Click on the basketball link: www.charterschoolsports.org
Ohio Charter School Athletic Association
PO Box 23287
Columbus, OH 43223
(614) 214-1020
e-mail: charterschoolsports@yahoo.com
website: www.charterschoolsports.org
Special Hotel Rates Offered for School-Based Mentoring Training Institute
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL RATE STILL AVAILABLE!
National Training Institute for School-Based Mentoring
Feb. 26-28, 2008
Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
Kansas City, Mo.
Whether you are managing a mentoring program in your school district, thinking about it or just getting started, the February Training Institute in Kansas City, Mo., is the place for you. Register now, as space is limited.
- For more details and hotel rates, click here.
- For a registration form, click here.
Also, obtain more information at mentormap.org, by contacting Alisha Gambino at gambino@youthfriends.org or by calling:
1.877.842.7082 (toll free) • 816.842.2709 (telephone) • 816.842.7907 (fax)
Sponsors,
Michele Timmons, Director - Care Team Collaborative, has a very powerful program in Zanesville that provides an integrated community system of support for children and families. The Department of Education, Office of Community Schools, is partnering with Foxfire Center for Student Success and the Care Team Collaborative to disseminate this promising practice to other public schools in Ohio. I encourage you to consider if this program could benefit your schools.
Submission Deadline: January 18, 2007
Todd Hanes
- January 30, 2008 : Session I - "The Spirit of the Law" - Need Planning
Times: 11 am - 3 pm or 5 pm - 9 pm
- February 12 : Session II - "The Letter of the Law" - Review
Times: 11 am - 3 pm or 5 pm - 9 pm
- February 26 : Session III - "The Spirit and Letter of the Law" - Applied
Times: 5 pm - 9 pm only
Click Here to access Transition Flyer Information
Helping Your Students Deal with Cyber-bullies
Strategies to Address the Digital Bully
About Cyber-bullies
Bullies want a reaction to their bullying. And most bullies need an audience. Having people watch, or even join in on the 'fun', empowers a bully. The same thing goes for cyber-bullying. Many cyber-bullies look for ways to involve their peers in a 'cyber-fight' or other cruel behavior on the internet. Whether a target or encouraged to join in on bullying, students need to know how to respond to cyber-bullying.
How to respond if you're in a cyber-fight
Email or IM the following:
"I really don't want to talk about this online."
"I think it's easier to talk about this over the phone or in person."
"Can I call you right now? (or, "Can we talk tomorrow at school at [suggested time]?").
If the other person continues the fight, log off.
What to do if you are being cyber-bullied
People who cyber bully do so because it makes them feel powerful. Anything you can do to give the impression that you are not bothered will make it less satisfying for the cyber-bully. For example:
Turn off your computer or cell phone -- Being ignored gets boring for the bully.
Block mean messages -- 71% of teens think that blocking abusive messages is the most effeective way to prevent cyber-bullying. ISPs, email programs and social network programs have information about blocking messages.
Don't respond or cyber-bully back -- You don't have to be a doormat, but don't be provoked into retaliating because that is exactly what the bully wants. Don't play their game!
Talk to an adult you trust -- Let them know what you need them to do (and not do) to put a stop to the bullying. It's also a good idea to try and tell the people that you live with. Being bullied can cause changes in your behavior that will worry them. If they know what's going on, they'll be more understanding.
Print it out or save it -- If you're receiving bullying messages of any kind, print them out or save them. You, and the adults in your life, may want the evidence if you ever decide to take action against a cyber-bully.
Address your feelings -- Being bullied can feel really bad. Talk to a friend or trusted adult, write out your feelings in a journal, express your feelings through art, music or creative writing.
Participate in activities that you are good at and make you feel good -- Being bullied is upsetting. Being involved in activities you enjoy can help cancel out the way the cyber-bully makes you feel.
Suggestions for students invited to join in on cyber-bullying
Don't join in - sign off -- Announce that you are leaving or just 'disappear.' If necessary, blame your internet connection or that your parents have entered the room.
Maintain neutrality -- Write, "I totally understand that you are having a problem with this person, but I don't want to get involved."
Don't forward hurtful e-mails -- This is one time you can do something just by doing nothing.
Tell an adult -- If you are concerned that someone is really getting hurt through cyber-bullying, talk to an adult you trust. That's not tattling, that's being a caring person
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From: Lee Ketcham
Date: December 6, 2007
Regarding: Information for schools serving youth with disabilities ages 14 years and older.
- Click here to download Flyer
Lee E. Ketcham, SWO SERRC / SST Region 13
Ketcham_L@swoserrc.org
563-0045 x 19
Check out current & future learning opportunities at www.swoserrc.org
If you'd rather not receive my emails (every 2-to-3 months) about Addictions/Bullying in Schools, please let me know and I'll remove you from my list. - Thanks!
Scott Gallagher here...
Two notes for this newsletter.
1) I am excited to announce the endorsement of my All-Addictions & Bullying school programs by Dr. Stanton Peele, a pioneer in the field of addictions!
Stanton has also joined me as a new partner. Below is more information on him, his endorsement, and a description of the joint Sessions we are now presenting to parents and the community.
2) If you'd like to learn more about my Addictions Workshop with Students, please check out my new YouTube Video at < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9dx75gTXZE > It was taken recently at a workshop for 52 kids with bad habits/addictions -- who came out after a high school assembly I did for over 2000 students in the northwest U.S.
There's more on Stanton Peele and myself on my Web site at www.addictionspeakers.com. And if you'd like to discuss bringing us to your school & community, please call our booking manager, Cindy Harris at 1-800-227-1760.
My sincere thanks for reading this,
Scott Gallagher
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Dr. Stanton Peele and Our Parent/Teacher/Community Program
Stanton Peele, Ph.D. is a pioneering voice in the field of addiction, having first appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show as an addictions authority in 1987. His 1975 classic, Love and Addiction, was the first book to make clear the interconnectedness of all forms of addiction. His nine books since then include 7 Tools to Beat Addiction and his latest, Addiction-Proof your Child.
Stanton describes what has drawn him to my work/approach:
“Scott Gallagher’s All-Addictions Prevention Programs rise above simply telling kids to "stop" whatever bad habits or addictions they have -- or that they have a disease they'll suffer from for the rest of their lives. Instead, Scott focuses on hope, giving students the confidence, ability, and structure they need to deal with the challenges they face.
Through his school assemblies, Scott inspires youth with his own story of overcoming addiction -- through personal responsibility, rigorous honesty and service to others. For students who have self-admitted bad habits or addictions, Scott also offers a workshop that succeeds by empowering young people and schools to create a healthy habits community using an accountability/buddy system that sustains itself after he leaves.
Ultimately, Scott is a catalyst in enabling kids to help themselves, as well as giving adults around them the tools they need to support kids to change...”
No matter how effective my programs are, families have the power to make or break their kids. This is where Dr. Peele comes in. In this new component of the All-Addictions Prevention Program, Stanton and I present an Afternoon or Evening Session to provide parents and educators with answers on addiction -- answers that will help their children develop the basic building blocks of character, responsibility, skills, values, and the most crucial element of all – a belief in themselves.
For more information on Dr. Peele, and our school programs, go to www.addictionspeakers.com
Once again, my sincere thanks for considering this,
Scott Gallagher
OCSAA Season Begins (Click link to access website)
Ohio Charter School Athletic Association
PO Box 23287
Columbus, OH 43223
(614) 214-1020
e-mail: charterschoolsports@yahoo.com
website: www.charterschoolsports.org
The Office for Exceptional Children has recently been offered a block of rooms at $142 per night at the Columbus Airport Marriott for the Ohio Special Education Leadership Conference. This hotel is located about 5 miles from the Columbus Convention Center .
Using the link below, you will be directed to the hotel’s home page with the discount code already entered in the appropriate field. All you need to do is enter your arrival date to begin the reservation process.
http://marriott.com/cmham?groupcode=odeodea&app+resvlink
For more information regarding the Special Education Leadership Conference visit the Ohio Department of Education's web site at www.ode.state.oh.us and click on Ohio Special Education Leadership Conference in the calendar of upcoming events.
Hope to see you on the 16th!
Sincerely,
Greg Maloney, Director
Office for Exceptional Children
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