Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship
The AESD/OSPI EdTech team is collaborating to provide our school districts with media literacy and digital citizenship resources and professional learning opportunities. Please see the current options provided below and check back regularly to view additional resources.
Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship: Foundations for Ethical and Appropriate K–12 AI Implementation
This free, full-day, in-person, hands-on professional learning experience will be offered at five locations across Washington State and is open to any K–12 educator who wants to build a strong foundation in Media Literacy, Digital Literacy, and Digital Citizenship to ensure safe, ethical, and appropriate AI use in K–12 education. Individual attendees are welcome, but consider attending with a school or district team so you can collaborate with colleagues for maximum impact.
Participants will clarify their understanding of media literacy, digital literacy, digital citizenship, and AI literacy; explore ready-to-use resources that support students in engaging responsibly with digital and AI-generated content; and develop a customized plan that progresses from foundational digital skills to guide ethical AI use in classrooms, whether for a single grade band, subject area, school, or district-wide strategy.
Register for your preferred location
OSPI Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship
The OSPI Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship website highlights that Media literacy and digital citizenship are overlapping content areas that should be integrated into every subject taught in today’s classrooms. The media literacy and digital citizenship learning standards can lead students to think critically about the messages they consume and create through a variety of forms of communication. Those associated with digital citizenship enable students to use technology in ways that are safe, responsible, ethical, and kind.
OSPI Contact
Lesley James
Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship Program Supervisor
Email: lesley.james@k12.wa.us
Media Literacy Across the Curriculum (Asynchronous Course)
This course is for teachers, librarians, and others who may wish to explore media literacy skills and how those skills are embedded in the Washington State Learning Standards in Mathematics, English Language Arts, Social Studies, Science/Engineering (NGSS), Health, and/or Educational Technology.
The course is a self-paced, asynchronous Canvas Course. Participants will receive email instructions on joining the Canvas course upon registering in PD Enroller.
Statewide Learning Opportunities
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Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship Connections
Washington OER Commons Hub
Provides free, open education resources such as the Educational Technology Collection and Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship Collection
Washington Librarian Association
Consider connecting with the Washington Librarian Association
Common Sense Digital Citizenship curriculum
A nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of all kids and families by providing the trustworthy information, education, and independent voice they need to thrive in the 21st century.