What this course is all about?

This course explores the ethical and legal framework necessary to guide responsible teaching practices. Case law, ethical dilemmas, and challenging interactions are analyzed and applied to current educator practices. Participants make decisions about teacher-student relationships and boundaries based on a framework of ethical and legal principles to support building a professional practice that bears public scrutiny and inspires confidence.

Time Requirements for the 30-Hour Course:

This 30-hour course uses a combination of both time requirements to maximize participation and allow time for completion of ongoing assignments and assessments.  The minimum time for participant completion of this 30-hour course includes both enrollment time and the system logged-in activity time.  Enrollment time consists of working 30-hours on this course over a minimum of three calendar days (4320 minutes = 72 hours = 3 calendar days) from the moment you start the course Pre-Test.  Activity time includes 300 minutes logged into the system.  Completion certificates are restricted until BOTH time requirements are completed.

• Approved for 3.0 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) = 30 hours (30 clock hours)
• Approved by the Nevada Department of Education (NVDOE) as 2.0 CEUs for Nevada Educators  

Prior Approval

It is suggested that you use the syllabus linked below and this standard Prior Approval Form to seek approval from your individual licensing agency before registering for this course.

• Syllabus-Ethics-in-Education-June 2022
• 2021-Standard-Prior-Approval-Form