Behaviour for learning: professional development

Behaviour for learning in science

This will help you develop a behaviour repertoire and improve relationships with your students. Sessions will explore: how to manage students’ learning in a science laboratory, how to restore positive relationships with students, how to encourage positive behaviour management strategies, and how to establish a learning climate where all can maximise their learning.

The course will be interactive and provide lots of practical ideas that can be translated directly back to the classroom.

You will be able to:

• devise strategies for improving the behaviour for learning of students in science lessons
• employ a range of methods to build positive relationships with students
• implement an action plan of your learning to make an impact in your school

Behaviour management

Do practical science lessons feel like an accident waiting to happen? How can you carry out exciting, practical, enquiry driven science lessons without losing sleep over safety or worrying what chaos will ensue?

This practical course will provide you with the skills and confidence to plan and facilitate learning. There will also be opportunities to discuss a range of practical organisational strategies that ensure appropriate behaviour for learning.

You will be able to:

• identify a range of techniques to manage effective behaviour for learning in primary and secondary science
• action plan changes in your practice resulting from personalised learning on this course

Behaviour management CPD - Hertford

Supporting teachers new to the profession in considering ways of managing the behaviour of their students so that a positive, effective learning environment can be sustained.

Summary

You will identify your classroom style and learn how to manage the challenging situations that may arise because of the range of potential distractions and hazards in a science laboratory.

During the course we will cover a range of strategies to develop engaging lessons for all and create a positive learning environment in which everyone is keen to engage with science and make progress in their learning.

You will be able to:

• analyse common behaviour management issues faced by science teachers
• evaluate strategies used to tackle these issues
• devise and trial behaviour management strategies in your teaching

Online behaviour management course

Transform your classroom by making small shifts in your own behaviour. This free, online course has been developed by the National Science Learning Centre (United Kingdom) as part of their suite of high impact professional development for teachers of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Paul Dix, a leading voice in behaviour management in the UK and internationally, will help you learn how to positively influence the behaviour of your students through small shifts in your own behaviour.

Other areas covered in this course include how to develop the habits of effective behaviour managers; mechanisms for communicating success with students, parents and colleagues; how to use group rewards to change behaviour; and how to manage difficult confrontations. Participants will develop a good understanding of how to be proactive about encouraging good behaviour in your classroom and reactive in responding calmly to poor behaviour.