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Foundations of Teaching for Learning 8: Developing Relationships
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- Free certificate
- 6 Sequences
- Introductive Level
Course details
Syllabus
- Week 1 - The importance of relationships for educational settings
Relationships are critical to everything we do. They impact on our learning and how we see the curriculum and its assessment. They make a difference to our learning by ourselves and with others. They will enable us to work well, or not so well, with other peop... - Week 2 - Developing positive teacher-student relationships
This week we are going to focus on establishing relationships with students. We will start by considering the connections between how and what we think and how we behave. Sometimes we behave habitually, but sometimes, if we want to change our habits, we have t... - Week 3 - Working with your colleagues and school leaders
This week we will focus on the concept of school improvement and effectiveness. There are several important factors that contribute to the success of a school. We will identify what these factors are, and look at each of them in detail. We start by looking at ... - Week 4 - The importance of parent involvement for student success
This week we will consider the importance of establishing good relationships with the parents of your students. We will focus on why we need to involve parents in the education of their children and how we can go about it. The first two lectures are themed on ... - Week 5 - It takes a whole village to educate a child: Working with your community
This week we consider the importance of looking beyond the school and establishing relationship with the outside community. Students are much more likely to do well if the community values education and provides good policies, appropriate levels of funding, an... - Week 6 - Recognising diversity: Social, Cultural and Values differences in the school
This week you are going to have the opportunity to think about the issue of diversity in the classroom. Some of you might think that your classroom is not really a diverse place because all of the students come from your home country. However, diversity goes w...
Prerequisite
None.
Instructors
- Dr Fawaz Shareef, Director of the Institute for Research and Innovation
Villa College, Male, Maldives - Professor Tony Townsend, Professor Educational Leadership
University of Tasmania/Griffith University, Australia
Editor
The Commonwealth Education Trust invests in primary and secondary education and the professional development of teachers throughout their careers. Through education it seeks to enhance the opportunities for children from all walks of life to contribute to the sustainable development of their communities.
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