Asset (Strength) Based Pedagogies for Quality Holistic Learning

This self-paced course introduces teachers to asset- or strength-based pedagogies.

Online

Free

3-5 hours

This self-paced (non-facilitated) course introduces teachers, especially those working with refugee and vulnerable learners around the world, to asset- or strength-based pedagogies. It provides an overview of key terminology, concepts, and practices related to asset- or strength-based pedagogies.

Arabic version / French version

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!


This course is part of the Quality Holistic Learning (QHL) Project. Learn more about the project here. Your participation in this activity is an important part of our process of ensuring that all QHL resources created by teachers for teachers directly speak to the professional learning interests and needs of educators working with displaced, migrant, refugee, and other vulnerable and/or marginalized learners globally. We are grateful for your interest and enrollment in this course. We value your participation and your feedback as you move through the course. Thank you in advance for participating in course surveys to help us improve these courses. All QHL resources will be available as Open Education Resources (OERs).

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