Roles, Ethics & Professional Standards in Education

Course Code: FTL04

Program: Foundations of Teaching & Learning

Course Overview: Educators influence what learners know, how they develop, how they participate, and how they view themselves. This influence brings important professional, ethical, and educational responsibilities.

This course equips educators with a clear understanding of their roles, responsibilities, ethical obligations, and professional standards. It develops the professional conduct and judgment required to build trust, integrity, accountability, and excellence in education.

Learning Outcomes

• Understand educators’ core roles and responsibilities
• Apply ethical principles in classroom and institutional situations
• Demonstrate professional conduct and accountability
• Align practice with educational standards and policies
• Reflect on identity as a professional educator

Target Audience: Educators, new teachers, school leaders, coordinators, and education professionals responsible for ethical and professional practice.

Learning Experience: Learners engage through video overviews, audio deep dives, study guides, practical examples, reflection prompts, workbook activities, applied tasks, knowledge checks, and end-of-module quizzes. Activities support ethical decision-making, professional conduct, accountability, and educator identity development.

Course Structure: 5 modules / 14 lessons.

Special Feature: Every module concludes with a Putting It All Together audio deep dive that connects the key lessons and supports reflection and practical application.

Pathway Focus: Act ethically. Meet professional standards. Build educational trust.