Making School Safe for Learning
Colours of Peace CC arechetypefotografie
Harsh words. Smart Responses
We’ve all been there. And so have our kids. Someone says something really offensive:
- "Retard!"
- "Fatso!"
- "So gay!"
- "Go back to your own country!"
Hurtful words and hurtful thoughts. How do we help children understand that words can hurt? How can we help our schools become more inclusive?
This month, in addition to celebrating National Fritters Day, you can learn how to help improve your school during National Special Education Day and Inclusive Schools Week
A Little Background: Special Education Day
Dec. 2 celebrates the signing of the first federal special education law in 1975. It may seem hard to believe, but before this law very few children with disabilities went to public school. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) changed that. Today, more than 6.5 million children receive special education services in the US. In California, it is about 10 percent of students, some 680,000 children.
Odds are, you probably don’t know a lot about special education. It’s pretty darn complicated. In the spirit of Special Education Day, we’ve selected some guides to help you with the basics. (You’re welcome.)
Standing Up to Bullying
Bullying is especially hard on children with special needs. One study indicates that 60 per cent of students with disabilities report being bullied regularly compared to 25 per cent of all students. And yes, there there are things schools can do to help.
- Look into creating a "Peer Advocacy" program at your school.
- Share this Tip Sheet about how to address bullying of kids with special needs.
- Work with your PTA or parent group to learn more about the special needs of students and how to reach out effectively to include all parents in decisions at your school.
Inclusive Schools Week is Dec. 5-9, 2016
This is one more chance to support students at your school. Think of it as the opportunity to help kids understand why "So Gay" and "Go Back to Your Own Country" are harmful to the entire school community. Here are ideas your school might want to adopt from Inclusive Schools:
- Establish a "Five Minutes for Friendship" ritual each day. Have students pair up with classmates on a rotating basis. Provide a topic for the pair to discuss for five minutes. Ask a few pairs to share their conversation with the class.
- Display student artwork and projects around the school. Projects might include "what makes me special" essays, name histories, or family trees.
- Ask students to write about a time that they didn’t feel included in a group. Talk about how it made them feel. Ask them how their experiences relate to anyone who is perceived as different and what challenges they might face in a school setting.
- Read and discuss poetry that focuses on creating and maintaining unity among different groups of people.
Facing History and Ourselves can help help older students understand racism, religious intolerance and prejudice by relating history to their own lives. December is the time to raise awareness. Put your plan into action throughout the school year. You can find lots more Celebration ideas here.
How does your school help children understand that words hurt? What are parents doing to make your school more inclusive? Let us know so we can share with all of our Ed100 readers.
Etiquetas de esta publicación
Acoso Aprendizaje socioemocional Educación especialTodas las etiquetas
Academia Khan Acoso acreditación Actitud Administradores Agallas Álgebra Ambiente escolar Aprendizaje Aprendizaje Ampliado Aprendizaje basado en proyectos Aprendizaje socioemocional Artes Asistencia Asociación de Maestros de California Asociación de Padres y Maestros Atención plena Ausencias Bonos de obligación Brecha de desempeño Burbank Calidad Calificación de escuelas Calificaciones en pruebas Cambio Canción Carol Dweck Carrera Cerebro Certificación CHAMP Ciencia Cierre de escuelas Civismo Comparaciones nacionales Concurso Consejeros Consejo escolar Control local Costo de educación Creatividad Crecimiento económico Crucigrama CSBA Currículo común cursos de estudios étnicos Datos Después de clases Día de la Independencia Diálogo dislexia Distritos Diversidad Dotado DREAM Act EACH EdPrezi EdSource EdTech Educación bilingue Educación del carácter Educación especial Educación sexual Educación universal Elección Elección de escuela Enlaces guía Equidad Escasez de maestros Escuelas chárter Escuelas comunitarias Escuelas en casa Escuelas Magnet Escuelas privadas Escuelas religiosas Esfuerzo Estándares Estudiantes en riesgo Estudiantes que están aprendiendo inglés estudiantes sin hogar Estudios étnicos Evaluación Evaluación nacional de progreso educativo Éxito Federal Filantropía Financiamiento Financiamiento local Fondos por categorías Ganadores Gastos Gobierno local Gráfica Grupos de presión Guía para padres líderes Historia Horas de oportunidad Huelga Humanidades Impuestos a la propiedad Impuestos prediales Índice de desempeño académico Indignación Indocumentado Infraestructura Iniciativas Instalaciones Internacional Investigación Jerga Kindergarten La Ley Brown LCFF Lectura Ley Cada Estudiante Triunfa Ley Que Ningún Niño Se Quede Atrás Liderazgo Límites de distritos Litigación Lotería Maestros mantequilla de cacahuate Mapa Mapa del sitio Marcador Matemáticas Medios de comunicación Mejoramiento Continua Mito Mitos Motivación estudiantil Negociación colectiva Negocio Niñez temprana Noticias falsas Nutrición Organizaciones de gestión para escuelas chárter Padres Pandemia Participación de los padres Pedagogía Pensiones personalizado PISA Plan de responsabilidad de control local Planificación Plantilla Población Pobreza Política Política federal Políticas Premio Prescolar Presupuestos Prezi Proposición 13 Proposición 98 Propósito de la educación Pruebas Reclutamiento de maestros Reforma Requisitos ag Responsabilidad Resumen del año Retención de maestros Rigor rompecabezas Rúbrica de evaluación Salario de maestros Salud Salud mental Se necesita ayuda Serrano vs Priest Sindicatos Sorteo SPSA STRS Sueño Suicidio Superintendente Suspensiones Tablero Talento Tamaño de clases Tareas escolares Tasas de graduación Tecnología Tecnología en la educación Tiempo dedicado a la tarea Tiempo en la escuela Trump Universidad Vacunación Vales Valores Vapeando Verano Vídeo Voluntariado Voluntarios Voto Voz del estudiante¡Compartir es vivir!
Restablecer contraseña
Buscar aquí en el contenido del blog y todas las lecciones.
Iniciar sesión con correo electrónico
We will send your Login Link to your email
address. Click on the link and you will be
logged into Ed100. No more passwords to
remember!
Preguntas y comentarios
Para comentar o responder, por favor inicie sesión .