Title: Describe techniques for preventing and coping with bullying.
Course: Introduction to Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow (19199-36) > Section: Exploring Peer Collaboration and Communication

Description should include

- preventive actions
  - conducting an intervention
  - identifying the reporting protocol (i.e., how, when, what, and to whom to report the incident)
  - training
  - creating a climate of trust (i.e., assuring students that the school will equitably respond to their needs and concerns and ensuring that the school does so)
  - refusing to be a bystander or an enabler

- methods for coping
  - accessing the system of communication (teacher, guidance, administration, parents)
  - resisting physical action
  - staying close with friends or others, especially during the time when bullying typically occurs
  - maintaining composure
  - nurturing and building confidence.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- How should a teacher react to a bullying situation?
- How could role-playing help prepare one for a bullying situation?

Communication

- What is the relationship between creating a climate of trust and preventing bullying?
- What is the process for reporting bullying?

Leadership

- How would you handle a bully in your classroom?
- How, and to whom, should you report bullying?

Management

- What might be the consequences of bullying?