General overview: Bullying in Schools

Objective: For our educational issues presentation we are looking at bullying in schools. We will
look into the different types of bullying and how we can help as teachers.
We decided to research a variety things related to bullying such as:

What is bullying? We review a brief definition of what bullying means.

Signs of bullying: What we can be aware of as teachers and how to identify a bully.
Types of bullying:
o Verbal
o Physical
o Social
o Cyberbullying

Who is at risk? It is important to understand the risks associated with bullying to fully
understand what is happening.
Stories that can be used in the classroom: These resources are useful to use as a tool to
teach children about bullying and the negative impact it can have on others.
o Bird Child By:Nan Forler and Illustrated by: Francois Thisdale

Nobody! By: Erin Frankel and Illustrated by: Paula Heaphy

The Juice Box Bully By: Bob Sornson and Maria Dismondy and Illustrated by:
Kim Shaw

Nerdy Birdy By: Aaron Reynolds and Illustrated by: Matt Davies

How to respond as a teacher: By understanding strategies on how to respond to a

bullying situation allows us to be an effective teacher.
How to prevent bullying as a teacher: Taking preventative measures is important as a
way to stop bullying before it has a chance to take root in classrooms.
Interesting facts about bullying
Activity: Our activity involves giving each table a couple bullying situations and seeing
how people respond to the situation with how they feel and what they would do.
Some resources that you can use: Resources are an important tool to use as a teacher
to understand and prevent bullying.
o www.day1campaign.com
o www.kidshelpphone.ca
o www.smartclassroommanagement.com
o www.edutopia.org
o www.stopbullying.gov
o www.stopabully.ca
Quiz: Our quiz will help everyone recall some of the information that we had in our
presentation.

Bullying has been a constant issue in classrooms and schools and is still an issue. With the

advances and popularity technology has a new form of bullying, cyberbullying, has become a
widespread issue for kids. By understanding the different forms of bullying and the signs of both
the bully and the victim teachers can take preventative measures and learn how to respond
effectively to situations. Bullying is still a relevant topic and issue that needs to be recognized
and understood in order for it to be stopped. With children being in school for a good portion of
the day it is important to teach students respect and acceptance for one another. Teachers play
an important role in preventing bullying in the classroom as we are there for our students, and in
order to be an effective teacher we must not turn a blind eye to bullying and play an active role
in our students lives and prevent or respond to bullying situations appropriately. Bullying
situations can represent a number of implications however and it is a hard situation to be in for
not only students but also as a teacher. However, the first step in taking action is to understand
those implications and learn to respond with the help of being properly informed about bullying
and working together to collaborate with our colleagues.