In the key points of the work of the Ministry of Education in 2022, it is
proposed to implement the strategic action of education digitalization and
promote the transformation of education digitalization. China is facing a
critical period of digital transformation of education, which is an important
node of education reform, and teachers’ digital competence is an important
factor in promoting digital transformation. STEM education aims to develop
learners to comprehensively use the knowledge, skills, and methods of various
disciplines to solve the integrated problems constantly raised by social life
and to continuously improve their core competencies in the process of solving
problems. By analyzing the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators
(DigCompEdu), comparing it with China’s “Teachers’ Digital Literacy” framework
and combining with the development characteristics of STEM education, this
paper explores the digital competence framework of teachers in STEM education
and provides optimization strategies for improving teachers’ digital competence
under the background of digital transformation of education.
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