Course Summary
Cool's "Conversations" professional learning series is designed to unlock the power of meaningful conversations with renowned education experts. Participants will deepen their professional knowledge and teaching practice by watching the conversation and reflecting on their learning. Don't forget to download your certificate!
How does it work?
Before recording the conversation with our education expert, we invite our teaching community to submit their burning questions about the topic or subject. These questions then form the foundation of the discussion to ensure we're asking the burning, contemporary questions educators like you have.
You will learn:
- Strategies from clinical psychologist and family therapist Andrew Fuller (and Kirsten from Cool.org!) to help manage behaviour and build relationships with your students.
Course time:
About 50 minutes - perfect for after work or during a spare period. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.
Accreditation:
This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers.
- 3.5 Use effective classroom communication
- 4.2 Manage classroom activities
- 4.3 Manage challenging behaviour
- 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
Workshop Instructor
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will I get proof of completion?
You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish to prove that you have completed this course. You can access this certificate (and your course progress!) anytime via your personal dashboard.
Is this course accredited?
This session is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers.
- 3.5 Use effective classroom communication
- 4.2 Manage classroom activities
- 4.3 Manage challenging behaviour
- 6.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
This course is not currently accredited in the ACT (TQI). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT).
Who are the instructors?
This course is designed in consultation with teachers, principals, psychologists, counsellors, scientists, and all manner of experts in the education field.
Cool.org's curriculum team continually reviews and refines our resources to be in line with changes to the Australian Curriculum and best educational practice, so you can be sure your learning is at the cutting edge of education theory.
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