Owning Up Curriculum: Empowering Adolescents to Confront Social Cruelty, Bullying, and Injustice

This updated edition remains a valuable, practical tool for educators, counselors, and other professionals tasked with guiding teens through exploring stereotypes, building comfort with vulnerability, and breaking down and rebuilding social relationships. A powerhouse resource that won’t cease to amaze.

I finally bought my own copy. I had this curriculum at a former school and we used it for a girls group. Parents were pleased, girls loved it, and it helped shape our community.

Use curriculum for classroom and it is amazing the difference with the students - great conflict resolution skills.

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A great resource for work with adolescent boys and girls... modules are presented in a way which is respectful and collaborative, not talking down to youth. Comprehensive in terms of material covered. Fairly easy to use.

We are using this book for groups we are holding with area school districts.I believe this book with me very beneficial for everyone we will be teaching.

For Grades 6-12. The Owning Up Curriculum teaches students and educators to take responsibility as bystanders, perpetrators, and victims of unethical behavior. First published in 2009  Owning Up Curriculum: Empowering Adolescents to Confront Social Cruelty, Bullying, and Injustice (Book and CD-rom) . It's odd that such a topical subject has only 4 reviews in 8 years. You would think it would be a standard curriculum. After going through the website and reading the book I can see that it would be an asset for any school or school system, especially ones that have suffered the suicide of a child.From the author: My name is Rosalind Wiseman and I am an educator, writer, and founder of Cultures of Dignity. For over two decades I have been talking with, listening to, and occasionally arguing with young people about everything and anything that’s important to them. I have authored five books -- two of which hit the NYT Bestseller List. My non-fiction books are titled, Queen Bees & Wannabes, Masterminds & Wingmen, The Guide, Queen Bees Moms & King Pin Dads, and the Owning Up curriculum. I also wrote a young adult novel titled, Boys, Girls and Other Hazardous Materials. This fall, I re-launched the Owning Up Curriculum, a comprehensive social emotional learning program for grades in partnership with the Association of Middle Level Educators. I write a monthly column for the Anti-Defamation League called Rosalind’s Classroom Conversations where I write about common challenges educators face in talking to young people about youth culture, bigotry, discrimination, and social media. I also write articles for major publications, blog and tweet frequently on a wide variety of topics but always feel I should be writing more often. By far, what I appreciate the most about my work is that I am constantly learning. I have been invited to speak at all kinds of venues: from federal and state initiatives, corporate board rooms, advocacy organizations, national conventions, public schools, charter schools, and private schools of diverse affiliations. As a teacher, I focus on collaboration and because of this I meet amazing people who look at youth culture in ways I haven’t thought about. My work is informed by integrating my expertise with the lived experience of others. I have served on many nonprofit boards but currently only serve on one—the US Health and Human Services Substance and Mental Health Administration. I support many non-profits in smaller ways because these organizations do the work that tirelessly advocate on the issues I care about most. Personally, I enjoy eating really good food, drinking really good bourbon, listening to great music, dancing until my feet hurt, and politics that make me think. I have been married for nearly 20 years and still wonder how I met someone at such a young age that I could walk through life with. On the other hand, I have two sons who are 13 and 15… they are my everyday challenge. My favorite child is my dog, Layla, who is always by my side and has never rolled her eyes at me. I lived in Washington DC for most of my life until I moved to Colorado in 2012…and yes it was a culture shock but I am getting used to it and happy to be living in such a beautiful place with really nice people who never honk at you.From her publisher's page: Rosalind Wiseman has had only one job since she graduated from college - to help communities shift the way we thk about children and teens' emotional and physical well-being. As a teacher, thought leader, author, and media spokesperson on bullying, ethical leadership, the use of social media, and media literacy, she is in constant dialogue and collaboration with educators, parents, children, and teens. Most famously, Rosalind is the author of Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World - the groundbreaking, best-selling book that was the basis for the movie Mean Girls. The fully revised third edition was published in July 2016. Rosalind's other publications include Masterminds and Wingmen: Helping Our Boys Cope With Schoolyard Power, Locker-Room Tests, Girlfriends, and the New Rules of Boy World, which was awarded Best Parenting Book by Books for a Better Life in 2014. She is also a regular curriculum contributor to the Anti-Defamation League. From teaching in the classroom to large keynote presentations, each year Rosalind works with tens of thousands of students, educators, parents, counselors, coaches, and administrators to create communities based on the belief that each person has a responsibility to treat themselves and others with dignity. Rosalind has presented at the White House, the American School Counselor Association, South by Southwest, the Game Developers Conference, the International Boys' Schools Coalition, the American Association of School Administrators, and countless schools throughout the United States and abroad. She is an advisor to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. A native of Washington, D.C., she currently lives in Colorado with her husband and two sons.

I wanted to see how this book would fit in a college-level writing course, specifically first-year writing or introductory creative nonfiction.I personally wouldn't use this as a curriculum, but I would use the dozens of questions and discussion prompts as writing prompts for the students. I depend a lot on open-ended prompts for further exploration but I don't want to be that blunt about what direction I want them to go in, because then students end up writing to please me, not for their own journey. Rosalind Wiseman has provided a lot of prompts that I can tinker with, so the 'social justice' education would not be so obvious as an intention. Instead, they can focus on experiences, and come naturally to their own understanding.I liked how Wiseman gave suggested times and formats for various discussions - it gives me a good idea how this might fit into a classroom environment. While this is meant for younger adolescents, I think the subject matter is going to be important (maybe more important) to new college students who are breaking out of their comfort zone and have to think about all this without the stricter format of junior high/high school.As I said, I'm going to use this to generate my own writing prompts and discussion. I'd use this as a jumping-off point to help give depth to my ideas, or give me an idea where I didn't have one. So I think it will be very useful in a writing-focused classroom.

This is one of my favourite new resources. I used it with a tough grade 8 class. I wasn't sure if it would be a good fit for us, but it actually was. I know that other teachers in my division are using it, and liking it too. The topics are mature, and relevant. The lessons are planned, but adjustable depending upon your teaching style. This resource helps tackle tough content like gender roles, handling groups, and sexual harassment. You definitely do not have to do each lesson or each unit, but I recommend keeping things in the same order. I am going to reuse this one.