Course Summary
Poetry for teachers offers you a moment to sit and reflect. This micro PD helps you engage with poetry and to consider how poetry can help us see our job and make it through the day with and through poetry. You don't need to have studied poetry or even enjoyed poetry before, just take a moment to use this medium to reflect on yourself and your practice and hopefully enjoy the process.
You will learn:
- To read and interpret six poems and reflect on your experiences and practice through them.
- To develop in your appreciation of poetry as a form and consider how it can be used to support you and create space for reflection.
- Be encouraged to further your engagement with poetry and consider how it can be a source of inspiration, solace or joy.
Course time:
This course will take 45 minutes to complete.
Accreditation:
This course is mapped to the Professional Standards of Teachers.
- 6.2.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
- 7.4.2 Engage with professional teaching networks and broader communities
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Poetry for Teachers
Course Instructors

Your instructor Hayley, is an experienced Early Years Educator, Primary School Teacher, and Instructional Designer for Cool. She will be on hand to answer any questions you might have while undertaking this course. Just click the Get In Touch button to the left.

Daniel Donahoo's work is driven by play, technology and narrative. Daniel is the author books on children, family, media and technology “Idolising Children” and (co-author) “Adproofing Your Kids” and 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
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?
This course is mapped to the Professional Standards for Teachers.
6.2.2 Engage in professional learning and improve practice
6.3.2 Engage with colleagues and improve practice
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 Australia'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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