This workshop takes teachers through a series of self-paced eLearning units and a conclusion to help them implement Positive Teaching techniques in their classroom.
The units are:
- Introduction and Unit 1: Identifying Troublesome Classroom Behaviour
- Unit 2: Focusing on Appropriate Classroom Behaviour
- Unit 3: Setting the Classroom Context
- Unit 4: Enhancing Praise and Reprimands
- Conclusion: The Charter for Positive Teaching
Each unit provides participants with video demonstrations, interactive activities, course readings and research briefings. Participants are asked to take a break of at least 24 hours between units to allow them to apply what they have learnt in their classroom and complete observation schedules.
Positive Teaching is a technique that encourages teachers to focus not just on praising academic performance, but also on praising social behaviour, thereby increasing classroom time spent on-task for all students. This approach complements school-wide behaviour programs such as Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) and Positive Behavioural Interventions and Supports (PBIS). The workshop is appropriate for Foundation to Year 6 teachers.
Each participant receives a complimentary copy of
Positive Teaching for Australian Primary Classrooms: Effective classroom behaviour management, by Kevin Wheldall, Robyn Wheldall and Frank Merrett.
