-winning Kennesaw Mountain High School. He has presented
at conferences from Atlanta to Moscow.
Contact
Us
E-mail (Preferred method, goes directly to
writers and webmaster)
webmaster@character-education.info
Telephone
(770) 337-4385
Mailing Address
Legacy Educational Resources
5814 Sailboat Pointe, NW
Acworth, GA 30101
For input or questions concerning this site, the
illustrations or character curriculum, e-mail the Webmaster at webmaster@character-education.info
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