School based teacher development programme (sbtd) introduction

UNIT 16: DEVELOPING WRITING BEYOND THE ENGLISH TEXTBOOK
 

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In this Unit you will consider how to develop your students’ independence in writing, looking in particular at creative writing. 
You will also explore how to establish the habit of drafting and redrafting in the classroom and look at ways of stimulating 
creativity through poetry writing. 
MODULE 5: THE INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO TEACHING 
AND LEARNING - ENGLISH 
UNIT 17: INCLUSIVE SCHOOLS AND CLASSROOMS
 
The development of inclusive schools and inclusive teaching practices is at the core of UNRWA’s Education Reform Strategy 
and this approach has underpinned all the earlier Modules in this programme. All the Units in this Module, but particularly 
Unit 17, should be read in conjunction with the Inclusive Education Strategy (UNRWA, 2013a). 
This Unit sets out to further increase English teachers’ knowledge and understanding of what inclusive education involves. It 
seeks to develop and change teachers’ attitudes towards inclusive education, and help them to develop the skills needed to 
incorporate inclusive practices into their classrooms. A key to achieving this is helping teachers to understand the barriers to 
participation that affect students with specific learning difficulties access the curriculum. This will help teachers increase 
students’ access to the curriculum and reflect on how strategies discussed in earlier Modules are an appropriate response to 
the wide range of needs in any classroom. 
UNIT 18: IDENTIFYING THE DIVERSE NEEDS OF LEARNERS
 
This Unit explores the diverse needs students may have because of a disability, physical or mental impairment and other 
challenges. The Activities and Case Studies provide opportunities for English teachers to consider the signs that can indicate 
that a student is facing learning difficulties. There is also information about the main types of impairment. UNRWA schools 
are to set up Student Support Teams (SST) that include the School Principal along with a teacher counsellor, health tutor and 
other teachers who have a particular interest or expertise in dealing with the learning and wellbeing of students with diverse 
needs. The role of the SST is to help and advise teachers on strategies to use to help individual students.