Course Summary
This course will help you have challenging conversations with colleagues, students, parents and families.
You will learn:
- how to prepare for challenging conversations
- how to listen, think and act during a challenging conversation
- what to do afterwards, how to ensure both decisions stick and you can decompress after a challenging conversation.
Course time:
This course will take you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard.
Accreditation:
All of our courses are mapped to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL), and your completion can be logged as relevant, teacher-identified professional development activity with all Australian state teaching regulatory authorities. To do this, grab your certificate of completion from your personal dashboard once the course is complete.
Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except ACT:
- 6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice
- 7.3 Engage with Parents and Carers
- 7.4 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities
This course is not currently accredited in the ACT (TQI). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT).
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Course Content
Getting Started
Challenging Conversations
What to Consider Before Enagaging in a Challenging Conversation
Having Challenging Conversations
After The Conversation
Reflection
Course instructors
Madelaine Imber is a leadership coach and instructional designer with experience across a diverse range of educational settings including schools, government departments, TAFEs, universities and the not-for-profit sector. She is passionate about good quality teacher professional learning.
Jarryd Bendall from Cool Australia is your course teacher. He comes from a long line of teachers, which is why he initially avoided this calling. After a myriad of roles in law, medicine, used car sales, and as the mascot for the Western Bulldogs AFL team, Jarryd eventually taught primary school for a number of years, before combining his love for writing and education at an Education Specialist role with Cool. This role sees him as a bridge between knowledgeable industry experts and classroom teachers, bringing excellence into the classroom and challenging the average curriculum with innovative and effective ideas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long will this take to complete?
This course will take you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard.
Will I get proof of completion?
You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish, which you can access any time via your personal dashboard, it will also be sent to you by email.
Is this course accredited?
All of our courses are mapped to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL), and your completion can be logged as relevant, teacher-identified professional development activity with all Australian state teaching regulatory authorities. To do this, grab your certificate of completion from your personal dashboard once the course is complete.
Proficient Teacher - all states and territories except ACT:
- 6.3 Engage with colleagues and improve practice
- 7.3 Engage with Parents and Carers
- 7.4 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities
This course is not currently accredited in the ACT (TQI). However, it can be counted towards teacher identified learning hours (ACT).
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