In this webinar, "How can checking-in improve student wellbeing?", our experienced panelists explore how real-time check-in tools can significantly enhance student wellbeing and learning.
Discover the value of check-in data to teachers, administration staff, and executive teams in supporting wellbeing programs through visual reporting, leveraging the power of habit, and the added contextual data to create rich, actionable learner profiles.
Learn how these tools can reduce teacher workloads and save time by providing valuable insights for regulating emotions, improving learner readiness, and supporting decision-making at all levels within your school.
Don't miss this opportunity to discover the transformative impact of effective check-ins on student wellbeing and academic success in our practical and insightful webinar.
In this one hour webinar, our expert panelists discussed:
ABOUT OUR EXPERTS
Nikki Bonus is an experienced ed-tech founder and CEO of Life Skills Group, harnessing more than 20 years of deeply personal and professional experience in the development and delivery of social-emotional literacy programs for individuals, organizations, and most importantly, teachers and students. Nikki’s work has helped give voice to more than 850 schools, connecting with 20,000 teachers and 500,000 primary school children to build a continuing evidence base of what works to measure, report and implement real improvements in Social Emotional and Physical Literacy for school communities.
Candice Taylor teaches at Killarney Vale Public School on the Central Coast. She wears many teaching hats; Teacher Librarian, Wellbeing Coordinator and Assistant Principal, Curriculum and Instruction. Candice holds both a Masters of Education and a Master of Education in Teacher Librarianship.
Candice Taylor has been a critical contributor to the success of her school’s blended approach to wellbeing, which incorporates elements of Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL), Zones of Regulation, and Life Skills GO. Within her District, Candice has led professional learning to the broader school community, speaking of Killarney Vale’s wellbeing programs, initiatives, and strategies, which have been recognised as "best practice”. Recently, Candice gave an informative and insightful presentation to her school’s Parent &Community (P&C) about KVPS’s implementation of Life Skills GO. This discussion gave the school’s P&C members a firsthand demonstration of the Life Skills GO platform and a greater understanding into the school’s proactive approach to supporting students’ wellbeing daily.
Candice has a profound commitment to wellbeing, whereby whole-school wellbeing decisions are underpinned by evidence-based research, explicit teachings, and data-driven practices. This ensures that every student’s social and emotional learning at KVPS is holistically supported so that students feel empowered to continuously move “Forward to a Better World”.
Stefanie Thom is Assistant Principal at St John the Apostle Catholic School, Narraweena. As executive lead on her schools Wellbeing Team, Stefanie believes in the critical nature and importance of a collaborative approach with students, families and support organisations, to ensure that all children are ready to learn and supported on their journey. Stefanie is currently a member of the NSW Education Minister’s Teacher Advisory Council. She has engaged in roles including classroom teacher, ICLT Coordinator, Mathematics Lead Teacher/Specialist and Religious Education Coordinator and is currently leading learning and wellbeing at her school as Assistant Principal.
Stefanie’s enthusiasm and focus on the importance of creating a community of collaborative interactions and built relationships with all stakeholders, that is driven by data, complimented by engaging learning experiences and guided by student and families as they grow connects her to each of her staff, students and parents, as well as all within the wider education field and broader community.
Her passion for leadership, building partnerships for learning, leading to unleash the potential of all and education is infectious.
Ilona Watkins is the Principal of Noorat Primary School. In Ilona's words - "We invested in Life Skills GO a couple of years ago when we discovered their incredible platform that would allow us to track student wellbeing and engagement data in an ongoing manner. Our whole school completes a check-in each morning prior to learning commences, which enables Staff to identify and follow up with any student – this can be the form of a quick chat, or the suggestion of utilising a strategy from their individual ‘ready to learn plan’ to help them regulate, focus and be more prepared to engage in learning. This data has proved highly valuable as we identify trends early and are able to be proactive in our approach to student wellbeing."
