Positive Discipline in the Classroom Online - July 24 - 28,

Creating healing centered spaces has never been more important. Join SEL Chicago online this summer to build your classroom community (both remotely and in a physical setting)  with a perspective that combines restorative practices, trauma informed tools and classroom leadership that will help build social emotional skills AND classroom communities focused on problem solving. 

This work supports the philosophy of Authoritative Leadership. 

This online interactive workshop is designed for educators, counselors, school staff and administrators who want an authoritative leadership approach that integrates social and emotional learning while increasing helpful responses to challenging student behaviors.   Participants will earn recognition as a Certified Positive Discipline Classroom Educator and will learn to:

• Develop a large teaching toolbox of kind and firm discipline approaches.
• Establish explicit classroom structures and procedures.
• Create an equitable classroom community based on mutual respect.
• Understand the motivation behind students' misbehavior and how to encourage positive change.
• Facilitate effective class meetings teaching social skills and problem-solving.
• Learn Positive Discipline/Adlerian Psychology for use in the classroom and school community.

Pricing: 

• $399 - Advanced Registration (payments received by June 24, 2023)
• $450 - General Registration (registrations after June 24, 2023) 
• $399 - SEL Chicago Partnership Registration including employees of Chicago Public Schools. SEL Chicago can provide an invoice for CPS under Vendor17769.
• Are you a current student in an Illinois teacher preparation, counseling or social work program?  Reach out to kristin.hovious@selchicago.com for scholarship details and availability.

Course fee includes materials and one-year Positive Discipline Association Educator Level membership for new  members.  School purchase orders are accepted.  CPDUs for Licensed Educators are available for an addition $10 fee payable after registration.