Professional Development
Course Bundle
Courses Included in the Bundle
Maintaining Appropriate Teacher-Student Boundaries
(15 Hours) In this course, you will learn the importance of maintaining professional boundaries with your students. The course will discuss emotional / relationship, power, physical and communication boundaries and then provide you with some specific insights into how to plan for maintaining appropriate boundaries within your classroom. Knowledge of these boundaries is critical for all teachers in order to maintain professional, healthy student-teacher relationships.
Professionalism Through Positive Personality
(1 Hour) This quick course provides you with some characteristics of professionalism and how certain personality traits help exemplify that professionalism. You will also learn about some negative perceptions that may be associated with positive character traits, with some simple suggestions to begin shifting perceptions toward a positive, more professional outlook of yourself. This course comes with a personality reflection and SWOT analysis so that you can take small steps to grow in your professionalism on campus.
Maintaining and Improving Professionalism on Campus
(1 Hour) This quick course describes eight components of professionalism within the teaching profession. You will reflect on areas of growth and improvement for yourself and then learn some simple strategies you can implement now to improve professionalism. This course will help you evaluate your professionalism and find ways to enhance your teaching performance in the classroom.
A Review of Boundaries, Communication, and Professionalism in the Classroom
(1 Hour) This Quick Course provides an overview of professional characteristics to consider as you work to establish boundaries and respect that meet the ethical requirements in your educator code of conduct. You will consider interactions with your colleagues, your students, and your students’ families as a review of concepts in this Quick Course. The course comes with a self-reflection checklist you can utilize to help you design a plan of action for areas of self-improvement.
