1. BULLYING By Helga E. Brannick
What we need to know as teachers and how to prevent this behavior in the classroom

2. Did You Know?
Bullying:
Is inappropriate and unacceptable in the classroom
There is no prototype – anyone can bully
Should not be tolerated at any time
Happens daily
Boys and girls bully
Can traumatically affect children, even for life

3. How does bullying make children feel?
Depressed
Low self-esteem
Is painful
Uncomfortable
Vulnerable
Confused
Angry
Weak
Suicidal

4. Ways to bully

5. Are our kids safe?

6. Why do children bully? Home issues Bullied themselves
To feel empowered
Dominate
Innocently
Anonymity
Victims themselves
Are insecure
For attention
For revenge
Out of anger
Replicating behavior

7. ANYONE CAN BE A TARGET OF A BULLY
Targets of bullies
Children with disabilities
Athletes
Peers
Shy/popular children
Small/large children
Foreigners
People with different religious
preferences
ANYONE CAN BE A TARGET OF A BULLY

8. Categories of bullies
Aggressive – most common
Passive
Bully victim

9. Preventive Measures Zero tolerance Anti-bullying campaign
Teach minilessons
Parental involvement
Establish rules and procedures
Report bullying incidents
Be observant
Create safe environments
Change laws
Be diligent
Speak up
“ZERO” tolerance policy

10. Disciplinary policies and rules for the classroom – procedures and routines
Teachers must be diligent
Establish policies rules before school year begins in a letter to parents and children
Get parents involved
Model (always)
Create ways for deep understanding (6 facets of understanding)
Focus
Provide direction

11. Disciplinary policies and rules for the classroom – procedures and routines
Implement student participation
Model
Observe/Monitor
Create a classroom community
Develop a disciplinary plan of action
Create and implement rules
Create and implement routines
Procedures are a must

12. Interventions to direct behavior from negative to positive
Be consistent
Encourage
Look for good behavior over bad behavior
Create Awareness
Create trust between teacher and student/student and students
Listen
Respond appropriately – not to punish
Provide qualitative and quantitative lessons – do not just fill in time and space with nonsense

13. Interventions to direct behavior from negative to positive
Stay motivated
Create excitement
Personalize the room
Show empathy
Connect with students and connect them with each other
Know all students
Confer as a group and individually
Bond
Self assess yourself and have students self assess themselves
Seek parental support

14. Stop negative behaviors before they start

16. Questions

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18. Mahalo
Thank you for watching. I hope this presentation will help teachers in the classroom environment against bullying and its negative behavior. Children are in the classroom for a good part of their day, and as educational professionals it is our responsibility to provide an encouraging, safe, productive and motivated place for them to learn and grow.