Overview

In this course, we will discuss the relationship of power, physical, emotional, and communication boundaries. We will provide you with some specific insights into how to plan to maintain appropriate boundaries within your classroom. Knowledge of these boundaries is critical for all teachers in order to maintain professional, healthy student-teacher relationships. 

After the development of an action plan, you will delve further into ideas for implementation by analyzing and applying research and articles to the classroom and by designing a resource that supports the work you plan to implement. Through targeted activities, resources and templates, and reference guides and examples, you will build a strategic implementation plan to ensure that you have a successful plan of action.

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At a Glance

Extended Education
Approximately 45 hours
Access Time: 365 days
3 PDUs
Graduate Level Professional Development Credit
$380
No additional materials required

Program Benefits

Online education

100% Online

All coursework delivered fully online, so you can balance work, life, and study.

Standards

Graduate-Level PD Credits

Earn graduate-level professional development credits to support salary advancement and professional growth. Check with your school or district for approval before enrolling.

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Fast, Flexible, and Ready When You Are

Enjoy instant access, self-paced study, and an easy-to-follow, template-based course format.

Course Objectives

  • Define the four types of professional boundaries
  • Evaluate the teacher-student dynamic through a variety of scenarios
  • Examine your own current practices to implement improved appropriate boundaries
  • Plan for implementation by completing an action plan for improving boundaries in your
    own classroom
  • Critique, analyze, and summarize specific articles, resources, and studies related to
    teacher-student boundaries
  • Build and describe the use of a resource aligned that supports a strategy you plan to use in
    your upcoming lesson
  • Plan and build a Classroom Implementation Plan for immediate classroom use by planning
    for the concepts you learned in this course

Course Topics

  • Defining Ethics & Boundaries
  • Emotional and Relationship Boundaries
  • Power Boundaries
  • Communication Boundaries
  • Physical Boundaries
  • Review and Reflection of Student Boundaries

Program Partner

This course is offered through University of Massachusetts Global’s School of Extended Education in partnership with Model Teaching.

What are Graduate-level Professional Development Credits?

Graduate-level professional development credits are not part of a degree program but instead are primarily used for professional advancement such as salary increment steps and recertification. Students should seek approval from appropriate district officials before enrolling in these courses.