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Communication Techniques For Educators & Administrators –
edd513
(3 credits)
This course is designed to help educators and administrators develop effective interpersonal, group, and public communication skills. Strategies and techniques presented will include one-on-one interaction, organizational teamwork, strategies for conducting productive meetings, public presentation, and speaking styles. Emphasis is placed on communications with parents, teachers, the governing board, the superintendents, and the community.
This graduate-level course is
weeks.
To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.
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Classroom Communication
- Define the communication process.
- Differentiate between a supportive and defensive classroom climate.
- Examine communication competencies for teachers.
- Analyze the effect of classroom diversity on communication.
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Communications Concerns
- Examine the areas of communication concerns in schools.
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Ethical Behavior in the Classroom
- Examine the relationship between ethics and the role of the teacher.
- Analyze the process of ethical decision making.
- Identify ways to handle disruptive students.
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Instructional Strategies
- Explain the significance of clarity in classroom communications.
- Analyze cultural variations in learning styles.
- Compare and contrast instructional strategies.
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Verbal and Nonverbal Communication
- Explain the process of perception.
- Analyze the importance of perception in the classroom.
- Explain the functions of verbal and nonverbal communication in the classroom.
- Examine the relationship of teacher nonverbal behavior to teacher effectiveness.
- Analyze effective listening skills.
- The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
- While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
- Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.
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