As a faculty member at an accredited educational institution, you can apply for GitHub Education, which includes GitHub Education benefits and resources. For more information, see Apply to GitHub Education as a teacher.
GitHub Education is a portal that allows the GitHub Education Community to access their education benefits, all in one place. Once you are a verified GitHub Education teacher, you can access GitHub Education anytime by going to the GitHub Education website.
Before applying for an individual discount, check if your learning community is already partnered with us as a GitHub Campus Program school. For more information, see About GitHub Campus Program.
GitHub Education features for teachers
GitHub Education is a portal from which you can access your GitHub Education benefits and resources, all in one place. On the GitHub Education portal, teachers of all levels can:
- Apply for free GitHub Team, which allows unlimited users and private repositories. For more information, see "Apply to GitHub Education as a teacher."
- View an overview of your active GitHub Classroom, including recent assignments and your class's progress at a glance, as well as links to GitHub Classroom.
- View and interact with GitHub Discussions posted by your peers from around the world to discuss current trends in technology education, and see the latest posts from our GitHub Education blog.
- See student events curated by GitHub Education and student leaders.
- Stay in the know on what the student community is interested in by rewatching recent Campus TV episodes. Campus TV is created by GitHub and student community leaders and can be watched live or on demand.
- Request a GitHub swag bag with educational materials and goodies for your students.
A free subscription for GitHub Copilot is available to verified teachers with GitHub Education. See Getting free access to Copilot as a student, teacher, or maintainer.