Our teacher Serhii Voinalovych completes the Digital Teacher course
Ukrainity teacher Serhii Voinalovych has completed the 30-hour Digital Teacher professional development course. The programme explores digital pedagogy and ways to make online learning interactive, accessible, and easy for students to navigate.
For Serhii, it was an opportunity to build on his teaching experience, discover new ideas, and refine the approaches he already uses in his Ukrainian lessons.
Serhii Voinalovych’s certificate of completion for the 30-hour Digital Teacher course, developed by UNESCO in collaboration with EdEra and UNESCO MGIEP.
Who developed the course?
The course was developed by UNESCO in collaboration with the online education studio EdEra and UNESCO’s Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP), with support from a Google.org grant and Ukraine’s Ministry of Education and Science.
The programme combines international experience in digital education with materials and teaching approaches developed by Ukrainian experts.
What did Serhii learn?
During the course, Serhii deepened his understanding of how to choose digital tools that support lesson goals, encourage active participation, and assess students’ progress.
The course also explored ways to adapt learning to different students’ needs. This is particularly useful for people learning Ukrainian as a foreign language: images help explain unfamiliar words, audio demonstrates pronunciation, and interactive exercises offer opportunities to practise using vocabulary in context. The training gave Serhii a chance to reflect on how to combine these formats to suit his students’ levels and goals.
“When someone is just starting to learn Ukrainian, even the instructions for an exercise can be challenging. I want my students to understand what to do, feel confident enough to try, and recognise their own successes. The course gave me ideas for supporting them through visual explanations, audio, and interactive activities. I plan to use these ideas to help my students practise Ukrainian more during lessons and make it easier for them to review what they’ve learned independently,” says Serhii Voinalovych, a teacher at Ukrainity.
Why this matters to Ukrainity
Our students learn Ukrainian for many reasons: to connect with loved ones, work, live in Ukraine, or explore its culture. They bring different language backgrounds and learn at their own pace. We take this into account when planning lessons and choosing materials.
Interactive practice, varied activities, and feedback are already part of our teaching. Professional development helps our teachers reflect on these approaches, refine them, and find solutions to the specific challenges their students face.
Proud of our team
We value our teachers’ commitment to continued learning, reflecting on their practice, and exploring new ideas for their lessons. This ongoing work shapes the quality of learning at Ukrainity.
Congratulations on completing the course, Serhii! Thank you for your care for your students and your commitment to growing as a teacher. We’re proud to have you on our team 💛