Unity Educator Resources

These licenses are provided to educators associated with accredited institutions at no charge.

• Unity Student Plan - A Unity Pro License for students
• Unity Educator Plan - A Unity Pro License for educators.
• Education Grant License - Licenses for school lab and/or classroom usage, with batch installation capabilities.

Find the places that educators and creators hang out.

• Unity Teach Facebook Community – A place for Unity Educators to come together, access resources, and share best practices, with the goal of enabling success for their students.
• Discord - Discuss Unity in real time with thousands of Unity Creators
• Unity Forums – An extensive archive of knowledge about the Unity ecosystem to consult for insight and support. You can find out the latest developments, submit feedback, and engage with the developers of Unity.
• Unity Answers - Beginners and experts alike post to this platform so they can help each other out with Unity. The built-in voting system helps you find the best answers faster.
• YouTube - There are many channels and videos dedicated to learning Unity. Some popular channels include Game Dev Unlocked (created by established creator David Wehle), Brackeys, Code Monkey, and Dani.
• Unity Educator Discord - Discuss Teaching Unity in real time with our private educator discord.
• Stack Exchange and Stack Overflow – These open communities help creators in diverse fields get their questions answered with a reputation award process. Stack Overflow is dedicated to programming. On Stack Exchange, check out questions tagged “unity” in the gamedev exchange.
• Twitter – Follow @unity and @unitygames, @ThomasWinkley, and watch #unity, #madewithunity, and other hashtags to see what the community is creating.
• Reddit – A network of communities based on specific interests. Take a look at the Unity3D and Unity2D communities to get started.

Check out our compiled resources and webinars to help you learn and teach Unity

• Unity Learn Educators Hub – An educator one-stop shop with curated tutorials, projects, and courses for teaching and learning Unity.
• Educators Live – Get support teaching Unity and stay informed about the rapidly-evolving fields of real-time interactive development.
• Create with Code for Educators – All the resources required to bring Unity educators’ most popular programming course into the classroom.
• Create with VR for Educators – All the resources required to bring Unity’s flagship VR course into the classroom.
• Unity for Educators: A Beginner’s Guide – A professional development course for educators getting started with Unity.
• Unity Essentials Pathway – For educators or students new to Unity. A first step to learning the background, context, and skills needed to create in Unity. Includes an educator facilitation kit.
• Unity Creative Core Pathway - Learn the fundamentals of Unity Editor, VFX, Lighting, Animation, Audio, UI and other creative skills, no programming required.
• Unity Game Design Curricular Framework – A free guide to bringing interactive applications and game design into the classroom.
• Unity Teach website – The homepage for all programs and products for Unity educators.
• Get Unity Certified – A list of all Unity Certifications and exam objectives.

Take a look at the resources you can use in the classroom

• Project design document – From the Create with Code course.
• VR project design document – From the Create with VR course.
• Develop your learning plan – From the Unity Essentials Pathway, this tutorial supports learners to set goals and milestones.
• Project charter document – From the Introduction to Project Management tutorial in the Junior Programmer Pathway.
• Unity Editor interface guide – A handy guide of Editor tips and shortcuts for students.
• Unity project strategy guide – Strategies for students getting started, getting unstuck and going further with their projects.
• Unity for Educators: A Beginner’s Guide course book – From the Unity for Educators: A Beginner’s Guide course. Includes templates and guides to support the development of your Unity curriculum.

Unity is impacting more than just gaming, check out where we sit in multiple industries below:

• Unity industry use cases and solutions
• Unity Youtube Channel
• Unity for Humanity – A showcase featuring inspiring Unity creators and their diverse projects.
• Made with Unity – A wealth of projects that span across industries, all made with Unity.

Peak at these events to get your students and yourself inspired:

• Unity Events – A calendar listing a wide variety of Unity-related events around the world.
• Games for Change

These challenges help developers and learners sharpen their skills

• ‘Your first game jam’ recorded livestream
• Unity developer and creator advocacy

Teaching with Zoe

• Getting Started with Zoe – Zoe enables simple and accessible VR creation. Available as a plug-in for Unity as well as a standalone app for VR headsets.

Teaching programming fundamentals and C#

• Code.org
• Computer Science Teachers Association website
• Code Combat
• Endless Mission

Teaching with Ready Maker

• Develop your learning plan – From the Unity Essentials Pathway, this tutorial supports learners to set goals and milestones.
• Unity Learn – Space Chicken Project