Key Messages to Cover- Who is Common Sense Media?
- Who funded the curriculum? (MacArthur, Hewlett, & Sherwood Foundations)
- What kind of curriculum is offered, and how was it developed?
- A comprehensive K-12 curriculum: Digital Literacy and Citizenship in a Connected Culture.
- Three topic areas: 1) Safety and Security; 2) Digital Citizenship, and 3) Research and Information Literacy
- Differentiated by grade (K-1, 2-3, 4-5, 6-8, 9-12)
- Created in partnership with Dr. Howard Gardner and the Good Play Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
- Teaches kids critical thinking skills to help them make safe and responsible choices online and with digital media
- We take a "rings of responsibility" approach, in which you teach kids to be responsible for themselves, friends and family, and the larger online community
- Register as an educator so you can download the curriculum
Content and Structure of the Presentation - Overview and background of the issue
- Depth about the issue per grade level
- Solutions: A whole-community approach
- Explore our resources (role model lesson activities)
- Lesson Integration and Implementation
- Engage parents
- Action steps
Goals for the audience - To better understand the issues
- To see lessons modeled so they feel more comfortable teaching them
- To brainstorm ways they can integrate and implement the curriculum
- To understand how they can meet standards
- To feel equipped and empowered to teach students about digital literacy and citizenship
- To be prepared to engage parents
- To be an ambassador and leader for their school
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