Part 1: Inclusive education & practices

In the first half of the course we will focus on inclusive education and practices. We’ll start by exploring our values around teaching and learning and consider the importance of inclusivity as we develop a set of inclusive principles. During the first three weeks our driving question will be: What are my values and principles and how can I maintain them in the classroom?

Week 1: Inclusive education & Universal Design for Learning

In this first week of the course we will explore what inclusive education means and how it can be implemented. We’ll also explore our own educational values and take a look at the principles of Universal Design for Learning.

Week 2: Young learner teaching principles & values

How can we ensure our classrooms are inclusive? In week 2, we’ll explore our own beliefs around young learner teaching as we look at a set of core principles for inclusive approaches using the Inclusive Pedagogies Framework. 

In week 3 we’ll examine various elements of inclusive practices and how we can incorporate these strategies into our own classrooms. We will explore Specific Learning Differences and what we can do to provide support for our learners whilst keeping them engaged and challenged. 

Part 2: Inclusive approaches

In the second half of the course we will explore inclusive approaches. We’ll start with learner well-being and then we’ll look at different learner-centred approaches. During weeks 4 to 6 our driving question will be: How can I develop an inclusive approach that fits my values and principles?

In Week 4, we’ll explore learner wellbeing and how this affects engagement and motivation for learning. We’ll discuss the importance of Social and Emotional Learning and consider which strategies might work for our students.

In the penultimate week, we’ll look at an overview of several learner-centred educational approaches that cater for different learner needs using the Inclusive Pedagogies Framework as a lens.

We’ll end the course by looking at how to align our course content to standards and curriculum and consider key learning objectives and competencies. This week will be spent working on a project which will help you plan a unit where you try out a new approach in your classroom.