Monday, August 1, 2016

Two upcoming Professional Learning sessions in October

PD-Online is pleased to announce that arrangements have been made to run two of the most popular full day PD workshops Calm Kids-Teach Mindfulness to Students P-12 and Positive Education – Embed the Tools of Positive Psychology in your School P-12 once again in Warrnambool during term 4. 
Teachers who have attended these PDs in Melbourne and previously in Warrnambool have rated them highly. They have provided practical strategies that can be adopted in the classroom and have helped to consolidate existing thinking for most schools.
Details for both PDs can be found below.
Where & When:-
 
PD
Venue
Date & Time
 
Calm Kids –
Teach Mindfulness to Students P-12
Warrnambool

Venue TBC
 
 
 
 
19th October, 2016
9.00am – 3.30pm
Registration from 8.30am
 
‘Positive Education – 
Embed the Tools of Positive Psychology in your School P-12’.
 
Warrnambool

Venue TBC
 
 
 
 
20th October, 2016
9.00am – 3.30pm
Registration from 8.30am
 
To register for any of the full day PDs please obtain your school's permission and then register via your PD-Online account.
Calm Kids – Teach Mindfulness to Students P-12 Warrnambool
 
Workshop Overview:
Mindfulness has been shown to help children feel calmer, more emotionally aware of managing their feelings, able to make better decisions and gain improved ability to concentrate & pay attention. Understand the purpose, benefits and the techniques of mindfulness and how to integrate it into your school/classroom. An immensely enjoyable workshop full of ideas & strategies for immediate use. Give students a lifelong method to manage stress. P-12
 
Content:
 
  • The purpose of Mindfulness; research and studies
  • Relationship between mind and body
  • Stress in children
  • Benefits for children
  • Using mindfulness to improve emotional regulation, cognitive focus, decision making
  • Creating the mindfulness environment
  • How to introduce and teach Mindfulness to students
  • Techniques and practices
  • Increasing self-awareness
  • Using Mindfulness to aid conflict resolution
  • Forming a group for Mindfulness
  • Application for special groups – ADD/ADHD
  • Techniques to manage different ages
Course Cost:-          $295 incl GST
Registration: Please obtain your School Leadership's permission to register for these PDs if your school is paying for your registration.
Registration is at PDOnline.
After logging in, click 'Register for a New PD'.
In 'Title Keywords', enter the relevant keyword ('mindfulness').
Click on the name of the PD:  Warrnambool - Calm Kids – Teach Mindfulness to Students P-12
Click 'Register for this PD'
 
Positive Education – Embed the Tools of Positive Psychology in your School P-12 Warrnambool
Workshop Overview:
Positive Education aims to embed the principles of positive Psychology in your school with the goal of improved student wellbeing and academic performance. Positive Psychology has led to a number of applications and interventions used in the classroom which focuses on specific skills that assist students to strengthen their relationships, build positive emotions, and enhance personal resilience and happiness. Understand the science of Positive Psychology in Education and arm yourself with a toolkit of strategies for your school. An interactive and lively PD. Suitable for leadership, teachers and educators, Prep to 12.
Content:
  • The science of Positive Psychology
  • Positive Psychology as the basis of Positive Education
  • Measurement tools – how to measure wellbeing
  • Positive relationships
  • Engagement
  • Strengths approach to wellbeing
  • Positive emotions
  • Developing meaning and purpose
  • Flourishing versus languishing
  • Characteristics and attainment of emotional health & resilience
  • Pathways to wellbeing
Course Cost:- $295 incl GST
Registration: Please obtain your School Leadership's permission to register for this PD if your school is paying for your registration.
Registration is at PDOnline.
  • After logging in, click 'Register for a New PD'.
  • In 'Title Keywords', enter the relevant keyword ('Positive').
  • Click on the name of the PD: ‘Warrnambool - Positive Education – Embed the Tools of Positive Psychology in your School P-12’.
Click 'Register for this PD'
For both PDs the following is applicable:
  • Parking: Free parking available on site
  • What to Bring: Participants need to bring note taking material and their enthusiasm. All other essential materials and resources will be provided.
  • Meals: Morning tea and lunch will be provided.
  • Provider: Psychology and Wellbeing Services Pty Ltd trading as Corporate Zen ABN No 24 155 293 020 
  • PD Suitability: Educators (Primary, Secondary, Special Needs) Support staff, and pre-service teachers.
About the Presenter – Kate Cooper, Psychologist & Speaker
With a background of over 25 years of experience as a psychologist Kate specialises in training that helps people tackle the complex challenges to their physical and psychological health. She has worked as a mediator, counsellor, trauma manager, facilitator and public speaker across the Education, corporate and not for profit sectors such as beyondblue. Workshops in areas such as mindfulness, anxiety, depression, sleeping better, stress management, neuroscience and resilience have been engaging and filled with ideas participants can immediately apply to their work and to their own life. As a professional communicator, she is passionate about maximising benefits to participants and ensuring they experience an optimum learning environment in all of her professional development workshops. Kate is a member of the Victorian Psychologists Registration Board and a Member of the Australian Psychological Society.
Kind regards,
Paul
PD Consultant
Email:     pdadmin@pd-online.com.au

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