Positive Discipline in the Classroom Certification July 24-25, 2025

Gateway School, 255 Swift Street, Santa Cruz, CA

BECOME A POSITIVE DISCIPLINE CLASSROOM EDUCATOR

This two-day interactive workshop is designed for teachers, counselors, school staff, and administrators who want an effective discipline approach that integrates social and emotional learning while reducing challenging student behaviors. Attendees will earn recognition as a Certified Positive Discipline Classroom Educator. 

Learning Objectives:

  1. Develop a large teaching toolbox of kind and firm discipline approaches.

  2. Establish explicit classroom structures and procedures.

  3. Create an equitable classroom community based on mutual respect.

  4. Understand the motivation behind students' misbehavior and how to encourage positive change.

  5. Facilitate effective class meetings teaching social skills and problem-solving.

  6. Learn Positive Discipline/Adlerian Psychology to use in the classroom and school community.

  7. Generate an awareness of cross-cultural issues in facilitating social and emotional learning.

This Workshop provides professional development for Educators to use Positive Discipline, an Adlerian based philosophy, in their school or classroom setting. 

CE Credit (13 Hours)

This workshop is CE Approved by the American Montessori Society.

The Positive Discipline Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No. 6723

The Positive Discipline Association is pleased to provide the opportunity for educators to earn up to 4 graduate-level university non-degree credits at University of the Pacific. These credits are for licensure renewal and salary step increases only. The cost of graduate-level credit is separate from the workshop registration fee. Click Here for more information.

Sponsored by Positive Discipline Community Resources, and Gateway School, Santa Cruz, CA

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$449 Early Bird Registration

Now-6/27

Regular Registration $499

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Group discount for 4 or more

registering together ($50 off)

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Includes Positive Discipline in the Classroom book, Teacher’s Guide and Tool Cards

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Scholarships Available

Teaching Parenting the Positive Discipline Way Certification, October 2025

This in person, interactive workshop is designed for parent educators, teachers, therapists, childcare professionals and others who want an effective discipline approach that integrates social and emotional learning while reducing challenging behaviors. This Adlerian-based program stands alone or offers a significant enhancement to any program. It emphasizes experiential activities that reach the heart to inspire deeper understanding and change.

Successful participants will earn recognition as a Certified Positive Discipline Parent Educator and will:

  • Learn research based, effective tools and techniques for teaching parents how to use discipline that is kind and firm at the same time (non-punitive, non-permissive)

  • Learn how to facilitate a parent class from the position of a non-expert

  • Gain practice with experiential exercises that help parents go beyond intellectual understanding to be able to respond in empowering ways that teach children

  • Learn how to use materials and activities in group settings, parenting classes and individual work with families

Location: Community Foundation, Santa Cruz Co., 7807 Soquel Drive, Aptos, CA 9500

CE Credit (13 Hours)

This workshop is CE Approved by the American Montessori Society

The Positive Discipline Association has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider. ACEP No. 6723

Sponsored by Positive Discipline Community Resources, Santa Cruz, CA