Digital Competence Development in Early Childhood Professionals : Harnessing the INSPIRE Model (Hardcover)

Part 1: A case for the development of digital competence among ECE workforce?1. Digital technologies as the third teacher 2. Conceptualising early childhood workforce professional development landscapes for digital competence: Introducing the INSPIRE model Part 2: Educators' professional learning stories for STEM and digital competency development?3. Situating early childhood teachers’ STEM and digital competency via robotics play?4.?INSPIRE-Driven PlayBot: Empowering Early Childhood Teachers’ Digital Pedagogy in Hong Kong?Part 3: Creative curation of curricula, policy and teaching practices for ECE workforce DC development?5. Exploring Professional Digital Competence in Norwegian ECEC: Insights from the INSPIRE Model and teachers’ perspectives 6. Harnessing the INSPIRE model to navigate AI opportunities and challenges with Greek early childhood preservice teachers 7. University-Community partnership in STEM teacher education through work-integrated immersive professional learning?Part 4: Conclusion - Stepping towards transformative ECE classroom practices?8. Conclusion