Teaching Skills for Educators (Free Online Course With Diploma)
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Campus location
Online
Languages
English
Study format
Distance Learning
Duration
10 - 15 hours
Pace
Full time, Part time
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Introduction
Alison offers a free online Diploma in Teaching Skills course for Educators that will teach you how to become an effective teacher or trainer. Being a teacher takes more than just accumulated knowledge. With this course, you will learn different techniques to effectively communicate with your students, motivate them to learn, and implement successful instructional planning within the classroom. Level up your skills with this course now!
This Free Online Course Includes:
- 10-15 Hours of Learning
- CPD Accreditation
- Final Assessment
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Curriculum
Effective teaching skills can have a big impact on each individual student in the classroom. This course begins by introducing you to verbal and non-verbal communication and how to use these tools to stimulate a student's thinking. You will also learn the four main participation structures that guide communication, including their advantages and disadvantages. The lessons will also cover how a teacher uses communication in contrast to how a student uses communication.
Next, the course will tackle instructional planning. You will be introduced to the US National and State learning standards and understand the difference between curriculum frameworks and curriculum guides. Additionally, you will learn how to formulate strong, measurable objectives using cognitive or behavioural approaches as well as how to motivate students using theories of motivation, attribution, interest, and self-efficacy. You will also learn how to select general learning goals for your students.
The educational strategies and behaviour management skills taught in this course will benefit all educators and trainers who want to learn more about effective teaching and classroom management. An American writer once said "The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires." Check out this online course and learn how to inspire your students today.
Module 1
Communication in the Classroom
In this module, you will learn about communication in the classroom, and the purposes and functions it serves. You will also learn about different types and styles of communication, such as verbal, non-verbal, and registers. Lastly, you will learn about the differences between teacher-talk and student talk, as well as how to manage classroom situations using different types of communication.
Module 2
Effective Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
In this module, you will learn about the different types and forms of verbal and non-verbal communication. You will also learn about strategies that teachers and students may use to communicate content, procedural, or control talk. Lastly, you will learn some of the issues that may arise when using non-verbal communication.
Module 3
Structures of Participation
In this module, you will learn about the four main participation structures that are used in the classroom: lecturing; questions and answers; discussion; and group work. You will also learn about the advantages and disadvantages of these participation structures. Lastly, you will learn how these different structures impact a teacher’s preparation for class.
Module 4
Using Classroom Talk to Stimulate Students' Thinking
In this module, you will learn how to identify students’ understanding and how to support students in expressing their ideas fully and clearly. You will also learn how to promote academic risk-taking and problem-solving. Lastly, you will learn how to create a caring classroom community.
Module 5
Diploma in Teaching Skills For Educators - First Assessment
This Course Assessment will now enable you to review your learning so you can determine your knowledge and understanding of the following area: EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES FOR TEACHERS AND TRAINERS Remember, if you do not achieve the required standard after the first attempt, you can re-take the assessment until a successful outcome is achieved.
Module 6
Selecting General Learning Goals
In this module, you will learn how to select the general learning goals for your class, about national standards, and how to structure and correctly use a curriculum framework and curriculum guide.
Module 7
Formulating Educational Objectives
In this module, you will learn about formulating educational objectives using either a cognitive or behavioural approach or a combination of the two. You will also be introduced to Bloom's Taxonomy. Lastly, you will learn about using a classification system, such as Bloom's, to devise educational goals.
Module 8
Students as a Source of Instructional Goals
In this module, you will learn about the individual influence of students on a class, differentiated instruction, the Response to Intervention Programs (RTI), emergent curriculums, and multicultural education.
Module 9
Enhancing Student Learning
In this module, you will learn how to enhance student learning using resources such as the internet, local experts, and field trips. You will also learn about incorporating service learning into the classroom.
Module 10
Creating Bridges Between Goals and Experiences
In this module, you will learn about how to use modelling to demonstrate desired behaviours or to represent important theories. You will also learn how to encourage students to remember what they already know about new material, as well as anticipate student preconceptions and remove misconceptions, You will also learn how to transition students from guided practice to independent practice.
Module 11
Diploma in Teaching Skills for Educators - Second Assessment
This Course Assessment will now enable you to review your learning so you can determine your knowledge and understanding of the following area: INSTRUCTIONAL PLANNING FOR SUCCESSFUL TEACHING Remember, if you do not achieve the required standard after the first attempt, you can re-take the assessment until a successful outcome is achieved.
Module 12
Behaviour and Goals as Motivation Sources
In this module, you will learn about the theory of Behaviorism, and operant conditioning, and how to apply them to motivation. You will also learn about the different types of goals that affect student motivation such as mastery goals, performance goals, and failure-avoidance goals. Lastly, you will learn how to encourage mastery goals and how to avoid failure-avoidance goals.
Module 13
Motivation Related to Attributions and Interests
In this module, you will learn about the effect of student interest on learning and motivation. You will also learn how to generate student interest in a topic to help students get motivated. Furthermore, you will learn about different attributions of success and failure and how to encourage attributions that positively affect student motivation. Lastly, you will learn how to provide appropriate learning conditions.
Module 14
Self Efficacy
In this module, you will learn about the theory of self-efficacy, learned helplessness, and the sources of self-efficacy in a student.
Module 15
Self-Determination
In this module, you will learn about the theory of self-determination, the three basic human needs that lead to self-determination, and extrinsic and intrinsic motivation. You will also learn teaching strategies that support students’ needs.
Module 16
Combining Motivation Theories
In this module, you will learn about the expectancy of success, the value of success, and how to combine the two to create motivation. You will also learn about the TARGET model, which uses a combination of motivation theories, and how to apply theories of motivation to your own teaching
Module 17
Diploma in Teaching Skills for Educators - Third Assessment
This Course Assessment will now enable you to review your learning so you can determine your knowledge and understanding of the following area: MOTIVATING STUDENTS TO LEARN Remember, if you do not achieve the required standard after the first attempt, you can re-take the assessment until a successful outcome is achieved.
Module 18
Course assessment
Program Outcome
What You Will Learn In This Free Course
- Identify the different functions which communication serves in the classroom.
- Effectively use verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Identify and describe the four main participation structures that guide communication in ways expected by the class, including their advantages and disadvantages.
- Use communication in the classroom to stimulate students’ thinking.
- Identify the differences between how a teacher uses communication and how a student uses communication.
- Select general learning goals for their students.
- Formulate specific educational objectives using cognitive or behavioural approaches.
- Explain the theories of behaviourism, self-efficacy and self-determination.
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Career Opportunities
Substitute Teacher
Imagine being happy because your phone rang at 6:00 am. Staff shortages recur continually and often unexpectedly due to teachers taking days or time off for training and health-related or other reasons. A Substitute Teacher helps schools tide over such situations quickly and effectively by standing in for the regular teacher so that the students carry on with their studies and activities uninterrupted.
Early Education Teacher
Encourage a child to act on their natural desire to explore the world around them and learn from it through experience, so they are prepared for life and for making good choices. That is the basic tenet that guides Early Childhood Education ( ECE) Teachers who gift them with the “roots of responsibility and the wings of independence,” as remarked by Maria Montessori.
Music Teacher
It is often noted that music speaks where words fail. Music Teachers find and unlock the genius in their students and nurture it until the students are inspired to create heart-touching melodies that bridge the silence.
Elementary School Teacher
A mediocre teacher tells; a good teacher explains; a superior teacher demonstrates. A great elementary school teacher inspires children from kindergarten through fifth grade to seek further learning, knowledge, and wisdom.