Effective classroom teaching requires colleagues to work well together, and when they do, their students greatly benefit. The members of high functioning teams share a strong sense of purpose, risk authentic communication and work with mutual trust to provide the best outcomes for their students.
Such a teacher team is characterised by:
Yet, most teams remain mediocre, made dysfunctional by their members' inattention to results, avoidance of accountability, lack of commitment, fear of conflict, and absence of trust (Lencioni, 2012). This unacceptable reality begs the questions:
This workshop draws from the research bases of Applied Positive Psychology, Social Psychology and Positive Organisational Scholarship. It aims to build your confidence and competence in evidence-based pathways to immediately contribute more to the effectiveness of every team in which you work. You will learn how to:
In so doing, you will update your knowledge of relevant theories and concepts contributed by notable researchers such as Simon Sinek, Amy Wrzesniewski, Jim Collins, Barbara Fredrickson, Robert Emmons, Carol Dweck, Daniel Goleman, Amy Cuddy, Stephen Covey Jnr., Kim Cameron, David Rock, and Brené Brown.
Please contact us to express your interest in the Foundations of Productive Teams Workshop, and we will let you know when dates are available.
The workshop is delivered over one day from 8:50am - 3:10pm.
| Time period | Activity |
|---|---|
| 8:30am - 8:50am | Arrival tea and coffee |
| 8:50am - 9:00am | Introductions |
| 9:00am - 10:00am | Module 1: Team membership and shared meaning |
| 10:00am - 10:20am | Morning tea |
| 10:20am - 12:20pm | Module 2: Culture of discipline, positive emotion, and growth mindset |
| 12:20pm - 1:00pm | Lunch |
| 1:00pm - 3:00pm | Module 3: Self-awareness, courage in conversation, and mutual trust |
| 3:00pm - 3:10pm | Workshop evaluation |
The workshop is presented by Robert Ritchie.
Rob founded Positive Difference with the mission to deliver comprehensive, research-validated training to optimise individual and organisational wellbeing, performance and leadership capacity. Through Positive Difference, Rob has helped hundreds of teachers update their knowledge and improve their professional practice to the benefit of their students and colleagues.
Rob's strengths are his capacity to see the big picture to draw connections between research fields; synthesise complex research findings into clearly structured frameworks and immediately applicable actions; and share this knowledge in a warm, inspiring and highly engaging way. His VIA signature strengths are perspective, judgement, honesty, creativity and humour.
Rob holds a Master of Education degree, a Bachelor of Education, a Bachelor of Arts with Honours, and a Diploma of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing. He is also an accredited practitioner of CAPP's Strengths Profile.
Robert Ritchie
| Country | Price |
|---|---|
| Australia (AUD) | $329 |
Participants will receive a Statement of Attendance for 5 hours of professional development addressing Standard 6.2.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher accreditation. Additional hours of professional development may be claimable for watching video lectures and reading scholarly articles in a Professional Development Library after the workshop.
Participants will be provided with 6 months access to a Professional Development Library containing resources to consolidate and extend their knowledge of the workshop content, and to use for training purposes within their organisation. These resources include:
Please contact us to express your interest in the Foundations of Productive Teams Workshop, and we will let you know when dates are available.