Become a Partner School

Become a Partner, harness 40 years of educational experience, gain access to the Keller Education Partner Website, and experience the change.

Enjoy regular professional development through Zoom discussions, organised and interactive webinars, teacher’s manuals, lesson plan ideas, motivational posters, our CPTD Point Tracking system, plenty of exciting video content, and much more... all at a click of a button!

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The Topics

The 6 Keller Partnership Topics for 2022 are listed below.
Click on a topic which interests you to find out more.

Roadmap to Success

It's all about The Teacher

Stress Free Classrooms

Classroom Management that Works

Nurturing Emotional Intelligence

Growing
Gritty Minds

Roadmap to Success

Suitable for: ECD - Grade R

In Brief

In this hands on topic, we take ECD educators and facilitators on a journey in designing and delivering the 6C’s from Novice to Expert moving along from bottom to the top of the grid. This Roadmap to Success has been designed using the latest science to show how the Six C’s Key Skills operate like a rain forest helping all children to become thinkers and entrepreneurs.

Design experiences for ECD students that ignite their fast developing brains and lay essential neural pathways for rapid retrieval and expansion.
Focus on building a strong body able to resist the pressure of gravity in order to focus attention and control the muscles needed to demonstrate their ability.
Address and master the Global ECD Six C's of collaboration, communication, content, critical thinking, creative innovation and confidence.
Grow the 6C's through purposeful and free play.
Acknowledge that we are training children not only to be citizens of the future, but a citizen from the moment they are born - bearers of rights, values and culture.
Recognise that ECD is as much about how you learn as it is about what you learn.
Enrich the ability of parents to raise confident children by allowing them to struggle and even dare to fail.
Develop feedback guidelines to improve teacher planning and parental support.
Intentionally address their own self-care so that they can invest their "purpose" in the lives of their students.

It’s all about The Teacher

Suitable for: Grade 00 - 12

In Brief

The difference between schools that thrive and schools that wilt during this season of rapid change depends on the ability to make the necessary changes. Change is hard, but essential. It requires both. comfort and capacity. Most schools are deficient in innovation DNA. By empowering the teacher to make and implement changes, schools will not only survive, but thrive in the 21st century.

Urgently identify the ‘North Star’ for each student - Purpose Driven Learning.
Recognise that student competence outweighs subject mastery.
Use the Three Step process of getting children to thrive.
Implement playful teaching for adult success.
Instil a differentiated approach in their high performing classrooms. One size does not fit all.
Understand why brain plasticity can change student behaviour.
Catch students at their BEST.
Monitor, Manage and Improve their physical and mental wellbeing. Teachers are only as good as their health.

Stress Free Classrooms

Suitable for: Grade 00 - 12

In Brief

If happiness is essential for our wellbeing, then educators need to learn how to rewire the brain to make happiness stick, and not focus on negativity.

When optimism is combined with mindfulness based instruction (MBI) and stress and anxiety is reduced, the results have the same positive effect, and is on par with treatment that is carried out in a therapeutic environment. Schools need to move towards a stress free environment.

Understand Happiness, and the brains natural bias towards negativity. What does this mean for a teacher?
Create positive environment in class which fosters positive wellbeing
Teach with Mindfulness Based Instruction (MBI) not as a separate lesson but part of everything they do.
Recognise the 5S’s for creating a safe place in the learning environment.
Teach and use PERMA (Positive emotions, Engagement, Relationship, Meaning, Accomplishment/Achievement) on a daily basis.
Understand the 3 levels of the human brain. Teach this knowledge to the students so they understand how they learn, how they manage negativity/stress and consequently, their behaviour.
Make use of the AEIOU system for stress reduction and incorporate breathing activities.
Identify the ‘Gold’ of every student
Teach the F.A.S.T Happiness strategy, and ensure it becomes a part of daily instruction

Classroom Management That Works

Suitable for: Grade 00 - 12

In Brief

Teaching is building. We are constructing competent, confident, capable, calm adult characters who will add value as citizens in society. The process of the construction is both an art and a science. In classroom management that works, the goal is to develop the three executive functions of Inhibitory Control (managing time, priorities and selfcontrol), Cognitive flexibility (the ability to think deeply on a range of topics and see different problem-solving perspectives) and Working Memory (the capacity to draw on previous knowledge and massage it with new incoming information to grow different memories). We achieve this through practical methodologies and approaches to ensure the classroom is transformed into an optimum learning environment.

Recognise the power of relationship in the classroom and build secure, consistent, warm relationships with ALL students.
Create an optimum learning environment where the climate reflects opportunity for flow and limits/removes stress at all costs.
Work with students to set ferocious goals, review goals and reframe these goals.
Regulate the classroom environment by ensuring that every child knows that they are unique. Adapt teaching techniques and lesson planning to teach a class of individuals.
Embrace the power of communication through immediate feedback.
Use authority (discipline) to enhance learning, ensure students know the boundaries and feel a sense of belonging in the classroom while understanding how the brain learns best.
Use teaching strategies to develop the THREE Executive Functions - Inhibitory Control, Working Memory and Cognitive Flexibility.
Bring enjoyment and play into the classroom so that students can thrive.

Nurturing Emotional Intelligence

Suitable for: Grade 00 - 12

In Brief

There are no good feelings or bad feelings. Emotions are just data. This data dramatically affects the way humans respond. When teachers are trained in Emotional Intelligence (Ei) and embed the knowledge in every subject, students soon learn the power of recognising emotions, giving them a name, mastering the art of regulating the effect it has on their lives and using emotions to improve their own and others’ wellbeing.

Recognise that managing emotions is like learning to surf. It requires training and practice.
Teach students how their brains process sensory input.
Know the difference between Reacting vs Responding.
Meet RURU: The emotional elephant. This involves learning to Recognise, Understand, Regulate and Use emotions.
Name the core emotions, and build emotional literacy.
Apply the EXCEL programme.
Identify the three levels of the human brain & explain the Handy Model of the Brain.
Recognise the Butt - Gut - Heart - Brain connection.
Implement CARE circles / Mentor groups with students.

Growing Gritty Minds

Suitable for: Grade 00 - 12

In Brief

Goethe said, “Everything is hard before it is easy!” That quote seems to sum up the reality that the human brain is hardwired for struggle and when teachers allow students to fail and try again, mastery is achieved as a result of a combination of passion and resilience. In an age where parents try to make the road to success smooth, students are losing out on an essential ingredient in their success sojourn - GRIT. The package takes educators on a journey into mindsets, the power of choice, the role of relationships, and the damage caused by anxiety when failure isn’t encouraged as a lifeskill.

Develop Grit in the classroom and the school as a whole through classroom mindset change, celebration of struggle, effort and skill over individual achievement.
Understand their own mindset, the mindsets of students in their classrooms and how to rewire the brain to be Growth Mindset inclined.
Make use of the Yet/Not Yet system of formative assessment to build resilience, self belief and to develop growth mindsets.
Explore the different types of Grit prevalent in the classroom, and develop strategies to combat them when necessary.
Design Gritty thinking spaces which promote resilience, ferocious goal setting, reviews, feedback and setting new goals.
Develop student autonomy in goal setting and demonstrating competence.

What’s Included?

Once you’ve selected your Topic for the year, you
will receive a wide range of benefits.

Introductory
Presentation

Quarterly
Webinars

SACE
Accredited

Automatic CPTD
Point Tracking
System

Dynamic Parenting
Videos

Join our Teacher
Education
Network (TEN)

Ongoing support
from the
Keller Team

Latest International Conference Summary (Website)

Annual Conference
Summary

PEDTalks and
Podcast Access

Motivational
Posters

Mind-Brain-Education-Science-Teachers-Manual

The Teacher’s
Manual

Monthly Smart
Moves Edu-Mag

Classroom
Application Ideas

Regular Check in
on Progress

Become a
“Keller School”

The Add-Ons

Want to take your training to the next level? We offer a number of additional training solutions for schools. Click on an option below to find out more.

Face to Face
Workshops

Leadership
Coaching

Teacher
Bootcamp

Virtual School
Parent Evening

Face to Face Workshops

Whole Staff Training

Ranging from 90 minutes to 6 hours, a highly trained Keller staff member will present a dynamic workshop at your school, to enhance your selected annual Partnership topic.

Our sessions are engaging, interactive and filled with activities, discussions, and practical ideas.

Leadership Coaching

School Management Teams, Principals, Prefect Groups and more

The Keller Leadership Series “Leading Along the Path of Uncertainty” is designed to encourage and guide school management teams.

There are four sessions available:

Neuroleadership in Challenging Times
The Leadership Revolution
The Power of the First Follower
Hope Energy, and Enthusiasm

Teacher Bootcamps

Novice Teachers - Master Teachers

We’ll turn your novice teachers into master teachers! Interactive Online Training sessions for new teachers, or those struggling with a variety of classroom management challenges such as behaviour, classroom discipline, relationship development, and unpacking the ‘uncommon sense’ of teaching. Four sessions available, dates of which are set each year.

Quarter 1 Topic: Classes Don't Learn, Individuals Do

Know - Do - Reflect, Knowing your students, Apply Best Practice, Master the art of reflecting on your performance.

Quarter 2 Topic: Strategies for New & Busy Teachers

How teachers can optimize learning conditions in the classroom.

Quarter 3 Topic: Direction and Discipline

Teaching is often compared to herding sheep. Good shepherding is about students responding to the voice of the shepherd. Know me, connect with me, hold me accountable and teach me to reflect... celebrate my growth.

Quarter 4 Topic: Feedback for Feed-Forward

Instant feedback from formative tasks feeds long term mastery.

Virtual School Parent Evening

Empowering parents to raise competent, capable, confident children

These 75-minute, live webinars provide parents with wonderful insight, gentle guidance, and practical ideas, as they navigate the challenges of parenthood.

6 topics available:

Devices & Development

How much screen time is too much? How much is needed for effective development in this digital age. How do we, as parents, find the balance?

Raising Teens, Raising Tweens

From Charming to Challenging - Strategies and Ideas to really enjoy this season of your child's life.

Anxiety-Free Homes

How do parents create a safe, warm, loving environment which is free of anxiety in this anxiety-rich society? How to create a space where children can develop into calm, confident, competent, capable, cooperative kids.

The Enemy Called Average

There is no such thing as an 'average child'. What parents need to know about the uniqueness of each child.

Discipline

Don't skip the discipline. Why first-time listening is essential for all levels of learning and why positive discipline outweighs punishment.

Rock Solid Foundation

The role of parents is to provide a rock solid foundation for their children. How to ensure you keep your children feeling safe, recognise heir worth and help them be.

Become a Partner School

How it Works

The Topics

Roadmap to Success

It's all about The Teacher

Stress Free Classrooms

Classroom Management that Works

Nurturing Emotional Intelligence

Growing Gritty Minds

Roadmap to Success

In Brief

It’s all about The Teacher

In Brief

Stress Free Classrooms

In Brief

Classroom Management That Works

In Brief

Nurturing Emotional Intelligence

In Brief

Growing Gritty Minds

In Brief

What’s Included?

IntroductoryPresentation

QuarterlyWebinars

SACE Accredited

Automatic CPTDPoint TrackingSystem

Dynamic ParentingVideos

Join our TeacherEducationNetwork (TEN)

Ongoing supportfrom theKeller Team

Annual ConferenceSummary

PEDTalks andPodcast Access

MotivationalPosters

The Teacher’sManual

Monthly SmartMoves Edu-Mag

ClassroomApplication Ideas

Regular Check inon Progress

Become a “Keller School”

The Add-Ons

Face to Face Workshops

LeadershipCoaching

TeacherBootcamp

Virtual School Parent Evening

Face to Face Workshops

Leadership Coaching

Teacher Bootcamps

Virtual School Parent Evening

Growing
Gritty Minds

Introductory
Presentation

Quarterly
Webinars

SACE
Accredited

Automatic CPTD
Point Tracking
System

Dynamic Parenting
Videos

Join our Teacher
Education
Network (TEN)

Ongoing support
from the
Keller Team

Annual Conference
Summary

PEDTalks and
Podcast Access

Motivational
Posters

The Teacher’s
Manual

Monthly Smart
Moves Edu-Mag

Classroom
Application Ideas

Regular Check in
on Progress

Become a
“Keller School”

Face to Face
Workshops

Leadership
Coaching

Teacher
Bootcamp

Virtual School
Parent Evening