We deal with character education and virtues where I teach. I believe that the spotting exercise is great to assist with feedback to students when we see these things demonstrated throughout the cirriculum and school life. They are also effective at home as well in our kids. 

The idea to survey students before a class, or on the first day, is a good one that can have application on where you seat members of the class. Putting auditory next to written and between kinesthetic learners mixes and provides variety. Also, conducting group work appeals to an adult learning model that is student-centered and mixing in learning styles gets the most bang for the buck. This is a big take away for me that I will implemment into my course of instruction.