Take A Stand Anti-Bullying Curriculum - Texas 4-H and Youth ...
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<strong>Take</strong> A <strong>St<strong>and</strong></strong><br />
<strong>Anti</strong>-<strong>Bullying</strong> <strong>Curriculum</strong><br />
Meredith Carter<br />
Extension Program Specialist, 4-H<br />
District 11
OVERVIEW<br />
• Objectives<br />
• Lesson Themes<br />
• <strong>Curriculum</strong> Breakdown
OBJECTIVES<br />
• Provide training for teachers or other youth workers<br />
on “<strong>Take</strong> A <strong>St<strong>and</strong></strong>” curriculum<br />
• Work with school district to implement “<strong>Take</strong> A<br />
<strong>St<strong>and</strong></strong>” into the classroom as a curriculum<br />
enrichment activity<br />
• Provide support to the school for the program<br />
through processing evaluations, developing<br />
summaries of evaluations, recognition of participants<br />
<strong>and</strong> teachers, <strong>and</strong> more!
LESSON THEMES<br />
• Conflict Management/<strong>Bullying</strong><br />
• Communication<br />
• Etiquette<br />
• Teamwork<br />
• Cultural Awareness
LEGISLATION (2005)<br />
• House Bill 283<br />
• Discipline Management Program to include<br />
prevention of <strong>and</strong> education concerning<br />
unwanted physical or verbal aggression, sexual<br />
harassment, <strong>and</strong> other forms of bullying in school,<br />
on school grounds, <strong>and</strong> in school vehicles
LEGISLATION (2005)<br />
• House Bill 121<br />
• Each school district shall adopt <strong>and</strong> implement a<br />
dating violence policy to be included in the district<br />
improvement plan. Implementation can be<br />
through safety planning, enforcement of<br />
protective orders, school-based alternatives to<br />
protective orders, training for teachers <strong>and</strong><br />
administrators, counseling for affected students,<br />
<strong>and</strong> awareness education for students <strong>and</strong><br />
parents.
LEGISLATION (2005)<br />
• Senate Bill 136<br />
– Establishes a curriculum within the <strong>Texas</strong><br />
School Safety Center to educate students<br />
about the dangers associated with social<br />
networking sites such as MySpace.Com.<br />
"This will arm students with the information<br />
they need to protect themselves against<br />
online predators," Senator Nelson said.
2011 LEGISLATION<br />
• SB 407 – Requires the <strong>Texas</strong> School Safety Center to develop<br />
programs that address “sexting” (sexually explicit material or<br />
photos sent by text message), <strong>and</strong> better responses to<br />
incidents of bullying <strong>and</strong> “cyberbullying” (bullying through<br />
the Internet).<br />
• SB 471 <strong>and</strong> HB 1942 – Starting in 2012-2013 – Exp<strong>and</strong>s the<br />
requirements on school districts to address bullying <strong>and</strong><br />
harassment, such as parental notification, programs for<br />
students <strong>and</strong> staff, providing counseling to bullies <strong>and</strong> victims<br />
<strong>and</strong> protecting those who report bullying. Charter schools<br />
also are required to adopt a policy on sexual abuse starting<br />
this year. .<br />
(http://www.bullypolice.org/tx_law.html)
2011 LEGISLATION<br />
• HB 1942 – Exp<strong>and</strong>s the definition of bullying<br />
<strong>and</strong> allows school districts to transfer the bully<br />
to another classroom or campus within the<br />
district.<br />
• HB 1386 – Requires the development of<br />
intervention <strong>and</strong> prevention programs to<br />
train school staff to recognize potential suicide<br />
victims, to include those students targeted by<br />
bullies.<br />
(http://www.bullypolice.org/tx_law.html)
• Each lesson contains…<br />
– Objectives<br />
– Associated TEKS<br />
– Associated Life Skills<br />
– Supplies/materials<br />
– H<strong>and</strong>outs<br />
CURRICULUM
CURRICULUM<br />
• Full Set of curriculum<br />
– Parent letters<br />
– Certificates<br />
– CD with entire curriculum<br />
• “Love > Hate” by Brook Gibbs<br />
• Clever Catch <strong>Bullying</strong> Ball
3-5 CURRICULUM<br />
• Lesson 1: Keep your cool<br />
• Lesson 2: Walk in my Shoes<br />
• Lesson 3: A Manner of Speaking<br />
• Lesson 4: Get in the Game<br />
• Lesson 5: You + Me = Harmony
6-8 CURRICULUM<br />
• Lesson 1: Face in the Mirror<br />
• Lesson 2: A Figure of Speech<br />
• Lesson 3: Don’t be Rude!<br />
• Lesson 4: Work it Out<br />
• Lesson 5: Inside Out
9-12 CURRICULUM<br />
• Lesson 1: Putting the Pieces Together<br />
• Lesson 2: Clear the Air<br />
• Lesson 3: Walk the Talk<br />
• Lesson 4: Teamwork + Communication =<br />
Problem Solved<br />
• Lesson 5: CSI: Cultural Sensitivity<br />
Investigation
EVALUATION<br />
• Teacher Training Evaluation<br />
• Age appropriate youth evaluation<br />
(POST ONLY)<br />
• Teacher Observation Evaluation<br />
(Retrospective Post)
THE FUTURE…<br />
WHERE DOES THIS FIT<br />
• Increasing need for antibullying information<br />
for all youth audiences<br />
• Challenges/Contests (coming soon)<br />
• Additional resources on cyberbullying
RESOURCES<br />
• http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/take_st<strong>and</strong><br />
• Stopbullying.gov<br />
• Facebook page (Coming soon)
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