Middle school materials for teaching principle-based ethics and ethical decision-making are available at no cost through the generous support of the Daniels Fund.
Our new career exploration series emphasizes introspective and experiential skills as students prepare for their future careers. Each module in the series is comprised of three resources:
Module components include an ethical dilemma, narrative, discussion questions, online resources, activities, and a journal prompt—everything you need for a ready-to-use lesson plan!
The first 10 modules are available now, and the remaining 10 will be available in July 2024.
Developed with the help of the Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) and a middle school advisory network, these materials include comprehensive, ready-to-use lesson plans that integrate social-emotional learning geared for middle school students. The package includes:
(Prior to download, you’ll be asked to complete a brief survey to help us evaluate the impact of the materials for the Daniels Fund, whose generous support allows us to offer these resources at no cost.)
The Ethical Leadership for Middle-Level Students badging exam is now available! The exam assesses students’ knowledge of foundational ethics concepts and skills, including the ethical principles of respect, responsibility, integrity, transparency, fairness, trust, rules and laws, and viability.
Designed for students in Grades 6–8, the test contains 30 multiple-choice items. Students who score 70% or higher on the exam earn a digital badge.
Access now: To request the free ethics exam, send teacher name, email, school, and school address to service@mbaresearch.org.
Badge Criteria
Teaching principle-based ethics is a proven way to help students think critically, manage emotions, develop empathy, build supportive relationships, and make responsible decisions.
Click here for feedback on the career exploration modules.
Click here for feedback on the ethics education lesson modules.
We’re proud that our work is informed by middle school teachers, administrators, and counselors who serve on our 2023 Middle School Advisory Network (MSAN), an advisory board of educators supporting the development of materials that bring ethical leadership to middle school education nationwide.
2023 MSAN appointment is effective January 1, 2023–December 31, 2023.
For a full list of the resources we have scheduled for development through the 2024–25 school year, access our Middle School Resource Guide.
“These are great lessons for school counselors to utilize for classroom lessons, but the sequencing of the modules [is] easy for any teacher to incorporate into classrooms to meet social emotion learning standards. Ethics education is crucial at the middle school level, and in today’s society, this could not come soon enough.”
Visit our Ethics Page for a comprehensive list of our ethics education resources, including:
