This event provided an opportunity for a diverse group to consider ways in which teacher training courses in England can best meet the needs of trainees on matters relating to the behaviour of pupils. The day will be spent discussing ideas (both conceptual and practical) offered by our three keynote presenters and how these might be of benefit to both trainers and trainees.

1. THE LONDON BEHAVIOUR SUMMIT 2009
How best can we prepare new teachers
to manage classroom behaviour?

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Keynote Presentation
By
Robert Conway

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Supporting beginning teachers in the
classroom and school –shaping potential
strategies
• Professor Robert Conway
• Dean of Education
• Flinders University Adelaide
• Australia
• bob.conway@flinders.edu.au

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When does behavior become a problem?
What makes behaviour disordered is its appearance:
in the wrong place,
at the wrong time,
in the presence of the wrong people,
and to an inappropriate degree.
© R Conway, 2009
Apter (1982)

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Bringing the classroom ecology together
Teacher Student
Factors Factors
LEARNING AND TEACHING
Curriculum Physical
and Resources Setting
Factors Factors
Student(s) with a
behaviour problem
© R Conway, 2009

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The relationship between academic and
behaviour difficulties
Failure to learn
Misbehaviour
Failure to learn
Misbehaviour
© R Conway, 2009

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Addressing behaviour in learning and
teaching
• Think BLT
• Behaviour Learning &
Teaching
© R Conway, 2009

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Considering levels of behaviour
• Low levels of behaviour
• Medium levels of
behaviour
• High levels of behaviour
• Low level responses
• Medium level responses
• High level responses
© R Conway, 2009

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Effective Behaviour Support
for all students
Specialised individual behaviour
Support for students with
chronic problem behaviour
Specialised group behaviour
Support for students with
at-risk problem behaviour
Universal group
behaviour support
for most students
Total Student Enrolment
© R Conway, 2009
Based on Lewis & Sugai (1999)
80-85%
10-15%
1-5%

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External ecosystem factors
Home
Factors
Socio-economic
Factors
Cultural/Religious/
Racial Factors
Social/Political
Factors
© R Conway, 2009

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Teacher education and behaviour
Teacher education topics
• BLT not just behaviour
• Focus on positive behaviours
and student engagement as well
as problem behaviour
• Integrate student management
considerations into curriculum
topics
• Address every year not just
once
• Consider that learning about
behaviour is like filling a sack
with possible strategies
• Assess within the context of
student engagement and
learning and teaching in the
classroom
Practicum sessions
Students prefer teachers who
• respect them
• know their content
• put the content across in interesting
ways
• are consistent and fair in their
management of student behaviour
• Practice strategies and trial
techniques and aim to be:
• Insistent
• Consistent
• Persistent