Introduction

Harry Reasoner, a CBS investigative reporter for the TV program 60 Minutes in New York City, will be visiting your campus to help determine the depth of bullying at your school. Due to the circumstances leading to the recent onslaught of school violence, the general public is demanding solutions to the ever-growing epidemic of bullying. Your responsibility is to demonstrate to Mr. Reasoner that everyone at the Brookesmith ISD is actively working to heighten the awareness of this problem in order to avoid another Columbine.

Tasks

Your tasks will involve being in a group consisting of a bully, a victim, a mediator, and a reporter. Your tasks will include the following:

· Define bullying and what is NOT bullying

· Design a no-bullying poster

· Create a role-playing skit about bullying

· Develop a web consisting of specific aspects of bullying

· Group presentation of above tasks to entire class

Process

The group will consist of four members. Each member will have the responsibility of gathering information about bullying. The information will be compiled and presented to the class.

Bully · Define bullying · Give causes of bullying · Types of bullying	Victim · Define victim · Describe effects of being bullied (physically, mentally, emotionally, and socially) · Responses to bullying
Mediator · Hold neutral position between bully and victim · Become acquainted with Conflict Resolution as a mediator · Gain awareness of the BISD practice of handling bullies	Reporter · Interview principal about # and frequency of bullying, absenteeism due to bullying, discipline plan for bullying, steps to reporting bullying, and the consequences of bullying at BISD · Survey students about being a bully or bullied at BISD

After each member has completed these assigned tasks, the group will design a concept web about bullying at BISD. The web will consist of bubbles about causes, effects, consequences, frequency, reporting, and conflict resolution.

The group will produce a poster emphasizing “No Bullying”. Each group will also write and present a role-playing skit exhibiting a bullying situation.

Resources

Texas Education Agency Website
http://www.tea.state.tx.us

Johnson Institute

Info@johnsoninstitute.com

National Education Agency

www.nea.org

United States Department of Education

http://www.ed.gov/

Kathy Schrock’s Guide for Educators (A plethora or links for classroom curriculum integration) http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide

Blue Web’n Learning Sites (Library of Blue Ribbon Educational Internet Sites) http://www.kn.pacbell.com/wired/bluewebn/

Federal Resources for Educational Excellence http://www.ed.gov/free/subject.html

K – 12 World (curriculum stuff galore!) http://www.k-12world.com/

Tom Snyder Productions (lesson ideas and web links) http://www.teachtsp.com/classroom/index.asp

Education World http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/

Microsoft K-12 Education (subscribe to the newsletter) http://www.microsoft.com/education/default.asp?ID=schools

TeachNet http://www.teachnet.com/

Classroom Connect (Hot Links: K-6, 7-12) http://www.classroom.com/

Evaluation

The following links will be used to choose a rubric for evaluation of individual and group work.

Rubric Generators http://teachers.teach-nology.com/web_tools/rubrics/

Rubrics from the Staff Room
http://www.odyssey.on.ca/~elaine.coxon/rubrics.htm

Conclusion

Upon completion of this project, hopefully your school district will be knowledgeable in the matters of bullying and take necessary steps at reducing and preventing bullying. This project should enable you to convince Mr. Reasoner that it is our attempt to ensure that our school is as safe as possible for everyone.