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Turning Behaviour Around - a 2 day accredited program

For Beginning and Experienced Teachers

Courses are held throughout the year at Deakin University, Melbourne Campus at Burwood and the Waterfront Campus at Geelong

This 2 day seminar/workshops provides teachers with opportunities to:

• gain knowledge, understanding and insights into student behaviour
• acquire practical skills and strategies to use in the classroom and school
• work with a process that makes sense of behaviour management
• focus on behaviour issues and work through case studies
• discuss and share ideas with colleagues, ask questions and reflect on teaching practice

THIS MODULE (WITH ASSESSMENT) CAN BE USED BY 3 YEAR TRAINED TEACHERS AS 1 UNIT OF THEIR FOURTH YEAR OF TRAINING

DAY ONE

Session 1 Planning for Management Working preventively Building on core values Making rules work On-going planning - introducing a process for effective management and a strategy for taking control

Session 2 Understanding Behaviour What motivates behaviour? A teacher's changing role How effective is your response? Moving from a position of strength

Session 3 Developing a management process Continuing the control strategy Practical skills to achieve cooperation and respect Skills to empower teachers and build students' emotional & social competency

DAY TWO

Session 1 Continuing the management process Options for effective follow through Skills to achieve responsibility and self-discipline. Reframing mindsets - enhancing self worth Working for and achieving positive outcomes

Session 2 Managing those more difficult behaviours Discipline, punishment, rewards - what works? What do I do when they challenge, refuse, deny etc? Turning behaviour around Specific behaviour issues e.g. bullying, autistic, defiant behaviours etc.

Session 3 Making it work in the classroom and school Questions and answers - further practical suggestions & case studies Developing colleague support - the task of Professional Learning Teams A whole school approach

Presenter: Jenny Mackay is a classroom management and discipline skills specialist with a very practical 'in the classroom', non-didactic approach to behaviour management skills training. She has taught in the United Kingdom, the U.S.A., South Africa and Australia. Jenny has presented to teachers at conferences, seminars and individual schools in Metropolitan Melbourne and throughout country Victoria.

Jenny also has a new book - 'Coat of Many Pockets: Managing classroom interactions'. For more information http://www.behaviour.com.au

Melbourne - Burwood Campus

Dates:	Day 1	23 May 2008
	Day 2	6 June 2008

Geelong - Waterfront Campus

Dates:	Day 1	18 July 2008
	Day 2	8 August 2008

 

Enquiries to Shelley Chilton, email: ed-leadrenew@deakin.edu.au