Creating an Inclusive Learning Environment

This free practical training on creating an inclusive learning environment is a professional development resource for preschool, primary, and secondary school teachers or teacher mentors.

Course duration: 5 hours 30 minutes

By taking this course, you will be able to:

• Describe pluralism and ethics and their significance in inclusive education settings
• Identify the key dimensions that contribute to an inclusive learning environment and describe their purpose in supporting all learners
• Determine how clear learning objectives and logical sequencing support inclusive and accessible lesson design
• Recognise the characteristics of a positive emotional climate and its importance in learner engagement
• Define teacher sensitivity and identify its role in responding appropriately to learners’ emotional and academic needs
• Identify basic facilitation techniques that support equitable participation and inclusive interaction
• Describe the function of classroom agreements in fostering mutual respect and safety in learning environments
• Recognise common differentiation strategies and describe how they support diverse learning needs
• Identify the benefits of both individual and collaborative learning and identify strategies to implement them inclusively
• Identify foundational strategies for learning to learn, giving feedback, and assessing progress that support inclusive teaching practices

This course is available in Arabic and English.

This course is the first in a series of three free training courses in the Inclusive Learning Environment Courses series. The two courses that follow are Development Dialogues in Education and Facilitating an Inclusive Learning Environment Workshop. All three training courses are available for free on The Learning Hub.

This course was produced as part of the Aga Khan Foundation’s Education programme.

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