Now online:
Bullying in the Classroom…and the Chat
Room:
Ensuring that Every Student is Safe to Learn
More than 500 people gathered at the Legislative Office Building in
Hartford on November 22 for a wide-ranging conversation between young
people, state and federal officials,
and local stakeholders on bullying and cyberbullying. The event --
sponsored by the Commission on Children, the Governor's Prevention
Partnership, and the state Department of Education -- has resulted in a
mountain of new resources on the issue,
and we've posted them on our website. You'll find:
- Complete video of the forum, courtesy of the Connecticut Network
(CT-N);
- The highly informative and moving PowerPoint presentation given
by keynote speaker Kevin Jennings, assistant deputy secretary of the
U.S. Department of Education and head of the federal office
responsible for bullying and school safety issues;
- More forum documents, including guides, fact sheets, and reports;
- Links to television and newspaper stories about the forum; and
- A form for signing up to receive more Commission news on
bullying.
You'll find it all here.
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| You might also be interested in:
Trickery, Trolling, and Threats: Understanding
and Addressing Cyberbullying for Educators, a full-day
training created by the Anti-Defamation League for middle- and
high-school educators, administrators, and student support
services personnel. It will be held Friday, December 3, 2010,
from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the State Education Resource Center
(SERC), at 25 Industrial Park Road, Middletown.
About 20 openings remain. Registration closes at noon on
Thursday, December 2. To register,
download this form, fill it
out, and fax it to Lauren Jones at 860.632.8870. Registration
may also be e-mailed to
ljones@ctserc.org. |
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The Commission on Children: 18-20 Trinity Street, Hartford, CT 06106-1591.
Phone: 860.240.0290 Fax: (860) 240-0248 Website: www.cga.ct.gov/coc
About the Commission: Created in 1985 by the Connecticut General Assembly, the Commission on Children brings together the three branches of government--legislative, executive, and judicial--as well as the private sector to promote public policies in the best interests of children. More
Commission members (all unpaid): M. Alex Geertsma, M.D., F.A.A.P., Chair; George A. Coleman, Vice Chair; Mary Grace Reed, Secretary; James P. Cordier, Treasurer; Laura Lee Simon, Chair Emerita; Representative Andrew M. Fleischmann; Mary K. Fox; Robert Francis; Andrew Gibson, Ph.D.; Jordan E. Grossman, Ed.D.; Senator Jonathan Harris; Alison Hilding; Senator Andrew J. McDonald; Josh Piteo; Justine Rakich-Kelly; Barbara J. Ruhe; Representative Toni Walker; Ron Ward; and John Yrchik. Ex-officio members: commissioners of children and families, developmental services, public health, education, social services, and correction; the secretary of policy and management; the attorney general; and the chief court administrator. More information
Commission staff: Elaine Zimmerman, executive director; Thomas R. Brooks, director of policy and research analysis; Dawn Homer-Bouthiette, Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI) director; Kevin Flood, public information officer and webmaster; Mary Kate Lowndes, director of development; Edie Luciano, legislative secretary.
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