Course Summary
This course on managing behavior in the heat of the moment emphasizes the importance of emotional intelligence, connection with students, mentoring, and stress management. It encourages educators to recognize their role as adults with emotional intelligence and various coping mechanisms when dealing with student distress. The curriculum highlights the diverse causes of challenging behavior and underscores the goal of teaching responsibility rather than punitive measures. Participants will learn about emotional intelligence attributes and the significance of active listening and empathy in building connections with students. Stress management strategies, including self-awareness and proactive approaches, are also covered, emphasizing the need for educators to maintain composure in challenging situations. The course concludes by promoting preventative strategies to create a positive classroom environment and practical tasks for developing response strategies and personal de-stressing toolkits.
You will learn:
- the importance of emotional intelligence in behaviour management, emphasising attributes such as self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management
- effective communication techniques, including active listening and empathy
- methods to establish a culture of respect, clear behavioural expectations, and consistent reinforcement
- to recognise the impact of stress on behaviour management and help develop of self-awareness and practical destressing techniques
- early intervention, relationship-building, and teaching stress management
- development of a toolkit for in-the-moment stress relief, incorporating items like stress balls and fidget toys.
Course time:
About 30 to 45 minutes - perfect for after work or during a spare period. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.
Alignment to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards:
This course is mapped to the following Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL). Your completion can be logged as elective PD hours with your state's teaching regulatory authority.
- 4.3.2 Manage challenging behaviour.
- 4.4.2 Ensure students’ well-being and safety within school by implementing school and/ or system, curriculum and legislative requirements.
Certificate 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.
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Course Content
How To Manage Behaviour In The Heat Of The Moment
Course Instructor
Your instructor Hayley Sommeling-Farrugia is an experienced Early Years Educator, Primary School Teacher, and Instructional Designer for Cool. Hayley is an expert at developing content that considers the educational journey from start to finish, as she knows first-hand the experiences, knowledge and challenges of the educators.
This course has been designed in consultation with experts in education and wellbeing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I log this PD with my State's teaching authority?
Yes! Our courses are mapped to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL), and your completion can be logged as elective PD hours with your state's teaching regulatory authority. To do this, grab your certificate of completion from your personal dashboard once the course is complete.
- 4.3.2 Manage challenging behaviour.
- 4.4.2 Ensure students’ well-being and safety within school by implementing school and/ or system, curriculum and legislative requirements.
How long will this take to complete?
About 30 to 45 minutes - perfect for after work or during a spare period. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.
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?
While this course is not accredited by state teaching authorities, it is mapped to the national Professional Standards for Teachers. This means that you can log this course with your state regulatory authority as elective PD hours.
- 4.3.2 Manage challenging behaviour.
- 4.4.2 Ensure students’ well-being and safety within school by implementing school and/ or system, curriculum and legislative requirements.
Who are the instructors?
This course is designed by Cool.org's team of education specialists, in consultation with teachers, principals, psychologists, counsellors, and scientists.
Our team continually reviews and refines our resources to align 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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