Professional learning opportunities

Professional learning opportunities

School leaders understand that professional learning opportunities within positive behaviour and character education are critical for the school team. The teaching team therefore need to be as skilled in these areas as they are in subject area instruction.

Principal

The principal makes sure to include training in positive high-expectations in the annual school professional learning plan. They identify teaching team members who need additional support in high-expectations and behaviour management as part of their individual professional learning.

The principal ensures the following:

• Models leading behavioural change.
• Observes teachers’ practice and systems of the behaviour management model within their classroom.
• Uses the school calendar to organise deadlines for activities, tasks and required professional learning so they are completed in a timely manner.
• Monitors staff professional learning records, surveying all training each staff member attends.
• Coaches teaching team members in behaviour management skills.

Instruction Coach

The coach facilitates peer pedagogy and peer lesson practice sessions for instructional techniques and leads the school team in reviewing and practicing positive high-expectations strategies.
This includes the following:

• Practice teaching a lesson on one of the school-wide expectations.
• Practice teaching a lesson from the social-emotional learning programs.
• Reminders of methods for acknowledging positive behaviour.
• Modelling use of reinforcement techniques,
• Discussions on responding to student misbehaviour.
• Peer professional conversations focused on positive high-expectations.