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1. Course Agenda
2. ​What is Bullying?
3. Types of Bullying
4. When and Where Does Bullying Occur?
5. What Makes a Bully?
6. Identifying Bullying
7. Discussion: Share Your Experiences (1/7)
8. Bullying and Childhood Development
9. Bullying or Development? (2/7)
10. Gender and Bullying
11. Observation is the Key
12. Positive Supports for Bullies 0-3 Years
13. Discussion: Difficult Temperaments (3/7)
14. Positive Supports for Bullies 3-5 Years
15. Support Positive Social Interactions (4/7)
16. Positive Supports for Victims of Bullying
17. Bullying Prevention, Identification, and Support
18. Lesson Plan: Soothe the Baby​ (5/7)
19. Lesson Plan: Friendship Charades​ (6/7) 
20. End of Course Quiz (7/7)
21. Course Evaluation Form​

Course Description

2 Clock Hours
Bullying is a word that we often hear along with a sad or sometimes tragic ending. Programs with children of all ages incur bullying behaviors and educators should be developing tools and strategies to help prevent and manage these behaviors. This course will explain the definition of bullying behavior, provide some real-world examples to be analyzed, and recommend many tools and strategies that are simple and effective to work through bullying behaviors and support victims of bullying.   

Learning Outcomes

• Identify types of bullying
• Distinguish between bullying behavior and typical childhood development
• Discuss experiences reacting to bullying behavior in a peer discussion
• Analyze lesson plan examples to teach positive social supports
• Identify the educator’s role in identifying bullying behaviors
• Analyze a video for positive teacher supports to encourage positive social interactions 

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Course Acknowledgments

A special thank you to Aurora Tollestrup, BS Ed for developing the curriculum for this topic and  Brittney Andrade, BS ECE for updating the course content.

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CDA Criteria for this Course

CDA Settings:

• Infant/Toddler
• Preschool
• Family Child Care (Mixed-Age)

CDA Content Area: Observing and Recording Children's Behavior​ ​(2 hour)

Technical Requirements:

• Laptop or PC
• Most students are able to use mobile devices such as tablets to complete courses. However, each device is different, and an individual's skill level with the device may determine their success with using a mobile device.
• Recommended web browser:  Google Chrome

            - Microsoft Edge, Safari and Firefox are other acceptable browsers.
            - Internet Explorer is no longer supported by Microsoft, and you may have issues if you use it to take training.

•  Operating System

           - Make sure you’re using a current operating system (for example, Windows 10).
           - Outdated operating systems may cause technical difficulties.

•  Internet Speed

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• Videos may require Adobe Flash Player.

Sources

1. M. Fekkes  F. I. M. Pijpers  S. P. Verloove-Vanhorick. Health Education Research, Volume 20, Issue 1, 1 February 2005, Pages 81–91, https://doi.org/10.1093/her/cyg100 
2. Facts about Bullying published by Stop Bullying, a Federal Campaign. Accessed via https://www.stopbullying.gov/media/facts/index.html
3. Resources on Bullying Identification, Reporting, Support, and Prevention by The SONET-BULL project commissioned by the European Union. Accessed via http://www.sonetbull-platform.eu/
4. Resources on Preventing Bullying In Early Childhood by Education Development Center, Inc. Accessed via http://preventingbullying.promoteprevent.org/preventing-bullying-in-early-childhood
5. K. Snow. NAEYC Resource Blog. Bullying in Early Childhood. October 27, 2014. Accessed via https://www.naeyc.org/resources/blog/bullying-early-childhood
6. ​D. Espelage, E.Gutgsell, J. Gutgsell, S. Swearer. Bullying in American Schools: A Social-Ecological Perspective on Prevention and Intervention. Chapter 8: Bullying Among Children: The Influence of Peers and Teachers. Routledge, 2004.

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1. Course Agenda
​2. What is Bullying?
3. Types of Bullying
4. Where Does Bullying Occur?
5. What Makes a Bully?
6. Identifying Bullying
7. Share Your Experiences (1/7)

8. Bullying and Childhood Dev.
9. Bullying or Development? (2/7)
10. Gender and Bullying
11. Observation is the Key
12. Positive Supports 0-3 Years
13. Difficult Temperaments (3/7)
14. Positive Supports 3-5 Years

15. Positive Social Interactions (4/7)
16. Supports for Victims of Bullying
17. Bullying Prevention
18. Soothe the Baby​ (5/7)
19. Friendship Charades​ (6/7)
20. End of Course Quiz (7/7)
21. Course Evaluation Form​
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