Workplace Communication Skills for Educators: Preparing for My Professional Practice

The Workplace Communication Skills for Educators: Preparing for My Professional Practice course is tailored for internationally trained educators transitioning to workplace contexts in Ontario, Canada, or other English- or French-speaking environments.

Through a balance of synchronous and asynchronous learning, educators will develop communication strategies that foster effective collaboration between stakeholders, including strategic community partners, students, and families. Educators will also develop communication strategies for professional co-working and collaboration with organizational leadership and operational staff, including strategies that cultivate collaborative professional inquiry and advocate for continuous organizational improvement. Educators will also develop communication strategies and techniques for self-promotion, career planning, and networking. Throughout the course, educators will develop a professional learning portfolio made up of transferable assets and job aids, and engage in stakeholder communication simulations, as well as develop an implementation, evaluation, and communication plan for a learning solution relevant to their professional context.

What You'll Learn

Develop communication strategies for effective collaboration to promote shared leadership of the teaching & learning environment. Practice communication skills that enable collaborative professional inquiry and advocate for continuous improvement. Enhance your communication skills for self-promotion, networking, and career-building. Develop your professional portfolio, engage in practical simulations, and create tailored solutions for your professional context.

Learning Outcomes

Learners who successfully complete the course will have demonstrated the ability to:

Develop and apply communication strategies for effective collaboration between stakeholders, including strategic community partners, students, and families

Develop and apply communication strategies for effective professional co-working and collaboration with organizational leadership and operational staff

Develop and apply communication strategies for collaborative professional inquiry and advocacy for continuous improvement of the education service organization

Develop and apply communication strategies for self-promotion, career planning and networking

Recommendations

The course requires access to a computer, camera, headphones/speakers, microphone and high-speed internet to access the OISE course environment, and other websites and resources as required.

PCO-OSLT-WCSE-PPP3

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