Digital/AI Literacy

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What Is Digital Literacy?
For educators, digital literacy means much more than learning to read online. Here's a guide to understanding it.
Students in Bentonville public schools’ Ignite program work on projects during class on Nov. 5, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark.
Students in Bentonville public schools’ Ignite program work on projects during class on Nov. 5, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark. The career pathways program emphasizes the development of AI skills.
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Artificial Intelligence What It Means for a High School Graduate to Be ‘AI-Ready’
Students should learn how to use AI to solve problems, new "Profile of an AI Ready Graduate" says.
Alyson Klein, December 16, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence Opinion What Guidelines Should Teachers Provide for Student AI Use?
The goal is to teach students to harness AI to bolster learning and preserve their work's integrity. 
Larry Ferlazzo, December 15, 2025
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Student Well-Being & Movement Download How Schools Can Help Students Moderate Their Social Media Use (DOWNLOADABLE)
Hundreds of districts have sued major social media companies over the youth mental health crisis.
Lauraine Langreo & Vanessa Solis, December 12, 2025
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College & Workforce Readiness We Asked Executives What Skills Young Workers Are Missing. Here's What They Said
Students need to learn how to solve problems, manage conflict, and be more curious.
Jennifer Vilcarino, December 5, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence Q&A How to Teach Digital Citizenship Amid the ‘Need to Just Scroll’
This Kentucky district is rethinking its digital citizenship efforts in the age of AI.
Alyson Klein, December 1, 2025
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Assessing Students When AI Has All the Answers
How can we ensure students are truly learning and expressing their own understanding, not just outsourcing their thinking to AI?
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Ed-Tech Policy How Schools Can Balance AI’s Promise and Its Pitfalls
Three educators share tips on how schools can navigate this fast-evolving technology.
Lauraine Langreo, November 25, 2025
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Students engage in an AI robotics lesson in Funda Perez’ 4th grade computer applications class at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School No. 6 in Passaic, N.J., on Oct. 14, 2025.
Students engage in an AI robotics lesson in Selver Perez’s 4th grade computer applications class at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School No. 6 in Passaic, N.J., on Oct. 14, 2025. The Passaic district is ahead of the curve when it comes to providing AI literacy lessons for students.
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Artificial Intelligence Take These 4 Steps When Rolling Out AI Literacy Lessons: One District's Strategy
Sixth through 12th grade students are learning all about AI in this district.
Lauraine Langreo, November 19, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence Parents Need AI Literacy Lessons, Too. A New Toolkit Aims to Help
Two nonprofits teamed up to create a toolkit of resources schools can use to help families.
Alyson Klein, November 17, 2025
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Students in Bentonville public schools’ Ignite program work on projects during class on Nov. 5, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark. The program offer career-pathway training for juniors and seniors in the district.
Instructor Wendy Broughton, seated at left, works with students in the health sciences track of Bentonville public schools’ Ignite program on Nov. 5, 2025, in Bentonville, Ark. The program—which integrates lessons about AI into its curriculum—offers career-pathway training for high school juniors and seniors in the district.
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Artificial Intelligence ‘What Are You Doing on AI?’: How This District Added It to Career Education
AI literacy instruction is embedded across all 10 of the district's high school career pathways.
Alyson Klein, November 17, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence K-12 Essentials Forum How Schools Are Navigating AI Advances
Join this free virtual event to learn how schools are striking a balance between using AI and avoiding its potentially harmful effects.
November 13, 2025
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Artificial Intelligence Teachers Worry AI Will Impede Students' Critical Thinking Skills. Many Teens Aren't So Sure
A majority of educators fear students may become dependent on generative AI tools for basic tasks.
Alyson Klein, October 24, 2025
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Students engage in an AI robotics lesson in Funda Perez’ 4th grade computer applications class at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School No. 6 in Passaic, N.J., on Oct. 14, 2025.
Students engage in an AI robotics lesson in Funda Perez’ 4th grade computer applications class at Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. School No. 6 in Passaic, N.J., on Oct. 14, 2025.
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Special Report AI Is Picking Up Speed. Are Schools Keeping Pace?
See how schools are trying to keep pace with advances in artificial intelligence and use it in meaningful ways.
October 20, 2025