Main Focus Areas
Universal Design for Learning
Education Diplomacy
Social & Emotional Learning
Gender Equity
Inclusive Education in
Côte d’Ivoire and Serbia
Empowering teachers and leaders through training focused on inclusion, equity, and care in the classroom
Every child needs and deserves a champion to help them to develop and succeed at school and in life.
Through inclusive education training programs for educators, we can meet the need for strong, quality teachers and school leadership who provide inclusion, equity, and care at school.
Through two recent training initiatives, we have increased educator capacity in Côte d’Ivoire and Serbia. We share some takeaways in this virtual exhibit.
Côte d’Ivoire
Supporting Inclusive Education in Ivoirian Schools: Empowering Teachers and Leaders
With support from the U.S. Department of State, Childhood Education International and Education and English for You (EEFY) partnered to design and implement an inclusive education training aimed at enabling Ivorian educators to provide an inclusive learning environment and promote an inclusive mindset among students.
Fifteen pre-primary and primary school teachers and education leaders from different areas of the country attended two full-day training sessions. A pre-training survey, post-training survey, and school visits were also conducted, and participants developed and tested out ideas for an inclusive education action plan.
By the end of the training, participants:
- Gained new understandings of inclusive education concepts
- Increased their confidence in implementation of concepts, and how to better integrate training concepts into their daily work with children
- Developed and fostered peer-to-peer relationships so that they may continue to support one another’s work after the conclusion of the program
- Learned how to put the concepts into action while receiving mentorship and advice from program trainers
Outcomes
Thousands of children will benefit from enhanced inclusion practices in the educators' respective schools
“The training came to bring a radical and total change in my way of seeing and considering teaching. Today, I see teaching differently and I have enough resources to flourish in my profession. Passion drives me. I show empathy towards the students whom I consider to be part of the act of learning."
“I admit that before the training I marginalized and ignored the children who had difficulty following the lessons normally in the classroom because of their large number, sometimes calling them lazy and incapable. However, after the training I realize that these children need more attention, love and interaction with their classmates and myself."
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"Inclusive education is everyone's business."
Serbia
Growing Inclusive Education in Serbian Schools
Childhood Education International and the Center for Interactive Pedagogy (CIP) in Serbia conducted inclusive education training programs for educators. The 6-week training course aimed to empower primary school leaders and school inclusion coordinators in Serbia, with support from the U.S. Department of State.
Twenty-six education leaders representing 10 primary schools throughout Serbia took part in a virtual professional development program. The content covered in the course equipped the participants with new skills and knowledge which they integrated into their school action plans to promote and enhance inclusive education efforts.
Main Focus Areas
Education Diplomacy
Creating a Culture of Inclusion
Universal Design for Learning
Changes to Policy & Practice
By the end of the training, participants:
- Learned new skills and knowledge to promote and enhance inclusive education in their schools
- Gained materials for ongoing reference as they continue to build inclusive education settings
- Practiced education diplomacy skills to further spread the value of inclusive education and inspire collective action
Outcomes
Educators from across Serbia gained skills and knowledge to implement more inclusive education practices in their schools
“Every day, I point out to my colleagues the need to consider the possibilities and needs of each student. We talk about this, especially after visiting the classes."
“[I have applied the knowledge from the training] through workshops with children within the classroom and through individual conversations, as well as within the Team for the Prevention of Discrimination, Violence, Abuse, and Neglect."
Watch A Recap of the Training
Supporting development of an inclusive culture in primary school.
Watch a preview from the training.
Major Takeaways
Growing educator capacity strengthens student inclusion.
Educators who have access to inclusive education resources and skills build more inclusive environments for students.
Systems-level change can transform mindsets.
Growing understanding and support for the concepts of inclusive and equitable education can make a difference cross many schools.
There is enthusiasm to do more.
Educators are enthusiastic to build inclusive environments and scale these concepts. More schools are interested in building inclusive environments in their classrooms.
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