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CYBER Training. Theoretical Framework. « Systemic » approach : school community including children and young people, school management, teaching staff, non-teaching staff , parents and carers .
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TheoreticalFramework • «Systemic» approach: • school community including children and young people, school management, teaching staff, non-teaching staff, parents and carers. • emphasis upon communication and dynamic relationships among children, staff, parents, governors and the wider community • Group as a whole: • to understand the complex phenomenon of school bullying and cyberbullying within the school and specific group context in which it is generated
InterventionPlanned • Focus on: • quality of relationships (offline – online) • Aims: • improvinggrouprelationship (social inclusion, responsability) • developingempathy, communication and cooperation
InterventionPlanned • SpecificAims: • cyberbullyingasrelationalgroupphenomenon • the use of information and communication technologies to support repeated and hostile behavior by an individual or group • role reverse • emotional consequences of cyberbullying victimization • resposabilityof bystanders • misunderstanding the reactions of victims by cyberbullies • lack of empathy by cyberbullies and bystanders • anonymous method of reporting cyberbullying • loneliness, isolation, difficulties in defending of victims • lower self- esteem of bullies and victims
InterventionPlanned • 2 schoolsinvolved (ITC Matteucci – ITAER Baracca) • 2 classrooms for eachschool • 5 meetings for eachclassroom from Febraury to March • 5 meetings for teachers of twoschools (3 training, 2 supervision) from March to May • 1 meeting for parents
Sequence of activities Working with students
Activity 1: Definitions of bullying and cyberbullying • Objectives: • understanding the definitions of bullying and cyberbullying • identifying bullying and cyberbullying behaviourand differentiate it from less serious behaviour • being able to adopt a critical and reflective stance in the analysis of complex social phenomena • Methods: • brainstorming • debriefing
Strengths and Weaknesses • Strengths: • Involvement, activeparticipation, responsability and emotionalsensitization • Weakness: • Difficulties in discussionaboutdefinition of cyberbullying for emergingprocessesin the group and the time dedicated to activities
Activity 2Experientialactivities • Objectives: • increasing their knowledge and understanding of motivations, emotions and responsibility of bullies, victims and bystanders • school climate analysis • Methods • Psychodrama: dramatization • Circle time • Card on “How do I feel in classroom” • Spacemetric (Spaziogramma ?) (Stevens) experential activities • debriefing
Activity 3Experientialactivities • Objectives: • identifyingrelationalstrategies to supportvictims (assertive behavior by bystanders) • developing assertive behavior in victims • Methods: • psychodrama: dramatization (dancing with the pen) • circle time • role play • debriefing
Activity 4 • Objectives: • building social reputation and self-esteemthrougheffectivestrategies and behaviors to promote social inclusion • Methods: • activities in small group: creation of slogan, propaganda and advertising to reduce cyberbullying • debriefing
Strengths and Weaknesses • Strengths: • understanding the complex phenomenon of cyberbullying • Weaknesses: • difficulties in managing small group
Activity 5 • Objectives: • promotingdigitalcitizenship • being able to adopt a critical and reflective stance: • in risks related to the use of new technology • in responsibility related to the use of new technology • Methods: • activitiesin small group: rulesand guidelinesabout use of new technology • debriefing
Strengths and Weaknesses • Strengths: • involvement in activities • Weaknesses: • difficulties in managinggroup
Sequence of activities Working with teachers
Activities 1Definitions of bullying and cyberbullying • Objectives: • definitions of different forms of bullying that take into account individual factors, interpersonal relationships and the social context of the school and its community • Methods: • brainstorming • video projection of cyberbullying scenarios • dramatization • debriefing
Activities2 • Objectives: • Building effectivestrategies to promote social inclusion and positive schoolclimate, to reduce cyberbullying • Contentsdiscussed: • Communication • Assertivity • Manageconflicts • Cooperative learning • Relationships • Emotions • Methods: visualization, activelistening, «dancing with the pen»
Activities 3 • Objectives: • assertive behavior • legal and criminalimplicationsrelated to the use of new technology • reducingcyberbullying with specifstrategies • Methods: • groupdiscussion • brainstorming • visualization • dramatization of realeventsoccured in classroom
Strengths and Weaknesses • Strengths: • involvement in activities and contents • Weaknesses: • more involvement in social exclusioncontentsthancyberbullying