# The Role That Doesn't Exist Yet ## A pilot proposal for Educational Technologists at Berlin schools → [[Startseite]] --- Berlin's schools have infrastructure. Tablets, networks, platforms – most of it in place. What's missing is the role that makes it pedagogically useful. Teachers are expected to integrate digital tools into their daily practice. But in Germany, there is no established position whose sole responsibility is to support them in doing so – continuously, from within the school, on pedagogical terms. The result: tools go unused, individual teachers burn out trying to bridge the gap alone, and digital transformation stalls at the classroom door. ## The Estonian model Estonia introduced the Educational Technologist (ET) role in schools in 2005. ETs are experienced teachers with specialist training in technology integration. They don't fix computers. They work alongside colleagues – helping them design lessons, try new approaches, and build confidence over time. The role is funded through regular school budgets as standard staff, not through special programmes. The outcomes are documented: reduced teacher burden, increased and more effective use of digital tools, sustainable competence transfer within schools. ## The Berlin pilot proposal This project proposes introducing the ET role at Berlin schools – grounded in Berlin's own curriculum frameworks and adapted to the German school system. The proposal addresses the structural conditions that don't yet exist in Germany: qualification pathways, role profiles, and financing models. The case is made separately for two audiences: the Berlin Senate (public schools) and independent school operators (freie Trägerschaft). A scientific evaluation framework is part of the design, with the goal of building an evidence base for scaling. ## About this project This proposal was developed by Thomas Nadler, a primary school teacher in Berlin with a background in geology and educational technology. It is an independent initiative, not affiliated with any institution. If you are working on related questions – in research, policy, or practice – I would be glad to exchange perspectives. → [[Strategiepapier|Pilot proposal and scenarios (German)]] → [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) *Alle Seiten: [[Startseite]] · [[Strategiepapier]] · [[Strategiepapier-Berliner-Senat|Strategiepapier Berliner Senat]] · [[Strategiepapier-Freie-Traegerschaft|Strategiepapier Freie Trägerschaft]] · [[ET-Szenarien]] · [[Profil-Thomas-Nadler|Profil Thomas Nadler]] · [[Quellen]] · [[Kollaboration]]· [[English]]· [[Datenschutzerklärung]]*