Teacher Resource Centre

In this guide, there are prompts to support exploration of the content and application to the local context. There are also tips to support educators as they make space and time for professional learning within their busy and, often, stressful lives. Finally, this guide offers some advice regarding online, and/or other technological aspects, of this training.

The Quality Holistic Learning Project (QHL), of which this face-to-face workshop is one element, aims to prepare educators to deliver high-quality lessons which support holistic learning for children and youths of diverse backgrounds (refugee, migrant, and/or citizen) within host country, displacement, and crisis contexts. They define quality holistic learning as that which attends to:

• academic, cognitive, and identity development,
• social and emotional learning, and
• mental/psychosocial and physical well-being and which delivers: positive schooling experiences, ● feelings of belonging and safety, growth and development, and equitable outcomes for all learners.

This manual is intended to support the delivery of one full day workshop on the topic of supporting Quality Holistic Learning in crisis contexts through the implementation of asset-based pedagogical tools and activities and through sustaining safe and secure learning spaces. The workshops are the result of the insightful contributions of a committed team of teachers and educators from Kenya, Lebanon, and Niger.

The Quality Holistic Learning Project (QHL), of which this face-to-face workshop is one element, aims to prepare educators to deliver high-quality lessons which support holistic learning for children and youths of diverse backgrounds (refugee, migrant, and/or citizen) within host country, displacement, and crisis contexts. We define quality holistic learning as that which attends to:

• academic, cognitive, and identity development,
• social and emotional learning, and
• mental/psychosocial and physical well-being and which delivers: positive schooling experiences, feelings of belonging and safety, growth and development, and equitable outcomes for all learners.

Este recurso para docentes ofrece ejemplos y materiales adicionales para apoyar a los educadores que trabajan con niños de parvulario en situaciones de emergencia. Las comunidades pueden enfrentar momentos de crisis los cuales afectan a los niños en sus contextos familiares, educativos y comunitarios. La guía ayuda a identificar estos efectos adversos y proporciona apoyo oportuno para mitigar el impacto en los niños, uno de los grupos más vulnerables en estas situaciones. 

Este manual ofrece a los docentes el contexto necesario para implementar el aprendizaje socioemocional en el aula. Proporciona una base teórica y se alinea con el currículum nacional chileno. Incluye ejemplos de actividades que pueden desarrollarse en diversas materias y espacios de la vida escolar, abarcando desde la educación primaria hasta la secundaria. El objetivo es facilitar la integración del aprendizaje socioemocional en las prácticas educativas diarias, promoviendo un ambiente escolar más inclusivo y comprensivo. 

Assistive technologies encompass tools and services designed to enhance learners' independence, participation, and success, helping them reach their full potential. This guide explains how educators can use assistive technology to create an inclusive environment that supports diverse learning styles and information processing. It introduces various assistive technologies that cater to individual learner needs, helping them overcome challenges. Educators should view assistive technologies as resources for all students, integrating them into the classroom to ensure widespread benefit and minimize the risk of stigmatization.