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Offline Thinkingfor an Online World

Try the free K–12 Digital Literacy & Well-Being Curriculum from Common Sense Media. For every educator who believes that while it's never been easier to access information, it's never been harder to build critical thinking and human judgment. 

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Digital Literacy & Well-Being Curriculum 

You're an amazing educator, but that doesn't mean you're an expert on the digital world or AI literacy. Our free, easy-to-use Digital Literacy & Well-Being Curriculum helps you build essential critical thinking skills in your students—no technology expertise required. 


Our curriculum is designed to focus on the topics most important for kids, tweens, and teens. It teaches them crucial skills for navigating both online and offline environments, and doesn't shy away from tough conversations—like deepfakes, AI chatbots and friendship, and cyberbullying. All with a focus on developing the critical thinking, creativity, connection, and curiosity that kids need to thrive in an increasingly digital world. 

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Six topics cover the real challenges that kids face today. Teach them in sequence, or pick and choose what fits your classroom and your standards.

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Six all-new pathways including AI Literacy, Financial Literacy, and Health & Wellness.

01 Healthy Habits Understanding media balance, thinking traps, and the role of autoplay. Explore this pathway
02 Privacy & Safety Keeping accounts safe, avoiding scams, and thinking about personal data. Explore this pathway
03 Digital Footprint Lessons on online sharing, curated identities, and digital citizenship. Explore this pathway
04 Relationships & Communication Diving into group chat dynamics, online relationships, and AI “friendships.” Explore this pathway
05 Cyberbullying & Repair Being an upstander, reacting to online meanness, and combating hate speech. Explore this pathway
06 Media Literacy Lessons on AI algorithms, fake news, and evaluating sources. Explore this pathway

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PD for Now: AI & Student Well-Being

Every day, we're learning more about how AI is reshaping how students learn, connect, and seek support. Tools like Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini can be genuine aids, but they also introduce new risks to student well-being when they start to substitute for human connection. This free professional development course unpacks how AI is designed to feel personal, why that design resonates with students, and how it shapes belonging, validation, and relationships.

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For over 20 years, Common Sense Media has been a trusted resource for parents, educators, and leaders who look to us for advice and best practices related to kids, media, and technology. We know that the skills and mindsets kids need to develop today are different than the ones taught in decades past—and that drives our work across research, advocacy, curriculum development, and everything else we do.

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