Diversity and Inclusion

Empowering Educators for an Inclusive Future

Welcome to the Diversity and Inclusion Skills in Education learning module, developed by the teff Academy (Teacher Education for a Future in Flux). This module is designed for teachers in training, in-service teachers, and teacher educators who want to develop the skills, awareness, and practical tools to foster inclusive, equitable, and democratic learning environments.

This is not just a course about theory, it is an invitation to critically reflect, to connect with lived experiences, and to take action in your own educational setting.

Course duration: 140 minutes in total (divided across 5 subthemes)

What can you expect from this course?

By the end of this module, you will be able to:

Understand the legal and moral foundations of equal treatment in the EU.
Recognize how discrimination operates and how to identify it in real-life cases.
Foster inclusion for LGBT+ students, multilingual learners, and students with special educational needs.
Reflect on your own biases and attitudes, and understand how norms and language shape inclusion.
Apply culturally responsive and case-based teaching methods to create a sense of belonging.
Embrace your role as an activist teacher and agent of change within your school and community. You will encounter interactive materials, case studies, classroom strategies and real-life stories that make diversity and inclusion tangible and teachable.

Click on the info-icons in the image below to find out more about the contents of each subtheme.

This learning module is created by the teff Academy and describes some Diversity and Inclusion skills teachers should have. The module is OER material and usable with the rights of the licence Cc-By-Sa 4.0

In the learning modules, interactive elements alternate with information texts. There is also a list of references in each of the learning modules, as well as links to the relevant literature. Some of the literature is in English, some is in other languages. You can use the translation function of your browser to read these texts in your preferred language.

You can find more help on how to use the learning modules by clicking on the question below.

If you need help with this online course and the accompanying learning modules, please check out the following list. It answers all the most frequently asked questions.

Navigation online course

To access the individual learning modules of the online course, check out the navigation on the right site.

Navigation learning modules

Use the navigation on the left to browse through the learning modules. When you open a learning module, the table of contents opens automatically. This allows you to navigate to the main chapters and then to the sub-chapters and subsequent pages by clicking or tapping on the headings. Look at the table of contents to see where within the module you are. The active page is highlighted with a grey background. The table of contents can be opened by clicking on the burger menu (grey icon with three white horizontal lines at the top left).

On the right site of the learning module, you will find page numbers and three icons for navigation. Icons in the learning module teff for navigation and for a fullview mode

The numbers indicate which page you are currently on and the total number of pages of the learning module. The right- and left-pointing arrows can be used to navigate between the individual pages of the learning module. The icon on the far right allows you to view the learning module in full-screen mode.

Interactive Icons

In the online course and in the learning modules, you will find interactive icons that show additional information when you click or tap on them.

They will look a little different, depending on whether you are in the online course or in a learning module.

In an online course you will find icons with a +-sign.

When you click on the question or the +-sign, it will open the answer and highlight the question in yellow.

When you are in a learning module, you will find interactive icons like this:

When you click on the text, the desired information will open underneath.

Interruption of the learning modules

You can interrupt the learning modules whenever you like. When the page is restarted on the same device, the learning module will open at the point at which you last left it.

Smartphone, tablet, PC or laptop?

The online course and the learning modules can be accessed on every kind of digital device. It has been optimised for laptops and desktop computers.

Interactive activities

The learning modules include interactive elements, such as quizzes.

Your answers to the questions are automatically assessed as you go. You do not necessarily have to complete an activity to progress to other content in the learning module, and you can repeat it as often as you like.

The different kinds of tasks in the chapters are:

Drag the words

Here, you need to drag and drop the words at the bottom into the correct spaces in the text. After clicking on the „Check” button, the words you entered will appear in red (incorrect) or green (correct). If more than one of your answers turns red, you can choose to reveal the solution or try again.

Single choice / true-false

Here, you need to choose the correct answers from the statements. Only one answer is correct. After clicking on the „Check“ button, your answers will turn red (incorrect) or green (correct). If more than one answer turns red, you can choose to reveal the solution or try again.

Collection tool EduMaps

There are also tasks where you are asked to share your product on EduMaps. Simply grab a placeholder box and fill it in. You can also read, comment on or like answers from other learners.

^{This learning material has been developed in the Teacher Education for a Future in Flux (teff) academy and funded by the European Union. The teff academy is a dynamic consortium of ten leading European universities, partner universities and state and other educational institutions committed to improving teacher education.}

^{Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.}

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