The Bully Free Classroom
3 credits / 45 hours
Instructor Amy Adkins – Weingartner
Course Description
Every day, students are teased, intimidated, harassed, and hurt by other students. Bullying is a big problem in our schools and educators can do something about it. This course will help all educators and staff members to create a classroom/school environment where everyone feels safe, accepted and valued. It will help you to identify and empower victims of bullying as well as act quickly and effectively when learning of a bullying incident. Participants will also learn how to effectively communicate with parents while establishing a zero-tolerance policy for bullying. This course is a must for all educators K-12.
Course Description
Every day, students are teased, intimidated, harassed, and hurt by other students. Bullying is a big problem in our schools and educators can do something about it. This course will help all educators and staff members to create a classroom/school environment where everyone feels safe, accepted and valued. It will help you to identify and empower victims of bullying as well as act quickly and effectively when learning of a bullying incident. Participants will also learn how to effectively communicate with parents while establishing a zero-tolerance policy for bullying. This course is a must for all educators K-12.
Course Objectives
Students that enroll in this class will...
Know
- the difference between the facts and myths of bullying.
- district and/or building policies against bullying.
- cyberbullying and its harmful effects.
Understand
- how they can help prevent bullying in their classes and schools.
- that bullying manifests itself in many different kinds of behaviors, some of which are more easily noticed than others.
- myths and misconceptions about bullying, bullies and the bullied.
and Be Able To
- establish classroom rules and consequences that promote zero-tolerance for bullying.
- identify and diffuse a bullying situation.
- communicate effectively with parents of both bullies and victims.
