Apple Teacher Program
Are you a faculty member or a College of Education student who is interested in acquiring more skills and knowledge as an educator? Do you want to showcase your aptitude and receive recognition for your accomplished learning? If so, then the Apple Teacher Program is just for you! Apple Teacher is a free professional learning program designed to support and celebrate educators using Apple products for teaching and learning. As an Educator you can build skills on iPad and Mac that directly apply to activities with your students, earn recognition for the new things you learn, and be rewarded for the great work you do every day.
Badging Tracks
There are three badging tracks available for Apple Teacher:
- iPad Badges
- Mac Badges
- Swift Playgrounds* Badges
*This will only be made available after you complete either the iPad or Mac badging track
Each track has a number of badges within it. Collect all of the badges within a track and you will receive an official Apple Teacher logo that you can share with the world!
*Special Note: Apple offers Apple Teacher material and
courseware
within their site, which we highly recommend as your primary resource reference. However, for additional learning and preparation, we have included supplemental material under the Resources section of this Apple page.
Get started:
If you don't have one already, create your Apple ID account by clicking on the button below. For detailed instructions on signing up and getting started, please click
here
.
When creating your Apple account, please make sure to use your CSUF university assigned email address.
Pick a Badging Track
iPad Badges
The iPad badging track will allow you to earn badges and demonstrate your understanding of how to use the following features on an iPad:
- iPad
- Pages
- Keynote
- Numbers
- iMovie
- GarageBand
- Productivity
- Creativity
Earn all eight badges to become an Apple Teacher and receive an Apple Teacher logo. For more information on how to obtain these badges, click on the button below and sign into your Apple Teacher account.
iPad Badges
Mac Badges
The Mac badging track will allow you to earn badges and demonstrate your understanding of how to use the following features on a Mac:
- Mac
- Pages
- Keynote
- Numbers
- iMovie
- GarageBand
- Productivity
- Creativity
Earn all eight badges to become an Apple Teacher and receive an Apple Teacher logo. For more information on how to obtain these badges, click on the button below and sign into your Apple Teacher account.
Mac Badges
Swift Playgrounds Badges
After completing either the iPad or Mac badging track(s) and becoming an Apple Teacher, you will then have access to learn and get additional badges for Swift Playgrounds. Swift Playgrounds is a free app for first-time coders who are interested in learning about coding concepts and building their coding skills. Offerings include:
- Swift Playgrounds App
- Coding Concepts
- Swift Code
- Coding in the Classroom
Earn all four badges to receive an Apple Teacher logo featuring Swift Playgrounds. For more information on how to obtain these badges, click on the button below and sign into your Apple Teacher account.
Swift Playgrounds Badges
Look at Learning Resources
iPad Badges
Apple Resources
LinkedIn Learning Resources
- Visit LinkedIn Learning to get more iPad trainings
Mac Badges
Apple Resources
LinkedIn Learning Resources
- Visit LinkedIn Learning to get more Mac trainings
Swift Playgrounds Badges
Take Test:
The Apple Teacher badges listed above each have quizzes built in at the end of their qualifying badge section. Make sure that you pass the quizzes with a minimum passing rate of 80%.
Claim Your Apple Teacher Logo
Congratulations on earning your Apple Teacher logo! You will receive an e-mail confirmation from Apple with instructions to claim your Apple Teacher logo. You can also access your earned logo by logging into your Apple Teacher account.
Please note that the Apple Teacher logo does not have metadata within it and that you will need to abide by Apple's signature guidelines.
