This revised, blended step-by-step course that complements the Act Now! student curriculum, is designed for school staff to work as a community of learners to create a bully-free school. School staff and administrators will independently complete the online portion of the training to learn the basics of bullying, analyze their school climate, and choose an area they would like to see the school community focus on. Then, following the online portion of the course, all staff will come together to participate in one culminating meeting to review elements of the online training and create a unified plan to address bullying in their school community. Research has shown that schools completing Act Now! Staff Training are 30% more effective in reducing bullying than schools implementing the student curriculum only.
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In this school champion-facilitated training, the delivery method is blended, utilizing a combination of online sessions that staff complete independently and one all-staff meeting.
Students experiencing the Act Now! e-learning program are learning to identify bullying situations and stand up for themselves and others. It is not enough, though, to expect students to confront and address bullying behaviors with their peers, completely independent of adult intervention. Staff training and school policies need to be in place and followed by all staff members in order to support student learning and help create a bully-free culture in the school. Studies show that students need assurance that adults in their schools and communities will support their efforts as active bystanders by showing consistent intervention and discipline of students who demonstrate bullying behaviors. This work by the entire school community, including students, parents, staff, teachers, and administrators, creates a culture of caring and respect where everyone feels safe and bullying behavior is not supported, tolerated, or ignored.
This program, designed to be implemented by a member of staff taking on the role of "school champion", provides the basic content and guidelines necessary for implementing a school-wide bullying prevention staff training program based on research conducted by Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, in cooperation with state guidelines developed by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI).
Total Session Time: online 30 min.
Total Session Time: online 11 min., offline 30 min.
Total Session Time: online 40 min.
Total Session Time: online 45 min.
Total Meeting Time: One to 1-1/2 hours