Primary Special Needs - Tackling Challenging Behaviour 1

In this programme, we question whether special school strategies for working with emotional and behavioural difficulties can be utilised in the mainstream.

Bullying

No Bully
http://www.police.govt.nz/service/yes/nobully/
No Bully is an anti-bullying programme taught by police education officers in New Zealand in partnership with teachers. It is aimed at students in all year levels.

program developed in Sweden and has had great
success there. Here's the link to find out more info:
http://www.clemson.edu/olweus/


I have some information on our website
http://www.dillon2.k12.sc.us/students/studentsites.asp

For students

Check the links

Internet Safety and Personal Safety

Links for teachers
http://www.dillon2.k12.sc.us/teachers/disciplineresources.asp

a book
http://www.iste.org/source/Orders/isteProductDetail.cfm?product_code=digcit


The Revealers by Doug Wilhelm   See http://www.djusd.k12.ca.us/harper/library/blog/
 

Another great novel for girls is Poison Ivy by Amy Koss.  Both are great for providing discussion material about bullying. 
 

Operation Respect has some good materials for dealing with bullying and harrassment http://www.dontlaugh.org/

http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/media/bullying.asp

http://www.schoolsafety.us/America-s-Safe-Schools-Week-p-24.html

http://www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp?area=main

http://www.ncdjjdp.org/cpsv/

the video series ShowPeace (Bullfrog
Films, Box 149, Oley PA, 19547, 610-779-8226, www.bullfrogfilms.com
<http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/> ) which includes: Bully Dance, Dinner for Two, and When the Dust Settles.

Videos on Bullying

Odd Girl Out. 

It's based on a non-fiction book by Rachel Simmons

...it's a great story about dealing with the pressures of high  school, cyberbulling and verbal abuse

Angus,

which is based on Chris Crutcher's short story. Here's more info on that:
 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112368/

Bully
 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242193/

 The Ant Bully
 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429589/
 

Bang, Bang You're Dead.
...it focuses on the potential for school violence.

...really gets inside what the bullied feel. 


School Ties  

Brenden Frasier as the only Jew in a high  society New England school on football scholarship in the 50's
 

Minimizing Classroom Disruptions

Computers and the internet have become welcome instructional tools in most schools, ushering a wealth of additional resources into today’s classrooms. Unfortunately, they also bring with them the potential for unwanted distractions—such as online content that ranges from off-target, to inappropriate, material.

Bullying at School and What to Do About It
http://www.education.unisa.edu.au/bullying/
The serious problem of bullying is the focus of this comprehensive site created by Ken Rigby, who is an Adjunct Research Professor and educational consultant at the University of South Australia. Content includes background information, practical advice, a video and additional links to related sites.

No friends
http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx
This page from the 'Kids' Health' section on the Child Youth Health website is for young children. The topics include: What can you do; what if no-one wants to play; other things to do. It includes a simple interactive maze puzzle.

Thinking responsibly
education.qld.gov.au/tal/tips/02348.html

Managing Challenging Behaviour
http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/publications/index.cfm?fuseaction=pubs.displayf
ile&id=3846&type=pdf
This Ofsted (UK) report gives an account of behaviour in British schools
based on national evidence and provides an analysis of behaviour in a
range of educational settings. The settings included early years
provision, mainstream and special schools, pupil referral units, secure
training centres and colleges.

 Girls Bullying Girls
http://www.teachersandfamilies.com/open/parent/ra1.cfm?
This article in Parenting Perspectives, in the US online magazine Teachers First, is an introduction to relational aggression. The term 'relational aggression' is used to describe a type of bullying primarily used by pre-adolescent and adolescent girls to victimize other girls - a covert use of relationships as weapons to inflict emotional pain. Researchers have found that, contrary to popular belief, girls are not less aggressive than boys, they are just more subtle or covert in their use of aggression.

 50 IT Classroom Management Tips
 http://www.schools.net.au/edu/education/resources/managing_classrooms_full.html
 The tips included have been identified by practicing teachers as things
 that can make the first experiences of using the Internet with students
 positive.

 Discipline In Schools
 http://www.nalandainstitute.org/aspfiles/discipline.asp
 Article on school discipline but clinical psychologist, Shirley Ovelil.

 Preventing Behaviour Problems: What Works
 http://www.ibe.unesco.org/International/publications/educationalpractices/

educationalpracticesseriespdf/prac08e.pdf
 Article on best practice in behaviour management.

 Classroom Management Ideas
 http://www.eddept.wa.edu.au/abled/BestPrac/classman.htm
 Simple ideas for better managing student behaviour.

 Classroom Management Tips
 http://www.teachnet.com/how-to/manage/
 Tips for starting the school day, lesson breaks and dealing with problems.

 Discipline and Classroom Management
 http://www.middleweb.com/msdiaries01/EBClassMgt.html
 Suggestions for effective classroom management.

 Effective Classroom Management Techniques
 http://www.education-world.com/a_curr/curr155.shtml
 Twelve teacher-tested tips for behaviour management.

 Classroom Management Plan
 http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/~dwiggins/plan.html
Tips on how to develop a classroom management plan.

 Classroom Discipline
 http://www.ueatexas.com/Links/Classroom_Help/Links_Classroom_help.html
 Ideas for dealing with discipline issues in the classroom.

 Teaching Strategies for Students with Diverse Learning Needs
 http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SS/pdf/strategies.pdf
 This article discusses strategies for dealing with students with special
 needs.

 ESL Classroom Management and Resourcing
 http://www.education.tas.gov.au/equitystandards/esl/teaching/management.htm
 Classroom management and resourcing factors to be considered when a new
 ESL student commences school.

Teaching and Learning of Indigenous Learners
 http://www.natsiew.nexus.edu.au/lens/teachingandlearning/teachlearn.html
 Collection of articles about effective teaching strategies for Aboriginal
 Students.

 You Handle Them All
 http://www.disciplinehelp.com/teacher/
 A reference guide for handling misbehaviour at school and home.

 The Honour Level System
 http://www.honorlevel.com/
 Alternative approach to dealing with student discipline.

 The Jigsaw Classroom
 http://www.jigsaw.org/
 Read about a cooperative learning technique said to reduce racial conflict
 and promote better learning.

 Tribes
 http://www.tribes.com/
 Tribes is a new way of learning and cooperating in the classroom.

 Behaviour Influence Techniques
 http://www.wm.edu/ttac/articles/challenging/influence.html
 Techniques that are productive, classroom-centred, and teacher-initiated.

 Classroom Mini Parliament
 http://www.parliament.qld.gov.au/Education/ForSchools/ClassroomMiniParliament%20.htm
 Instructions for setting up your own classroom parliament.

 Classroom Court
 http://ofcn.org/cyber.serv/academy/ace/soc/cecsst/cecsst006.html
 This activity is meant for teachers who would like to allow their students
 to have a more active role in setting classroom rules, in decision-making,
 and as a means of settling differences.

 First Day Back at School Activities
 http://www.cbv.ns.ca/sstudies/activities/1rstday/1rst.html
 Collection of ideas for the first day back at school.

 First Day Ideas
 http://www.ilovethatteachingidea.com/ideas/subj_first_day.htm
 Fun ideas to help welcome students back to school.

 Furniture Faces the Future
 http://www.peterli.com/archive/spm/220.shtm
 This article discusses the changing needs for school furniture resulting
 from increased IT integration.

 Classroom Management in an ICT Suite
 http://www.standards.dfes.gov.uk/keystage3/respub/ictframework/

teaching_and_learning/classroom_management/
 The design and arrangement of furniture and equipment in an ICT suite make
 whole-class and group teaching more complex without careful management.

 Managing Physical Space
 http://www.temple.edu/CETP/temple_teach/cm-space.html
 A well-planned classroom space can facilitate management of student
 behaviour. Here are some things to think about as you organise your
 classroom space.