Bullying and SEL!

Question 1

what are the 4 main types of bullying?

Answer 1

• physical
• verbal
• relational
• cyber

Question 2

what is the TRIAD and why is it important?

Answer 2

bullying should be looked at within a triad: which is:

- harmful, repeated, unequal.

Question 3

what are the long term effects of childhood bullying??

Answer 3

• depression
• anxiety
• suicide

Question 4

what do bystanders feel?

Answer 4

bystanders are also impacted, finding it difficult to engage in learning and may avoid areas of the playground, they can feel helpless and feel guilt that they did not prevent or interfere, furthermore bystanders who do intervene sometimes have negative repercussions from other students or from teachers.

Question 5

how do we find out about violence and bullying in schools (assessment) and what are the implication of each one?

Answer 5

• adult (teacher and parent) reports, limited value as adults only aware of a fraction of what is going on
• self reports widely used n anonymous questionnaires
• peer nominations maybe most reliable method for class based work
• direct observations - avoid reporting bias but difficuult and time-consuming
• other methods: in depth interviews, focus groups, incident reports etc.

Question 6

what have been some implications to finding out about bullying in early childhood?

Answer 6

• studies in early childhood have demonstrated more difficulty in identifying bullying
• another enduring belief is that young children do not engage in bullying
• failure to recognise aggressive behaviours as a precursor to bullying as aggressive behaviour are sometimes dismissed as part of immaturity
• some healthy plpay such as rough and tumble is sometimes curtailed as it is mistaken as bullying

Question 7

what is moral disengagement?

Answer 7

moral disengagement as multiple side mechanisms that affect teachers and students that may impact bullying behaviours.

Question 8

what is SEL?

Answer 8

sel stands for social and emotional learning

and is the process through children

• acquire and apply knowledge to understand and manage emotions
• set positive goals
• feel and show empathy for others
• establish and maintain positive relationships and make responsible decisions

Question 9

why is SEL important?

Answer 9

• important for behaviour change in the future
• develop lifelong skills
• social competence comes before content learning

Question 10

how is SEL framed?

Answer 10

it is framed through ACARA

Question 11

what is the acronym to SEL planning and what are they?

Answer 11

SAFE
S- sequenced, breaking down new behaviours into smaller steps
A- active emphasis on active forms of learning e.g. roleplay/ hypothetical/ case studies NEVER DIRECT
F- focused - provide sufficient time and attention for the activity
E- explicit - clear and explicit learning objectives.

Question 12

how are some ways/ examples of SEL planning being used?

Answer 12

• children may recieve a lesson on how to calm particular emotions
• children may label their emotions

e.g. identify the emotion, what triggers it, how it makes you feel, appropriate ways/ solutions to dealing with particular emotions.

Question 13

what are some existing resources that support SEL? and give a simple explanation of each,

Answer 13

• the worry woos (different emotions)
• be a bucket filler
• paper crinkle.

Question 14

why is school grounds/ educators an important place to learn about bullying and behaviours?

Answer 14

• children spend leisure time at school that is supervised

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Question 15

what is the key thing educators need to do/know to enforce social and emotional skills?

Answer 15

• safe and well managed environment
• warm and trusting relationships
• high expectations and challenging environment
• rigorous, relevant curriculum and engaging instructional practices.

Question 16

what is the importance of social and emotional learning?

Answer 16

• integral part of education and human development!
• advances educational equity and excellence through authentic school-family-community partnerships to establish learning environments and experiences that feature trusting and collaborative relationships.

Question 17

what does CASEL stand for?

Answer 17

Collaborative for Academic, Social and Emotionnal Learning.

Question 18

What are the 5 CASEL COMPETENCIES?

Answer 18

self awareness, 
self management, 
social awareness,
relationships skills,
responsible decision making skills

Question 19

what is self awareness in casel competencies?

Answer 19

• identifying and recognising emotions, recognising personal interests and strengths, maintaining a well-grounded sense of self-confidence

Question 20

what is self-management in casel competencies?

Answer 20

regulating emotions to handle stress, control impulses, motivating oneself to persevere in overcoming obstaces, setting and monitoring progress toward the achievement of personal and academic goals ; expressing emotions appropriately.

Question 21

what is social awareness in casel competencies?

Answer 21

• the ability to take the perspective of and empathise with others from diverse backgrounds and cultures, to understand social and ethical norms for behaviour, recognise familyy, school, community resources and supports.

Question 22

what is relationship skills in casel competencies?

Answer 22

• ability to maintain a healthy and rewarding relationship with diverse individuals and groups, including communicating clearly, listeing actively, cooperating, resisting inappropriate social pressure, negotiating conflict constructively, and seeking and offering help when needed.

Question 23

what is responsible decision-making skills in casel competencies?

Answer 23

• making decisions based on consideration of all-relevant factors including ethical standards, safety concerns, social norms, the likely consequences of taking alternative courses of action, evaluation and reflection.

Question 24

what does ACARA stand for?

Answer 24

Australian Curriculum, Assesssment and Reporting Authority.

Question 25

what are some examples of framework through assessment of acara?

Answer 25

e.g. the framework is understand basic emotions, a standard should follow e,g recognising and labelling their own emotion, instruction - role playing situations triggering emotion and then assessment through direct assessment, teacher ratings of emotion knowledge.