"Sadly I think students nowadays do not want to get in other kids' business and to report something that happens can result in other kids calling you a snitch. As for kids or people who are treated differently because of how they dress or look, it is more common than adults even realize. Until someone gets caught or someone reports it, the bullying does not get reported. I have found that most kids in my school and at the VoTech tend to not single people out because of religion or skin color, instead, it is more common to see kids get picked on if they steal someone's boyfriend or girlfried or snitch.
I think David, in the example we read about, was more worried about himself and getting ahead and ethically he should have reported it and and made sure that he remained anonymous. In the ISTE code of conduct, it states that "ISTE does not tolerate harassment of ISTE members, ISTE staff or other persons involved in ISTE events and activities." It was David's responsibility to let people in authority know what occured with Rona and Aina."
Career & Technology Center PIL 2 Student writing assignment March 13, 2023
I admittedly was not aware of the Model Code of Ethics for Educators (MCEE) and the specific written PA Professional Code of Practice and Conduct for Educators.
I will implement this into my "every school year routine" as a reminder to all educators their expectations relate to their conduct and ethics.I received much more knowledge and information than the MCEE through this course, but if I only received the MCEE and related content, it would have been worth it.
I was worried about the course being 3 hours after a work day, while already having many committee, board meetings and school activities in the evening but the instructors kept the information interesting and relevant.
Beaver County Superintendent PIL Class 4 March 8, 2024
This lesson was relevant to what I teach and found it essential to integrate it for the upcoming school year. The 8th-grade students are social beings and like discussing issues that may or may not be ethical or legal. They spent time comparing the concept of morals v. ethics and came to the a better understanding than what they had previously learned.
(Scenario: Students are working on an online group assignment, and one group member continued to make inappropriate comments about the new student's broken English and ethnicity.) Students used the decision-making framework to determine their course of action. Several students stated that they would report the incident to an adult or authority figure but also brought up our Safe to Say as an excellent opportunity for them to report incidents anonymously.
"...they had great discussions on ethical codes and how they have been in various situations that impacted them. These lessons are essential to all grade-level students since the digital world is where we interact and leave our footprints."
"The weakness is that many of my students need more time to discuss these issues since they live in this world 24/7. As a Social Education teacher, I can build upon this type of lesson and look forward to working it into next year’s curriculum."
8th Grade Social Education and Studies Studies Teacher • PIL Class 2 Ethics PLC member March 15, 2023
"I looked forward to taking this course to build my understanding of Professional Ethics and possible legal implications...This upcoming year Act 49 will require the integration of professional ethics and couldn't have found this course more relevant for the time."
Before facilitating a PLC meeting, I became more familiar with MCEE and the PA Code of Conduct. After reading and reviewing the information, it was clear that many of our staff members could benefit from this type of professional learning.
The PLC group that I worked with was engaged in talking through various scenarios and learning specifics that they needed to become more familiar with. We discussed the importance of developing something for the 2023-24 school year and having teachers sign off on having read the information and talk through a few scenarios.
This will be something that I bring to the table with our administration team. We will have an exodus of teachers in a few years to come, and we know this will be essential with the Induction Program."
Beaver County Middle School Principal • PIL Class 2 March 15, 2023
I am the middle school guidance counselor, and I found the PLC group relevant and helpful to me since many teachers approach me confidentially about situations and find the PA Code of Conduct and MCEE to be a great resource(s) to reference.
After reviewing the PA Code of Conduct and MCEE, I am more confident in helping to support staff. Our PLC meetings were less frequent due to many daily interruptions however, we agreed that this would be a great in -service at the start of the new school year. There are often many grey areas when dealing with situations, and I have found this helpful in guiding others in their thinking and my own.
As the 7th grade Social Education teacher, I...introduced the International Society for Technology in Education website Standard 1.2b and elaborated on what it meant before jumping into the scenario.... The biggest takeaway was their willingness to discuss the scenario and explain what they were to do if the situation were to occur.
The students enjoyed talking through the scenario because they deal with many situations but have yet to really take the implications into account.
Middle School Guidance Counselor & Social Education Teacher• PIL Class 2 Ethics PLC Member March 15, 2023
As an educational leader, I wasfamiliar with the PA Code of Conduct, as I have made it a yearly practice to have all faculty and staff in the entire school read the PA Code of Conduct and sign off that they understood what it said. With that being said, I was not familiar with the Model Code of Ethics for Educators (MCEE) nor were the members I selected to participate in the Ethics PLC.
I found members of the PLC to find our discussions to be beneficial for all staff, especially the newer staff. Furthermore, the members shared that the discussions to be beneficial for all staff, especially the newer staff.
Career & Technology Center Assistant Administrator• PIL Class 2 March 13, 2023