We're pleased to offer free professional development to help you develop skills and strategies for teaching students how to evaluate online information effectively.
We will hold a series of one-hour online webinars in the coming months:
Introduction to Civic Online Reasoning: Teach Students to Sort Fact from Fiction Online
The Digital Inquiry Group’s Civic Online Reasoning curriculum, based on research with professional fact checkers and tested in classrooms across the country, teaches students to effectively evaluate online content. During this interactive webinar, participants will consider the research behind the curriculum, review free curricular materials, and discuss how these resources can be integrated into their own classrooms.
- Register to attend this webinar on Wednesday, May 28, at 4pm PT/ 7pm ET
- Register to attend this webinar on Monday, August 4, at 10am PT/ 1pm ET
- Register to attend this webinar on Wednesday, September 10, at 4pm PT/ 7pm ET
Reading Like a Historian with Digital Literacy
Explore new Reading Like a Historian lessons that teach students to evaluate online sources. During these sessions, participants will experience model lessons, receive access to new curricular resources, and identify strategies for integrating proven digital literacy approaches into history instruction. Participants are encouraged to attend multiple sessions, as each webinar will feature different curriculum materials.
- Register to attend this webinar on Wednesday, June 4, at 4pm PT/ 7pm ET
- Register to attend this webinar on Monday, June 30, at 10am PT/ 1pm ET
- Register to attend this webinar on Tuesday, August 12, at 4pm PT/ 7pm ET
- Register to attend this webinar on Wednesday, September 24, at 4pm PT/ 7pm ET
Civic Online Reasoning in Your Context
Consider how to integrate digital literacy instruction into the courses you teach. During these webinars, participants will engage with Civic Online Reasoning lessons designed for use in different academic subjects, identify opportunities for digital literacy integration, discuss potential barriers to integration, and receive new curricular resources. Participants are encouraged to attend multiple sessions, as each webinar will feature different lessons and assessments.
- Register to attend this webinar on Wednesday, June 18, at 4pm PT/ 7pm ET
- Register to attend this webinar on Wednesday, July 16, at 1pm PT/ 4pm ET
- Register to attend this webinar on Wednesday, August 27, at 4pm PT/ 7pm ET
We will offer two asynchronous online courses. Each course will include evidence-based approaches to teaching digital literacy, instructional videos and simulations, discussion boards, and optional webinars.
The courses will be live for five weeks, and participants can complete them at their own pace. Participants who successfully finish a course can request a certificate of attendance that verifies the professional learning hours completed.
Civic Online Reasoning
In this 10-hour course, participants will learn about research-backed strategies for effectively evaluating online information and explore free curricular resources developed by the Digital Inquiry Group for teaching students these vital skills. The course will also address common student misconceptions and the pitfalls of outdated approaches to teaching digital literacy. The course will include three modules:
- Module 1: Search like a fact checker with lateral reading
- Module 2: Verifying claims on social media and click restraint
- Module 3: Evaluating different types of online sources.
This course will run June 2 to July 7. Click here to enroll in the course.
Basics of Evaluating Online Sources
In this 3-hour course, participants will learn about research-based strategies for evaluating online information, with an emphasis on the skill of lateral reading. Participants will also explore free, research-backed curricular resources developed by the Digital Inquiry Group for teaching students these vital skills.
This course will run June 2 to July 7. Click here to enroll in the course.
Please note:
The content of the two asynchronous courses will overlap, so educators should enroll in either the 3-hour or the 10-hour option, but not both.
We will be offering both asynchronous courses again later in the summer.
If you have any questions about our webinars or online courses, please email learn@inquirygroup.org.