Search Institute Spring 2010 Catalog

Discovering What Kids Need to Succeed!

Spring 2010

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Increase student success.

Improve your staff morale.

Transform school and community culture.

We’ll give you the data, skills, and resources you need.

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What Are Developmental Assets?®

All of Search Institute’s products and services are grounded in our research about the 40 Developmental Assets, the positive characteristics and experiences kids need to succeed:

The EXTERNAL Assets Support

Family Support • Positive Family Communication • Other Adult Relationships • Caring Neighborhood • Caring School Climate • Parent Involvement in Schooling

Empowerment

Community Values Youth • Youth as Resources • Service to Others • Safety

Boundaries & Expectations

Family Boundaries • School Boundaries • Neighborhood Boundaries • Adult Role Models • Positive Peer Influence • High Expectations

Constructive Use of Time

Creative Activities • Youth Programs • Religious Community • Time at Home

The INTERNAL Assets Commitment to Learning

Achievement Motivation • School Engagement • Homework • Bonding to School • Reading for Pleasure

Positive Values

Caring • Equality and Social Justice • Integrity • Honesty • Responsibility • Restraint

Social Competencies

Planning and Decision Making • Interpersonal Competence • Cultural Competence • Resistance Skills • Peaceful Conflict Resolution

Positive Identity

Personal Power • Self-Esteem • Sense of Purpose • Positive View of Personal Future

Whether you are an educator, a parent, or a program provider, you can use the concept of assets to improve your outcomes with young people.

Why Assets Matter

Like you, we know how important it is to surround kids with positive relationships and opportunities.

Our clients turn to us because they have seen that building these 40 assets yields powerful results*:

54% 34% 19% 9% Succeeds in School Gets mostly A’s on report card (an admittedly high standard)

Exhibits Leadership Has been a leader of an organization or group in the past 12 months.

* Data based on aggregate Search Institute sample of 148,189 students across the United States, surveyed in 2003.

Violence Has engaged in three or more acts of fighting, hitting, injuring a person, carrying a weapon, or threatening physical harm.

Illicit Drug Use Has used illicit drugs three or more times in the past 12 months.

Search Institute is your partner in transforming your school, program, or community into the place you want it to be.

Collect Data: Survey Services identify where you are—and what you can achieve. Page 23 Coach People: Trainers work with staff, students, and parents to put research into action. Page 22 Find Solutions: Publications filled with strategies, advice, and activities improve your daily interactions and outcomes. Pages 4–20

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Counseling Success Bundle • $495 Improving Individual Student Outcomes

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• Assessment: The Developmental Assets Profile tells you how youth are doing personally, socially, and within family, school, and community contexts.

This is a great tool to measure student progress over time. (Includes 50 surveys.)

• Interactive tools: Use cards, booklets, and activities to work with students and guide them in discovering their strengths.

• Reference Library: Draw from research and tried-and-true practices as you reach out to students and families.

School Success Bundle • $1,995 Improving Organizational Outcomes and Climate

• Assessment: Measure both Developmental Assets and student risk behaviors using our Profiles of Student Life: Attitudes and Behaviors (grades 6-12) or Me and My World (grades 4-6) survey. Your in-depth report displays results by total sample, gender, and grade. (*Includes up to 300 surveys.)

• Interactive tools: Handouts and workbooks help staff, students, and parents take action for positive change.

• Reference Library: Research and stories from other educators provide successful strategies for transforming your school.

Training and Consultation Upgrades Ask a professional to walk you through data analysis, staff development, and community outreach.

Call 877-240-7251, ext. 1 for more information.

Not Sure Where to Start?

Call one of our Resource Specialists for a free one-on-one consultation about which products and services or bundle will best fit your needs.

1-877-240-7251, ext. 1 * 300 Surveys may or may not be adequate to represent your youths experiences. A Survey Services coordinator can help you determine the right number.

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Resources for

EDUCATORS

Transform your school or classroom by building positive relationships with students.

NEW!

Great Group Games for Kids

Available in June

150 Meaningful Activities for Any Setting

by Susan Ragsdale and Ann Saylor Are you looking for ways to energize your K–5 group with engaging activities? Do you want to build connections between play and the development of positive values, friendships, and personal identity? Bestselling authors Susan Ragsdale and Ann Saylor present Great Group Games for Kids: 150 Meaningful Activities for Any Setting, a collection of creative activities especially for elementary-age participants—proving that learning through play is both rewarding and fun!

Incorporating the approach of Search Institute’s Developmental Assets framework, each game is designed to help young people practice life-affirming skills and consider important concepts, including: • Communication and support • Teamwork and cooperation • A positive self-image • Creative problem-solving • Diversity appreciation • Friendly social interaction • Expressing personal values • Integrity and responsibility Each game includes thought-provoking discussion questions that help kids make their own connections. Great Group Games for Kids is an excellent resource for inspiring and empowering youth through the joy of play.

2010, 6˝ x 9˝, 228 pages, softcover Item code: 786 • $16.95

NEW!

Shout It Out video The Voices Project Movie

Produced by Bess O’ Brien Shout It Out tells the story of a group of teenagers making their way through high school. The film follows them through some of the more tumultuous moments of teenagehood, and it was developed through an intensive, yearlong statewide research phase in which more than 1,000 teens participated.

2008, 90 mininutes long, comes with 1 DVD, 2 study guides, 1 CD soundtrack Item code: 748 • $150.00

No Kidding About Bullying 125 Ready-to-Use Activities to Help Kids Manage Anger, Resolve Confllicts, Build Empathy, and Get Along

Available in April

Give Me a Guitar

Powerful Teaching

…and 49 Other Ways to Empower Youth (English/Spanish)

Developmental Assets in Curriculum and Instruction

Edited by Judy Taccogna, Ed.D. 2003, 8½˝ x 11˝, 304 pages, softcover Item code: 751 • $42.95

Bilingual 2008, 5½˝ x 15˝, folds to 5½˝ x 33/4˝, poster.

Item code: 073 • $11.95 (pack of 20)

How to Encourage Young Leaders to Do Great Things

Training Available

Pass It On at School!

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Activity Handouts for Creating Caring Schools

Ask about the training! Build your skills even further with Leading with Assets.

2003, 8½˝ x 11˝, 208 pages, softcover Item code: 835 • $24.95

Supporting Youth

How to Care, Communicate, and Connect in Meaningful Ways

by Nancy Tellett-Royce 2008, 6˝ x 9˝, 112 pages, softcover Item code: 661 • $14.95

1999, 22˝ x 34˝, folded to 8½˝ x 11˝, poster.

Item code: 342 • $7.95 Set of 5: Item code: 902 • $24.95

Ready-to-Use Discussions for School and Youth Groups

by Jean Sunde Peterson, Ph.D. 2006, 8½˝ x 11”, 288 pages, softcover, includes CD-ROM Item code: 092 • $39.99

by Neal Starkman, Ph.D. 2006, 7˝ x 9˝, 144 pages, softcover Item code: 858 • $12.95 peek

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You Can poster

The Essential Guide to Talking with Teens

Connecting in Your Classroom

18 Teachers Tell How They Foster the Relationships That Lead to Student Success

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Training Available

Empowering Youth

by Kelly Curtis 2008, 6˝ x 9˝, 160 pages, softcover Item code: 662 • $14.95 peek

by Naomi Drew This flexible resource provides educators and youth leaders with a diverse range of activities they can use to prevent bullying and foster respectful, welcoming classroom communities. Student activities—including games, role plays, discussions, art projects, and language-arts exercises—affirm the importance of respect, listening, and kind actions.

2010, 8½˝ x 11˝, 288 pages, softcover, includes CD-ROM Item code: 875 • $39.99

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Resources for

EDUCATORS

Raise Them Up

The Best of Building Assets Together

by Kareem Moody with Anitra Budd Written by an ex-gang member, these vivid, compelling essays feature a jargon-free approach that guides adults on effectively connecting with disengaged kids and turning seemingly dire situations into inspirational successes. The book embodies the Developmental Assets and includes five detailed, assetbuilding strategies for working with at-risk youth.

2006, 5½˝ x 7½˝, 112 pages, softcover Item code: 173 • $9.95 peek samples

by Jolene L. Roehlkepartain This indispensable resource presents more than 150 thought-provoking and engaging activities that will energize and inspire any group of young people. Grounded in the Developmental Assets, the book includes new activities as well as favorites, all updated with input from asset builders across North America.

2007, 8½˝ x 11˝, 160 pages, softcover, includes CD-ROM samples Item code: 323 • $34.95 peek

The Real Deal on Reaching Unreachable Kids

Favorite Group Activities That Help Youth Succeed

The Bully Free Classroom

Great Places to Learn

Over 100 Tips and Strategies for Teachers K–8

Creating Asset-Building Schools That Help Students Succeed

by Allan Beane You can create a peaceful, caring classroom and stop bullying in its tracks. Reinforced with true stories, and enhanced by reproducible resources, this positive and practical book provides prevention and intervention strategies to make your classroom a place where students are free to learn without fear.

2005, 81/2˝ x 11˝, 176 pages, softcover, now Includes CD-ROM Item code: 798 • $34.99

by Neal Starkman, Ph.D., Peter C. Scales, Ph.D., and Clay Roberts, M.S. From building awareness to sustaining system-wide changes, this foundational book offers a step-by-step outline to guide school administrators, principals, and teachers through the process of integrating assets into their school while firsthand accounts provide the creative inspiration to adapt the concept to any situation.

2006, 7˝ x 10˝, 216 pages, softcover, includes CD-ROM samples Item code: 721 • $34.95 peek

Helping Teens Handle Tough Experiences Strategies to Foster Resilience

by Jill R. Nelson, Ph.D., and Sarah Kjos, M.Ed. Removing adversity from a teen’s life may be out of your control, but you can help them deal with these experiences and build on their natural talents, goodness, and strength.

This book provides information and strategies that you can use to help guide a teen through troubled times.

2008, 8½˝ x 11˝, 128 pages, softcover, includes CD-ROM Item code: 324 • $29.95 peek

A Quick-Start Guide to Building Assets in Your School Moving from Incidental to Intentional

by Deborah Davis and Lisa Race 2003, 8½˝ x 11˝, 28 pages, booklet.

Item code: 841 • $9.95

Teaching Kids to Change the World

Lessons to Inspire Social Responsibility for Grades 6–12

by Jennifer Griffin-Wiesner, M.Ed., and Chris Maser, M.S. 2007, 8½˝ x 11˝, 104 pages, softcover Item code: 749 • $19.95 peek

Safe & Caring Schools Skills for School. Skills for Life.

by Katia Peterson Grades 3–5, Item code: 673 Grades 6–8, Item code: 674 2008, 8½˝ x 11˝, softcover • $39.95 each

Safe Places to Learn 21 Lessons to Help Students Promote a Caring School Climate

by Paul Sulley, Search Institute Trainer 2007, 8½˝ x 11˝, 140 pages, softcover, includes CD-ROM Item code: 314 • $29.95 peek

RTI Success Proven Tools and Strategies for Schools and Classrooms

by Elizabeth Whitten, Ph.D., Kelli J. Esteves, Ed.D., and Alice Woodrow, Ed.D. 2009, 8½˝ x 11˝, 256 pages, softcover Item code: 775 • $39.99

An Asset Builder’s Guide to Training Peer Helpers Fifteen Sessions on Communication, Assertiveness, and Decision-Making Skills

by Barbara Varenhorst, Ph.D. 2003, 8½˝ x 11˝, 176 pages, softcover Item code: 724 • $39.95

Hidden Treasure of Assets™ (game)

Make a World of Difference

50 Asset-Building Activities to Help Teens Explore Diversity

Item code: 223 • $49.95 Set of 5 games: Item code: 224 • $199.95 Level II game cards: Item code: 274 • $19.95 SAVE! on set of 5 game cards: Item code: 275 • $79.95

by Dawn C. Oparah 2006, 8½˝ x 11˝, 112 pages, softcover Item code: 137 • $26.95

Take a Second. Make a Difference.

Notepads, Wristbands, and Posters

Your Classroom

Simple Ways to Create a Positive Learning Climate

by Marilyn Peplau, Search Institute Trainer 2005, 5½˝ x 8½˝, 24 pages, booklet Item code: 136 • $14.95 (pack of 20) peek

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Notepads 2006, 4˝ x 3˝, paper with adhesive.

Item code: 529 • $19.95 (set of 5 packs of 50) Wristbands 2006, silicone, one size fits all Item code: 531 • $24.95 (pack of 20) Posters 2006, 26˝ x 12˝, coated paper Item code: 530 • $10.95 (set of 3)

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Resources for

EDUCATORS

Engage Every Student

Engage Every Parent

Motivation Tools for Teachers and Parents

Encouraging Families to Sign On, Show Up, and Make a Difference

By Elizabeth Kirby, Ed.D., and Jill McDonald, M.Ed. This affirmative resource guide offers teachers and youth workers strategies to engage and motivate youth in classroom and group settings. It explores reasons behind a lack of motivation, and provides inventories and exercises to help teachers identify those reasons and tailor learning activities accordingly.

2009, 8½˝ x 11˝, 120 pages, softcover peek Item Code: 532 • $21.95

How Was Your Day at School?

by Nancy Tellett-Royce and Susan Wootten This authoritative guide explores how teachers, program leaders, coaches, and other youth workers can forge partnerships with parents and encourage meaningful family involvement. Inspirational stories and icebreaker suggestions are combined with fun activities and reproducible handouts, all designed to increase parental communication.

2008, 8½˝ x 11˝, 132 pages, softcover, includes CD-ROM Item code: 321 • $29.95 peek samples

Colleague Pricing

Improving Dialogue about Teacher Job Satisfaction

by Nathan Eklund, M.Ed. This book breaks readers free from old patterns and gives them ways to improve staff climate, collegiality, and personal wellness.

2008, 7˝ x 10˝, 164 pages, softcover, includes CD-ROM. Item code: 538 • $25.95 peek

Ideas for Educators

Change rarely happens without help from others. How Was Your Day at School? is a book best read in groups.

To encourage this, we offer a Colleague Price. The more colleagues engaged in this conversation, the better!

Quantity Price Discount 11–24 $19.95 23% 25–49 $18.95 27% 50+ $17.95 30%

Available by phone only. Call 877-240-7251, ext. 1. Books purchased with this discount are not included when counting books purchased for quantity discounts.

42 Ready-to-Use Newsletters for School Success

by Nathan Eklund, M.Ed., and Adrienne Gilby, M.Ed. Ideas for Educators gives teachers an easy way to incorporate the Developmental Assets into daily practices with students and colleagues.

2009, Mac- and PC-compatible CD-ROM samples podcast Item Code: 738 • $49.95

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Successful Students Start with Healthy Teachers How Was Your Day and Ideas for Educators package

Item code: 100 • $59.95

young people

Help young people discover their strengths and make healthy choices.

Respect

Take It to the Next Level

A Girl’s Guide to Getting Respect & Dealing When Your Line Is Crossed

Making Your Life What You Want It to Be

by K. L. Hong 2003, 5½˝ x 8½˝, 20 pages, booklet Item code: 847 • $15.95 (pack of 20)

by Courtney Macavanta and Andrea Vander Pluym 2005, 7˝ x 9˝, 256 pages, softcover Item code: 091 • $15.95

Life Freaks Me Out—and Then I Deal with It

Fighting Invisible Tigers

(Reassuring Secrets from a Former Teenager)

Stress Management for Teens, revised and updated 3rd edition

by K. L. Hong 2005, 5½˝ x 7½˝, 168 pages, softcover Recommended for ages 15 and up Item code: 856 • $9.95

by Earl Hipp 2008, 6˝ x 9˝, 144 pages, softcover Item code: 675 • $14.95

Me@My Best

Ideas for Staying True to Yourself—Every Day

by Kalisha L. Davis and Ruth Taswell 2003, 5½˝ x 8½˝, 16 pages, booklet Item code: 834 $12.95 (pack of 20)

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Resources for

preschool and Elementary

Give children what they need to succeed—right from the start!

Building Character from the Start 201 Activities to Foster Creativity, Literacy, and Play in K–3

by Susan Ragsdale and Ann Saylor From the authors of Great Group Games!

Every page of this K–3 activity book is full of energy and inspiration. Kids and teachers alike will have fun while building new skills and assets.

It is divided into three easy-to-use sections: • Creativity. Kids are prompted to finish a coloring page with their own ideas and dreams. Each page is meant to build a specific asset, which is made easier with suggested discussion questions.

• Literacy. Synopses of nearly 100 books include follow-up questions and ideas for taking the book’s lessons even further.

• Play. Fun for every grade level and area of interest—word games, community-building games, water games, marshmallow games, and more!

Building Character is ideal for anyone who works with kids in K–3, including teachers, day-care providers, and after-school program providers.

2009, 8½˝ x 11˝, 152 pages, softcover, includes CD-ROM • Item code: 072 • $29.95 peek samples podcast

Playful Reading

Positive, Fun Ways to Build the Bond between Preschoolers, Books, and You

LOWER PRICE!

The 3-to-3rd Project

NEW!

Ensuring Developmental and Educational Success for Young American Indian Children

by Carolyn Munson-Benson Want to boost a child’s love of reading while making your time together more fun and meaningful? Playful Reading takes readers on a joyful romp through asset-rich children’s picture books, with activities and discussion topics that emphasize early literacy skills, reading for pleasure, and the eight asset categories.

2005, 7˝ x 9˝, 248 pages, softcover podcast peek Item code: 857 • $24.95 $19.95

Filled with creative activities, teaching methods, and best practices from dedicated educators who work every day with American Indian children, this three-volume series is designed to provide a strong educational foundation for American Indian and Alaska Native children from age 3 to third grade.

2009, 8½˝ x 11, 128 pages, softcover Item code: 871 • $24.95

Safe & Caring Schools

Ready-to-Use Conflict-Resolution Activities for Elementary Students

Skills for School. Skills for Life

by Beth Teolis 2002, 8˝ x 10˝, 288 pages, softcover Item code: 093 • $29.95

by Katia Peterson Grades PreK–K, Item code: 671 Grades 1–2, Item code: 672 2008, 8½˝ x 11˝, softcover • $39.95

Ready, Set, Grow!

Great Preschools

Building Developmental Assets in Early Childhood

by Tamara J. Will, M.B.A., Karen King, and Michelle Mergler, M.Ed. 2007, 8½˝ x 11˝, 264 pages, softcover book. Includes CD-ROM Item code: 298 • $39.95 peek samples

The Adding Assets Series for Kids

8 Student Books: 2004–2006, 51/8˝ x 7˝, 80–100 pages, softcover Leader’s Guide: 81/2˝ x 111/4˝, 288 pages, softcover with CD-ROM Guide, CD, and 8 Student Books: Item code: 339 • $79.95 8 Student Books: Item code: 482 • $54.95

2008, 7˝ x 35˝, folds to 7˝ x 7˝, writable poster Item code: 346 • $11.95 (pack of 20)

Building Assets Is Elementary

Group Activities for Helping Kids Ages 8–12 Succeed

2004, 8½˝ x 11˝, 128 pages, softcover Item code: 836 • $26.95 peek

INSTITUTE FACT

10,000 Number of 6th–12th grade youth surveyed (Developmental Assets)** . . . . . 3 Million

Number of schools and youth programs using Search Institute ideas/resources* . . . . . .

*2009 **1996–2009

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Everyone’s an

Asset Builder

Put research into action with inspirational books and handouts.

You Can Make a Difference for Kids One of our best-selling resources of all time has a new look! Whether you are drumming up community support for a program or reaching out to staff and parents within a school district, this concise booklet (sold in packs of 15) has the ideal combination to strengthen your efforts: • Research about the positive influences children and teenagers need in their lives; • Thought-provoking questions to guide personal reflection and group discussions; • True stories from adults who made a bigger difference than they anticipated; and • A detachable list of 40 Developmental Assets—and 40 concrete ideas to help adults take action!

Perfect as a handout for recruiting mentors and volunteers, this inspiring and personal message will touch the heart of every adult who reads it.

2009, 81/2” x 81/2”, pack of 15, 8 pages plus poster insert, booklet | Item Code: 788 • $19.95

40 Developmental Assets Posters

Bilingual

Display the entire list of Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets with a colorful 22” by 34” poster. A redesigned version for adolescents, this eye-catching poster makes it easy to identify all the positive things young people need to grow up healthy and responsible.

New features include: • Separate posters with age-appropriate definitions for young children and for adolescents; • Two-sided format with assets in English and Spanish on every poster; and • Updated designs including attractive icons and color-coded This poster is the perfect tool for introducing and promoting Developmental Assets in schools, child care programs, youth organizations, congregations, and other settings that nurture children and teenagers.

2009, 22” x 34”, folds to 81/2” x 11” Adolescent: Item Code: 781 • $7.95 | Preschool: Item Code: 782 • $7.95

Take It Personally

NEW!

Valuable Insights for People Who Care about Kids Maintaining all the best content from the publication Taking Asset Building Personally, this fully updated action and reflection workbook contains everything individuals need to make a stronger commitment to children and teenagers.

On your own or in discussion groups, use this guide to help you find: • Basic information on Developmental Assets; • Tried-and-true tools for reflecting on your opportunities to connect with kids; • Fifteen new exercises to help you take action; and • Even more ideas for building assets with children and youth of all ages.

Ideal for staff meetings, parent groups, volunteer trainings, and community events, this concise journal helps people from all walks of life learn about the power they have to make a difference for young people. podcast 2009, 81/2” x 11”, 84 pages, booklet. samples Workbook: Item Code: 415 • $9.95 (single) Additional Workbooks: Item Code: 794 • $29.95 (pack of 5) Get a free, printable facilitator’s guidebook designed to supplement Take It Personally at www.searchinstitutestore.org

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What’s Your Spark?

Show kids you’re paying attention to their good behavior with these colorful, tear-off rewards—perfect for classrooms and out-of-school programs. Inspired by the “positive ticket” approach used by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, these messages are a fun and affordable way to “catch” kids when they’re doing something right.

2009, 41/4” x 23/4”, set of four padded tablets Item Code: 406 • $9.95

A spark is a passion or interest that inspires you to express yourself and make your own unique contribution to the world. This bright, interactive “spark catcher” (sold in packs of 20) helps you discover your spark, whether it’s painting, soccer, or helping others.

2009, 2” x 4” folded, 8” x 8” unfolded.

Item Code: 071 • $9.95 (pack of 20)

40 Ways Anyone Can Build Assets

These dynamic and colorful mini-posters, sold in packs of 20, are perfect for giveaways and ideal for display on fridges, in classrooms, and on community bulletin boards. 40 Ways is sure to spark ideas about how anyone can build assets every day!

2002, Folded: 5½˝ x 3¾˝. Unfolds to a 5½˝ x 34˝ poster. Coated paper Item code: 905 • $11.95 (pack of 20)

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150 Ways to Show Kids You Care Use these newly designed, unique handouts to inspire and motivate adults with practical ideas for showing kids they care. Sold in packs of 20, these colorful mini-posters are great for supporting your initiative. Distribute to parents, teachers, youth workers, congregations, and community residents.

2005, Folded: 5½˝ x 3¾˝. Unfolds to a 5½˝ x 34˝ poster. Coated paper.

English: Item code: 355 • $11.95 (pack of 20) Spanish: Item code: 378 • $11.95 (pack of 20)

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Everyone’s an

The Asset Approach

Proven, Practical Ways to Raise Good Kids

by Peter L. Benson, Ph.D., Judy Galbraith, M.A., and Pamela Espeland Based on the Search Institute Profiles of Student Life: Attitudes and Behaviors survey data from almost 100,000 young people, this edition of What Kids Need to Succeed introduces the 40 Developmental Assets and shows practical and specific ways everyone can build assets.

English version: 1998, 4½˝ x 67/8˝, 224 pages, softcover | Item code: 337 • $6.99 Spanish version: 2001, 7¼˝ x 9˝, 224 pages, softcover | Item code: 771 • $13.95

Vision Awakening Your Potential to Create a Better World

Maria’s Story

by Peter L. Benson, Ph.D. The capacity to generate vision is among life’s most beautiful and unheralded gifts. In this little book of practical inspiration, Dr. Peter Benson takes readers on an uplifting exploration of this powerful concept.

NEW!

This DVD presents two compelling stories rooted in intentional asset-building actions. Told by Flora Sánchez, Search Institute Senior Trainer, the stories describe two encounters she had with a young woman named Maria across a 14-year span and illustrate how her simple act of engagement transformed both their lives.

2009, 10 minutes, DVD | Item Code: 872 • $39.95

2009, 4” x 6”, 112 pages, softcover Item code: 780 • $12.95

150 Ways to Show Kids You Care

Bilingual

Get Things Going!

(English/Spanish)

50 Asset-Building Activities for Workshops, Presentations, and Meetings

2005, 5½˝ x 5½˝, 84 pages, softcover Item code: 135 • $9.95

2000, 7˝ x 10˝, 84 pages, softcover Item code: 411 • $14.95

In Our Own Words posters

2000, eight 11˝ x 34˝ posters (when displayed as a mural 7'3" x 34").

Item code: 728 • $19.79

Developmental Assets bookmark 2007, 2¼˝ x 8½˝, laminated Item code: 553 • $11.95 (pack of 50)

Instant Assets

52 Short and Simple E-Mails for Sharing the Asset Message (English/Spanish)

Bilingual

2007, Mac- and PC-compatible CD-ROM. Item code: 315 • $24.95 samples

Bilingual

40 Developmental Assets (English/Spanish)

2006, 8½˝ x 11˝, 50-count paper tablet Item code: 278 • $4.95

Special Offer!

Get three great Search Institute resources for one amazing low price!

Just When I Needed You

Also Available Individually: Tag, You’re It!: 2003, 5½˝ x 7½˝, 152 pages, softcover

by Deborah Fisher 2004, 5½˝ x 8½˝, 172 pages, softcover Item code: 843 • $10.95

True Stories of Adults Who Made a Difference in the Lives of Young People

Item code: 622 • $25.95

Item code: 830 • $9.95 Connect 5: 2004, 5½˝ x 7½˝, 160 pages, softcover Item code: 848 • $9.95 Stay Close: 2005, 5½˝ x 7½˝, 144 pages, softcover Item code: 175 • $9.95

Stopping at Every Lemonade Stand

How to Create a Culture That Cares for Kids

by James Vollbracht 2001, 6˝ x 9˝, 182 pages, softcover Item code: 753 • $15.00

Who, Me?

Surprisingly Doable Ways You Can Make a Difference for Kids

2004, 6˝ x 4½˝, 190 pages, spiral desk calendar on easel Item code: 855 • $11.95

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Asset Category posters (English/Spanish)

2007, 11˝ x 17˝, set of 8 posters Item code: 410 • $14.95

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What Kids Need to Succeed

40 Elements of Healthy Development

This interactive eight-page booklet features the most recent Search Institute dataset, a list of the 40 Developmental Assets, an asset-building activity inspired by young people, stories of assets in action from communities, and asset-building ideas for youth and adults in various community settings.

2006, 8½˝ x 11˝, 8 pages, booklet.

English: Item code: 366 • $11.95 (pack of 20) Spanish: Item code: 350 • $11.95 (pack of 20)

Asset Builder

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Pass It On!

Ready-to-Use Handouts for Asset Builders (English/Spanish)

2006, 8½˝ x 11˝, 176 pages, softcover Includes CD-ROM Item code: 316 • $29.95

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Parenting is hard work! Build healthy behaviors and skills for success.

Parenting Preschoolers with a Purpose

Caring for Your Kids & Yourself

by Jolene L. Roehlkepartain How do you raise young children well while taking care of yourself? Parents, caregivers, and child advocates will love the practical, creative ideas in Parenting Preschoolers with a Purpose. This resource promotes the physical, social, and emotional well-being of children three to five years old and their parents while enhancing the parent-child relationship.

2006, 5½˝ x 8½˝, 232 pages, softcover | Item code: 142 • $13.95

Ideas for Parents CD

Raising Kids with Care posters

These 52 engaging newsletters feature news you can use! Formatted on disk for fast, customizable printing, the newsletters feature great parent involvement techniques that encourage positive asset-building actions between parents and children. CD-ROM also includes a User’s Guide with suggestions for tailoring the newsletters and tips for distribution.

2005, Mac- and PC-compatible CD-ROM, Adobe® Reader® software included Item code: 613 • $69.95 samples

50 Ways to Help Your Whole Family Thrive (English/Spanish)

This pick-me-up list of comforting, practical tips and reminders is intended to help parents and guardians build assets with their children and take care of themselves. Filled with thoughtful insights and realistic reminders, it offers a much-needed boost to Bilingual the daily life of parents.

2006, 5½˝ x 15˝ poster folds to 5½˝ x 3¾˝, coated paper Item code: 899 • $11.95 (pack of 20)

Bring It On Home

When Parents Ask for Help

Connecting Parents, Kids, and Teachers

Everyday Issues through an Asset-Building Lens

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Parenting with a Purpose

Using Simple Wisdom in Raising Your Children

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A Positive Approach for Raising Confident, Caring Youth

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Introducing Developmental Assets to People Raising Kids—Scripts, Handouts, and Activities

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Parenting Preteens with a Purpose Navigating the Middle Years

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Launching Your Teen into Adulthood Parenting through the Transition

by Patricia Hoolihan Use this confident, thoughtful guide to navigate the issues and developmental transitions facing older teens as they prepare to leave home. You’ll find a road map for mentoring and advising young people to make good choices—all from a positive, asset-based perspective.

Topics include: • Caring for personal needs • Helping teens find a good “fit” for school and work • Dealing with emotional challenges • Dealing with money • Handling changing relationships • Living independently • Developing a future-focused orientation.

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Getting to Outcomes with Developmental Assets

How Parents Can Help Ignite the Hidden Strengths of Teenagers

Ten Steps to Measuring Success in Youth Programs and Communities (Workbook and CD-ROM)

by Peter L. Benson, Ph.D. Sparks—when illuminated and nurtured—give young people joy, energy, and direction. Grounded in new research with thousands of teenagers and parents, this practical book offers a simple yet powerful plan for awakening the spark that lives inside each and every young person.

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by Deborah Fisher, Pamela Imm, Ph.D., Matthew Chinman, Ph.D., and Abe Wandersman, Ph.D. Getting To Outcomes with Developmental Assets is based on ten accountability questions that include critical elements of program planning, implementation, and outcome measurement.

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The Journey of Community Change A How-to Guide for Healthy Communities • Healthy Youth Initiatives

by Jennifer Griffin-Wiesner The journey to building a strong community initiative can be filled with twists and turns that can derail community leaders from making real headway. With practical advice, examples, techniques, and worksheets, this book is every community’s “tour guide” to help plan for a smoother trip.

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All Kids Are Our Kids

What Communities Must Do to Raise Caring and Responsible Children and Adolescents

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Speaking of Developmental Assets Presentation Resources and Strategies

The Asset Activist’s Toolkit

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Handouts and Practical Resources for Putting Assets into Action

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Assets in Action

A Handbook for Making Communities Better Places to Grow Up

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Make a lasting impression through fun activities and meaningful conversations.

Conversations on the Go

Great Group Games

Clever Questions to Keep Teens and Grown-Ups Talking

175 Boredom-Busting, Zero-Prep Team Builders for All Ages

by Mary Ackerman 2004, 5½˝ x 5½˝, 100 pages, softcover Item code: 864 • $9.95

by Susan Ragsdale and Ann Saylor These fun, low-prep activities will gently disband groupbusting cliques, help newcomers feel welcome, and turn your participants into friends who can count on each other. Each game includes details on timing, supplies, set up, suggested group size, game tips, and reflection questions.

2007, 6˝ x 9˝, 228 pages, softcover samples Item code: 439 • $16.95 peek

Activities on the Go

One-on-One Fun for Kids and Adults

by Kate Brielmaier A companion book to Conversations on the Go, this handy pocket resource presents adults with quick and easy-toimplement ideas for interacting with a child, whether they’re parents who want to mix things up, mentors looking for new ideas, or counselors who need to break the ice.

2009, 5˝x 5˝, 104 pages, softcover Item Code: 344 • $9.95 samples

Great Group Skits

50 Character-Building Scenarios for Teens

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You can build complete lessons around Everyday Leadership Cards or use them for quick discussion between other activities. The deck can be used independently or as a supplement to Building Everyday Leadership in all Teens. The questions range from “Imagine This” scenarios and “What Would You Do?” questions to prompts for hard-to-talk-about subjects.

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Asset Category Sling Backpack 2009, 181/2” x 15”, nylon backpack Item code: 757 • $4.95

Mentoring for Meaningful Results

Asset-Building Tips, Tools, and Activities for Youth and Adults

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Building Everyday Leadership in All Teens

More than Just a Place to Go video and book set

Everyday Leadership

Promoting Attitudes and Actions for Respect and Success

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How Developmental Assets Can Strengthen Your Youth Program

Attitudes and Actions for Respect and Success

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Activities for Leadership, Decision Making, & Group Success

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Also Available Individually: An Asset Builder’s Guide to Service-Learning

2000, 8½˝ x 11˝, 144 pages, softcover Item code: 114 • $14.95 Youth Leadership

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What Teens Need to Succeed

Proven, Practical Ways to Shape Your Own Future

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Personal Commitment Cards 2002, 2¼˝ x 3½˝, plastic card Item code: 906 $12.95 (pack of 20)

You Have the Power Sports Posters 2004, 11˝ x 17˝, set of 8 different posters Item code: 859 • $24.95

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Developmental Assets

A Synthesis of the Scientific Research on Adolescent Development

by Peter C. Scales, Ph.D., and Nancy Leffert, Ph.D. 2004, 6˝ x 9˝, 304 pages, softcover Item code: 338 • $29.95

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Combining People, Passion, and Proof to Maximize Student Achievement

by Edie L. Holcomb Looking to ensure that every student is making progress in an era of district, state, and federal ESEA legislation? This resource supports educators to explore more sophisticated uses of data. You will learn to: identify sources, work on “real time” assessments to satisfy the reports you need to create, and utilize data to establish priorities and integrate accountability.

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Coming into Their Own

How Developmental Assets Promote Positive Growth in Middle Childhood

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The Scientific Case for Nurturing the Whole Child

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Number of scientific journal articles that reference Search Institute* . . . . 16,100 According to Google Scholar*2000-2009

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The Handbook of Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence

New Directions for Youth Development Spiritual Development #118, Summer 2008

Edited by Peter Benson, Eugene Roehlkepartain, Kathryn Hong Drawing on global research and field-building efforts of the Center for Spiritual Development in Childhood and Adolescence, this volume frames a deeper dialogue about the intersections between youth development and spiritual development. Contributors explore ways to integrate spiritual development and youth development to strengthen theory, research, and practice.

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Edited by Eugene C. Roehlkepartain, Pamela Ebstyne King, Ph.D., Linda Wagener, Ph.D., and Peter L. Benson, Ph.D. 2006, 7˝ x 10˝, 560 pages, hardcover Item code: 365 • $130.00

Building Assets in Congregations

A Practical Guide for Helping Youth Grow Up Healthy

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The trusted resources and award-winning programs of the National Institute on Media and the Family are now a part of Search Institute.

Since 1996, the National Institute on Media and the Family, founded by Dr. David Walsh, has been a trusted voice for educators and families—helping them respond to the unique challenges of raising kids in the 21st century. Sadly, after 13 years, they closed their doors in December 2009.

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We are proud to have been selected as the new home of these resources and programs and to continue the work Dr. Dave began over a decade ago.

These engaging educational resources give parents and educators the information and tools they need to bridge the gap with today’s high-tech youth.

Did You Know: 71% of kids 8–18 reported having a TV in their bedroom.

50% have a console video game player in their room.

64% of young people say the TV is usually on during meals.

45% say the TV is left on “most of the time.”

through-U™: Families Become MediaWise Education Kit This curriculum helps educators and families learn how our media culture benefits and harms children’s school readiness and success. Here you’ll find: • An education DVD that features 4 videos for use in the training sessions • 6 session activity sheets for 25 participants • Sets of 25 tip brochures • 1 set of 5 promotional posters for use in your meeting room or to advertise your session 2008, packed in 16˝ x 14˝ tote English: Item code: 881 • $140.00 Spanish: Item code: 888 • $140.00

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Why Kids—of All Ages—Need to Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It

by David Walsh, Ph.D. 2007, 5¾˝ x 8¾˝, 336 pages, softcover Item code: 079 • $15.00

Barney vs. Power Rangers DVD Sit with Dr. David Walsh as you witness the power of media to affect children’s real-world behavior. This compelling video clearly illustrates media’s effects on two groups of preschool children. Dr. Walsh talks with parents and urges them to choose carefully the images their children see on media screens.

2008, 51/2˝ x 71/2˝, 8 min DVD with discussion guide Item code: 883 • $14.95

Brain Power DVD

Say Yes to No™ Leader’s Kit

by Monica Walsh M.A. and David Walsh Ph.D This training-in-a-box gives you everything you need to help parents raise happy and selfreliant kids. The kit includes: • The Leader’s Guide: The 5 Session Say Yes to No Parenting Program • The SYTN Leader’s Training DVD that features a live parent program led by Dr. Walsh with parents • Information to plan and promote a SYTN Program in your school or organization • A bibliography that includes resources and research on child development, the media culture and more • 1 pack of 25 SYTN Parent Workbooks to use with your first program • 1 copy of the book: No, Why Kids—of All Ages—Need to Hear It and Ways Parents Can Say It. 2008, packed in 12˝ x 12˝tote Item code: 882 • $395.00 Explore

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Dr. David Walsh gives an easy-to-understand tour of children’s and teens’ brain development and the impact of experience on ther “wiring” of their brains.

2008, 51/2˝ x 71/2˝, 8 min DVD with discussion guide Item code: 884 • $14.95

U Tell a Tale Storytelling Game (available in English and Spanish)

This easy, family-friendly game encourages children and their families to tell stories to one another.

2008, packed in 27/8˝ x 37/8˝ plastic box English Item code: 885 • $14.95 Spanish Item code: 886 • $14.95

Why Do They Act That Way?

A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen

by David Walsh, Ph.D. 2004, 5¾˝ x 8¾˝, 276 pages, softcover Item code: 103 • $13.95

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Educator’s Action Kit The best of our practical, education-based resources are combined here! Now it’s easier than ever to intentionally build assets in your school community with this updated and revised kit, filled with everything an educator needs to start building assets in the classroom immediately!

This action kit includes 24 resources that educators have found most helpful in providing a clear “curriculum” to integrating the assets in their schools. It includes books, mini-posters, booklets, posters, reproducible handouts, and a video. Visually stimulate students with the In Our Own Words posters and send them home with assetbuilding messages using the 150 Ways to Show Kids You Care posters or handouts from Bring It On Home.

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Dear Friends, ’s conference in November. I have been attending this annual Here in Houston, Texas, we are already gearing up to host Search Institute our city has the opportunity to showcase our community and that thrilled event for six years, and I always get so much out of it. Now I’m our youth. See details below, and save the date! it Texas-style: BIG! We hope What excites me most about this year’s conference is that we’re planning tions to come together for organiza national and leaders thought of number to rally an unprecedented rs. teenage a shared vision, created with youth, to improve the lives of children and youth succeed. In fact, I That’s what Search Institute is all about: bringing people together to help me on board as a volunteer brought officially they’ve believe so strongly in Search Institute’s work that community liaison. s and services I recomAs you flip through the pages of this catalog, you’ll see some of the product transformed mine. they’ve way the ity commun your m transfor will s resource these mend. I hope Sincerely,

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School and program budgets are as tight as ever. Let Search Institute Training and Speaking help you maximize your limited dollars. All of our workshops and keynotes are tailored to address your unique goals and challenges. We’ll work closely with you to learn how we can build a training that meets all of your needs: Cumulative Sessions—Increase impact through multiple events for staff, administrators, parents, and community members.

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