For the following assignment I choose to discuss the Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction’s bullying curriculum. In the beginning I was strictly looking for bullying intervention/curriculums for the high school level because there is such a lack of instruction. However, when looking further into it I found a curriculum that encompasses all grade levels from 3rd to 12th and each lesson builds upon the last. The curriculum uses an age-appropriate and multi-strategy tactic; each curriculum explores the key knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to help develop a school free of bullying behavior. In each curriculum, real-life situations are outlined so students can practice communication skills that are effective in addressing bullying behavior. For the younger children the curriculum really helps to identify 1) what bullying behavior is, 2) how to avoid being a victim of bullying, and 3) how to get help for both the bully and the bullied, rather than remaining a bystander. There are also sample assessments …show more content…
The curriculum is built in three different levels; the first curriculum is for grades 3rd-5th and is called Time to ACT, for 6th-8th grade it is called Time to REACT, and for 9th-12th grade it is called RETHINK. Time to ACT is comprised of different lessons that are taught throughout the year. What intrigued me is how the curriculum is introduced to students. In the beginning of the school year they do what they call a “Bully Bowl”, the grades are split into two teams and they have jeopardy like game. In doing so they engage in different issues through an interactive activity, presenting norms as they exist on the issue, or personalized stories related to the issue. During this time they students start to be introduced to the different terminology and what bullying really is. As for the