University Center & NIU bring anti-bullying conference to Lake County Oct 24

On October 24, 2018, the University Center of Lake County will again host a professional development day for school administrators, teachers, counselors, and staff members on how they can respond to the issue of bullying in their schools. It is the eighth such conference organized by the NIU College of Education Office of External & Global Programs and NIU's Continuing and Professional Education unit and fourth time that they have partnered with University Center of Lake County to extend the conference to Lake County.

Sessions include two that will be presented live in DeKalb and video-conferenced to Grayslake:

"Preventing & Addressing Bullying: How the Latest Research Informs our Work in Schools" by Christine Malecki, Professor in Psychology and School Psychology Program Director, NIU.

"Preventing & Addressing Cyber-Bullying: Resources & Tools for School Personnel" by scholars from the U.S. Department of Education Project Prevent and Address Bullying (PPAB) personnel preparation grant.

The third session will be live in Grayslake and video-conferenced to DeKalb:

"Cyber-bullying/Cyber-Crime: Prevention through Awareness" by Carol Gudbrandsen, Cyber Crimes Analyst, Lake County State's Attorney's Office.

Cost is $125. Lunch is included. Register via http://go.niu.edu/bullying. Details are also available at http://ucenter.org