Professional Conduct with Colleagues and Staff: Navigating U.S. School Culture

Your teaching is good. The hard part is the unwritten rules.

In U.S. schools, professional conduct with colleagues and staff is shaped by expectations that rarely appear in a handbook: how feedback is given, how meetings really run, and how trust is built. This premium, self-paced course gives international educators and early-career teachers a clear, practical way to read the room, respond with confidence, and build strong working relationships from day one.

You will watch a focused video lesson, work through a fillable JOY workbook, rehearse real conversations in an Apply It activity, and show what you know in a 10-question knowledge check. Everything connects to real school life, so you can use it on Monday morning.

You will walk away able to:

• Recognize the written and unwritten expectations of U.S. school staff culture
• Use the SHOW UP with JOY framework and the Four JOY Values to guide staff interactions
• Respond calmly and professionally when feedback catches you off guard
• Bring your ideas to team meetings and PLCs using the 7 Norms of Collaboration
• Write your first-week plan to observe, ask, and adapt

About 2 hours. Earn your JOY Certificate of Completion.