Learning and teaching for students with diverse needs in various education settings

This unit develops your understanding of evidence-based learning and teaching practices in various educational settings for learners from diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to disabilities, health circumstances, and culturally, linguistically or socioeconomically diverse backgrounds. You will be equipped to work with learners who have diverse backgrounds through using varied learning and teaching strategies that can be applied in a variety of educational settings. You will be able to identify strategies to support inclusive student participation and engagement in classroom activities including a particular focus on peer-assisted learning, cooperative learning, reciprocal teaching, providing feedback, differentiated instruction and ways in which positive relationships between teachers and students might be promoted. You will also be introduced to the principles for effective planning to equip you with knowledge and skills in curriculum development and lesson planning that are relevant for students with diverse backgrounds, as well as a tool for reflecting on your practice.