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  • Cool.org's Online Teacher Workshop Series

    Meet with subject-matter experts, people doing interesting and exciting things in education and other educators across Australia for short, online, collaborative learning in areas that our members have told us matter to them.

Workshop 4: Let's Talk Wellbeing

We know that young people are at risk of and struggling with declining mental health. We also know that many educators are feeling overwhelmed, leading to declines in their own wellbeing.

This workshop is for, and primarily about, you—our educators. 

We'll be joined by Megan Corcoran for a free, hour-long workshop focusing on personal and collective wellbeing. You’ll have opportunities to ask questions and walk away with tangible, sustainable strategies and ideas you can use in term 4 and beyond to take care of your own wellbeing, lend a hand to your peers and support your students.

Register here

How can I get involved?


Registration is simple and FREE for all Cool.org members!

Click the registration link for the workshop you'd like to attend, complete the form and a Zoom link will be sent to you to add to your calendar.

We know teachers love to share, so please feel free to share with your PLTs, colleagues and teacher friends.

We can't wait to learn alongside you!

2024 Workshop Program

DateTimeWorkshop FocusPresentersRegistration Link
Workshop 1Wednesday 1 May 20244:15 - 5:15pm AESTIncorporating First Nations Perspectives in Your Classroom - a Q&A- Josh Cubillo PhD
- Kirsten Young 		Re-watch the workshop here.
Workshop 2Tuesday 16 July 20244:15 - 5:15pm AESTChallenging Kids and Challenging Kids- Andrew Fuller
- Kirsten Young		Re-watch the workshop here.
Workshop 320 August 20244:15 - 5:15pm AESTBody Image, Health and Wellbeing- Dr Zali Yager from Embrace KidsRe-watch the workshop here.
Workshop 422 October 20244:15 - 5:15pm AEDTLet's Talk Wellbeing- Megan Corcoran
- Kirsten Young		Register here.
Workshop 5Details to comeRegistration will be open shortly.

Who will I meet at the workshops?

Meet Kirsten

Kirsten is a former Primary classroom teacher, curriculum area leader, marketing aficionado, and all-around curious person. She's also your 2024 Workshop Facilitator.

Kirsten is passionate about designing engaging learning opportunities that meet the needs of and challenge all students, building strong relationships in the classroom and school community and ensuring educators across Australia are supported, valued and celebrated for the many things they do.

Kirsten is looking forward to learning alongside our loyal subscribers at the 2024 Cool.org Workshop Series.

Meet Megan Corcoran

Megan Corcoran is a wellbeing consultant and Director at Wagtail Institute. She spent 12 years teaching and leading in alternative schools, working with young people who had experienced childhood trauma, often lived in out-of-home care and were experiencing disadvantage. She has a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology and teaches a Positive Psychology subject at Monash University. She is passionate about the wellbeing of students and staff in schools and loves sharing wellbeing science and trauma-informed practice with teachers.

Megan Corcoran is joining Workshop 4, Let's Talk Wellbeing. Register here.

Meet Thea Stinear

Thea’s commitment and sincere efforts to improve children’s futures and the future of the planet are exceptional and inspiring.

As the CEO of Cool.org, she has driven positive change and impact,
providing free, curriculum-aligned, real-world, high-quality resources for more than 186,000 educators and over 3.6 million students.

Uncompromising in her ambition to ensure all students are equipped with the knowledge and confidence to be all they dream of being for themselves, their community and their planet. As a former teacher, Thea has combined her love of education and her passion for purpose-led business to ensure children are empowered not overwhelmed by the environmental, social and economic challenges they face.

Thea joined Dr Zali Yager at the Embrace Kids Teacher Masterclass.

Meet Dr Zali Yager

Zali has a background in Health and Physical Education and 20+ years of experience in figuring out what works to help people feel better about their bodies.

An adjunct Associate Professor in Education at Victoria University in Melbourne and the Founder and Executive Director of The Embrace Collective, Zali is on a mission to create a world where no young people are held back by pressure and shame around their appearance.

Zali has championed the call for safer body image environments everywhere from Parliament House to The White House, was a key expert in the #byebyeBMI campaign for curriculum change, and works alongside 2023 Australian of the Year Taryn Brumfitt to create engaging resources that students and teachers love- that help to improve their wellbeing. 

Zali joined the Cool.org Workshop Series in Workshop 3, The Embrace Kids Teacher Masterclass.

Meet Andrew Fuller

Andrew Fuller is a clinical psychologist and family therapist. He has worked in many schools and communities in Australia and internationally, specialising in the wellbeing of young people and their families. He is a fellow of the Department of Psychiatry and the Department of Learning and Educational Development at the University of Melbourne.

Andrew is the author of Tricky Kids, Guerilla Tactics for Teachers, Help Your Child Succeed at School, Raising Real People, From Surviving to Thriving, Work Smarter Not Harder and Beating Bullies and has co-authored a series of programs for the promotion of emotional resilience and intelligence used in over 3500 schools in Britain and Australia called The Heart Masters.

Andrew has established programs for the promotion of mental health in schools, substance abuse prevention, and the reduction of violence and bullying, suicide prevention programs and for assisting homeless young people. Andrew continues to counsel young people, and he also conducts workshops for organisations, parents, students, teachers and health professionals on a wide range of topics.

Andrew joined the Cool.org Workshop Series for Workshop 2, Challenging Kids and Challenging Kids.

Meet Josh Cubillo PhD

Josh is a Larrakia, Wadjigan and Arrernte man from the Northern Territory, with extensive experience in secondary and tertiary education.

Starting as a history teacher who wanted Indigenous content taught in schools, Josh has continued his commitment to embedding Indigenous knowledge in the education sector through his project management roles with non-government organisations and the University of Melbourne.

The doctoral thesis Josh completed was called Unveiling Country and Improving Culturally Responsive Pedagogy: The Traditional Owner Approach, which examined how non-Indigenous teachers can strengthen their relationships with Wurundjeri Traditional Owners in order to embed Indigenous knowledge.

Josh joined the Cool.org Workshop Series for Workshop 1, Incorporating First Nations Perspectives in Your Classroom - a Q&A.

Past Workshops

Workshop 1: Incorporating First Nations Perspectives in Your Classroom with Josh Cubillo PhD

This Q&A session will be safe, brave space to ask questions, learn together and leave with ideas to help you incorporate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories, cultures and perspectives in your classroom, curriculum and school community.

We'll be joined by experienced educator Josh Cubillo PhD, a Larrakia, Wadjigan and Arrernte man from the Northern Territory and experienced educator. You can find out more about Josh here.

The 2024 Cool Workshop Series is a collaborative, inclusive and engaging educator learning opportunity.

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Workshop 2: Challenging Kids and Challenging Kids with Andrew Fuller

Join Kirsten from Cool.org and clinical psychologist and family therapist, Andrew Fuller, for a free, hour-long online workshop focusing on behaviour management and learning enhancement strategies.

You'll have an opportunity to ask questions and will walk away with tactics, strategies and ideas to support students bringing challenging behaviours into the classroom, engage students in learning and make classroom management feel, well, manageable.

Find out more about Andrew Fuller here.

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Workshop 3: Embrace Kids Workshop with Dr Zali Yager

Join Dr Zali Yager, body image researcher and expert from The Embrace Collective, and learn everything you need to know to support your students to build better body image.

Explore body image, why the school, physical and social environment matters and how the recent changes to the Australian Curriculum affect practice.

This evidence-based but deeply practical session aims to empower you to champion and lead change at your school to create body image-safe spaces where all young people can thrive.

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