Facilitator Guide - Weaving Inclusion into the NRP Facilitator Guide

The goal of this training is to help educators improve their teaching strategies to reach all learners through the delivery of a high-quality inclusive education pedagogy built with a universal design for learning. The initial delivery of this training will be conducted using a hybrid distance learning model facilitated by the Department of Special Needs Education and the Reading for All Malawi (REFAM) teams. The online platform will virtually connect small groups of Ministry of Education stakeholders who are meeting in person in their respective districts with others across Malawi. Each district or team will be provided with resources to print and distribute a Training Workbook (TW) for all participants. The training will focus on classroom instruction and will provide Malawi educators and leaders with an opportunity to reinforce their current knowledge, practice their existing skills, and gain new information related to strategies in the National Reading Program. The training will also introduce Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and its application in inclusion and the National Reading Program. The training will include a pre-test and a post-test for each session attended to receive a certificate for the UDL Literacy Toolkit series. The pre-test will be completed at the beginning of the training, and the post-test will be completed at the end of the training. The training will also include introductions, discussions, and activities to help participants understand how our brains learn and the importance of belonging. The training will cover various topics, including the brain science behind learning, the importance of belonging, and the application of UDL in inclusion and the National Reading Program. The training will also provide participants with opportunities to think deeply about how they support inclusion and how they can contribute to the expansion of inclusion on behalf of all children in Malawi. The REFAM team will provide three UDL Literacy Toolkit trainings, with each training session focusing on a different topic. The first training session will focus on incorporating UDL into inclusion and the National Reading Program, the second training session will focus on using data to make instructional decisions, and the third training session will focus on writing IEPs that support quality instruction and screening and identification. The training will be conducted using a hybrid distance learning model, and participants will be encouraged to use the Training Workbook provided for each of them. The training will also include opportunities for participants to ask questions and engage in discussions with the REFAM team and other participants. The training will be conducted in a way that is inclusive and accessible to all participants, with accommodations made for participants with disabilities.