1 / 35

Laureen Hungo-Brady

The United Nations. Laureen Hungo-Brady. How do you define Bullying?. When and Where Does Bullying Take Place?. Classroom Lunchroom Hallways and Bathrooms Bus Rides Playgrounds Neighborhoods Home Workplace. Reasons Behind Bullying.

viviana-hurley
Download Presentation

Laureen Hungo-Brady

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. The United Nations Laureen Hungo-Brady

  2. How do you define Bullying?

  3. When and Where Does Bullying Take Place? Classroom Lunchroom Hallways and Bathrooms Bus Rides Playgrounds Neighborhoods Home Workplace

  4. Reasons Behind Bullying • Avoid facing responsibility and personal/professional inadequacies • Fear of being revealed as weak, incompetent or insecure

  5. A Bully… • refuses to recognize their effect on others. • does not want to change their behavior. • displays obsessive, compulsive behavior. • displays hatred, anger, resentment and prejudice. • does not clearly understand or learn from consequences. • are motivated by jealousy and even previous rejection.

  6. What are people saying about Bullying? Use of Quotes as Primary Sources…

  7. No one can give you better advice than yourself.- Cicero • It is our choices ... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.- J. K. Rowling • Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.- Judy Garland • To go against the dominant thinking of your friends,of most of the people you see every day,is perhaps the most difficult act of heroism you can perform.- Theodore H. White

  8. What Steps Can Be Taken to Defuse Bullying? Classroom Management Education – Anti Bullying Programs Tolerance of Others Teaching Kids to Work Together Separating Kids Who Don’t Get Along Involving Parents Other?

  9. Character Counts! Six Pillars of Character

  10. Trustworthiness Responsibility Respect Caring Fairness Citizenship

  11. Global Effects of Bullying • War • Excessive control of people, land or resources A Few Examples of Bullying in History?? Taxation without Representation Trail of Tears The Assassination of Political Leaders Various Wars Holocaust Etc.

  12. The Response to Global Bullying? The League of Nations - 1919 As designed in the peace settlement of World War I (Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points) to advance international cooperation, peace and security Which Led To… The United Nations - 1945

  13. During World War II, FRD was the first to use the term “United Nations” while referencing the 26 nations who fought against Japan and Germany.

  14. Considering the many weakness of the League of Nations, which was unable to prevent World War II, the leaders of the Allied Countries spoke frequently about the need for a new peacekeeping organization: The United Nations.

  15. Tools to Teach Students about the United Nations CICERO: History Beyond the Textbook Unit 12 – Guided Readings, Lessons, Web quests, Primary Sources Literacy and History: Research and Writing Skills CICERO: Toolbox Charts and Graphs

  16. Content Rich Learning Why is it so important to achievement? The Missing Link in Reading Comprehension and Academic Achievement By Jason Caros www.FranklinsOpus.org

  17. “ Reading comprehension and overall academic achievement can be greatly improved, and learning gaps closed, by systematically increasing the amount of academic background knowledge students learn beginning in the elementary grades.” Jason Caros

  18. Common Core Literacy Standards with History Content? Just to name a few… Draw on details and examples from a text to support statements about the text. Determine the main idea and supporting details of a text; summarize the text Describe the sequence of events in a historical account, including what happened and why, based on specific information in a text Learn and describe the meanings for the general academic language and domain- specific words or phrases encountered in a text relative to grade level.

  19. Interpret factual information presented graphically or visually (charts, diagrams, timelines, animations, and interactive elements) Read informational texts independently, proficiently, and fluently within the grade level text complexity band; read texts at the high end of the band with scaffolding as needed Write informative/explanatory pieces in which they state the topic clearly, group related information, use facts, concrete details and quotations, use links to join ideas within categories, use domain-specific vocabulary, provide a conclusion Initiate and engage in group discussions on grade-level material and prepare to do so by reading required material beings able to draw on that material, pose and respond to questions, acknowledge new information Report on events, topics, or texts in an organized manner using appropriate specific facts and descriptive details to support the main ideas

  20. Teaching Complex Topics to Young Students… • Utilize teachable moments – This Day in History • Identify just a few key facts to focus on. • Connect the topic to prior knowledge or experiences. • Use quality, entertaining trade books as a hook or wrap up.

  21. Fourth Grade Class Presentation: The United Nations

  22. The United Nations Facts United Nations Conference - April 15, 1945 San Francisco, California It lasted roughly two months while diplomats structured the purpose and hierarchy of the United Nations organization. The conference ended on June 26, 1945 when 46 of the nations in attendance agreed to and signed the Charter of the United Nations

  23. The Charter was then reviewed and approved by the various governments. By the end of the year, 50 nations approved the Charter of the United Nations. October 24 has been designated United Nations Day to commemorate the birth of this organization. There are 193 members of the United Nations.

  24. The United Nation Headquarters are located in New York City, USA. The Rockefeller Family provided the funding for the land on which the new headquarters would be built. The building was completed in 1952.

  25. The Mission of the United Nations • To support world peace. • To encourage positive relations among nations. • Cooperation among nations to help defeat poverty, hunger, illiteracy and disease. To also encourage tolerance and respect for human rights and freedoms. (UNICEF- began as relief for children after WWII) • To be the role-models for nations to realize these goals.

  26. Disaster Relief Counter Terrorism Disarmament GenderEquality Human Rights Democracy Food Production International Health Issues

  27. Literacy Skills + Historical Content Historical Fix-Its… (within each unit of CICERO: Teaching Beyond the Textbook Problem: the united nations was formed in 1945 it were a group of nations that joined together to solve the problims of the world using peaceful methods Answer: The United Nations was formed in 1945.It is a group of nations that joined together to solve the problems of the world using peaceful methods.

  28. Using Trade Books

  29. Analyzing Text …Writing Response “Leaders of the world, my message to you is simple: to achieve universal peace and understanding on this planet you have only to speak plainly, even though you may look foolish. This is a thousand times better than looking good and talking nonsense.” Ruby Mae Foote

  30. “The planet Earth was small. You could stand on one side, whisper something, and be heard on the other side. It was that small.” text by David Small Why do you think David Small referred to Earth in this way?

  31. Creative Writing… • Write a new speech for Ruby Mae about the importance of peace and understanding in our world. • Create a letter that you will send to the United Nations discussing the important role children have in creating a better world in which tolerance and caring for one another are a priority. • As a class, design a charter for your classroom outlining the ways to promote cooperation throughout the school year and limiting/eliminating negative interaction among students.

  32. Fine Arts Connection For Older Students: Create a poster promoting awareness of various United Nations efforts.

  33. For Younger Students: Create an advertising billboard for Ruby Mae’s Headquarters for Universal Peace and Understanding

  34. Connections… What connections can be drawn between how we try to develop young citizens in our classrooms and teaching the United Nations? Tolerance, Historical Content, Literacy Skills, Public Speaking, etc. Ask students for their input when drawing connections.

  35. “ The heroes of the world community are not those who withdraw when difficulties ensue, not those who can envision neither the prospect of success nor the consequence of failure – but those who stand the heat of battle, the fight for world peace through the United Nations” Hubert H. Humphrey 38th U.S. Vice President under Lyndon B. Johnson

More Related