Calmer Classrooms

A great refresher after 14 years of teaching, especially in relation to teaching boys. This was incredibly helpful.

excellent content and practical essential infromation

Very interesting course. I gained a lot of knowledge and practical skills that I can apply to the classroom.

As a beginning teacher about to start my teaching career, this course has provided me with the confidence in managing student behaviour as this was something I found challenging throughout my placements. It was important for me to understand strategies that would manage student behaviour without challenging student-teacher relationships and this course helped me understand the theory but also provide examples to get an understanding of what the theory looks like within a classroom and what has worked for other teachers.

I enjoyed the course, although I already do much / most of what you stated, I think you need to have a lesson on motivation as I have difficulty with some students who aren't completing assessment tasks, it feels as if I am doing much of the work for them.. This lesson should incorporate boundaries of how much help to provide. Then again it could just be me, perhaps I need to scaffold more. (It's them I reckon). Thanks for the course it was good, you have a good approach, you come across like a knowledgeable person with out the bullshit 'expert' factor that I don't like. Those people sound condescending. Keep up the good work. Darren.

I am starting a new job tomorrow (although the kids don’t start until Monday). I am a mature age graduate and this is my first teaching job. Your course has given me confidence going into Day 1 with how to go about setting expectations. I really like your emphasis on positive reinforcement as I do this already but will consciously do it even more. I am teaching at a co-ed high school Year 8s-11s. I am excited and nervous but definitely feeling better after completing your course. Many thanks for creating it and making it available online. Often I see great face to face PD opportunities but they are not on in the timely fashion I need to access it so having an online version was a winner. I felt like I was there in the room with you and was motivated to keep seeing what was in the next module. I have written 25 pages of notes! Now I’m off to google some of the other great resources you mentioned too. 😊 Lots to think about and reflect on in that PD.

Tarun is so easy to listen to and his strategies are easy to implement in the classroom if you have a positive mindset about making effective changes. This is a very worthwhile Professional Development and I highly recommend to all classroom teachers.

Loved this course. Very engaging gave great practical experience s that could easily be implemented in the classroom.

The contribution and importance of psychology in the application of teaching is hugely underestimated. I think this course highlights some critical aspects of human behaviour with the engagement of interactions to accomplish educational outcomes. It also targets key aspects of childhood development often referencing outside of the classroom methodology. Unfortunately new teachers are often ill equipped or often lack the experience to wield these tools of psychology effectively.

Behaviour Management Essentials

Absolutely fantastic course that all staff not just teachers should be doing. Very practical advice that you can start using straight away. Highly recommend this to all schools.