Post on 06-May-2015
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/view/
Tragedy in TaberOn April 20, 1999, two students went on a deadly rampage at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. One week later, a similar attack struck a small town in Alberta.
A 14-year-old boy opened fire with a .22-calibre rifle.
Why teach moral intelligence?
Moral intelligence is learnedMoral intelligence is changeableEducators make enormous differencesQ. What creates a safe school? (survey to 77,000 high school and middle school students)A. An empathetic teacher with solid discipline
who is always there for the students
“The first step in teaching moral intelligence is by being a moral example” ***Michelle Borba
Remember: TeRRiFiCC
COLOR SCHEMETrustworthiness : blueThink "true blue“
Respect : yellow/goldThink The Golden Rule
Responsibility : greenThink being responsible for a garden or finances; or as in being solid and reliable like an oak
Fairness : orangeThink of dividing an orange into equal sections to share fairly with friends
Caring : redThink of a heart
Citizenship : purpleThink regal purple as representing the state
Seven Essential
Virtues
Brainstorm:
How could you teach the Seven Essential
Virtuesto middle school
students?
Emotional Literacy
Let’s Play• Emote• Photo Journal• Emotion Match• Etch and Sketch
Emotion drives learning, not intellect
***Roland Barth
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)
“Kids don’t care how much
you know, until they know how much you care”***Charles Sposato
Let’s Play:
But Out
Sticky Fingers
WHY?
Alberta teen beaten in schoolyard dies Last Updated Fri Nov 17 08:42:02 2000
EDMONTON - A 14-year-old boy savagely beaten on a school playground in Alberta has died after being taken off life support. Two boys, aged 15 and 16, accused of attacking him, have been charged with second-degree murder. They were originally accused of aggravated assault. Garrett Dumont was beaten beyond recognition Nov. 3 and remained in a coma until late Wednesday night. About 30 members of his adopted and biological families were with him when he died. A police officer investigates the scene The teen suffered head and internal injuries when he was beaten, kicked and stomped outside Highlands Junior High School in Edmonton. Police said they found several crude weapons near the crime scene, including a banged-up garbage can covered in blood. In the News
64% of kids have been bullied at school
12% were bullied once or more a week.
13% bullied once or more a week.
72% observed bullying occasionally
40% tried to intervene
64% considered bullying a normal part of school life.
61-80% said bullies are often popular and enjoy high status with peers.25-33% said bullying is sometimes OKAY and/or it is OKAY to tease losers.20-50% bullying can be a good thing (makes people tougher/is a good way to solve problems)
We are running out of time
Source: Centre For Youth Social Development, UBC Faculty of Education
Who or What is to Blame?Go to
http://todaysmeet.com/BullyingMatters
And join the conversation
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/television8. Depression or mood swings. Misplaced or
unwarranted jealousy.9. History of bullying.10. Involvement/interest in gangs.
10 Things a Teacher Can Do
1. Learn about bullying and violence2. 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”
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 students9. Participate in a watch patrol.10. Have a school peace pledge/rally
10 Things Students Can Do
Remember: A Misbehaving Child is a Discouraged Child
Don’t Laugh at Me
“The first stage of curriculum development, is creating a curriculum of care”
…Harold Brathwaite