Siobhan J O'Brien 6th World Congress on Positive Psychology 2019

Siobhan J O'Brien

Siobhan Bed Hon MEd has over 20 years experience in education, training and development. She is a Lecturer and Course Director of the Bachelor of Early childhood and Primary Degree at Swinburne University of Technology in the Department of Education. Siobhan's current research area is focused on parent / child engagement with a groundbreaking program titled The Reading WELL [Wellbeing in Everyday Language and Literature] a home reading program using books to support self-esteem, body image and resilience. She has worked in schools as a Leading Teacher and acting Assistant Principal with roles in curriculum and student wellbeing. She has worked within the education industry as a training co-ordinator in both corporate and VET sectors, and also has extensive experience with online teaching and learning with Swinburne online. She currently. Siobhan also works as a consultant with Cambridge education currently as an online facilitator for the Leading Excellence in Classroom Practice course with Bastow. Supporting school teams and Learning Specialists to develop improvement plans that focuses on high quality learning and teaching.