Digital teacher

Full name: Digital Teacher

Duration: 2023 – 30 June 2026

Total funds raised: € 17.576.000,00

The world seems to be moving too fast and the education system too slow to keep up. Encountering digitalisation and climate change bring new challenges for which we do not have enough support. To successfully implement digital competences in education, it is important to train teachers in this field who will pass on their knowledge in a high-quality way.

Due to the rapidly evolving fields of digitalisation and sustainability, we and our project partners have joined the national project Digital Teacher to develop competences that are key for the future of individuals and society. Developing these competences will enable education professionals to navigate the evolving environment more effectively and efficiently, promote positive change and contribute to a more sustainable and equitable future.

The project is co-funded by the Republic of Slovenia, the Ministry of Education and the European Union – NextGenerationEU

THE PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT:

The Digital Teacher project aims to train professionals and managers in education to strengthen digital competences, competences for sustainable development and financial literacy.

The objectives of the Digital Teacher:
  • To successfully train at least 20,000 professionals and managers in education to strengthen digital competences and the core content of computing and informatics, competences for sustainable development and financial literacy.
  • Establish more than 40 development teams and train 700 multipliers, 130 HEI advisors and up to 1,400 knowledge transfer agents.
  • Establish active self-learning communities of HEIs that will have a sustainable impact beyond the end of the funding project, with a view to continuous professional development and transfer to practice.

Based on the analysis so far, the project will focus on the following areas, among others, in order to develop the relevant competences:

  • A solid foundation in digital literacy for the effective use of the new digital tools that are yet to come;
  • Coexistence of humans and artificial intelligence;
  • Critical thinking to effectively and critically evaluate the growing amount of data and how to extract insights from data;
  • Problem solving for the growing and complex challenges ahead;
  • Sustainable and Green Thinking for effective participation in climate change mitigation and adaptation;
  • Raising awareness on respectful coexistence with nature;
  • Flexibility and continuous learning to adapt quickly to all changes and challenges in the fields of digitalisation, sustainability and financial literacy;
  • Systems thinking to understand the interconnectedness and complexity of social, economic and environmental systems;
  • Strategic leadership and guidance that strives towards a holistic and analytical approach;
  • Collaboration and Communication for effective collaboration and communication in contemporary interdisciplinary environments;
  • Ethical and responsible practices for competence in ethical decision-making, privacy, data ethics and responsible use of technology;
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship to stimulate creative thinking, identify opportunities and foster innovation;
  • Global awareness for critical understanding of global challenges and cultural differences, knowledge of international frameworks and agreements related to sustainability, and engagement with stakeholders around the world.

PROJECT PARTNERS:

Založba Rokus Klett d.o.o., Skupnost zavodov Konzorcija šolskih centrov (Šolski center Ljubljana, Šolski center Kranj, Šolski center Nova Gorica, Šolski center Novo mesto, Šolski center Celje, Šolski center Velenje, Šolski center Ptuj), ARNES – Akademska in raziskovalna mreža Slovenije, Academia Maribor, Univerza v Ljubljani (v nadaljevanju: UL) – Center UL za uporabo IKT v pedagoškem procesu, UL – Filozofska fakulteta, UL – Ekonomska fakulteta, UL – Fakulteta za matematiko in fiziko, UL – Fakulteta za računalništvo in informatiko, RIC – Državni izpitni center, CPI – Center za poklicno izobraževanje, Združenje ravnateljev vrtcev Slovenije, Združenje ravnateljic in ravnateljev osnovnega in glasbenega šolstva Slovenije, Zveza srednjih šol in dijaških domov Slovenije, Skupnost višjih strokovnih šol Slovenije in Zveza ljudskih univerz Slovenije.