Course description
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 behavioral 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 behavior 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.
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Training content
Module 1: Communication in the Classroom
Description: In this module, you will learn about communication in the classroom, the purposes and functions it serves. You will also learn about different types and styles of communication, such as verbal, non-verbal, registers. Lastly, you will learn about the differences in teacher-talk and student-talk, as well as how to manage classroom situations using different types of communication.
- Learning Outcomes
- Introduction to Communication in the Classroom
- Functions of Talk
- Types of Communication
- How Teachers and Students Talk
- Lesson Summary
Module 2: Effective Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
Description: 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.
- Learning Outcomes
- Effective Verbal Communication - Content, Procedural, and Control Talk
- Effective Non-Verbal Communication - Eye Contact
- Effective Non-Verbal Communication - Wait Time and Social Distance
- Lesson Summary
Module 3: Structures of Participation
Description: 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.
- Learning Outcomes
- Effects on Communication
- Lecture
- Questions and Answers
- Classroom Discussion
- Group Work
- Teacher's Notes on Structures of Participation
- Lesson Summary
Module 4: Using Classroom Talk to Stimulate Students' Thinking
Description: In this module, you will learn how to identify student’s understanding and how to support student’s 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.
- Learning Outcomes
- Why Using Classroom Talk is Important
- Probing for Learner Understanding
- Helping Students to Articulate their Ideas and Thinking
- Promoting Academic Risk-Taking, Problem Solving, and a Caring Community
- Lesson Summary
Module 5: Diploma in Teaching Skills For Educators - First Assessment
Description: 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 TRAINERSRemember, if you do not achieve the required standard after the first attempt, you can re-take the assessment until a successful outcome is achieved.
- Assessment: Diploma in Teaching Skills For Educators - First Assessment
Module 6: Selecting General Learning Goals
Description: 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.
- Learning Outcomes
- US National and State Learning Standards
- Curriculum Frameworks and Curriculum Guides
- Lesson Summary
Module 7: Formulating Educational Objectives
Description: In this module, you will learn about formulating educational objectives using either a cognitive or behavioral 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.
- Learning Outcomes
- Cognitive Approaches
- Behavioral Approaches and Compromise
- Taxonomies of Educational Objectives
- Lesson Summary
Module 8: Students as a Source of Instructional Goals
Description: In this module, you will learn about the individual influence of students on a class, differentiated instruction, the Response to Intervention Program (RTI), emergent curriculums, and multicultural education.
- Learning Outcomes
- Differentiated Instruction
- Emergent Curriculum
- Multicultural Education
- Lesson Summary
Module 9: Enhancing Student Learning
Description: 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.
- Learning Outcomes
- Variety of Resources
- Service Learning
- Lesson Summary
Module 10: Creating Bridges Between Goals and Experiences
Description: In this module, you will learn about how to use modelling to demonstrate desired behaviors 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 anticipating student preconceptions and removing misconceptions, You will also learn how to transition students from guided practice to independent practice.
- Learning Outcomes
- Modeling
- Activating of Prior Knowledge
- The Process of Learning
- Lesson Summary
Module 11: Diploma in Teaching Skills for Educators - Second Assessment
Description: 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 TEACHINGRemember, if you do not achieve the required standard after the first attempt, you can re-take the assessment until a successful outcome is achieved.
- Assessment: Diploma in Teaching Skills for Educators - Second Assessment
Module 12: Behavior and Goals as Motivation Sources
Description: In this module, you will learn about the theory of Behaviorism, 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.
- Learning Outcomes
- Behavior as a Source of Motivation
- Cautions about Behavioral Perspectives on Motivation
- Goals that Contribute to Achievement
- Goals that Affect Achievement Indirectly
- Lesson Summary
Module 13: Motivation Related to Attributions and Interests
Description: 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 effect student motivation. Lastly, you will learn how to provide appropriate learning conditions.
- Learning Outcomes
- Interest as Motivation
- Motives Related to Attribution
- Lesson Summary
Module 14: Self Efficacy
Description: In this module, you will learn about the theory of self-efficacy, learned-helplessness, and the sources of self-efficacy in a student.
- Learning Outcomes
- Effects of Self-Efficacy on Students' Behavior
- Learned Helplessness
- Sources of Self-Efficacy Beliefs
- Lesson Summary
Module 15: Self-Determination
Description: 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.
- Learning Outcomes
- Self Determination and Intrinsic Motivation
- Using Self-Determination Theory in the Classroom
- Lesson Summary
Module 16: Combining Motivation Theories
Description: 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
- Learning Outcomes
- Expectancy x Value: Effects on Students' Motivation
- The TARGET Model
- Motivation: Sustaining Focus on Learning
- Lesson Summary
Module 17: Diploma in Teaching Skills for Educators - Third Assessment
Description: 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 LEARNRemember, if you do not achieve the required standard after the first attempt, you can re-take the assessment until a successful outcome is achieved.
- Assessment: Diploma in Teaching Skills for Educators - Third Assessment
Course assessment
- Assessment: Module 18: Diploma in Teaching Skills for Educators - Final Assessment
Certification / Credits
After completing this course you will be able to:
- Identify the different functions which communication serves in the classroom.
- Effectively use verbal and non-verbal communication.
- Dentify 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 behavioral approaches.
- Explain the theories of behaviorism, self-efficacy and self-determination.
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