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Bonita Vista Middle School: Cyberbullying Guidance Curriculum Results

Bonita Vista Middle School: Cyberbullying Guidance Curriculum Results. Angela Tang SDSU Fieldwork Student. ASCA Standards Addressed. Personal/Social Domain A Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others

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Bonita Vista Middle School: Cyberbullying Guidance Curriculum Results

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  1. Bonita Vista Middle School: Cyberbullying Guidance Curriculum Results Angela Tang SDSU Fieldwork Student

  2. ASCA Standards Addressed • Personal/Social Domain A • Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others • Personal/Social Domain C • Students will understand safety and survival skills

  3. Student Competencies Addressed • Standard A1.2 Identify values, attitudes and beliefs • Standard A1.6 Distinguish between appropriate and inappropriate behavior • Standard A2.1 Recognize that everyone has rights and responsibilities • Standard C1.2 Learn about the relationship between rules, laws, safety and the protection of rights of the individual • Standard C1.5 Differentiate between situations requiring peer support and situations requiring adult professional help • Standard C1.6 Identify resource people in the school and community, and know how to seek their help

  4. Why Cyberbullying? In the CHKS Data Report for BVMS, 34%of 7th graders reported feeling UNSAFEat school AND The MAJORITY of these unsafe feelings were from being harassed or bullied California Healthy Kids Survey (2006)

  5. Why Cyberbullying? (cont.) • Around 30% of adolescents in the United States are estimated to be involved in bullying either as the aggressor or the victim • Bullying is the leading causeof attempted suicideamong adolescents • Students who are bullied have higher levels of depression and lower self-esteem • Victims often feel tense, anxious, insecure, and afraid www.safeyouth.org

  6. Background Information • A cyberbullying guidance curriculum was presented to: • 59 students (7th Graders) • Health class • 3rd and 4th period • November 2008 • Lesson Content: • Definition of cyberbullying • Understanding repercussions of cyberbullying • Learning how to prevent cyberbullying

  7. Attitude-What do they believe? To the statement, “Bullying can be dangerous” 54%of students in the pre-test strongly agreed 86% in the post-test strongly agreed

  8. Knowledge-What do they know? Students were able to identify what results bullying can have: 84% in the pre-test 95% in the post-test

  9. Skills-What did they learn? Students who were able to use their knowledge to identify a cyberbullying situation: 78% in the pre-test 99% in the post-test

  10. Achievement Related Data The lesson was given in November. December showed decreased numbers of bullying incidents. The school counseling team will continue to track bullying related referrals to see if these improvements continue.

  11. What Does this Mean for Us? • The pre-test and post-test results indicate students have an increased awareness about what cyberbullying is and how it can be dangerous • Students need our help because bullied students are more likely to miss school and will fall behind • If bullying continues, when they do go to school, they will have a hard time concentrating, which is not conducive to them learning

  12. Limitations • The sample size of the students was not as large as hoped • It is difficult to see immediate results because it might be difficult for students to immediately implement the new skills • Achievement data (i.e. GPA) was not tracked in correlation to the bullying lesson, and therefore we are unable to see if the lesson positively impacted students’ academic achievement • Only the 7th graders with health for fall semester were exposed to the guidance curriculum • Not all teachers and parents are trained in cyberbullying or bullying prevention and it would be help so that students have consistency in the classroom and the home • The referral numbers are only bullying incidents that were reported; it is more than likely there is more incidents that are going unreported

  13. Next Steps • Creating a way to include parents and teachers on bullying awareness and steps to follow if bullying is occurring • Parent meetings and teacher professional development • Fliers sent home • Getting the PTSA involved • Exposing students, that are referred to the office for cyberbullying, to the harsh repercussions it can have in the form of a mini-guidance lesson during advisory • Ensuring that all students are exposed to this knowledge about cyberbullying by continuing classroom guidance lessons in all classes

  14. Questions? Thank you for your support of the school counseling program!

  15. References • Hatch, T. (2007). Using the FLASHLIGHT BUILDER approach to measuring and sharing results! The Center for Excellence in School Counseling and Leadership. Retrieved September, 20, 2008, from http://www.cescal.org/flashlight.cfm • Safeyouth. (2007). Bullying Facts and Statistics. • WestEd. (2006). California Healthy Kids Survey.

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