Working to make a difference for children
who display challenging behavior
Webquest
Developed for the Kentucky Education Technology Conference 1999
and the Kentucky Teaching and Learning Conference 2000
©Copyright 1999-2000, Donna T. Meers
WebQuest Exercise
Definition Dodge (1999) describes WebQuest (http://webquest.sdsu.edu/webquest.html)
as an inquiry-oriented activity in which some or all of the information
that learners interact comes from resources on the Internet. He describes
two types of WebQuests: Short- and long-term. We will do a short-term
WebQuest in this session.
Introduction
Steven is a student in a primary (P2) classroom. It is October, and
he is having difficulty in school. Steven begins each school day in
trouble. For instance, he pushes peers on the way in the building, he
hits other students in the gym while waiting to go to class, and he
enters his classroom throwing his materials down on the desk while yelling
at the teacher and his peers. Steven's aggressive behavior continues
all day across all environments. His teacher, Mrs. Helpme, is very frustrated
and doesn't know what to do. She talked about Steven's situation to
a colleague who referred her to the Behavior Home Page.
Task
Mrs. Helpme decided to give the Behavior Home Page a try. She wrote
down several questions in which she hoped the Web site could answer.
You're task is to assist Mrs. Helpme. You will navigate through the
Behavior Home Page using the suggested, "Information Resources" below
to answer Mrs. Helpme's questions. Please indicate the resources used
to find each answer in the "Organization" section of this activity.
Mrs. Helpme's Questions
1. I wonder if a functional assessment would be helpful for Steven?
2. What are the suggested proactive approaches to working with challenging
behaviors?
3. What type of intervention could I develop to change Steven's aggressive
behavior?
4. I wonder if I should teach social skills? If so, what programs could
I use?
5. I wonder if time-out would be effective?
6. Could Steven qualify for special education services under the emotional
and behavioral disorders (EBD) category? What is the process to refer
a student for EBD services?
7. I wonder if there is a place to ask a question about Steven's aggressive
behavior? If so, maybe someone has previously asked about students'
with aggressive behavior, and I could get some advice there?
Information Resources
Behavior
Home Page
http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/behave/homepage.html
The Teacher's Encyclopedia
of Behavior Management
http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/behave/bi/encyndex.html
Emotional-Behavioral
Disability: Technical Assistance Manual
http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/behave/bi/ebddef.html
Social Skills Resources
http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/behave/bi/ss.html
Time-out
Procedures
http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/behave/bi/TO.html
Understanding
Behavior: An Interactive Tutorial
http://www.state.ky.us/agencies/behave/misc/pbis/home.html
Positive
Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)-Functional Assessment
http://www.pbis.org/school/tertiary_level/default.aspx
Positive Behavioral
Interventions & Supports
http://www.pbis.org/
PACER:
Parents helping Parents (What is a Functional Assessment?)
http://www.pacer.org/parent/php/PHP-c79.pdf
Organization
Please indicate how to find the answers to Mrs. Helpme's questions.
(Question #1: I wonder if a functional assessment would be helpful for
Steven? Example answer: I followed the link from the Behavior Home Page
to the PACER Web site on Functional Assessment. The Web site said...)
Conclusion
Upon completion of this WebQuest, you will be familiar with various
support features available on the Behavior Home Page. Thus, when presented
with questions concerning children with challenging behavior, you should
be able to use the Behavior Home Page as a resource.