Bullying: What Can MN Schools Do About It?

Bullying: What Can MN Schools Do About It?
1/21/2010
This Webinar will provide an overview of the issue of bullying, what research shows us works in bullying prevention, and practical strategies schools can use to address the issue.

Participants will be introduced to the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, the most researched and best-known bullying prevention program available today.

Participants will learn to:

Describe what bullying is and its consequences for students and schools.
Explain strategies that effectively reduce bullying in schools, based on current bullying research.
Evaluate whether your school is ready to address the issue of bullying.
Describe the components of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, the leading program to address the issue of bullying.

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Presenters:

P. Fred Storti, Executive Director, Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association (MESPA)

Marlene Snyder, Ph.D., Clemson Univeristy - leading researcher in the field of bullying prevention and co-author of the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program (OBPP)

Tammie Knick, LSW,School Social Worker,Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Middle School;Minnesota School Social Workers Association,Region 11 Representative

Moderator:
Sue Thomas,MA/Education, Business Development Director, Hazelden Publishing

Original time and date

Thursday

January 21, 2010

4 p.m. (Central Standard Time)

Co-sponsored by:

MESPA
MN School Social Workers Assn.
Hazelden Foundation

Mission: The Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association is dedicated to promoting and improving education for children and youth, strengthening the role as educational leader for elementary and middle level principals, and collaborating with partners in education to assist in achieving these goals.

Leading schools toward excellence through the MESPA vision to be the premiere resource for preparing today's principals for tomorrow and a strong leading voice for public education.

Minnesota Elementary School Principals' Association

1667 North Snelling Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108

651.999.7310 MN toll free 800.642.6807

Fax: 651.999.7311 E-mail: mespa@mespa.net