What happens when there is a cyberbullying incident at your school? These valuable documents from noted educator and attorney, Nancy Willard, will guide you through the process of documenting the incident, creating a review process and decision-making.
Everything that school administrators need to know about MySpace, including how to remove imposter files.
Are you planning a PTA meeting around cybersafety? Here, you will find great materials and resources to use at your next meeting. Designed specifically for school administrators, classroom educators and parents.
Note: Diigo is failing to add the final slash needed to access this site. The correct URL is: http://www.ctap4.org/cybersafety/ \n\nThe California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP Region IV) is a state-funded agency that has been a leader in cybersafety education for the California public school system since 1997. We have invested hundreds of hours into research on topics related to cybersafety education and curriculum development. We work in partnership with school districts, Safe School Planning teams and the local Educational Advocate for AT&T in the SF Bay Area. We have many great resources posted on our site for educators, parents and kids. <br /><br />
This position statement from the NASSP provides the cornerstone for our work in Cybersafety Education at CTAP4. NASSP recommends that school leaders:<br>
1. Familiarize themselves about all aspects of computer technology, including the mechanics of the Internet, blogs, social networking Web sites, and the liability issues associated with the use of these technologies<br>
2. Form a technology team that comprises staff members, parents and students to act in an advisory capacity to the larger school community<br>
3. Educate staff members and students on using technology within the boundaries of the law<br>
4. Guide teachers and students on how the Internet can serve as effective educational tools<br>
5. Formulate clear guidelines to protect students and teachers against cyber bullying and other criminal activities<br>
6. Conduct orientation sessions for parents regarding student use of the Internet<br>
7. Reinforce these guidelines with parents and encourage vigilance of Internet use at home, including the elimination of derogatory statements against other students or staff.<br>
CTAP Region IV has designed this collection of Administrator Resources specifically with the needs of school administrators in mind.\n\nA companion component, Acceptable Use, covers policies around computer and internet usage, cell phones, cyberbullying and social networking. Be sure to check the six other areas of our cybersafety web site for resources that address the curriculum and educational needs of classroom teachers, parents and students.
Technology has out-paced the legal system in issues related to cyberbullying in the schools. When a cyberbullying incident happens at your school, how will you handle it? What board policies will protect you? What is appropriate discipline? What kind of documentation do you need? How will you assure a safe environment for your students? Learn from national experts who have studied court decisions in this areas.
The HSTW Assessment, administered to seniors, is used by HSTW states, districts and schools to document school improvement efforts. It is comprised of three subject tests (reading, mathematics and science) coupled with a student survey. This assessment provides comprehensive school-level data that disaggregate students' achievement by their perceptions of school and classroom experiences. These results have given schools, districts and states a unique opportunity to determine what is and is not working to increase student achievement. The assessment is administered by all HSTW sites in even-numbered years.
The JFTK Best Practice Framework features three primary components: Organizing Themes, Organizational Levels, and School System Practices. The Framework rests on the state standards as a basis for teaching and learning.
Five Organizing Themes provide the primary structure for studying the practices of Consistently Higher Performing Schools. The themes represent the broad topics that connect the identified practices across different organizational levels. Together, these themes capture the primary instructional activities undertaken by school systems and represent the major content areas in which practices of higher performing school systems differ from their average-performing counterparts.
Increasingly, school board members from around the country are using data to help make good decisions about improving public education for all children. As school districts across the country grapple with how to think systemically and strategically about reaching student achievement goals and forging creative solutions from standardized test data, data-driven decision making can be used to inform board decisions.
From PBS 39 Education. What is data driven decsion making and why is it needed? Using data is critical in strategies for student achievement.
Delivering targeted instruction to students at all levels isn’t easy. Here are some straightforward strategies. June 15, 2005
From judging performance to guiding students to shaping instruction to informing learning, coming to grips with informative assessment is one insightful journey.
Data warehousing has become an essential district tool. Historically available only to large corporations due to price and complexity, data warehousing is now an affordable and manageable option for gathering, manipulating and incorporating district data. While the inclusion of a data warehouse can be a boon for districts, the process of its development and support needs careful planning and management.
A Breeze Presentation created by CTAP4 and RSDSS to help users understand how to use the free CST Analyzer tool with student test data.
Meridian Education has been producing educational videos for over a decade. They just released two in a series on CyberSafety and CyberEthics. They generously provide a 13-minute preview video clip that is actually quite complete and could be used in whole or in part at training sessions.
Their five-part video series on Cybersafety includes a clip with Katie Canton, a national spokesperson for Web Wise Kids. Katie is young and articulate and tells the story of her romance with a guy online who turned out to be much older than she imagined. She later testified against him in court. Katie lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.