To access certain curriculum resources, you must have a verified GitHub Teacher account. This helps ensure that curriculum solutions and answer keys stay protected.
The process of obtaining a GitHub Teacher account is free and includes other benefits. Learn more at https://education.github.com/teachers.
If you don’t already have one, create a GitHub Account.
Go to https://github.com/signup and use your educator email account.
After creating your account, you will see a prompt to verify yourself as an Educator. Continue the verification and select “Apply for your GitHub teacher benefits”.
Alternatively, you can verify your account and bypass the benifits selection at: https://education.github.com/discount_requests/teacher_application.
Fill out your school information in the form and upload proof of your school affiliation and/or academic status. Once you complete the required information, you should receive an email from GitHub within 12 days granting you educator verified status. At that point, you can go back to the curriculum resource to access it.
GitHub has successfully verified the academic affiliation of more than one hundred thousand educators worldwide - we are confident they can do the same for you! If you are unable to be verified, make sure to address all of the specific reasons presented to you by the app.
If your school provides academic email then you are required to use it. If not, then capture an image of the official dated proof of your current academic affiliation and follow the app’s instructions. That should be enough to get you verified.
GitHub periodically requires re-verification of all of our academic users. GitHub sends notifications to users in advance of the required re-verification deadline, so check your GitHub notification settings if your status changed without your knowledge.
Sorry, no :-(. But non-programmers can benefit from having a free GitHub account! Please visit https://education.github.com/teachers to learn more.
Try posting your question to the GitHub Education Community Forum. There are many people who can help you there! If there is a technical issue, or there is incorrect school information listed, please contact GitHub Education Support.
Additionally, feel free to post inside the Educator Lounge on the MakeCode forum. Our team may be able to help you expedite the process if you are under time constraints.
