Background/purpose: Teachers' pedagogical competence in Indonesia has become one of the central issues in improving the quality of national education. This issue can affect students' academic achievements and influence education quality. This study aims to explore the need to develop a new pedagogical module tailored to current educational challenges that can significantly enhance teachers' pedagogical competence. Materials/methods: This developmental research adopts a methodological approach based on operational research using the Design-Based Research (DBR) framework. Results: The findings reveal that the use of the Pedagogical Content Learning (PCL) module significantly improves teachers' pedagogical competence, as evidenced by the differences in the mean scores of the pre-test and post-test. Statistical analysis using a t-test indicates a significant increase in pedagogical competence scores after implementing the module, while the Effect Size test demonstrates a substantial impact of the module on enhancing teachers' pedagogical skills. Conclusion: These findings suggest that the development of the PCL module not only contributes positively to the pedagogical competence of economics teachers but also has the potential to improve overall educational quality. The module enables teachers to connect economic materials with real-life contexts, fostering the development of critical thinking skills and digital literacy. Thus, the PCL module serves as an effective tool to assist teachers in addressing the complexities of 21st-century education.