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The “Critical Digital Literacy for Teachers” project, carried out jointly by Teyit and Teacher’s Network, aims to bring the affirmation and critical thinking skills needed in the online world to schools. The handbook prepared with the teachers within the scope of the project offers application recipes, event suggestions and a concept pool.

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ISTANBUL (TR) - Critical digital literacy in education: from teacher to teacher handbook was created within the scope of the “Critical digital literacy for teachers” project with the contributions of 39 teachers from 19 different provinces of Turkey and from many different branches. The project, which is carried out in cooperation with Teyit and Teacher’s Network and with the support of Heinrich Böll Stiftung Association Turkey, focuses on strengthening teachers' critical digital literacy skills and creating creative solutions together with teachers.

Application recipes, event suggestions and concept pool for teachers

Critical digital literacy in education: From teacher to the teacher, the handbook includes sections that will nurture the awareness and interest of educators in the field, as well as suggestions for activities that they can implement in learning environments.
In order to make critical thinking a common value among teachers, students and parents in the educational environment, the handbook, which gives application recipes, also offers a pool of concepts related to the field. The handbook can be accessed openly and free of charge on Teyit's Publications and Teachers Network's Publications page.

Covered many topics from confirmation to digital security in nine months

The teachers, who came together in discussions, meetings and workshops that lasted for nine months, discussed many issues such as confirmationism, media literacy, echo bells, infodemics, conspiracy theories, urban legends, pseudoscience, research techniques in digital, digital citizenship, critical thinking and digital security.
Teacher Network Change Ambassador teachers who participated in the project developed creative solutions for their colleagues, students and parents under the facilitation of Teyit and Teacher’s Network.
“The solutions designed by teachers are a big step”
Teyit's Education Officer, Kansu Ekin Tanca, emphasized the transformative power of teachers in the field of critical digital literacy: "We think that it is very valuable to bring critical thinking skills, which we describe as the 'muscle of doubt and curiosity' in Teyit, to schools with the insights of teachers. As Teyit, we believe that each confirmer has a transformative and transformative power. Teacher-designed solutions are therefore a big step towards transforming critical thinking into an attitude among education stakeholders.”

“Teachers take action against misinformation with this handbook”

Irmak Akıncı Canbaz, Network Interaction Officer of the Teacher’s Network, said: “Education is a sensitive field that is affected very quickly and on a large scale by all kinds of crises and uncertainties. The teacher is one of the most important transformative forces of this field. Teachers, who are the most important subject of combating false and suspicious information, which is a phenomenon that has always existed in the education ecosystem and of course, is a phenomenon that increases even more in times of uncertainty, take action to protect themselves, their colleagues, parents and children from false information with this handbook. Teacher Network Change Ambassador teachers have once again done a great job in sourcing the needs of education.”