Description
Legal and Safety Responsibilities in Education |
An important aspect of classroom management is keeping students safe. Student safety concerns include the use of technology and other classroom resources, maintaining students privacy, bullying, trauma, and child abuse. Teachers need to be aware of their legal and ethical responsibilities when it comes to protecting students in their classrooms.
For this assignment, prepare a 10-12 slide digital presentation for an upcoming professional development for fellow teachers. Explain applicable federal/state/local laws and the current school and district policies related to teachers’ responsibilities to protect students rights and safety.
The presentation should include specific examples related to four of the following topics:
- Digital citizenship (e.g., communication, literacy, etiquette, law, rights and responsibilities, and security)
Two additional topics from the list below:
- Bullying/Harassment/Intimidation/Violence, on and off campus
- Searches of students (e.g., drugs, weapons, cellphones)
- Reporting requirements for suspected child abuse
- FERPA and students privacy rights
- Trauma or traumatic events (e.g., fire, bomb threat, evacuation)
One additional topic from the list below:
- Extracurricular teacher assignments and responsibilities (e.g., playground supervision, coaching, club sponsoring)
- Maintaining inclusion classrooms and compliance with IEPs for students with exceptionalities
- Managing a classroom when 1:1 technology is present
- Teachers professional behavior on and off campus, and online when communicating with the community, colleagues, and stakeholders
In addition, create a title slide, reference slide, and presenter’s notes.
Support your presentation with a minimum of three resources.
While APA style format is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and in-text citations and references should be presented using documentation guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
Resources
Read pages 3-39 and 47-126, depending on the topics selected for the assignment, in School Law Handbook: What Every Leader Needs to Know, by Bosher, Kaminsky, and Vacca, located on the ProQuest Ebook Central website.
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https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.lopes.idm.oclc.org/lib/gcu/detail.action?docID=3002090
Read New Law Limits Student Discipline Measure, by Frey, located on the EdSource website (2014).
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http://edsource.org/2014/new-law-limits-student-discipline-measure/67836
Explore Digital Citizenship, located on the edutopia website.
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https://www.edutopia.org/topic/digital-citizenship
Review the Student Rights and Responsibilities 2019-2020 Handbook, located on the Deer Valley Unified School District website.
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Read The Digital Citizenship Curriculum: Digital Literacy, Cyber Hygiene and More, by Cortez, located on the Ed Tech website.
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Read Protecting Student Privacy on Social Media: Dos and Donts for Teachers, by Higgin, located on the Common Sense website (2017).
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