Effective Communication Strategies for Teachers and Families (45 Minutes)

Effective Communication Strategies for Teachers and Families (45 Minutes)

  • Cool+
  • Early Learning
  • Primary
  • Secondary
  • Social
  • Mental Health
  • Social and Emotional Learning
  • ...

Course Summary

In this micro-professional learning course, you’ll discover effective strategies for building strong, positive relationships with families, no matter how complex the situation may seem. Learn how to proactively involve parents in their child’s learning, apply the best communication strategies, and overcome common barriers like time constraints, language, and information accessibility.

This course also focuses on culturally responsive practices to ensure inclusive and effective communication with all families, fostering an environment of collaboration and support in the best interest of the student.

You will learn:

  • Ways to proactively involve parents and families
  • Communication strategies that are best applied to such relationships
  • How to overcome many common barriers between families and schools, such as time, language and accessibility of information.
  • Culturally responsive practices that will improve communication with families

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:

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. 

  • 4.1.2 Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities.

Certificate of completion:

You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish to prove that you have completed this course. You can access this certificate (and your course progress!) anytime via your personal dashboard.

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Course Content

Working With Families

Working With Families

01.
Introduction
02.
Effective communication with families
03.
Communication strategies
04.
Parent-teacher-student conferences
05.
What to communicate
06.
Proactive ways to involve families
07.
Barriers
08.
Culturally responsive practices
09.
Reflection
10.
Congratulations



Course Instructor

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.

This course has been designed in consultation with experts in education and wellbeing.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I log this PD with my State's teaching authority?

Yes! 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. 

  • 4.1.2 Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities.

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.

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. 

  • 4.1.2 Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities.

Who are the instructors?

This course is designed by Cool.org's team of education specialists, in consultation with teachers, principals, psychologists, counsellors, and scientists.

Our team continually reviews and refines our resources to align 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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