Respons-Able Educator
Certification Program

Want to change the culture around technology?

Teachers who are responsible digital citizens create students who are responsible digital citizens. Get your certification and access the tools and resources you need to embed digital citizenship in the classroom. Available as an asynchronous self-paced course, a hybrid version, or in-person, our teacher certification program is formed from our thousands of hours in the classrooms. Contact us today to learn more.

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The REC program can also provide CTLE and PDP credits in New York and Massachusetts.
Contact us to learn more about how Digital Respons-Ability can support your recertification needs.

What is the REC program?

Respons-Able Educator Certificate Program (REC) is Digital Respons-Ability’s professional development program for educators, made available online through Canvas.

For students to be 21st-century learners and be competent in their careers, they must know how to use technology responsibly.

The certification program will help educators enhance digital citizenship learning already happening in the classroom.

With a wealth of information and resources provided by Digital Respons-Ability, educators can partner with parents to bring responsible digital citizenship practices home to their children.

Who is it for?

This certification program is designed for:

  • Secondary education teachers
  • School counselors
  • Library and media specialists
  • Other educators who want to help keep kids safe online!

When would it be used?

Elements of digital citizenship are found in many subjects, but not taught to students in a cohesive, research-based way.

The REC program can be a part of Career and Technical Education (CTE), health and wellness classes, English Language Arts (ELA), part of STEM curricula, and more. REC can be part of other prevention programs to keep students and school communities safe.

Explore The Program Modules

The off-the-shelf digital modules currently have 54 lessons divided into 10 modules with an introductory orientation with downloadable resources. Click on the arrow to learn more about each or download the PDF Overview here!

Key questions: What does this course cover?

Key questions: What is digital citizenship? Why is it important for 21st-century learners?

Key questions: What are the risk and protective factors? What is prevention science?

Key questions: What are the recent technology trends? How do those trends affect teaching digital citizenship?

Key questions: How do you communicate online? What is intellectual property? What is my digital footprint?

Key questions: What is media literacy? How do our social groups affect our beliefs online? What is bias? How do we evaluate media sources?

Key questions: How does prevention science relate to online safety? How do we create healthy ethics and norms online? How do you teach online privacy?

Key questions: What is digital inclusion? What are research-based digital citizenship resources? How can I make digital citizenship culturally inclusive?

Key questions: How can I encourage parent engagement? How can parents talk to their kids about technology? How can I host a digital parenting event?

Key questions: What are the effects of technology on the brain? How can students focus with technology-related distractions? What is mindfulness and how does it relate to digital citizenship?

Key questions: How can educators encourage student participation? What are age-appropriate surveys? Why is behavior hard to measure?

We offer discounts for entire districts and rural schools. Email contact@respons-ability.net to learn more!

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