These free Zoom sessions are open to anyone who feels brand new to teaching Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship and who works with students in grades K through 5, including teachers, teacher-librarians, specialists, and folks who support these educators. 

Monday, August 12, 10–11:30 am: Lesley James from OSPI will help you answer the following questions: What exactly do “Media Literacy” and “Digital Citizenship” mean? And how do they show up at the elementary level? Even though elementary students might not all be ready to start doing things like evaluating the credibility of information sources, they can build foundations for what they’ll need to do later.  

Monday, August 12, 1–2:30 pm: Lesley will share the “greatest hits” of the Media Literacy & Digital Citizenship instructional resources that are available for free. You’ll have time to explore and then consider which will be most relevant for your students.  

It’s OK if you’re only able to attend the morning or the afternoon session. However, it will not be possible to earn clock hours for watching recordings if you’re unable to attend a live session. 

The sessions will involve active engagement, either talking with people in small breakout rooms or sharing with the whole group via Chat. Think of it as an opportunity to rev up your brain after being in summer mode :) The sessions will work best if you’re able to access websites as well as Zoom, i.e., your experience will be limited if you’re on a phone. 

Zoom link details will be provided after registration.