Course Summary
This micro PL asks teachers to consider the importance of relationships and how they conduct them with colleagues, leadership, parents, students, and asks teachers to consider how behaviour management, support, dignity and making the day and the learning better for everyone is ultimately tied first and foremost to relationships. It will help you to reflect and explore upon ideas beyond usual practice.
You will learn:
- To better understand where vulnerability play a role in relationships
- The role power plays in relationships
- How to consider and support students in today’s classroom
- Communicating ideas to leadership
- Modelling the relationships you seek
Course time:
About 30 to 45 minutes - perfect for after work or during a spare period. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.
Alignment to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards:
This course is mapped to the following Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL). Your completion can be logged as elective PD hours with your state's teaching regulatory authority.
- 7.3.2 Engage with the parents/carers
- 7.4.2 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities
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Course Content
It Is All Relational
Course Instructors
Your instructor Hayley Sommeling-Farrugia is an experienced Early Years Educator, Primary School Teacher, and Instructional Designer for Cool. Hayley is an expert at developing content that considers the educational journey from start to finish, as she knows first-hand the experiences, knowledge and challenges of the educators.
Daniel Donahoo's work is driven by play, technology and narrative. An experienced educator and author specialising in books centred around families, media, and technology. He wrote “Idolising Children” and (co-author) “Adproofing Your Kids”. Daniele writes and blogs regularly on the topics of technology, children, education and families.
This course has been designed in consultation with experts in the fields of education and wellbeing.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I log this PD with my State's teaching authority?
Yes! Our courses are mapped to the Australian Professional Teacher Standards (AITSL), and your completion can be logged as elective PD hours with your state's teaching regulatory authority. To do this, grab your certificate of completion from your personal dashboard once the course is complete.
- 7.3.2 Engage with the parents/carers
- 7.4.2 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities
How long will this take to complete?
About 30 to 45 minutes - perfect for after work or during a spare period. You will have ongoing access via your user dashboard.
How does it work?
This course is on-demand and for private study. Learn at your own pace and at times that suit you. Get a certificate when you finish. You will have ongoing access.
Is this course accredited?
While this course is not accredited by state teaching authorities, it is mapped to the national Professional Standards for Teachers. This means that you can log this course with your state regulatory authority as elective PD hours
- 7.3.2 Engage with the parents/carers
- 7.4.2 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities
Who are the instructors?
This course is designed in consultation with teachers, principals, psychologists, counsellors, scientists, and all manner of experts in the education field.
Cool.org's curriculum team continually reviews and refines our resources to be in line with changes to the Australian Curriculum and best educational practice, so you can be sure your learning is at the cutting edge of education theory.
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