Instructional designers, curriculum developers, educators, pre-service and in-service teachers of K–12 to higher education, and anyone else interested in leveraging digital technology to create learning experiences can enroll in the UNESCO Digital Teacher course. If you are active in educational endeavors, apply now to become a digital teacher.

The course includes four distinct missions: investigating tools and resources and taking on challenges and tasks based on the learner’s interest and skill level. It is designed for both novice and expert technology users and takes 25 hours to complete.

This course consists of self-study modules and live sessions. It helps students choose the right resources and browse the web efficiently. After finishing the course, learners can utilize these useful tools to create engaging learning experiences for their students.

The Digital Teacher empowers educators with globally recognized competencies by aligning with international standards such as the UNESCO ICT Competency Framework for Teachers and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards. This initiative contributes to SDG 4 (Quality Education) and SDG 4.7 (Education for Sustainable Development), fostering inclusive, empathetic, and responsible digital citizens.

Course Details:

• Registration Deadline: Open enrollment
• Funding Type: Free course
• Organizer: UNESCO MGIEP, FramerSpace
• Eligible Countries: All
• Eligible Gender: Male/Female
• Target Group: Educators, teachers, and developers
• Focus Area: Digital Pedagogy, Digital Citizenship
• Duration: 25 hours (self-paced)
• Program Language: English, Hindi, Russian, Kyrgyz
• Host Country: Online
• Certificate: Yes

Course Modules:

The Digital Teacher Course will take 25 hours to complete. Within this time, learners will complete the following:

1. Module 1: Introduction – Course goals, structure, and platform overview
2. Module 2: Gather Resources – Tools and methods to support teaching and learning
3. Module 3: Navigate Responsibly – Digital citizenship and responsible web use
4. Module 4: Design Experiences – Creating impactful learning environments
5. Module 5: Empower Learners – Innovative pedagogies and assessment methods
6. Module 6: Participants’ Creations – Sharing tools, designs, and digital innovations

Benefits and Certification:

The course benefits are as follows:

• Free access to a globally recognized course
• Certification upon completion
• Practical skills in digital pedagogy and innovative teaching methods
• Exposure to 40+ categories of digital tools
• Enhancement of social-emotional competencies and critical inquiry skills
• Contribution to professional growth in line with international standards

Competencies learners will gain:

• Digital pedagogy competence
• Digital citizenship
• Empathy
• Critical Inquiry

Who Can Apply?

UNESCO Digital Teacher Course registration is open to the following people:

• Educators, teachers, and developers from all countries.
• No prior expertise in digital pedagogy is required
• A basic understanding of teaching practices is recommended

What is Unique About this Digital Teacher Course?

Digital Teacher is a unique offering. Applicants may read and review the following to discover why the Course is so special.

Digital Pedagogy Beyond ICT Skills:

Lack of training and experience in digital tools for pedagogical purposes mostly makes teachers use technology for limited purposes. These purposes can be online communication and enhanced content representation. This Course enables teachers and instructors to use technology to improve choice and engagement, offer support and scaffold, encourage collaboration and creation, organize content, and provide formative assessments. Learners can use the design principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to integrate digital tools and achieve significant results in improving the quality of teaching and learning.

Active learning and modeling:

The Course encourages learners to engage with information actively. Each unit design is a learning sequence that offers news, discussions, activities, reflections, and ways for participants to check their understanding. The Course also replicates the use of innovative digital tools for representation, engagement, and assessment. Learners will have plenty of examples to employ in their practice.

Aligned with international standards:

The learning results of the Course are aligned with four international standards as follows:

• Digital competencies for educators, including the European Framework of the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu)
• UNESCO: ICT Competency Framework for Teachers
• Global Framework of Reference on Digital Literacy Skills for Indicator 4.4.2
• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Standards for Educators.

Ready access to resources and tools:

The Digital Teacher Course covers more than 40 categories of digital tools, such as free browser-based tools for multi-modal production, data analysis, web creation, assessment, collaboration, etcetera. The Course also provides information about digital tools that support students in writing, reading, organization, and motivation while learning. Also, the course offers tools that learners can use to explore sources of open educational resources and valuable online communities. With permanent access to the course, learners will have a ready reference for tools, web sources, and templates.

Towards SDG 4 and SDG 4.7

This course is aligned with SDG 4 (Quality Education), which aims to increase the supply of qualified teachers through effective training in digital tools. Targeting SDG 4.7 emphasizes developing responsible digital citizens through a curriculum that fosters empathy, critical inquiry, and social-emotional learning via Universal Design for Learning (UDL).

How to Enroll for the UNESCO Digital Teacher Course?

Applicants must enroll online by entering the link below to join the UNESCO Digital Teacher Course.

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For more information, please visit the UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute for Education and Peach website.

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