SCHOOL BASED TEACHER
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
(SBTD)
INTRODUCTION
School Based Teacher Development programme (SBTD)- Transforming Classroom Practices (TCP) is a key
dimension of UNRWA’s Education Reform Strategy. The programme seeks to improve teaching and learning
practices in the UNRWA classroom through developing interactive pedagogies or ways of teaching that will engage
children more effectively in their learning. The SBTD is paving the way for comprehensive in-service training for all
UNRWA teachers. There are six Open and Distance Learning modules and each of these focus on different aspects of
teaching and learning that together provide an overview of many different approaches and ways to develop quality
teaching and learning in UNRWA Schools. The text modules are interactive and ask the teacher to reflect on their
practices, try new approaches and consider the impact they have on the children’s learning and motivation.
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MODULE 1: DEVELOPING ACTIVE
PEDAGOGIES
UNIT 1. CREATING A VARIETY OF ACTIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING
STRATEGIES
The first unit in Module 1 begins by examining how the role of the teacher and the way they work has developed
over the years and what impact this is having on children’s learning and achievements. The notion of learning being
an 'active’ process is at the heart of this unit and module. It asks teachers to examine what they currently do in their
classroom through reflective exercises and then provides, through Case Studies and activities, a range of interactive
strategies such as brainstorming, working in pairs and group, to make their teaching more active and engaging for
children.
UNIT 2. EXPLOITING THE LOCAL ENVIRONMENT AS A LEARNING RESOURCE
This unit looks beyond the classroom to the local physical environment and to the community a srich resources to
enhance the active nature of teaching and learning in school. The Unit’s Case Studies and activities focus on different
ways to use local resources such as using the school grounds to develop children’s mapping skills, having experts
from the community share their expertise with the children and stimulate their thinking and broaden their outlook.