Teacher’s Essential Guide to Cyberbullying Prevention

This guide by Common Sense Education provides educators with a comprehensive, research-based approach to understanding and preventing cyberbullying in schools. It includes definitions of cyberbullying, the differences between offline and online bullying, real-world scenarios, prevention strategies, and ideas for classroom implementation.

The guide explains what cyberbullying is, how digital tools change the ways students interact, and why cyberbullying can be more complex than traditional forms of bullying. It offers actionable steps teachers can take: building a respectful classroom climate, creating digital safety rules, facilitating peer-to-peer support, integrating digital citizenship into lessons. Rather than only reacting to incidents, it emphasizes fostering a respectful online and offline environment, encouraging bystanders to act, and involving families and the community.

The guide includes discussion questions, scenario-based prompts, and links to further resources, making it practical for immediate implementation.

https://www.commonsense.org/education/articles/teachers-essential-guide-to-cyberbullying-prevention