7. Who or What is to Blame?
Go to
http://todaysmeet.com/BullyingMatters
And join the conversation
8. 10 Warning Signs:
1.
Lack of Interest in School. Self isolation from
family and/or friends.
2. Seeing self as always the victim.
3. Persistent disregard for rules.
4. Cruelty to pets or other animals.
5. Artwork or writing that is bleak, violent or that
depicts isolation or anger.
6. Talking constantly about weapons or violence.
Talk about bringing weapons to school. Bringing a
weapon to school.
7. Obsession with violent games/television
8. Depression or mood swings. Misplaced or
unwarranted jealousy.
9. History of bullying.
10. Involvement/interest in gangs.
9. 10 Things a Teacher Can Do
1.
2.
Learn about bullying and violence
Democratic classroom. Zero tolerance for
name-calling, put-downs and taunting.
3. Know the warning signs.
4. Anti-violence student activities.
5. Have a school emergency plan.
6. Firm, fair and consistent school rules.
7. Report to principal ALL violent incidences (physical and
verbal)
8. Teach conflict resolution/anger management skills.
9. Incorporate prevention of violence into your lessons.
10. Encourage students to report suspicious activities/
behavior.
Bullying is a “Learned Behavior”,
which means it can be “unlearned”
10. 10 Things Students Can Do
1. No weapons at school.
2. Report crimes to authorities.
3. Report suspicious or worrisome
behavior.
4. Learn how to manage anger.
5. Settle disputes peaceably.
6. Teen advisory council.
7. Be a peer counselor.
8. Mentor new students
9. Participate in a watch patrol.
10. Have a school peace pledge/rally
Remember:
A Misbehaving Child is a Discouraged Child
11. Design an environment where both
YOU and YOUR students are
emotionally and physcially healthy
Review: Brain Foods
12. The Top 10 Best Brain
Foods
Top 10 Brain Foods:
Blueberries (tapping on head)
Nuts nuts nuts (tapping on shoulders)
Fish (for the flesh)
Brocolli (in the belly)
Yogurt (for the waist)
Banana banana banana (rotating hips)
Olive oil (on your thighs)
Brown Bread (tapping the knees)
Spinach on the shin
Squishy tomatoes (with our feet)
27. “Kids don‟t care
how much you
know, until they
know how much
you care”
Charles Sposato
28. The Rest of the Story:
One more trip to the Galloway Vault
• Forgiveness: Aboriginal Culture (The Talking Circle, The Healing Center,
Sweatlodge)
• Revisit: Itinerant Case
• Revisit: Classroom Management Role-plays
• Housekeeping:
-Hand in Course Participation/Hand back blogs
-Hand out: Take home “synthesis paper”
-Review: 40 Generic Principles of Classroom Management/Classroom
Management Resources (Google Site /Shelfari Book Reviews)/Classroom
Management Mantras/Course Learning Outcomes
-Final Exam (Wednesday, Nov. 6th, 10:00 to 12:00 p.m.), Room 2301
• Brent‟s Best Practices: 3 Best “In Class” Practices/3 Best “Whole
School” Practices
• The Final Word: Believe in yourself and your power to teach/Jordan
• Seeing: Dalton Sherman “Do you believe in me?”
• Wise Words
29. Make a choice
• #1. I was hired to teach, not to make kids behave
• #2. You can be friendly with kids, but you can‟t be friends
•
#3. Minimize student misbehavior by maximizing student
learning
•
#4. Manage your class, don‟t discipline it
•
#5. Don‟t let them see you smile until Christmas
•
#6. Catch „em being good
30.
31.
32. Build it and they will learn
“If we want to have engaged brains in the
classroom, we have to have an interactive
environment”
… Spencer Kagan
“We have school-induced ADHD because
schools aren‟t brain compatible with the
brains of today‟s children”
…Dr. David Sousa
“Artful teaching is a love triangle between
the students, the teacher, and the content
…Carol Ann Tomlinson
“Fairness is everyone getting what
they need in school”
…Martha Kaufeldt
There are no „bad‟ kids, just
kids with „bad‟ problems”
…Harold Brathwaite
“All kids in our society are at risk
…Dr. Martin Brokenleg
“What is best for the best
should be best for the rest”
…Dr. Roger Taylor
“Kids learn by what they do, not by
what they are told”
…Pat Wolfe
“‟At risk‟ students are those who leave
school before or after graduation with
little possibility of continuing learning”
…Roland Barth
“Are we training kids to write tests for life,
or are we training kids for the tests of life”
….Art Costa
