WELCOME New Zealand IY Teacher Classroom - PowerPoint Presentation

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WELCOME

New Zealand IY Teacher Classroom

Management Booster Sessions for Teacherswith a focus on sustainability of theIY Teacher PracticePresented by:Anna Dickson and Kim Thomson, IYT MentorsRegistered Educational Psychologists

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MIHI WHAKATAU

Nau

te rourou naku te rourou ka ora ai te iwiWith your basket and my basket, the people will be wellReferring to the importance of co-operation and collaboration for the best outcomes for all.

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WHY A BOOSTER SESSION?

Three months after session six Teachers re group to:

Re-engageReinvigorateRemindReconnectWith everything learned and shared.

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IYT PROGRAMME: Booster session

The purpose of the Booster Session is to:

Identify the strategies that teachers are using to keep their IY Teacher practice alive in their schools and preschools and how to continue to use them;Cover topics that teachers would like to revisit;Teachers share resources they have made to help embed the programme into their teaching practice; andTopics are reviewed that evidence suggests teachers will find challenging (for example, Time Out, social and emotional coaching and problem solving).

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PREPARATION

Teachers, school and preschool leaders are emailed up to five weeks before the session to:

Elicit topics they would like to discussInvite teachers to bring any resources they may have developed to support their implementation of Incredible Years Teacher processes and strategies.Group Leaders check the suggested topics and record of the vignettes the group have already viewed. Group Leaders select one or two vignettes the group has not seen in order to elicit discussion.

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PREPARATION

Use prior knowledge of the teachers to prepare questions and activities that are likely to support their learning.

Review the peer and self-evaluations for clues about how to personalise the session and make it meaningful for specific teacher needs.Check the Teacher Workshop Satisfaction Questionnaire information for any issues to address.Prepare enough three-sided pyramids and piggy banks for each teacher team to have at least one.Jointly plan how we will deliver the content and the roles we will each take.

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AGENDA

Welcome and

karakiaWhole group discussion: What is working well? What do you want to work on?Three-sided pyramid and piggy bank activityView and discuss vignettesJoint problem-solvingReview and new behaviour plansSharing of resourcesGroup discussion of the focus questionGoal settingClose

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WHOLE GROUP DISCUSSION

Teachers are invited to share what is working well. Participants are encouraged to refer back to their original goals.

Share any issues. Keep a record of them so that later in the day you can select one or two for use as problem-solving exercises.

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THREE-SIDED PYRAMID ACTIVITY

Copies of three-sided pyramids are distributed. Sides are labelled:

Incredible Years strategiesBenefits for the childBenefits for the teacher Organise the teachers into groups. Get them to label their pyramid with: i) successful strategies used; ii) benefits for the child; and iii) benefits for the teacher.Teachers share these with the whole group.

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THREE-SIDED PYRAMID ACTIVITY

Pyramids are kept on display and used throughout the day to reinforce messages about the value of building positive relationships with children

and implementing proactive strategies. These are also used to for ideas when supporting teachers to problem-solve.

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REMEMBER TO BUILD UP YOUR BANK ACCOUNT

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BUILD NGA KETE OF KNOWLEDGE

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TOPICS TO BE REVIEWED

Cover

previous topics that Teachers have found challenging such as time out, social and emotional coaching and problem solving. Revisit key IY principles.Review additional topics  as requested by teachers. Show vignettes, further discussions, brainstorming- capturing key ideas/key principles and practices.

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THINKING LIKE SCIENTISTS

Teachers are asked to use the Incredible Years “Thinking Like

Scientists” sheets to work through one of the issues the teachers brought to the session.

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REVIEW OF IY BEHAVIOUR PLANS

Revisit the teachers’ IY behaviour plans.

Share personal success stories- plans that have worked well.Support teachers to carry out additional behaviour plans on a new focus child. Encourage Teachers to keep up with proactive IY behaviour planning.

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SHARING OF RESOURCES

Teachers are invited to share

IY resources they have found really valuable/useful to enhance IY Teacher practice.What has assisted them in the implementation of the Incredible Years processes and strategies.

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GROUP DISCUSSION OF THE FOCUS QUESTION

Teachers are invited to brainstorm in groups

How they are keeping the Incredible Years Teacher Programme alive in their schools and preschools. For school teachers, it may help to have them consider the possibilities for: my class, my syndicate or teaching team, and our school.

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SUMMARY OF TEACHER’S IDEAS

How to keep IY alive?

Establish IY Teacher Communities of PracticeOngoing opportunities for teachers to meet together and revisit IY key principles and practises within their school/preschool. Staff meetingsTeam meetingsIY in school newsletters/communicationsUtilise Social Media forums or blogsFacebook to stay connected

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SUMMARY OF IDEAS :

Take a School

wide Approach to IYEncourage groups of teachers to attend the course from the same school/preschool Provide training to Principals/Managers of Schools and PreschoolsTrain Teacher Aides in IYEmbed IY within the school wide Positive Behaviour for Learning Support framework

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SUMMARY OF IDEAS:

Refresher

Workshops Opportunity to attend termly or beginning year Refresher Workshops (offered after school).IY Lead Teacher Appoint a staff member in each school to lead by example and keep IY goingIY Schoolwide policies and proceduresSchools/Preschools are encouraged to have:IY strategies in behaviour management policyAn IY annual goal in their strategic plan IY teachers to identify one IY goal in teacher appraisal.

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GOAL SETTING

Teachers set and record their personal goals for the next six months and then share this with the group.

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CLOSE

Reflections are shared and a discussion is held on how teachers may find further support and continue buddy systems.

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MENTORS SUPPORT ROLE

Mentors role in supporting the IY Teacher Peer Coaches and group leaders 

with ideas for supporting sustainable IY Teacher practice and fidelity of programme delivery. Discussions with Group Leaders and Peer Coaches at Consultation days, Accreditation workshops/Supervision days, phone consultations, newsletters and online forums such as Massey University Wiki/HubDevelopment of ideas and resources around how Group Leaders and Peer Coaches are continuing to support the use of IYT strategies with teachers who have completed IY Teacher.

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SUSTAINABILITY IDEAS

Foster Community of practice ideas

Group Leaders/Peer Coaches recommend that Teachers form groups/networks to continue to get support and stay connected. Some areas publish IY newsletter with refresher ideas (monthly/termly)share with all IY Teacher graduatesSome Group Leaders/Peer Coaches in their specialist roles facilitate IY school meetings once a term to discuss/refresh IY practice and visits etc.

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SUSTAINABILITY

IDEAS

IY Teacher training offered for RTLB and specialist staff in some areas has meant they can provide ongoing support and foster sustainability of IY Teacher practice through their specialist work/advice and guidance role in Early Childhood Education and schools. Offer ongoing IY support Schools encouraged to request IY systems level support and Teachers to request IY Teacher follow up support. Provide ongoing opportunities for supporting RTLB and specialists with IY team meetings refreshers.

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SUSTAINABILITY

IDEAS

GL/Peer Coach look at how can support Senior Managers and IY leadership in school so to foster IY-focused School . GL meet with senior management teams and with the IY Teacher participants when IY new to the school/ECE. Focus on getting Principals/Managers to understand IY and make the commitment to supporting Teachers with IYGL and Peer Coaches encourage providing IYT programmes to senior managers so they know IY Teacher principles and practices and can lead by example and help maintain IY Teacher practice

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SUSTAINABILITY

IDEAS

Encourage school wide/networking and reviewing IY practice. IY practices the classroom, shared with the syndicate, team, and school-regular IY focused discussion at syndicate and staff meetings. Sharing resources, IY behaviour plans, ongoing IY communication and reminders via staff meetingsSupport schools to integrate IY into PB4L school wide approaches. Help schools see ways to link IY and PB4L SW principles and practicesDesignated IY leadership positions within RTLB cluster / ECE sector to help lead IY Teacher practices-encourage IY leadership roles in school too 

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SUSTAINABILITY

IDEAS

Development of school wide sustainability workshopsRTLB have been piloting providing an IY booster session/sustainability school workshop once a term involving whole school staff IY trained and working with senior school management and RTLB PB4L specialists working in the school . Working collaboratively so IY is woven into PB4L school wide practices.

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SUSTAINABILITY

IDEAS

Promoting Teachers ongoing use IY Peer Coach model of video reflection model with team as a way to encourage teachers to continue to reflect on IY practices and principles and to continue to get support from peers.

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QUESTIONS ?

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CLOSE

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