What educators are saying about our workshops…
The speakers were really engaging. I loved learning about something new. It was really eye opening and I am excited to implement my new knowledge in the classroom. Being given notes is awesome. Thanks. I would recommend.
Aimee Eberhard
Workshop was excellent-touched on lots of interesting topics- thank you for the handouts which I will read later. Wonderful presenters.
Janet Hedditch
Engaging presenters, lots of helpful and practical tips. Appreciated the strategies I could imp;lement. Thank you for the snacks and cups too.
Francesca Dieu
Alex and Leanne were passionate about the topic which in turn makes us engaged.
Leah Fox
I loved that the topics covered and information expressed was applicable to all students not just those with special needs. It’s a whole class approach too! Very practical!
Nicole Zacher
This was one of the best training sessions I have been through. Alex was amazing. I really liked that most situations shared an example. The detailed notes were a help so I could listen and not have to write.
Julie Pollard
Full of information and examples, scenarios and ideas to take away. Talk time at the end of the session was good to be able to discuss different strategies.
Leesa
I liked the theory behind ABA. We use it at our centre so it was great to learn the behind the scenes.
Claire Morichaud
I liked the way the professional learning was presented with strategies to support behaviours.
Amelia Pickard
The professional learning provided great coverage of ABA, antecedent interventions & reinforcement and good use of examples to reinforce concepts that are practical to use in the classroom.
Sue Sandford
Clear and to the point. Relatable to school environment. Do-able.
Marie Foreman
Very well presented. Working in a group at the end to discuss the case studies and practise information learnt.
Olivia Hutchings
This professional learning was a good refresher of the Positive Behaviour Support topic I completed at Flinders Uni a few years ago.
Tristine Bridges
I liked the examples during the slideshow. Breakdown of behaviour management strategies used now and overtime and how they have/ haven’t worked.
Alison McConachy
Easy to use strategies and apps/websites Lots of them we already have in our ‘back-garden’.
Sarah
Blew my mind!
Robyn Scaffidi-Muta
This made reading accessible for our senior students who are leaving school
Martin Aarten
Introduction to current technologies very useful, especially in relation to text to speak for learning disabled/ ESOL students. Great timesaver.
Di Berriman
Informative and relevant.
Grant Reeves
Informative. Practical. Modern and relevant to today’s learners.
Bianca Topp
Informative. Practical ideas for students with learning disabilities.
Helen Braley
Most apps/ ideas etc. were free and easily accessible.
Carol Lapanowski
Great knowledge over all types of devices.
Kim Z
Practical demonstration of tools available.
Meryka Alexander
I liked going through the apps etc. with Jim rather than alone. Playing with the C pen.
Brooke Candy
I liked the group discussions.
Olga T.
The strategies were clearly set out and identified and explained thoroughly.
Emily Shepherd
The overview was useful.
Anita Ruggiero
Ideas for tackling tricky behaviour presented well. Knowledgeable presenters. Nice mix of chalk and talk followed by group discussion.
Karen Hansley
I enjoyed the opportunity to collaborate with other teachers and professionals as it allowed us to discuss strategies to use in different scenarios and offered different perspectives.
Tahlia Fealy
I liked hearing that using reinforcers is not frowned upon-have used in my own class but hearing the positive is good.
Kylie Sumner
Knowledgable presenters. Easy strategies to implement. Practical advice.
Sarah Nankivell
Relevant. Insightful. Useful strategies.
Denise Harrop
I liked the detailed break up of information and the practical examples.
Bianca Vallelonga
I liked having a focus on behaviour and having leaders speaking with specific training/experience and knowledge outside of just teaching/ education. Easy to listen to engage with, follow along, understand and relate to.
Renee Willing
Feeling empowered by learning more to help my kids and other special needs kids.
Monika Anderson
Great suggestions, practical and realistic.
Lucy Bye
The presenters were very knowledgeable.
Zoe Ventura
I liked hearing stories and sharing info.
Wade Schirmer
Alex was very informative.
Brooke Candy
Seemed quite relevant to the work we do. Good information. Very useful.
Gloria Ellis
Really relevant.
Caleb Cook
I learned strategies that I can put into practice immediately with the students I work with. Clear voices and presenters easy to understand. Group activity was so useful.
Evie Hassiotis
It has given me a better understanding of positive reinforcement.
Paula MacLeod
Interesting and useful information that can be easily implemented in the classroom environment.
Bec Saris
Very relevant to classroom/school context. Achievable implementations and strategies- lots of options.
Talia Espoito
Very clear and directed to the learning environment.
Marie Foreman
Very relevant, interesting and well presented.
Susan Bowler
Refresher on types of data collection and how to collect data, meeting others and learning from them.
Catherine Symonds
Easy to understand, made me think about my learners and how to help them better.
Sharon Stewart
I learnt really useful. easy ways to collect data. Good examples.
Leah Draper
Easy to follow information about different data collection methods and goal setting.
Alice Rawsthorn
Pitched well. practical. Can implement immediately. Real life situations provided.
Nina Paleologos
Awesome! I liked the data collection strategies. Thanks.
Leah Markey
Practical skills that I can use myself and give to colleagues.
Rhiannon Maguire
I liked discussing the evidence behind data collection and exposure to the different data collection tools.
Faye Cameron
I liked the different ways to identify language and speech issues.
Diane McSalley
Relevant useful information. Ideas we could take away and implement immediately.
Denise Patterson
Relevant to our everyday issues with speech and language in the classroom.
Shelley Arbuckle
The presenters were engaging and well versed in their field. The information was relevant to my job role.
Kathy Carvell
The practical suggestions for classroom application. Good information into teh research/ science/ evidence behind the way we teach.
Alex
So much new information and professional knowledge for me.
Melodie Debrecen
I liked the various activities on how to develop speech and language skills. The instructions were clear and concise.
Tracey Wheeler
Very informative and provided lots of useful strategies.
Danielle Statham
I liked the practical examples that can be used in the classroom.
Jessica Haecker
I liked the strategies that I can use that are easy to understand. Very informative.
Michelle
Informative, useful, clear and well presented.
Alyce
I liked understanding the ‘behaviours’ behind the behaviour.
Alice
Alex was a wealth of information. Her talk was well ordered and informative. I liked how Leanne has kept me informed with information via email. I liked the format of the notes-glad it’s not a powerpoint presentation- makes it easy to understand.
Cyndi Schubert
I liked the useful practical strategies that were provided. The trainers were well researched and had thorough explanations which would help explain the reasons for strategies in real world situations.
Kate Neville
I loved the variety of the behaviour/ consequence/ reinforcement framework. Very informative.
Jodie
This workshop challenged me to look more deeply into kids’ motivations.
Gill Reddick
It was great to have three presenters.
Karen Iversen
Engaging and useful. It was relevant.
Bianca Vallelonga
I liked the wide variety of strategies that were provided in simple terms that can easily be taken back to the classroom.
Michelle Burns
