1 / 22

B u l l y i n g

B u l l y i n g. Laura Pantin. Bully Movie Trailer. 1 in 4 teens are bullied 9 out of 10 LGBT students experience harrassment at school or online 1 in 5 kids admit to being a bully 43% fear harrasment in bathrooms at school

idalee
Download Presentation

B u l l y i n g

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. B u l l y i n g Laura Pantin

  2. Bully Movie Trailer • 1 in 4 teens are bullied • 9 out of 10 LGBT students experience harrassment at school or online • 1 in 5 kids admit to being a bully • 43% fear harrasment in bathrooms at school • 282,000 students in secondary schools are physically attacked each month • http://www.thebullyproject.com

  3. What is Bullying? • Systematically inflicting physical or psychological distress on an individual or groups of people • A type of harassment that can take many forms: • Verbal • Social • Physical • Cyberbullying

  4. Common Characteristics of Bullies Social Characteristics: • Have a strong need to belong to a group • Are in search of self • Are socially vulnerable • Overreact to ridicule, embarrassment, and rejection Emotional: • Are increasingly concerned about peer acceptance • Tend to be self-conscious • Need to release energy

  5. Anti-Bullying Ad

  6. What Can We Do as Educators? • “Develop student sensitivity to customs and traditions of members of the diverse groups in the school through…various ‘non-educational’ social events such as international nights, inclusion of cultural “factoids” in newsletters…” • “Establish a structure to ensure that every student in the building is known by at least one adult”

  7. Make the time and create opportunities for students to learn how to develop responsible relationships with each other • Create a peer mediation program to involve students in fair and creative conflict resolution • Adopt cooperative learning activities, peer-to-peer mentoring, project- based learning, use of rubrics, weekly work, and plans

  8. Use “get-to-know-you” activities at the beginning of the school year • Use bully-themed literature in your classroom (read-aloud, in your classroom library, etc…) • Reward good behavior. Try to affirm good behavior four to five times for every one criticism of bad behavior.

  9. NJ Department of Educatio • Teacher  Scroll Down  Classroom Resources • Stop Bullying Resources NJDOE Bullying

  10. NEA: Bully Free It Starts With Me • The National Education Association launched their campaign to help educate, intervene and prevent bullying • NEA BULLY FREE • “Resources and Tools”

  11. Elementary School Videos Ways to Stop Bullying YouTube Videos: “Stop Bullying” Channel: WidmeyerTube

  12. Possible Discussion Questionsto have with your students • How do you think Katie felt when the “cool girl” called her a freak and a loser? • Why do you think it’s important to treat each other with respect?

  13. How to Use These Videos These videos can be used in a classroom everyday, to show students “bullying in action” through a friendly, animated series Question Bases: • What do you think… • Why do you think… • How would you feel…

  14. How to Intervene BEFORE • Know your rights & responsibilities • Consistency is key • Be prepared

  15. How to Intervene DURING • Stop the incident immediately • Make sure everyone is safe • Give a clear message • Prepare to follow-up after the incident • Support the bullied student

  16. How to Intervene AFTER • Investigate and document • Consider consequences for those who bully • Avoid a “Working Things Out” approach • Be a caring adult for bullied students

  17. New Jersey & Bullying • New Jersey Anti-Bullying Bill of Rights • Week of Respect / Violence Awareness Week • The week beginning the 3rd Monday in October of each year • Schools shall organize activities to prevent violence, including: • Age-appropriate opportunities for student discussion on conflict resolution • Issues of student diversity • Acceptance

  18. Middle School/High School Videos Video #1: Cyberbullying Virus Video #2: Middle School Students Video #3:CBS News: Amanda Story

  19. Kids React to Bullying

  20. Recommended Resources No Bullying • http://www.hazelden.org/ • http://www.hazeldenbookplace.org/ Steps to Respect: A Bully Prevention Program • http://www.cfchildren.org http://www.eyesonbullying.org/about.html

  21. Don’t Laugh At Me

More Related