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 Learning: How/When/Where is it taught?

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