*This is a CPL course. To take the course, you will be required to create an account on learning.careyinistute.org once you click “Enroll.”
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.
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, also, 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) in 2022.
*This is a CPL course. To take the course, you will be required to create an account on learning.careyinistute.org once you click “Enroll.”
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 qhl.support@ceinternational1892.org to discuss piloting of that workshop material.
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, also, 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) later in 2022.
*Este es un curso de CPL. Para tomar el curso, se le pedirá que cree una cuenta en learning.careyinistute.org una vez que haga clic en “Inscribirse”.
Este curso se desarrolló en 2017-2018. Su objetivo es apoyar a los educadores que trabajan con estudiantes con educación formal limitada o interrumpida (SLIFE), incluidos algunos estudiantes de origen refugiado.
Hay seis microcursos, o módulos, que componen este curso por los que está invitado a moverse a su gusto. No necesita completarlos en orden, ni necesita completar todos los microcursos o módulos. Seleccione entre las ofertas para crear un camino de aprendizaje que mejor apoye su aprendizaje en la práctica.
Incluye:
29 min 33 seg de video
35 recursos complementarios
*This is a CPL course. To take the course, you will be required to create an account on learning.careyinistute.org once you click “Enroll.”
There are six micro-courses, or modules, comprising this course which you are invited to move through as you like. You need not complete them in order, nor do you need to complete all of the micro-courses or modules. Select from the offerings to create a learning pathway that will best support your learning in practice.
Includes:
29 min 33 sec of video
34 supplemental resources
*This is a CPL course. To take the course, you will be required to create an account on learning.careyinistute.org once you click “Enroll.”
Course Description:
You will consider students’ characteristics, learn about the importance of aligning content and how to create new instructional material in addition to how to curate existing educational resources, learn how to motivate students, facilitate engagement, provide helpful feedback, and create an evaluation plan with assessments that are fully aligned to your learning objectives.
Upon completion, you will be able to move your face-to-face course online and successfully launch it to your students.
Logistical Details:
It will take 6-8 hours to move through this self-paced, asynchronous course. There is no direct facilitation, but there are opportunities to reflect and discuss in community.
Includes:
3 supplemental resources
You will receive a certificate of participation upon completion of the course and after providing feedback via our survey link. Begin this micro-course any time you like.
These courses – designed by educators for educators – provide educators and other education leaders with the resources, knowledge, mindsets, and skills necessary to cultivate academic achievement and ensure well-being for refugee, immigrant, multilingual learner/emergent bilingual, and newcomer students.
Course participants will move through the online course at their own pace and engage in online discussions with colleagues. Course modules focus on concrete, culturally responsive, and assets-driven strategies to support multicultural, multilingual learners, especially newcomers. Courses provide 30 clock hours/CEUs upon successful completion.
Four optional workshops (5 clock hours/CEUs each; dates TBD) will be held on Saturdays to deepen and extend course content, as well as to shine a spotlight on the unique status, strengths, and needs of newly arriving Ukrainian and Afghan students and families. The workshops are included in the course fee.
Enroll for Summer 2024
Course timeline: June 29-August 18, 2024
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