Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act: What Schools Must and Should Do

Embracing Digital Youth is proud to announce it's first Webinar. Through these Webinars, Embracing Digital Youth will seek to help educators, mental health professionals, law enforcement, and policy-makers engage in prevention and intervention activities that are grounded in research insight, focus on influencing positive behavior and implementing restorative practices, and encourage effective evaluation.

Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act: What Schools Must and Should Do

Webinar offered by Embracing Digital Youth http://embracingdigitalyouth.org
April 5 at 7:00 P.M. Eastern Time.
Register online at: http://embracingdigitalyouth.org/webinars
$39 for a 90 minute webinar.

The webinar will be available for viewing in an archive shortly after the live presentation.
A companion 2-page Issue Brief will provide insight into implementing the recommendations provided in the webinar.
Materials will be provided to support attendance at this webinar to obtain Continuing Education Units.

  * What steps must a district take to be in full compliance with the
    new requirement to receive E-rate funding?

  * How should schools organize their efforts to respond to this new
    instructional requirement?

  * What Internet safety issues must be addressed and what other
    issues should be addressed?

  * How can these issues be addressed in a manner that is effective --
    and does not raise fears that could undermine a district's
    transition to a 21st Century learning environment?

  * What important role will school librarians play in the delivery of
    professional development and instruction?

  * How should this instruction be incorporated into the school's safe
    school planning with respect to critical issues such as
    cyberbullying, cyberthreats, and digital dating abuse?

These issues and more will be addressed.

The Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act added a provision to the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) requiring that schools receiving E-Rate funding provide students with instruction in Internet safety, including cyberbullying and social networking safety. School agencies receiving E-rate funding must update their policy so they can certify they are providing Internet safety instruction, beginning with funding year 2012 (July).

This Webinar will provide recommendations on how districts can engage in effective multidisciplinary planning to ensure that the manner in which they will provide Internet safety instruction is grounded in accurate research insight, uses effective approaches to promote positive norms and transmit effective skills, and incorporates evaluation to ensure effectiveness.

Moderator:
Nancy Willard, Director of Embracing Digital Youth, a program of Center for Safe and Responsible Internet use, and author of Cyber Savvy: Embracing Digital Safety and Civility (2011, Corwin Press)

Presenters:

  * Mike Donlin, Program Supervisor in The School Safety Center of the
    Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction for Washington
    State.
  * Lisa Jones, Research Associate Professor of Psychology at the
    Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New
    Hampshire.
  * Connie Williams, NBCT, Teacher Librarian, National Board
    Certified. Petaluma High School, California. Past President of the
    California School Library Association,
  * Eric Willard, Chief Technology Officer – Community Unit School
    District 300, Illinois.


Don't miss out on this highly interactive webinar that will provide high quality, multidisciplinary insight for educators!

Embracing Digital Youth
http://embracingdigitalyouth.org