Understanding Poverty and the use of Research-Based Strategies to Improve learning!

Presented by Kath Herbert


Event Information    13 pd hrs

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The impact of economic and class differences on communications, interactions, and expectations.

Symptoms of generational poverty and how they differ from situational poverty.

Poverty-related behaviours and mindsets that affect learning.

To understand and connect with parents and community.

Tips, tools, and intervention strategies proven to increase your effectiveness.

To recognize the difference between intelligence and academic success.

To build positive behaviours and models of discipline interventions that work.

Thursday April 12th, 2012

A Framework for Understanding Poverty
This training provides new understandings:

The key points of Dr Ruby Payne's “Framework for Understanding
Poverty”    essential to understand the overall message of this work.

Resource Analysis: a practical tool for understanding the resources that students and the people in your community have.

Language Registers: understanding the effect on cognition & communication.

Hidden Rules: how behaviour & language cause disconnects. F

amily Structures: understanding the effect of extended families on your clients/students.

Friday April 13th, 2012

NEW from Ruby Payne:Research Based Learning Strategies - Narrowing the Achievement Gap for Under-Resourced Students

This training provides practical classroom strategies: “Research Based Strategies: Behavioral & Academic Strategies that support under-resourced students.”

Discipline Interventions: understanding practices that restore positive behaviours.

Relationship Building: strategies that open doors for better relationships.

Under-Resourced Students:
supporting students to maximize their resources

Diagnostic Tools:
Intervention strategies for observed behaviours.

Levels of Cognitive Processing:
A practical demonstration of what happens when our students learn/think.

Mental Models: to increase student understanding, processing and results.

(IMPORTANT- Day 1 is a prerequisite for Day 2)




About the Presenter

Internationally trained Kath Herbert brings thirty year’s experience in teaching to Dr Ruby K Payne’s work on economic disadvantage, “A Framework for Understanding Poverty”. Her presentations explain the work in Australian terms with a strong focus on practical learning applications. Kath has a broad range of experience teaching in Victorian schools having worked in small country schools as well as large city colleges. Since the mid 70's Kath has held many responsibility positions in both curriculum development and student welfare. She has provided alternative programs for students who, for a range of reasons, have difficulty connecting to their learning.

Event Details

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April 12th & April 13th, 2012.

9.00am - 3.30pm.


Kershaw House,


Glenmore Rd, Rockhampton, Qld.

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TRAINING SUITABLE FOR: PRIMARY & SECONDARY TEACHERS, PRINCIPALS, YEAR LEVEL COORDINATORS, CURRICULUM COORDINATORS, CLASSROOM TEACHERS, SCHOOL WELFARE STAFF & SCHOOL NURSES, SCHOOL SUPPORT STAFF, LIBRARIANS, TEACHER AIDES.

Price (inc. GST) $299/499


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