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    Integrating SEL & PSS into Lessons for Quality Holistic Learning

    This open, self-paced course, Integrating SEL & PSS into Lessons for Quality Holistic Learning, was designed with a team of teachers working with refugee and vulnerable learners across Lebanon. It is intended to build upon previous learning related to social and emotional learning (SEL) and psychosocial support (PSS) to provide teachers with the confidence to critically evaluate activities, adapt them to their local context, and assess impact on student learning and well-being.

    Educators who complete this online course will be able to:

    • Define the concepts PSS and SEL.
    • Integrate PSS and SEL in lesson plans.
    • Create safe spaces for displaced learners, refugees, and other vulnerable students.
    • Reflect on tools and teaching pedagogies when implementing PSS and SEL activities.
    • Evaluate their adaptation and implementation of PSS and SEL activities.

    It will take 8-10 hours, on average, to complete this course. It is entirely self-paced. There is a micro-credential opportunity shared at the end of the course for those interested in demonstrating their competency and earning a digital micro-credential and badge.

     

     

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    Asset (Strength) Based Pedagogies for Quality Holistic Learning

    This open, self-paced course, Asset (Strength) Based Pedagogies for Quality Holistic Learning, was designed by teachers for teachers, especially those working with refugee and vulnerable learners around the world. It is intended to provide an overview of key terminology, concepts, and practices related to asset (or strength) based pedagogies.

    Educators who complete this short online course will:

    • gain a working understanding of what asset-based pedagogies are and why they are important
    • be able to identify ways in which asset-based pedagogies can be applied in the classroom
    • examine how to apply asset-based pedagogies in the context of their own work

    It will take 3-4 hours, on average, to complete this course. A certificate of participation will be issued upon successful completion. Thank you for your interest and for your commitment to your professional learning and to teaching!

    A handbook for use offline is currently being developed, as a parallel tool for learning about asset-based pedagogies. Please contact jkasper@ceinternational1892.org to discuss piloting of this additional material.

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    Introduction to SEL & PSS for Quality Holistic Learning

    This open, self-paced course, Introduction to Social-Emotional Learning & Psychosocial Support for Quality Holistic Learning, was designed with a team of teachers working with refugee and vulnerable learners in Niger. It is intended to provide an overview of key terminology, concepts, and practices related to social-emotional learning and psychosocial support.

    Educators who complete this online course will:

    • understand the importance of creating a safe and inclusive environment for children's well-being and learning in emergency situations
    • understand the basic principles of Psychosocial Support (PSS) and Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) and their role in supporting students in displaced contexts, especially considering the educator's unique students and learning context
    • integrate simple and applicable PSS interventions and SEL activities into their lesson plans to ensure Quality Holistic Learning

    It will take 4-5 hours, on average, to complete this course. A certificate of participation will be issued upon successful completion. Thank you for your interest and for your commitment to your professional learning and to teaching!

    An offline, PowerPoint guided workshop series, upon which this course is based, is available for training purposes as well. Please contact jkasper@ceinternational1892.org to discuss piloting of that workshop material.

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    Activité pour apprendre à créer une Ressource Éducative Libre, étape par étape

    Cette formation, proposée par la chaire UNESCO RELIA de l’université de Nantes, vise à créer une Ressource Éducative Libre en quelques étapes simples. Elle se concentre sur les aspects pratiques tels que les droits d’utilisation, les licences disponibles et les méthodes de partage des ressources. Cet atelier permet de travailler en autonomie à travers des cours et des activités pratiques.

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    Estrategias de liderazgo docente para la mejora de aprendizaje y clima en el aula

    Este seminario se centrará en identificar las características y desafíos de la gestión de aula. Abordaremos temas como el liderazgo docente y el uso de medios digitales en entornos virtuales de aprendizaje (EVA). También trata de la gestión de recursos en aulas virtuales, sus características y los retos para mejorar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes. La inscripción es necesaria, pero el seminario es completamente gratuito y accesible para todos.

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    Toolkit: Problem Solving Strategies

    Welcome to the toolkit Strategies for Problem Solving of the Inter-American Teacher Education Network. This toolkit is aimed at professionals who work at different levels of teaching and want to learn about problem-solving strategies and their application in family, social and academic settings.

    An important point to clarify is that the term “problem” does not refer exclusively to mathematics, but rather to the challenges that we face daily which are also problems to be solved through certain strategies. 

    The Toolkit can be downloaded at no cost and shared freely.

    There are no pre-requisites.

    Certificate: No certification is granted at this moment.
    Modality: The Toolkit is self-guided and self-paced. 

    Welcome to the Problem Solving Strategies Toolkit, we hope these materials will meet the professional development needs of teachers in the Americas.

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    Toolkit: Effective Learning Objectives to Promote Critical Thinking

    This free toolkit is aimed at all teachers interested in exploring in detail the characteristics of learning objectives and their importance in helping to effectively communicate what the student is expected to achieve; This is the basis of any instruction and is vital for the planning of all kind of teaching strategies especially the development of critical thinking. Participants who complete this toolkit will be able to identify the elements that affect the effectiveness of learning objectives by answering a series of reflection questions and will also be able to generate effective learning objectives for critical thinking development. There are no pre-requisites, all teachers from all academic areas and levels can participate. The Toolkit is self-guided, presents exercises of self-reflection and guided discovery and examples of application in the classroom. 

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    The Digital Educator | A Primer

    A course for educators interested in using digital technologies to create relevant, authentic, and engaging learning experiences. It enhances the knowledge of digital tools and the ways to use them meaningfully in teaching. Designed for both novice and  expert users of technology to extend and supplement practice.  This short course empowers educators on digital pedagogy. It focuses on using technology as an ecosystem to be leveraged for improved learner agency across virtual and hybrid learning scenarios. Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, educators learn to integrate digital tools to create impactful learning experiences. The course integrates social-emotional learning competencies promoting whole brain learning.

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    The Social Emotional Educator | A Primer

    This self-paced interactive course provides educators with an introduction to social and emotional learning. Using a variety of interactive tools and pedagogies, educators experience the need and value of SEL for themselves and its powerful transformational role in cultivating safe, supportive, and inclusive classrooms for their learners. course builds knowledge and awareness of social and emotional competencies for educators themselves and supports the application of pedagogical practices in classrooms that build these competencies in learners. It is rooted in the importance of positive relationships between educators, learners, and the larger community. 

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    Innovation route: Professional level

    At the professional level, innovation will be discussed and it will be analyzed what has changed in pedagogical methodologies. There will also be success stories and proposals for the application of these methodologies that aim to guide the identification of improvement points, needs and problems in the classroom.

    In order to access the course it is required to sign up (for free) in ProFuturo's platform.

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    Innovation route: Basic level

    The aim of this teacher professional development proposal is to reflect on the importance of innovation and creativity in the classroom and to lay the foundations for the development of practices aimed at fostering it. In this level, innovation will be promoted as a primary competence for the implementation of a quality teaching-learning model.

    In order to access the course it is required to sign up (for free) in ProFuturo's platform.

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    Mathematics for everyone: JUMP Math!

    The aim of this training is to improve the teaching capabilities of primary school teachers in the area of mathematics, inspired by the philosophy and methodology of JUMP Math: a teaching-learning model that allows all students to acquire a mathematical basis sufficient to face life and professional challenges with confidence.

    In order to access the course it is required to sign up (for free) in ProFuturo's platform.

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