The Education Department is pleased to announce the release of a new video that introduces the DCE Planner, a resource designed to support teaching and learning about digital citizenship. The video explains that digital citizenship is not only about staying safe online – it’s about helping young people think critically, develop their own views on digital issues, and make responsible decisions. While the video is created with teachers in mind, the DCE Planner is also a useful tool for a wider range of stakeholders, including policy makers, facilitators in non-formal education, and researchers.
The video highlights how digital citizenship is the responsibility of every teacher, regardless of subject area. Every classroom interaction with technology is an opportunity to address digital citizenship, whether it’s developing presentations on healthy digital habits in science, exploring environmental impact in studies, or creating digital stories in language classes. The DCE Planner provides a framework of age-appropriate learning outcomes, making it easy for teachers to seamlessly integrate digital citizenship domains into their lessons and projects.
Developed by the Council of Europe, the DCE Planner is an accessible tool for educators to support students in becoming thoughtful, active citizens for the digital era. With simple, ‘can do’ language and a spiral-curriculum structure, it allows teachers to select outcomes that best suit their learners and curricular objectives. Watch the video to discover how to use the DCE Planner in a classroom and how to incorporate digital citizenship competencies into your educational activities.
