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PD: Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship

Update from the
OSPI Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship Program

March/April 2026

Register Now for Free Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship Courses from OSPI

Three self-paced, asynchronous courses are now available for Washington state K–12 educators interested in Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship instruction. These are revised versions of courses that were offered earlier this school year.

  • Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship 101 (Spring 2025–26): Participants can earn up to 8 clock hours for completing modules that introduce: the definitions of terms used in the course; the evolution of Media Literacy and how it’s responding to the emergence of generative AI; the range of skills encompassed by Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship; and two instructional approaches. Register on pdEnroller: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/catalog/203550
  • Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship Grades K-5 Resources (Spring 2025–26): Participants can earn up to 8 clock hours for completing modules that introduce the free resources available from Be Internet Awesome, Common Sense Media, and MediaSmarts, followed by a fourth module that compares the collections. Register on pdEnroller: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/catalog/203551
  • Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship Grades 6-12 Resources (Spring 2025–26): Participants can earn up to 16 clock hours for completing modules that introduce the free resources available from Center for an Informed Public, Civic Online Reasoning, Common Sense Media, CTRL-F, MediaSmarts, MediaWise, and News Literacy Project, followed by an eighth module that compares the collections. Register on pdEnroller: https://www.pdenroller.org/ospi/catalog/203552

Access to the Canvas courses will be provided after registering on pdEnroller. Course work can be submitted at any time before June 24, 2026. Please note that the clock hours are not STEM clock hours.

Questions? Contact Lesley James, OSPI Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship Program Supervisor.