{"id":141,"date":"2025-12-12T10:18:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T10:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/johnpaulacademydigital\/?page_id=141"},"modified":"2025-12-12T14:00:53","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T14:00:53","slug":"digital-teachers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/johnpaulacademydigital\/digital-teachers\/","title":{"rendered":"Digital Teachers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-150 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/johnpaulacademydigital\/uploads\/sites\/11984\/2025\/12\/12130937\/Digital-Education.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"301\" height=\"249\" \/><strong>\u201cEveryone has the chance to thrive in the digital world \u2013 whether it\u2019s staying connected with friends and family, pursuing education, or accessing essential services. We are committed to ensuring that no one is left behind; every individual should be empowered to seize all available digital opportunities and enjoy the benefits they bring\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/digital-strategy-scotland-vision-statement\/documents\/\">Supporting documents &#8211; Digital strategy for Scotland: vision statement &#8211; gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=i&amp;source=web&amp;rct=j&amp;url=https:\/\/digitaleducationteam.com\/cpd\/apple-teacher\/&amp;ved=2ahUKEwicqLGU4beRAxUdQkEAHXqDDSEQy_kOegQIARAB&amp;opi=89978449&amp;cd&amp;psig=AOvVaw1an-fZXdbTZHoGBnzigKP4&amp;ust=1765618917553000\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-145 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/johnpaulacademydigital\/uploads\/sites\/11984\/2025\/12\/12100742\/apple-teacher-2-300x146.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"286\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/johnpaulacademydigital\/uploads\/sites\/11984\/2025\/12\/12100742\/apple-teacher-2-300x146.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/johnpaulacademydigital\/uploads\/sites\/11984\/2025\/12\/12100742\/apple-teacher-2-624x303.png 624w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/johnpaulacademydigital\/uploads\/sites\/11984\/2025\/12\/12100742\/apple-teacher-2.png 763w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 286px) 100vw, 286px\" \/>Apple Teacher<\/a> is a free professional learning programme from Apple that helps educators develop skills with iPad and Mac, earn badges for mastering apps like Pages, Keynote, iMovie, and integrate technology for innovative, hands-on learning experiences in their classrooms. It offers self-paced training, resources, and a community to share ideas, empowering teachers to build confidence and creativity using Apple tools.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-144 alignleft\" style=\"margin-top: 0.857143rem;margin-right: 1.71429rem;margin-bottom: 0.857143rem\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/johnpaulacademydigital\/uploads\/sites\/11984\/2025\/12\/12100741\/digilearn.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"113\" \/><\/p>\n<p>DigiLearnScot empowers Scottish teachers and schools to confidently use digital tools and approaches to prepare students for a digital world. Education Scotland&#8217;s central digital support hub, DigiLearn Scotland provides resources, training, and guidance for Scottish educators to integrate technology, enhance digital literacy, and teach subjects like Computing Science and Cyber Resilience effectively across the curriculum.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/digilearn\/new-home\/enhance-learning-and-teaching-with-digital\/clpl-opportunities-and-themed-weeks-for-2025-2026\/\">CLPL Opportunities and Themed weeks for 2025\/2026 \u2013 DigiLearn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-143 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/johnpaulacademydigital\/uploads\/sites\/11984\/2025\/12\/12100740\/connected-learner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"128\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/connected-learning-glasgow.teachable.com\/l\/products?sortKey=recommended&amp;sortDirection=asc&amp;page=1\">Connected Learning<\/a><\/p>\n<p>There are a number of resources that are easily accessible and you can follow at your own pace:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Microsoft Learn Educator Center <\/strong>is the central hub for educators to access a wide range of fre<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-142 alignleft\" style=\"margin-top: 0.857143rem;margin-right: 1.71429rem;margin-bottom: 0.857143rem\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/johnpaulacademydigital\/uploads\/sites\/11984\/2025\/12\/12100739\/microsoft-learner.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"123\" \/>e online courses, training modules, and learning paths on integrating technology into the classroom. Educators can earn badges and track professional development hours through the centre.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"font-size: 1rem\" href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/training\/educator-center\/\">Educator Center Overview &#8211; Microsoft Learn Educator Center | Microsoft Learn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please see the link below to our excel sheet for further CPD opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/gc\/public\/johnpaulacademydigital\/uploads\/sites\/11984\/2025\/12\/12101251\/JPA-Digital-CPD-Opportunities.xlsx\">JPA Digital CPD Opportunities<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cEveryone has the chance to thrive in the digital world \u2013 whether it\u2019s staying connected with friends and family, pursuing education, or accessing essential services. 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