Owning Up 3rd Edition (empowering Adolescents To Create Cultures Of Dignity And Confront Social Cruelty And Injustice)

By (author) Wiseman Rosalind
Description

Foster dignity and respect and combat youth aggression

As middle school students adjust to tougher academics, they also find themselves introduced to increasingly complex social situations—including conflicts on social media, racism, anxiety, and bullying—and the choices they make can have repercussions far beyond the classroom. But they are not alone.

This new edition from bestselling author and Cultures of Dignity co-founder Rosalind Wiseman is packed with the latest research-based strategies, reviewed by high school and middle school students and revised to include all that she has learned while working over decades with young people.  Owning Up has helped teachers, counselors, and leaders give students the tools they need to own up and take responsibility—as perpetrators, bystanders, and targets—for unethical behavior and to treat themselves and others with dignity. This bigger, comprehensive edition features:

·         Three flexible, dynamic curricula separated by grade

·         A new chapter on successfully implementing a social and emotional learning program in every school

·         More games, role-playing activities, and provocative discussion questions to use in co-ed or single-sex groups

·         Even more lessons and resources, updated to address social media, bystanding, and how young people can develop strong, healthy relationships with adults       

Designed for use both in school and out, Owning Up helps prevent many of the common issues young people face and promotes friendships in these critical years. As educators, we must enlist the people who can make a real difference: the students.

Table of contents
Foreword by Donna Hicks Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction 6th Grade Session 1: Getting Started—And (Hopefully) Not Wasting Your Time Beach Ball Questions—Sixth Grade Handout Session 2: Dignity and Respect—Words That Matter Drawing Dignity and Respect—Sixth Grade Handout Session 3: Listening to Each Other—Giving and Getting Advice Ally—Sixth Grade Handout Giving and Getting Advice—Sixth Grade Handout Session 4: Just Kidding—Why Are We Really Laughing? Session 5: Understanding Anger—Managing a Difficult Emotion Anger and Your Brain—Sixth Grade Handout Iceberg—Sixth Grade Handout Session 6: SEAL—I Know What the Problem Is, but How Do I Fix It? Applying SEAL—Sixth Grade Handout Session 7: Apologies—What’s a True Apology? True or Fake Apologies?—Sixth Grade Handout Session 8: Friendships—Developing Good Friendships Friendship Bill of Rights—Sixth Grade Handout Session 9: Navigating Friend Groups—When Friendships Are Complicated Session 10: They Said What?—How to Stop Rumors and Gossip Session 11: When and How Do I Speak Out?—Building Empathy and Courage in Bystanders Bystanding—Sixth Grade Handout Session 12: Getting Out of the Box—Are We Boxed Into Gender Norms? Session 13: Double Standards—Are People Being Treated Fairly? Double Standards Scenarios—Sixth Grade Handout Knowing What to Say—Sixth Grade Handout Session 14: Understanding Advertising—What’s My Style? Analyzing Ads—Sixth Grade Handout Session 15: Getting Past the Products—The Influence of Advertising Interview an Adult—Sixth Grade Handout Session 16: The Mirror—How Do We See Ourselves? How Do We Want Others to See Us? Session 17: Talking With Adults—How Do We Communicate Effectively? Helping Adults—Sixth Grade Handout Session 18: Managing Technology—It’s Not All Bad I < 3 Technology—Sixth Grade Handout Session 19: What Do You Share?—Deciding What to Post Online What Do You Share?—Sixth Grade Handout Session 20: Why Do You Share?—Knowing Why You Post Online Pleasing the Invisible Audience—Sixth Grade Handout Session 21: Do They Like Me?—Crushes and Rejection This Stuff Is So Complicated!—Sixth