Links Mentioned In Class

• Bullying Home page

  Watch this webisode and find out how to stop a bully. Very engaging and well done.

• Bullying link

  This link has games, clips on bulling, word searches, etc. Lot of resources for your work eliminating bullying in your classroom!

• Freedom Writers Foundation

  The movement was born in 1994 from a teacher’s simple notion – inspire young, underprivileged students to pick up pens instead of guns. Since then the Freedom Writers Foundation has evolved into a renowned charitable organization led by Erin Gruwell, with the unwavering support of the original Freedom Writers. The Foundation is dedicated to replicating the Freedom Writers’ success in classrooms across the country by equipping teachers with the tools they need to reach and empower their students [from the movie FREEDOM WRITERS].

• Operation Respect

  This is the site that offers free downloads of the video I show in class. You can also order the video and teaching materials FREE!!! Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul, and Mary) is this group’s founder.
  Their goal: To assure each child and youth a respectful, safe and compassionate climate of learning where their academic, social and emotional development can take place free of bullying, ridicule and violence.

• People like us: Social class in America

  Little vignettes depicting stories of people of various classes.

• Class in America

  These are clips that give you a sense of what “class” is in this country!

• Ruby Payne's Page (Framework for Understanding Poverty)

  Go to this site to order her books or find out about her presentations and training opportunities