Bullying
No. 80; March 2011Click here to download and print a PDF version of this document. Bullying is a common experience for many children and adolescents. Surveys indicate that as many as half of all children are bullied at some time during their school years, and at least 10% are bullied on a regular basis. Bullying behavior can be physical or verbal. Boys tend to use physical intimidation or threats, regardless of the gender of their victims.
Professional Ethics
Introduction Top The debate concerning the ethics of education that took place in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century has gained renewed, worldwide interest in the past two decades. The contemporary debate targets two overlapping sides of the role morality plays in education: the moral behaviour of the teacher and the morality children learn in school. In 2001, Education International (EI), officially entered this debate when the Declaration on Professional Ethics (DPE) was adopted by EI’s 3rd World Congress held in Jomtien, Thailand.
7 Strategies To Help Students Ask Great Questions
Bring TeachThought Professional Development To Your School! 7 Strategies To Help Students Ask Great Questions by Terry Heick Questions can be extraordinary learning tools. A good question can open minds, shift paradigms, and force the uncomfortable but transformational cognitive dissonance that can help create thinkers.
Friends . Bullies
someone else. No matter what situation or form it comes in, bullying can make you feel depressed, hurt, and alone. It can keep you from enjoying the activities and places that are part of your life. Bullying happens everywhere, whether it's your town or Paris, France. It happens all the time, and it's happened since forever. Because it's so common, many adults think bullying is just a normal part of growing up.
Code of Ethics for Registered Teachers
The Code of Ethics for Registered Teachers exists to: promote the ethics of the professioninspire the quality of behaviour that reflects the honour and dignity of the professionencourage and emphasise those positive attributes of professional conduct thatcharacterise strong and effective teachingenable members of the profession to appraise and reflect on their ethical decisions. Read or download the Code of Ethics: Code of Ethics for Registered Teachers (English)Ngā Tikanga Matatika (Māori)Full Code of Ethics Poster (English) Ngā Tikanga Matatika Pānui (Māori) About the Code of Ethics
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New ways to stop bullying
As an expert on bullying, Dorothy Espelage, PhD, hates to see her research collecting dust on library shelves. She wants it in the hands of educators where it can make a difference. So, the counseling psychologist/researcher heads to Wisconsin almost weekly to update teachers on the latest facts about bullying. "We're doing good peer-reviewed research on bullying, and the only way to get the message out there is to go into the schools," says Espelage, who with colleagues has surveyed 20,000 Wisconsin second- through 12th-graders about the subject. Her "research talks" to teachers and administrators dispel common myths about bullying, such as that bullies are always unpopular. Espelage is one of a growing number of American psychologists helping schools establish effective bullying prevention and intervention programs, which are being mandated by many school systems across the country in the wake of Columbine and other school shootings.
Professional Liability Insurance
Professional and Student Membership in the Association of American Educators includes $2,000,000 Professional Liability Insurance coverage—more protection than other teacher associations provide for a much lower price. Not all policies are alike and the AAE policy has some extra protection that other organizations don't offer. The AAE policy offers $2,000,000 of protection per occurrence, per member.
