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Recently, the General Office of the Ministry of Education issued the Notice on Organizing and Implementing the Digital Empowerment Action for Teacher Development.
Education departments of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government, the Education Bureau of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, relevant departments (units) of education divisions (bureaus), higher education institutions under the Ministry, and those jointly established by the Ministry and provinces:
To thoroughly implement the Outline of the Plan for Building a Strong Educational Nation (2024–2035) and the Opinions of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council on Promoting the Spirit of Educators and Strengthening the Construction of a High-Quality Professional Teacher Team in the New Era, and in line with the Opinions on Accelerating the Advancement of Educational Digitalization, we will deeply implement the national education digitalization strategy, promote reform and innovation in the teaching workforce, and launch the Digital Empowerment Action for Teacher Development. The relevant matters are hereby notified as follows:
1. Overall Requirements
Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, we will fully implement the spirit of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the National Education Conference. Strengthening the teaching workforce will be prioritized as the most important foundation for building a strong educational nation.
This initiative will focus on integration, intelligence, and internationalization. We will adhere to a people-centered and application-oriented approach, emphasize reform-driven development, and promote coordinated progress.
The key objectives are:
· Enhance teachers’ digital literacy as a core competency.
· Drive innovation through digital technology and artificial intelligence.
· Expand high-quality resource supply.
· Create new pathways for teacher development.
· Build a high-level teaching workforce to support high-quality educational development.
Within 3–5 years, teachers’ digital literacy will be significantly enhanced, and the use of digital tools will become the norm. New models for personalized teaching and human–machine collaboration will be piloted. A comprehensive support system for teacher development powered by digital technology will be established, with abundant resources and flexible, diverse learning models. Digital governance capabilities will improve substantially, creating a positive environment for teacher growth and ensuring a steady emergence of outstanding educators.
2. Key Tasks
(1) Action to Improve Teachers’ Digital Literacy
1. Improve the standards system.
Develop standards for teachers’ digital and intelligence literacy, digital capability standards for primary and secondary school principals, and digital capability frameworks for higher education teachers. Establish a classified and graded capability system to guide the improvement of teachers’ digital literacy and the development of teacher education resources. Revise professional standards to make digital literacy a core competency for teacher training.
2. Promote comprehensive training coverage.
Provide digital literacy training for teachers, school principals, and trainers through the National Training Program. Introduce AI and digital literacy modules on the national smart education service platform. Local governments and schools should formulate localized plans, create distinctive training activities, and encourage teachers to apply digital skills in real-world teaching scenarios.
3. Conduct ongoing assessments.
Develop evaluation indicators and commission third-party assessments of teachers’ digital literacy. Establish literacy profiles and development indexes by region, track progress, and publish reports to encourage continuous improvement. Support pilot regions in using big data to drive teacher development.
(2) Actions for Digital Empowerment in Educational Reform
4. Strengthen digital environments.
Build smart campuses suited to local conditions and standardize digital teaching practices. Teacher development institutions should establish smart training rooms, while universities should create smart education centers. Vocational colleges should build digital classrooms linked with real-time industry workshops.
5. Deepen applications of digital technology.
Encourage schools, technology firms, and research institutes to develop AI-based teacher assistants to support lesson planning, grading, student analysis, and training. Promote large-scale applications of mature platforms and share best practices nationwide.
(3) Digital Transformation of Teacher Development Models
6. Reform teacher training methods.
Teacher education institutions should integrate digital education and AI content into required curricula. Use AI to analyze and improve teaching behaviors, and adopt intelligent observation systems for classroom interaction. Expand blended learning and provide personalized training services.
7. Improve self-directed learning mechanisms.
Use the National Education Big Data Center to integrate teacher learning data across platforms, push tailored resources, and establish a lifelong credit system for continuous teacher development.
8. Strengthen leadership from renowned teachers.
Expand famous teacher studios and online mentorship programs. Promote collaborative research and cross-regional training, while normalizing “Special Delivery Classes,” “Famous Teacher Classes,” and “Synchronous Interactive Classes.”
(4) Action to Strengthen the Supply of Digital Resources for Teacher Development
9. Enrich resource content.
Focus on priority areas for national strategies and educational reform, and further integrate high-quality teacher development resources. This includes materials on teacher ethics, digital literacy, STEM education, aesthetic and labor education, and mental health. Establish a resource selection and evaluation mechanism, incentivize high-quality content creation, and encourage social participation to build a diverse, dynamic, and regularly updated resource system.
10. Enhance quality and effectiveness.
Develop innovative formats such as an AI teacher’s handbook, multimodal digital textbooks, knowledge graphs, and immersive training systems. Provide functions like intelligent interaction, auto Q&A, and content generation to improve practicality. Use AI to analyze teachers’ usage data, optimize resource delivery, reduce access barriers, and ensure continuous improvement of resource services.
(5) Digital Governance Actions for Teacher Development
11. Optimize development services.
Leverage the national smart education public service platform to strengthen service management, integrate teacher development data, and enhance intelligent collaboration. Build AI-powered models to anticipate teacher needs across subjects and levels, improve professional planning, and ensure dynamic adjustment of training programs.
12. Promote management reform and innovation.
Incorporate digital literacy into teacher qualification exams and assessments at all levels. Reform teacher evaluations to include continuous data collection, multidimensional assessment, and value-added analysis. Ensure results are applied to qualifications, promotions, and awards, enhancing fairness and precision.
13. Strengthen digital security.
Develop guidelines for the ethical use of generative AI in teaching, clarify responsibilities, and ensure compliance. Establish mechanisms to protect teacher data, promote digital ethics education, and regulate online teacher behavior to safeguard both professional standards and educator integrity.
(6) International Cooperation Actions in Digital Education
14. Enhance global exchanges and collaboration.
Use platforms such as the World Digital Education Conference to promote international cooperation in teacher training and digital education. Establish a Global Teacher Development Academy focusing on Belt and Road and African partner countries, supporting AI training, collaborative research, and “human–machine co-education.” Promote open sharing of digital resources, exchange China’s Digital Literacy Standards for Teachers, and actively participate in the formulation of international standards and certifications for teacher digital capabilities.
3. Organizational Assurance
· Strengthen government coordination.
Make digital empowerment for teacher development a key agenda item for local governments and schools. Establish multi-departmental coordination mechanisms, clarify responsibilities, and ensure timely implementation.
· Promote large-scale initiatives.
Launch the “100 Districts, 1,000 Schools, 10,000 Teachers” program: building 100 model districts, 1,000 exemplary schools, and cultivating 10,000 leading digital teachers nationwide.
· Ensure sustainable investment.
Optimize financial structures, diversify funding sources, and promote synergy between government investment, technological R&D, industrial development, and school applications. Encourage social and private sector participation to increase efficiency in resource allocation and usage.
· Emphasize evaluation and promotion.
Conduct regular reviews, share best practices, and scale up successful models. Strengthen expert guidance, monitoring, and supervision to ensure that goals are met effectively.
