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Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship

The AESD/OSPI EdTech team collaborates to provide our school districts with media literacy and digital citizenship resources and professional learning opportunities.

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 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.