The development of the DCE Planner, a multi-purpose tool to support member states in incorporating Digital Citizenship Education in their education systems, has officially started. The DCE Planner is one of the outputs the Council of Europe Education Strategy 2024-2030. In line with the findings of a preparatory study, the development consists of several phases including the drafting and validation of age-appropriate learning outcomes in close collaboration with DCE promoters and other education professionals (e.g., curriculum developers, programme designers) for 4 different age groups:
- Age group I (5-7 years old)
- Age group II (8-11 years old)
- Age group III (12-15 years old)
- Age group IV (16-18 years old).
The DCE Planner will be a repository of:
- Questions, highlighting key discussion points in the different domains of digital citizenship
- Short learning activities for integration into various classroom subjects
- Suggestions for longer projects for implementation in a range of educational settings and in a whole-school approach
- Online courses
- Information, awareness-raising and educational resources.
The first workshop that aims to refine the learning outcomes for 12-15 years old took place on 15-16 May 2024. Experts from Austria, Iceland, Italy, Romania, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Serbia, and Portugal participated in the workshop and they are expected to collaborate in the next weeks to pilot, finalise and validate the learning outcomes.
Follow the work of the Digital transformation unit to be informed about next steps and the development of the DCE Planner.
