COMPETENCIES OF SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHERS IN THE DIGITAL AGE

Abstract

Social studies teachers in the digital age must have knowledge and understanding of changing social and cultural settings, which meant that social studies teachers must have digital competence to teach and support student learning in the digital age. This learning enabled teachers to perform their duties effectively as teachers not only impart knowledge but also nurture students' qualities. The digital competences of social studies teachers were divided into two categories: general and subject-specific components. Social studies teachers must have knowledge of the teaching and evaluation curriculum, as well as knowledge of social studies topics, analytical thinking, and problem-solving skills. Therefore, the use of digital technology and educational research to enhance teaching was required. It was crucial to evaluate and accepted changes in behavior in order to improve the efficiency of teaching. Digital competences included the ability to use digital technologies properly and safely in learning, working, creating, communicating, and problem solving, to manage teaching and learning successfully. This was done with a sense of responsibility, ethics, and relevance to living in the digital age. As a result, social studies teachers in the digital age must have the learning competencies to effectively design social studies learning, acted as managers of information and learning management, continuously develop digital competences, and adapted new approaches to learning so that they could live in a multicultural society, where creating value for themselves in terms of potential was central.