National Bullying Prevention Month is a time to acknowledge that bullying has devastating effects on children and families such as school avoidance, loss of self-esteem, increased anxiety, and depression. Via @NCTSN: nctsn.org/resources/publ… #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth

Research-based conflict-resolution and restorative practices, especially when initiated in a comprehensive preK-12 effort, can reduce bullying. Via @Edutopia: edutopia.org/article/how-sc…. #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth #leadership

When school staff take a proactive stance to LGBT+-related issues, such as #bullying and discrimination, they better understand the impact of school culture on LGBT+ students. Learn more from the University of Reading: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…. #bullyingpreventionmonth

Learn ways to address and reduce bullying in schools while also helping students feel more connected to one another. Explore these research- and evidence-based practices via KQED MindShift: kqed.org/mindshift/4462…. #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth

Can Kindness Overcome Bullying? Yes, but to make this imagined world a reality, we need to teach, model, and reward kindness. Read more from stopbullying.gov: stopbullying.gov/blog/2017/07/2…. #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth #kindness

"Our children and their children will ask us, 'What did you do? What did you say?' We have a mission and a mandate to be on the right side of history." -John Lewis ibpaworld.org #bethelight #bethechange #rightsideofhistory #wearetheones

"We might be learning slowly, but change is coming fast." -adrienne maree brown ibpaworld.org #changeishere #thesetimestheyareachangin #bethechange

Did you know that bullying is among parents’ top concerns for their children? Learn more facts about bullying and cyberbullying behavior from the Pew Research Center: pewresearch.org/short-reads/20…. #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth #antibullying #parents

School counselors play a critical role in bullying prevention and intervention. This article from the Cyberbullying Research Center provides important considerations when responding to cyberbullying: cyberbullying.org/responding-to-…. #cyberbullying #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth

Parents, ConnectSafely has a growing collection of clearly written guidebooks that demystify apps, services and platforms popular with kids and teens. To view and download: connectsafely.org/parentguides/?…. #onlinesafety #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth

If we reward people for speaking their truth, we can create better and more productive workplaces that discourage bullying. Learn more from The Greater Good Science Center: greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/h…. #bullying #workplacebullying #speakupcultures

Bullying cannot flourish in a safe and supportive school environment. Edutopia offers four "tried and true" ways that principals can strengthen school culture: edutopia.org/video/4-tried-…. #bullying #bullyingpreventionmonth #schoolculture

“It's time for greatness -- not for greed. It's a time for idealism -- not ideology. It is a time not just for compassionate words, but compassionate action.” ~Marian Wright Edelman ibpaworld.org #compassionaction #greatness #idealism #compassionatewords

"Sooner or later...one has to take sides — if one is to remain human." ~Graham Greene ibpaworld.org #remainhuman #bethechange #bethelight #betheone

AI-generated "deep fakes" have accelerated the harms of sexual harassment, #cyberbullying, and sexting, where #students are both harming others and being harmed. Schools need to be better prepared for this issue. Via EdWeek: edweek.org/technology/why…. #bullyingpreventionmonth #AI

By helping students understand the benefits and the shortcomings of generative AI, teachers build a proactive foundation for academic honesty in the classroom. This piece from Edutopia provides ways to do so: edutopia.org/article/addres…. #generativeAI #academichonesty #transparency

"While AI use is rapidly expanding in classrooms, most schools lack the policies and guidance needed to ensure that it is used responsibly." This piece from Child Trends explores this issue using recent US Department of Ed data: childtrends.org/publications/p…. #AI #edpolicy #students

Experts are warning of unhealthy attachment and genuine harm as more people turn to AI chatbots for comfort. This piece from The Greater Good Science Center explores emotional dependency and generative AI: greatergood.berkeley.edu/article/item/c…. #GenerativeAI #AISafety #ChatGPT

Common Sense Media offers a collection of quick lessons (20 minutes or less) on AI literacy for secondary students that provide an introduction to AI and help address its social and ethical impacts: commonsense.org/education/coll…. #students #teachers #digitalcitizenship #AIliteracy

"Truth and, by consequence, liberty, will always be the chief power of honest men." ~Anne Louise Germaine de Staël ibpaworld.org #truth #liberty #honesty #bethelight #bethechange #betheone