Bullying+in+Schools

Welcome The name of this course is //Bullying in Schools-Prevention Tips and Intervention Strategies for Educators and Related Service Providers.// I am the instructor, Alison Varianides. My e-mail is alibap3982@yahoo.com

We will use this class page as an instructional guide to assist us construct knowledge and develop skills/strategies to assist students achieve success. Throughout this course you will be required to log on each week and post on the discussion board your thoughts/feelings/questions regarding content and information learned through class lectures, discussions and required readings.

Course Outline

[|Bullying Class Syllabus.doc] [|Bullying Class Syllabus (1).pdf]

Assignments for weekend 1

1. Read "I Just Stood By and Let it Happen-Odd Girl Speaks Out (Assignment 1 under Course Materials Section) 2. Post on Wiki two posts: 1 to respond to my question and 2 to respond to another person’s comment.

Assignments for weekend 2 1. Finish Group Presentation and be ready to present in class next weekend. 2. Post on Wiki about article on interventions. (Assignment 2 under Course Materials Section)

Assignments for weekend 3

1. Implement program/intervention into your classroom/schools. 2. Post on Wiki a reflection to the implementation of the intervention/program. Discuss difficulties/resistances to implementing the program and what worked and what could have been improved. (Due online one week from last class)

Course Materials

[|Assignment 1.pdf] [|Assignment 2.pdf]

[|Bully Survey.doc]

Texts

[|Odd Girl Speaks Out: Girls Write about Bullies, Cliques, Popularity, and Jealousy]  by [|Rachel Simmons] and [|Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World] by [|Rosalind Wiseman]

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