Apple Learning Coach is a free professional learning program for instructional coaches and other coaching educators to get more out of Apple technology. It’s a dynamic mix of self-paced lessons, virtual workshop sessions, and personal creative projects.
Participation in the program provides a network of fellow coaches, a Coaching Action Plan, and the potential to earn continuing education units. Apple Learning Coach has earned the ISTE Seal of Alignment for Coaches.
Apple Learning Coach is a good fit for an instructional coach, digital learning specialist, or other educator who has the capacity to coach K–12 teachers.* While the program is designed for employees of K–12 schools and districts, it’s open to higher education and nonprofit employees whose role includes coaching K–12 teachers.
* See the “What are the Apple Learning Coach application requirements?” section for more information about the “capacity to coach.”
The application for Apple Learning Coach includes the following:
Apple Teacher recognition is required to ensure that all Apple Learning Coach candidates have learned foundational skills on iPad or Mac. Accepted applicants take these foundations further during the Apple Learning Coach course.
Applicants are required to describe their capacity to coach in the application. “Capacity to coach” means the applicant’s role will allow them to coach at least one K–12 educator in a school or district. The program defines coaching as partnering with teachers to analyze their teaching, set goals, identify strategies to reach the goals, and provide support until the goals are met.
The program is designed specifically for educators who coach, so a condition of admission to the program is that applicants must be able to coach at least one K–12 educator upon completion of the course. The course content assumes that all Apple Learning Coaches work within a school or district.
All applicants are required to obtain approval from their school, district, or organization leadership to participate in the program.
To begin the ethics approval process, applicants will be asked to provide contact information for their leadership in the application.
There’s no fee to participate in the Apple Teacher program or the Apple Learning Coach program.
The Apple Learning Coach program teaches coaching skills for creative integration of technology into learning. Everyone Can Create is used to inspire participants and model activities and projects that engage students more deeply in learning. Participants will need an iPad* and the free Everyone Can Create resources to complete the projects.
* Guidance for coaching teachers includes Mac examples when possible, but for the best experience with Apple Learning Coach, participants and their schools should have access to iPad with iPadOS 16 or later. Some app features require iPadOS 16.2 or later. Drawing activities are designed for iPad Pro or iPad (6th generation or later) and Apple Pencil. All apps are free and available on the App Store or included with iPadOS.
If you’re accepted into the Apple Learning Coach program, the time commitment for completing the certification course is estimated at 43.5 hours, including a one-hour virtual Kickoff and two days of virtual workshops with Apple Professional Learning Specialists.
Yes. You’ll sign up using your personal Apple ID (recommended), or a Managed Apple ID (assigned by your school). A Managed Apple ID must have a role of instructor, manager, or administrator. Managed Apple IDs with a student role are restricted from accessing the program. If you don’t have a personal Apple ID, learn how to create one.
Yes. If you have trouble signing up or signing in, AppleCare can help. Contact AppleCare now.
Email applelearningcoach@apple.com.
Review the Apple Learning Coach program Terms and Conditions.
