Behaviour Management Booster: Webinar + online course
Mon 22 Jan 2024 8:30 PM - 9:30 PM AEDT
Online, Zoom
Description
Are you looking for a way to kick-start your classroom management for 2024?
Run by authors of the forthcoming Classroom Management Handbook, Dr. Mark Dowley and Ollie Lovell, this webinar and online course is designed to give you the tools, routines, and scripts that you need to be successful from your very first lesson of 2024.
Mark and Ollie have over two decades of experience managing classrooms and have run professional development on Classroom Management for organisations as diverse as the Fogarty Foundation, Teach for Australia, and LaTrobe University.
Attendees to to this Behaviour Management Booster will receive:
- Attendance to our live webinar on Jan 22nd introducing some of the most fundamental principles and routines at the heart of effective classroom management
- Lifetime access to Mark and Ollie's, Classroom Management Online Course, containing six key principles of classroom management, six bullet-proof classroom management scripts for success, rehearsal scaffolds, and more.
The online course is specifically designed to be suitable for both audio-only, and audio + video consumption. We've done this as we know that time poor teachers often only have time to consume PD content during busy commutes or whilst cooking, cleaning, or doing other multi-tasking activities. This is why we've ensured that this course is easy to enjoy, wherever you are, and no matter how full life already is!
This webinar will be recorded for any who cannot attend.
Read on to find out a little more about your presenters, and to hear from some attendees to Mark and Ollie's prior trainings.
Group discounts: This event has been purposefully priced to ensure that it's accessible to all (especially early career and beginning teachers). In addition, group discount are also available. If booking for 5 or more staff, simply use the code 5ormore for 5% off. If booking for 10 staff, use 10ormore for 10% off.
Mark Dowley
Dr. Mark Dowley is Associate Head – Staff Development at the Crowther Centre for Applied Educational Research and Adjunct Lecturer at LaTrobe University. Mark has taught and presented in schools from Papua New Guinea to New York and has received multiple teaching awards. He is the co-author of the classroom management handbook and consults internationally to schools on culture, belonging and behaviour. Mark completed his Doctor of Education and Masters in Education Policy (International) at the University of Melbourne. He also teaches mathematics to teenagers in Melbourne, Australia.
Ollie Lovell
Oliver (Ollie) Lovell is a Melbourne based maths and physics teacher, host of the popular Education Research Reading Room Podcast, director of Steplab Australia and the author of two Amazon bestselling books: Cognitive Load Theory in Action and Tools for Teachers. Ollie is an adjunct lecturer at LaTrobe University, is currently completing his PhD on the topic of self-regulated learning through the University of Freiburg, Germany.
Testimonials
What people are saying about Mark and Ollie's professional development on Classroom Management:
Mark and Ollie's course on classroom management was engaging and relevant. The tools they provided were practical and could be applied straight away. Would recommend for all teachers and leadership at school. - Vicky A
Really insightful PD, learnt more in this short course than I did in my Behaviour Management unit at UNI. - Di T
Mark and Ollie's course is perfect for all teachers, especially for new graduates. - Barb TFor any teacher seeking further guidance on behaviour management and positive interaction with students of all ages, this is the course for you! - Andrew R
Practical Classroom Management provided me with strategies I could implement in the classroom immediately! - Elizabeth P
This has been a really great course to help new teachers and to assist in reflecting on pedagogy. Thank you! - G Harley
Mark and Ollie have an excellent manner in deliberate practice, they ensure all have an opportunity to ask questions, practise the routine and talk to other teachers. Fantastic PD, a must for any teacher however long you have been teaching. Can always learn something new or critique your own practice to improve. - Angela H
Mark and Ollie's course on Practical Classroom Management gave me realistic and attainable strategies for supporting positive behaviours in my classroom, which promoted engagement and increased learning for the students. - Miranda I
Outstanding, practical guidance on how to get the best out of students while minimising issues and valuable teaching time lost to poor behaviour. - Dave T
Mark and Ollie's course on practical behaviour management has a laser focus on developing teacher's skills through clear routines and tools and deliberate practise. As a bonus, it was a fantastic model of explicit teaching. Highly recommend. - Dean T
Mark and Ollie's passion, enthusiasm and knowledge have helped ignite hope and excitement for very real and tangible practice. It has turned my fear & weakness into a place of curiosity and excitement. - Rachael T
The explanation and modelling was both clear and engaging. The logic of each strategy was compelling—there were no gimmicks. The scripts provided were an effective start/scaffold for ones we could write for ourselves. The inter-participant interactions were a genuinely good use of time. Mark and Ollie were warm, knowledgeable, generous, and made each minute count. I'd recommend this course to anyone interested in practical tools for improving their classroom management. —Nick F
If you are feeling emotionally drained after each class, if student confrontations are too frequent, if you feel frustrated and even angry when students repeatedly break rules, if you feel out of control or just that so much class time gets wasted trying to calm the class down - this course is for you! Ollie and Mark help you set up routines, fill your emotional toolbox which help you stay calm and build a learning environment that everyone can thrive in. - Sally E
Such a practical PD that has given me strategies I can implement immediately! - Angela C