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Promoting Kindness and Defeating Bullying: One Man’s Journey from Nonspeaking to Professional Speaker Working in TV and Film (92748)
Session Chair: Zoila Liliana Giraldo Martinez
Sunday, 13 July 2025 11:10
Session: Session 2
Room: UCL Torrington, B17 (Basement Floor)
Presentation Type:Workshop Presentation
Bullying can be associated with lasting challenges for students and faculty alike. This workshop will provide a first-person perspective on how someone overcame the obstacles of bullying.
Focusing IAFOR’s 2025-2029 themes of Humanity and Human Intelligence, Leadership, and Global Citizenship, this session will explore how empathy and technology can reshape how we address bullying in schools and communities.
Learning Objectives:
• Examine helpful tips to students with autism to empower them to speak up when bullying may occur and to encourage bystanders to help out when appropriate.
• Describe 7 tips participants can take to take a stand against bullying today.
• AI and other technology considerations to bring up bullying and kindness in K-12 programs.
A plan will detail seven steps involved in taking a stand against bullying will be shared that should help self-advocates, families, and professionals. These seven steps will include
1. Start the conversation
2. Develop a plan
3. Teach tolerance
4. Increase awareness and acceptance
5. Encourage self-advocacy
6. Learn your rights
7. Speak up
Will also discuss resources for our community to learn more about bullying including:
• PACER Center’s National Bullying Prevention Center
• National Center for Learning Disabilities
• BULLY Project’s Special Needs Anti-Bullying Toolkit
Time will be included for questions and discussion.
Authors:
Kerry Magro, New Jersey City University (retd), United States
About the Presenter(s)
Dr Kerry Magro is currently at Was formerly at New Jersey City University in United States
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