Fwd: VAMLE E-News

Some excellent resources for bullying prevention from Vermont. 

-- Gary Ackerman, Ph.D.

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From: "Sue Gee" <director@vamle.org>
Date: October 23, 2014 at 8:12:07 PM EDT
To: "Schoolwires Alert Recipients" <alertrecipients@schoolwires.com>
Subject: VAMLE E-News

Call for Beyond Bullying Action Plan feedback We have heard from two of the 19 schools—thanks to Essex Middle School and Barre City Elementary. We know action plans are happening – let us in on the good news! We'd like a few schools to make presentations at the March 10, 2015 Annual Conference. Contact Sue Gee at director@vamle.org 802-522-7180 and share an update on these important projects for creating a culture of respect and inclusion and a safe learning environment for all students.

PSB Resources: October is National Bullying Prevention Month Vermont PBS now offers PBSLearningMedia,™, a free media-on-demand service that gives educators, parents, and students FREE access to the best of public media. Explore the 87,000 plus research-based classroom-ready digital learning experiences, aligned with National and Common Core Standards. Sign up is free and easy. Visit: http://vermont_pbslearningmedia.org/  Contact: Chuck Pizer at 802-654-3688

• Resources on bullying – what it is, how to prevent it, and what to do if you witness or take part in it. Not In Our Town/NIOT/ Ages 6-13+; Bullying/Self-paced lesson, Grades 5-8; NFL Bullying Case Sparks Debate/ PBS NewsHour, Grades 7-12.

 

Vermont Education Law Institute Workshop: Bullying and Harassment Workshop to look at the rapidly changing legal issues related to bullying and harassment, especially student behaviors off campus and in cyberspace. Real case scenarios will be discussed.

Audience: teachers, administration, interested members of the community

Presenters: Sam Abel-Palmer, Esq. Ph.D., Director of Vermont Law Help at Vermont Legal Aid Bernice Garnett, Sc. D., Assistant

Call for Beyond Bullying Action Plan feedback We have heard from two of the 19 schools—thanks to Essex Middle School and Barre City Elementary. We know action plans are happening – let us in on the good news! We'd like a few schools to make presentations at the March 10, 2015 Annual Conference. Contact Sue Gee at director@vamle.org 802-522-7180 and share an update on these important projects for creating a culture of respect and inclusion and a safe learning environment for all students.

PSB Resources: October is National Bullying Prevention Month Vermont PBS now offers PBSLearningMedia,™, a free media-on-demand service that gives educators, parents, and students FREE access to the best of public media. Explore the 87,000 plus research-based classroom-ready digital learning experiences, aligned with National and Common Core Standards. Sign up is free and easy. Visit: http://vermont_pbslearningmedia.org/  Contact: Chuck Pizer at 802-654-3688

• Resources on bullying – what it is, how to prevent it, and what to do if you witness or take part in it. Not In Our Town/NIOT/ Ages 6-13+; Bullying/Self-paced lesson, Grades 5-8; NFL Bullying Case Sparks Debate/ PBS NewsHour, Grades 7-12.

 

Vermont Education Law Institute Workshop: Bullying and Harassment Workshop to look at the rapidly changing legal issues related to bullying and harassment, especially student behaviors off campus and in cyberspace. Real case scenarios will be discussed.

Audience: teachers, administration, interested members of the community

Presenters: Sam Abel-Palmer, Esq. Ph.D., Director of Vermont Law Help at Vermont Legal Aid Bernice Garnett, Sc. D., Assistant Professor at UVM November 21, 2014 For more information: http://www.regonline.com/builder/site/Default.aspx?EventID=1617296  

 

Professional Development Opportunities:

• The Inspired Educator, The Inspired Learner – A change in dates! Now on November 19, 9:00am-4:oopm, Jen Stanchfield, Author and presenter.

Exploring a variety of brain-based approaches to engage and motivate students The Vermont Learning Collaborative, Dummerston, http://www.learningcollaborative.org/stanchfield_fall2014

 

• Strategies to Transform Peer Aggression Among Girls Sponsored by "Vermont Works for Women: Change the Story" Workshops that teach educators, administrators, youth service providers, coaches, parents—all adults—how to identify, address and prevent peer aggression among girls. Cost: $50.

Monday, October 27, 12:30-5pm, Rutland

Tuesday, November 11, 12:30-5pm, Brattleboro

Thursday, December 11, 12:30-5pm, St. Johnsbury

Contact Kelly Walsh at 802-622-0400, ext. 105 http://vtworksforwomen.org/peer-aggression-workshops

 

• Common Core Implementation Sessions, St. Johnsbury

Sponsored by The Vermont Professional Learning Network, http://www.vermontpln.org/December

December 9 – Springfield College, St. Johnsbury, Facilitator: Judy Carr, Ed.D. Cost: $50 (includes breakfast and lunch) 9am to 3:30pm

Audience: School and SU Leadership, Curriculum Directors, Superintendents, Principals and Leadership Team members

To Register: http://www.lapdavt.org/upcoming-courses/2014

 

• NELMS (New England League of Middle Schools) Announcements The NELMS publication, MidLines is now open to all. Be sure to read this informative newsletter which is solely focused on early adolescents. If you have some special middle level "magic" to share at the 2015 Annual Conference (March 23-24), fill out the Call for Presenters on the NELMS home page. http://www.nelms.org/

Upcoming Workshops:

• Middle Level Scheduling, November 14, Hampstead Middle School, Hampstead, N.H. December 5, Littleton Middle School, Littleton, MA

• Essential Literacy Instruction for Middle School Teachers Workshops cover four instructional routines: Comprehension, Close Reading, Constant Writing, and Argument Writing. For more information, go to: www.nelms.org Day One: December 8 and January 7, Wyndham Andover Boston, Andover, MA

 

Grants, Scholarships, and Student Engagement Actvities:

• Mix It Up Day, sponsored by Teaching Tolerance, is scheduled for October 28, 2014. This national campaign encourages students to identify, question, and cross social boundaries by moving out of their comfort zones and connecting with someone new over lunch. Mix It Up offers free online resources at http://www.tolerance.org/mix-it-up/

 

• Educator Scholarships Available for Fall Conference on the Impact of the Civil War The Bay and Paul Foundations and the Vermont Humanities Council is offering full scholarships to 20 middle and high school educators to attend the Fall Conference, "A Fire Never Extinguished: how the Civil War Continues to Shape Civic and Cultural Life in America." November 14-15 at the Davis Center, UVM. For more information, go to the registration page at http://www.fireneverextinguished.org/ Contact: Max Matthews, mmathews@vermonthumanities.org

 

• Save the Dates

VAMLE Annual Conference– March 10, 2015 at The Davis Center, UVM

VAMLE-NELMS Scholar Leader Dinner – June 3, 2015, Norwich University

Middle Grades Conference – January 10, 2015 at The Davis Center

Middle Grades Institute – June 22-26, Vermont Technical College, Randolph