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Positive Education Schools Association South Chapter 2018 One-Day Conference Proudly hosted by

Saturday 23 June

2 Wellington Rd, Mount Barker SA

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Program at a Glance

Saturday 23 June

Time Event Place

8.30 - 8.45am Conference Registration

8.50 – 8.55 Housekeeping

8.55am Welcome - Warren Symonds PESA Board Member & Mt Barker HS Principal

9.10 – 10.10am Keynote - Professor Faye McCallum University of Teacher wellbeing: the most important in-school factor!

10.15 – 11.05am Workshops – Session 1 Please refer to workshop schedule following

11.05 - 11.25am Morning Tea

11.30 - 12.10pm Keynote - Dr Lisa Kettler College Psychologist - Trinity College Gawler Mindfulness

12.15 - 1.05pm Workshops – Session 2 Please refer to workshop schedule following

1.05 - 1.45pm LUNCH

1.50 - 2.40pm Workshops – Session 3 Please refer to workshop schedule following

2.45 – 3.30pm Keynote - Dr Phil Sheldon The Fundamental Link between Physical Wellbeing and Mental Wellbeing

3.35 - 3.40pm Closing Address - Jenni Cook Assistant Principal, Mt Barker HS and PESA SA Secretary

Keynote Presenters Listed in order of appearance

Australia, like other countries, has been concerned about teacher quality and over the last decade there have been over 40 reports and reviews on teaching and teacher education, each making various recommendations for improvement, yet none focus on the wellbeing of the teacher.

In her research into teacher wellbeing, Faye McCallum argues that in order for our children and young people Professor Faye McCallum to be well, teachers need to be well. Thus, her work focusses on identifying the factors that inhibit wellbeing University of Adelaide so that teachers can be better enabled to take responsibility, as individuals and as a collective, to Professor Faye McCallum is Head of the School of Education enhance wellbeing. This Keynote will explore how at the University of Adelaide, member of the only Group of teacher wellbeing is defined, identify factors that impact Eight University in . The innovative School of on teacher wellbeing, and consider enabling teacher Education offers initial teacher education specialising in wellbeing practices. middle and secondary years’ teacher preparation. Post- graduate programs are offered in Australia and Faye McCallum will argue that Australian education internationally, specifically in South-East Asia. policies and professional learning should be more integrated and focused on education for academic Her research interests have attracted funds over $2m and growth and wellbeing. She will explore the complex include: wellbeing education; and, the attraction, retention nature of teaching, argue for an evidence-based and sustainability of teachers in rural areas. Outputs include approach to teaching wellbeing practices, and call for publications in high impact journals and a book published by robust teacher strategies to advance teacher wellbeing Routledge Nurturing Wellbeing in Education; ARC Linkage grants; VC Excellence Awards for Community Partnership; Teaching Excellence and Researcher Awards. Other outputs include numerous consultancies; Keynotes across Australia, Europe, the US and the UK; and grants and publications on learner, pre-service teacher and teacher wellbeing.

Her qualifications include a Diploma of Teaching, Graduate Diploma of Arts, Master of Education (Research) and PhD. In higher education she has led accreditation, curriculum reform and the implementation of online teaching and learning for the last 30 years in South Australia, NSW and Queensland. Professor McCallum is a member of the Australian College of Educators; long-serving members of AARE, AERA, EERA and BERA; the SA Executive Dean on the Australian Council of Deans (ACDE), an Honorary life member of the Golden Key Foundation; and Adjunct Professor, Southern Cross University.

Teacher Wellbeing: The Most Important In-School Factor

Teacher quality is one of the most influential factors that impacts on student achievement and satisfaction, and there is widespread acknowledgment that perhaps the most important factor in determining how well children do at school is the teacher.

Workshop Schedule

Session 1

10.15am

Listed alphabetically by presenter surname

Workshop Room Title Presenter School/ No Organisation

Working with Positive Education And Mount Barker High 1 Andy Amberg ‘Youth at Risk’ School

South Australian Angela 2 Pos Ed 101 Primary Principals Falkenberg Association

Integrated Strengths-Based Approaches David Kolpak & 3 to Early, Junior and Middle Year Schooling St Peter's College Ben Storer – A Whole School Approach

TH(I)NK - Student Voice and Shawn Kasbergen Scotch College 4 Engagement from A Wellbeing Platform & Eliza Ross-Smith Adelaide

Reducing Adolescent Stress Using University Senior 5 Nadia Lovett Positive Education Strategies College

Walk with Me - International Student University Senior 6 Judith Mohan Cultural Engagement College

Trinity College 7 A Fresh Approach to Staff Wellbeing John Robinson North

St Columba Kick-Starting Staff with Character 8 Deirdre Walters College, Andrews Strengths Farm

Workshop Schedule

Session 2

12.15pm

Listed alphabetically by presenter surname

Workshop Room Title Presenter School/ No Organisation

1 Positive Education and Mindfulness Philip Altmann Mindful Classroom

Mount Barker High 2 The Way We Talk Jenni Cook School

Wellbeing Coaching: Helping Students 3 Trina Cummins Wilderness School Manage Anxiety

Bringing A Wellbeing Focus to Sports Sean Inman & 4 St Peters College Leadership in Schools Matthew French

South Australian 5 Positive Emotion: How to ‘Cause’ It Angela Falkenberg Primary Principals Association

Karmen Petric & Norwood Morialta 6 Positive Education on a Shoestring Alex Naylor High School

Workshop Schedule

Session 3

1.50pm

Listed alphabetically by presenter surname

Workshop Room Title Presenter School/ No Organisation

Let Them Play – Using Project Based Glen Arthur & University Senior 1 Approaches in STEM in Support of Kelly Keeling College Positive Education Principles

Positive Emotions: Understanding Them Craig Bonnet & 2 Trinity College and Their Power Tyson Greenwood

Explicitly Teaching the Skills of Positive Mount Barker High 3 Education as A Stand-Alone Stage 2 Andrew Dunn School Subject

Coaching for Positive Education. How Coaching Students in The Senior School 4 Andrew Griffiths Woodcroft College Empowers Them to Own Their Journey and Reach Their Personal Best Introducing Positive Education into Classrooms - Initial Steps for Individual Erin Mann & Cabra Dominican 5 Secondary Teachers Without Whole Paula Hensing College School Integration

Future-Proofing Students: Building an 6 Early Learning Program So Students Can Danielle Moir Wilderness School Flourish

Taking Positive Education Beyond the Headspace in 7 David Wild Classroom Schools SA

Workshop Abstracts Listed alphabetically by presenter surname

Positive Education and Mindfulness Positive Emotions – Understanding Philip Altmann Them and Their Power Mindful Classroom Craig Bonnett & Tyson Greenwood Trinity College The Positive Education and Mindfulness workshop will

demonstrate to teachers how to use the student Like life, positive psychology is made up of many facets that workbook to teach Positive Education and Mindfulness are all linked. Knowing how these link and work together skills. enables us to understand and grow our wellbeing. This is

something that we want our students to be able to do, Teachers will receive a few pages of the free student understand, control and grow their wellbeing. This workbook at the workshop and participate in a character workshop aims to grow participants’ understanding of strength student lesson. (Complete access to the free Positive Emotions, the Broaden and Build theory and the printable student workbook is available at Google search: work of Barbara Fredrickson. teachers pay Philip Altmann)

For the first step, into growing participants’ understanding, Participants will also learn through a video presentation we will look at the 10 forms of positivity. These are part of how the student workbook is compatible with Positive everyday experiences and emotions that we have. Being Education teachings. The "Smiling Mind" online school able to identify them and what they add to our lives helps mindfulness program will also briefly be introduced. The our students to become more emotionally aware, to main focus of the workshop is to demonstrate how Philip understand how they can cultivate those emotions in the engages students using Positive Education lessons and future and to possess more practical tools when times are mindfulness. tough.

Working with Positive Education and Let Them Play - Using Project Based ‘Youth at Risk’ Approaches in STEM in Support of Andy Amberg Positive Education Principles Glen Arthur & Kelly Keeling Mount Barker High School University Senior College This workshop will focus on how you can use the Character Strengths and other elements of Positive A sense of belonging has been identified in adolescents as Education to connect students at risk with learning. an important aspect to their identity and wellbeing. The collaborative approaches offered through informal STEM Whether it be in the classroom, on Operation/Flinders or projects and community outreach can provide an avenue as part of the suspension process, Positive Education can for students to find acceptance and share areas of similar provide tools to help re-engage students. interest with peers. Offering programs as an off-line extra- curricular activities reduces the stresses associated with formalised programs and offers an outlet for creativity. This workshop provides participants with a model for the development of informal STEM and outreach programs in schools.

The session will provide hands-on access to current STEM projects and provide advice for implementation. Past and current student voice will be shared as anecdotal evidence of impact. Links to resources and outreach opportunities will also be provided.

The Way we Talk Explicitly Teaching the Skills of Positive Jenni Cook Education as a Stand-Alone Stage 2 Mt Barker High School Subject

Research is increasingly showing the critical role played Andrew Dunn by teachers in the successful implementation of Positive Mount Barker High School Education. At Mount Barker High School, we have developed a Stage 1 Based on over 6 years’ experience in embedding and Stage 2 subject that explicitly teaches the skills of Positive Education into one school's culture, this Positive Education under the banner of Integrated Learning. workshop looks at how teachers impact on the success The students learn and apply these skills to themselves and of such an enterprise, and how Positive Education then transfer their knowledge, skills and understanding to impacts on teachers. other scenarios and tasks. Outcomes for these students are much broader than SACE credits; they are better able Wellbeing Coaching: Helping Students to cope with Year 12, have a greater understanding of themselves and higher levels of social intelligence leading to Manage Anxiety better relationships. Trina Cummins In the workshop, Andrew will discuss the tasks, how Wilderness School Positive Education is embedded into the course, the outcomes we see and the journey to get to this point. We are seeing an increasing number of students dealing with mental health issues which is impacting their ability to learn. One in four Australians aged 16-24 are living Positive Emotion: How to ‘Cause’ It with a mental disorder and 75% of those who Angela Falkenberg experience mental illness will onset before they turn 24 (State of NSW, 2014). South Australian Primary Principals Association

Wilderness School has developed and implemented a Positive emotions such as joy, gratitude, peace, love, pastoral care wellbeing coaching approach to help amusement and awe are important to our wellbeing. They students manage their anxiety to positively support their contribute to effective group work, effective problem academic learning and personal growth. Students learn solving, learning new information and to positive different strategies which increase resilience, positive relationships. Educators have great capacity to influence emotions, engagement and meaning to positively and to generate positive emotions. develop their character where they live a life that has meaning, purpose and fulfilment (Seligman, 2009). As we In this active workshop, you will explore and experience educate the whole student it is important for them to activities that contribute to us feeling good and that can be learn different life skills, so they can grow and flourish. used in our work leading the learning of others.

In this workshop, Trina will share the wellbeing coaching process and five key strategies to help students manage anxiety.

Coaching for Positive Education: How TH(I)NK - Student Voice and Coaching Students in the Senior School Engagement from a Wellbeing Platform Empowers Them to Own Their Journey Shawn Kasbergen & Eliza Ross-Smith and Reach Their Personal Best Scotch College Adelaide

Andrew Griffiths Are you looking for ideas to generate student voice and Woodcroft College action on positive mental health in your school community? Come and hear recent Year 12 graduate The coaching model used at Woodcroft College for Year Eliza Ross Smith discuss how she utilised her position as 10 students in 2018 has had an incredible and quite Student Action Team leader for Wellbeing to develop unexpected positive effect on student learning. activities that made Wellbeing actionable and doable for her peers. Using assemblies as a platform to engage and Using a modified GROW Coaching Model and Cognitive educate students about wellbeing, Eliza collaboratively Psychology, students become mindful of their learning developed a series of initiatives to implement throughout attributes, their current progress at school and set the academic year. From a series of exciting 21-day themselves tangible goals to ensure future success. challenges through to the College-wide TH(I)NK campaign, students were able to actively discuss and participate in actions that enhanced their psychological, Bringing a Wellbeing Focus to Sports physical, social and academic fitness. Leadership in Schools Eliza’s initiatives earned her an Order of Australia Sean Inman & Matthew French commendation, a just reward for her achievements that St. Peters College continue to inspire student led action and involvement.

In April, St Peters College ran a Sports Leadership Integrated Strengths-Based Approaches workshop with all potential First team student captains and coaches. This presentation summarises the workshop to Early, Junior and Middle Year which emphasised the need for leaders to have a Schooling - A Whole School Approach wellbeing focus to be effective in their leadership roles. David Kolpak & Ben Storer This approach relied on a combination of Positive St Peter's College Education, Positive Coaching (M. Scholes, 2011) and Visible Wellbeing (Lea Waters, 2017). The workshop How can we embed character strengths into the fabric of proved to be a resounding success and set a program in a Junior School? How can strengths-based frameworks for motion which should continue to have a positive impact the Junior Years align with the Australian Curriculum, and upon our sports teams for years to come. prevent comments such as ‘the curriculum is too crowded’ by staff? It is envisaged that success would see all boys demonstrate greater resilience, composure and maturity The lexicon and framework of Peterson and Seligman’s when dealing with challenging scenarios during the season. (2004) character strengths and virtues handbook Of course, we are also hopeful that this will lead to introduced schools to a range of strengths-based improved teamwork and performance. activities. While discrete initiatives, based on this language were developed, models of whole school approaches are rare. Though educators see benefit in these initiatives, whole school adoption raises challenges.

This presentation shares strategies used at St Peter’s College, where strengths were a unifying factor in cultural growth in a Junior School (n = 575), focusing on knowledge transfer of the science into learning outcomes, planning procedures to unlock the ‘positive core’ of staff and students, evidence of students learning and examples of the adoption of language through school administration and leadership.

Workshop Abstracts, cont. Listed alphabetically by presenter surname

Reducing Adolescent Stress Using Walk with Me – International Student Positive Education Strategies Cultural Engagement Nadia Lovett Judith Mohan University Senior College University Senior College

Young people identify school, exams, money and body Every year International students come to Australia not image as stressors that concern them most. only to further their education but to build enduring friendships and connections. To this end, University This workshop provides participants with strategies to Senior College provides a range of programs that understand both the positive and negative influences of enhance wellbeing and the International student stress on wellbeing. The session synthesizes current experience within the USC community. Icebreakers is information concerning stress with practical activities one of them. This socio-cultural engagement that designed to address the negative effects associated with students experience, aims to develop and sustain the pressures of daily living. Activities during the meaningful interactions and connections between workshop are aligned with the principles of Positive domestic and international students. While Icebreakers is Education. currently designed for senior secondary students, it can be adapted for students of any age. Workshop Although specifically developed for adults or senior participants will be introduced to the program and will secondary students, the hands-on materials and session be involved in activities that provide further content can be readily adapted for learners of any age. understanding of it. The aspects of PERMA, specifically Engagement, Positive Relationships and Meaning are the underlying principles of this workshop. Introducing Positive Education into Classrooms - Initial Steps for Future-Proofing Students: Building an Individual Secondary Teachers without Early Learning Program So Students Whole School Integration Can Flourish Erin Mann & Paula Hensing Danielle Moir Wilderness School

Two secondary teachers will share their approach on The World Health Organisation has predicted that how they incorporated Positive Education in their depression will be the leading cause of disease by 2030. classrooms without a whole school approach. Students currently in Early Learning years will graduate in 2031 and while the exact nature of our students’ future Hear their experiences about the links between PERMA is hard to pin down, we need to upskill students for life- and academic success, characters strengths, mindfulness, long learning to support their wellbeing. gratitude, growth mindset and other Positive Education interventions. In this workshop participants will learn five key wellbeing strategies that have been implemented and embedded in

our ELC classrooms at Wilderness School. These

wellbeing strategies can be implemented into other environments, enabling all students to flourish. Strategies that will be discussed include how to support students to be mindful in their everyday lives, develop a resilient mindset and to embed daily gratitude practices into the curriculum. Participants will understand how we build upon the social and emotional skills of our students and the importance that we place on the language that is used.

Positive Education on a Shoestring Kick-Starting Staff with Character Karmen Petric & Alex Naylor Strengths Norwood Morialta High School Deirdre Walters St Columba College, Andrews Farm The presenters will share their achievements and challenges in implementing Positive Education in a large “We want you to get staff to engage in character government . strengths across the year, but we have no budget for it”… Their presentation will focus on outcomes of the work done with staff, students and parents, and future plans and These are the words that still send chills down Deirdre aspirations for Positive Education at the school. Walters’ spine, yet by the end of 2017 the entire staff - groundsmen to principal - of St Columba College had A Fresh Approach to Staff Wellbeing engaged in multiple activities and sessions to stimulate their understanding and application of strengths. John Robinson Trinity College North In this workshop you will learn about how St Columba College stepped away from information-giving towards interactive games, healthy competition and reflection to We have all heard alarming statistics regarding staff move staff from not just knowing their strengths, but wellbeing in schools, yet the basic essentials are often using them to craft their day and strength spot in the overlooked. classroom.

In this session, participants will hear how John, as Principal, carefully places staff wellbeing as equal in importance to that of the students, and has pursued this passion to network with school around Australia and overseas to build a growing reservoir of practical and proven wellbeing initiatives which he will share. Focusing on embedding an authentic wellbeing culture and valuing just how hard teachers and support staff work, many of the ideas presented focus on ways to improve work-life satisfaction. Integral to this has been the provision of pathways and mentoring for emerging leaders, and lifting the profile of teachers within the school community.

John is also known for successfully embedding personal fitness and fun into staff schedules, acknowledging that staff-members are devoting long hours to helping others succeed.

Conference General Information

Registration Dietary and Access Requirements Registration will take place at Mount Barker High Please email [email protected] at least one School Hall Foyer week prior to the conference detailing your dietary and access requirements. We will use all reasonable endeavours to meet your requirements.

Cost PESA members $135 PESA non-members $185 (includes an annual How to Connect to PESA individual membership) Guest WiFi Full-time students $85 Guest WiFi is available

The price includes:

• Attendance at all keynote addresses • Choice of three of the workshops on offer Dress Code • Coffee and tea upon arrival, and lunch Smart casual • Conference collateral

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Conference Policies

Cancellation Photography and recording Delegates may cancel their registration without Any photography, video or audio-taping, or other penalty until 14 days before the conference. recording in any medium (other than the taking Cancellations received less than 14 days before of handwritten notes or notes typed into a laptop the conference will incur a 30% administration fee. or iPad) during any presentation or workshop Cancellations received the day before, the day of, without the express prior written consent of PESA or any time after the conference will not be eligible is strictly prohibited. Any person failing to comply for a refund. with this prohibition may be requested to leave the conference. Please note the conference schedule, keynote speakers and workshop presenters are subject to change. The organisers reserve the right to alter or Presenter assistance delete items from the program if need be. IT assistance will be provided by staff of Mt Barker High School. All presenters are required to bring their own technology. Laptops or other devices will Privacy not be provided for workshop presenters. Delegates’ and presenters’ personal information will be treated in accordance with applicable privacy All presenters should ensure that their presentations legislation. are saved to a USB device in the event of technological difficulties arising with the use of Smoking personal devices.

Smoking is prohibited in all areas of the Mt Barker High School campus and within 20 metres of the Certificate of attendance campus perimeter. A personalised certificate of attendance will be available upon request to [email protected]. Admission These will be posted after the conference.

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