The Department of Education is proud to host a biennial Queensland Positive Behaviour for Learning (PBL) Conference. Previous PBL conferences have attracted delegates from state schools all over Queensland, as well as delegates from interstate and other educational jurisdictions. Keynote speakers have included international experts in the field of positive behaviour support such as George Sugai and Kent McIntosh.
2024 conference
The 2024 Queensland PBL conference was held from June 19 to 21 at the Cairns Convention Centre.
The 2024 conference theme was 'Establishing environments for equity and excellence'.
Invited speakers
- Dr Russell Fox, Monash University
- Dr Mary-Louise Hemmeter, Vanderbildt University
- Dr Lisa Mackay-Brown, University of Melbourne
- Dr Kent McIntosh, University of Oregon
- Dr Shiralee Poed, University of Queensland
- Dr Grace Sarra, Queensland University of Technology
- Dr Terry Scott, University of Louisville
- Dr Marnee Shay, University of Queensland
- Dr Brandi Simonsen, University of Connecticut
The next PBL conference will be held in 2026.
2024 Conference recordings
Recordings of presentations from invited speakers are available for viewing: