Name: Positive Discipline in the Classroom
Start: 2024-11-09T10:00:00-08:00
Location: Portland Oregon

Sat/Sun: 9:00 am - 5:00pm - Pacific Time

Location: In Person
205 NE 50th Ave
Portland, OR, USA
Cost: $449 Early Registration, available until 10/14/2024. $499 Regular Registration. Four or more registering together take $50 off the fee. Limit 20 participants.
Facilitator Information:
Julia Tomes has a Masters of Arts in Teaching in Elementary and Secondary education and has been working in education in a variety of settings for thirty years. She is also trained in Montessori Education for pre-primary. She has taught grades 5-8 in Oregon Public Schools as well as Montessori preschool. For the past 12 years she has been teaching workshops and courses for parents and teachers in the Positive Discipline approach as a Certified Positive Discipline Trainer. In addition to her work with families, she has been helping administrations and teachers rework systems, from a whole school perspective, to be more equitable, democratic, and trauma informed. Julia's most important work has been raising her two children.
Workshop Description: This two-day interactive workshop is designed for teachers, counselors, school staff and administrators who want an effective discipline approach that integrates social and emotional learning while reducing challenging student behaviors. Attendees will earn recognition as a Certified Positive Discipline Classroom Educator and will learn to:
Develop a large teaching toolbox of kind and firm discipline approaches.
Establish explicit classroom structures and procedures.
Create an equitable classroom community based on mutual respect.
Understand the motivation behind students' misbehavior and how to encourage positive change.
Facilitate effective class meetings teaching social skills and problem-solving.
Learn Positive Discipline/Adlerian Psychology for use in the classroom and school community.
Additional Information:
Any of us face new behavior challenges as we navigate life with COVID – 19, and teachers and counselors may find themselves discouraged and depleted. This two-day interactive workshop is designed for teachers, counselors, school staﬀ, and administrators who are looking to boost their energy, renew their love for working with children, increase connection with colleagues and students and learn new practical strategies. Positive Discipline is an eﬀective discipline approach based on Adlerian Psychology, that integrates social and emotional learning while reducing challenging student behaviors. Attendees will earn recognition as a Certified Positive Discipline Classroom Educators.