MESD Digital Learning News
October 2024
Welcome!
Welcome to the MESD Digital Learning Newsletter! This monthly newsletter includes resources and information to support digital learning in the classroom to empower students to become active critical thinkers, creators and responsible digital citizens.
This month's newsletter includes:
- MESD Thinking Critically Media Literacy & Election 2024 Toolkit
- MESD/CESD/NWRESD AI Innovators Forum
- Digital Citizenship Week 2024
- Articles for Thought
- Monthly UDL Resources
- AI Resources
- Monthly Tech Highlight: Google NotebookLM
MESD Thinking Critically: Media Literacy & Election 2024 Toolkit
Our team at MESD created this toolkit of curated resources to help K-12 educators and students become more informed, critical, and empowered changemakers - which is especially important in presidential election years. It’s also worth noting that we are in a time when access to information,
misinformation, and fast-growing technologies (e.g. AI) are at an all time high. Click the toolkit below to explore the resources.
Upcoming Event: MESD/CESD/NWRESD AI Innovators Forum
We invite you to join our quarterly AI Forums to discuss a variety of AI in education topics with other school leaders across our three regions. These forums will provide facilitated opportunities to network, collaboratively problem-solve around common challenges of practice and implementation, as well as learn from each other’s successes. Topcis will range from policy and guidance, to innovative practices and buidling AI literacy skills across our education systems. Click here to register
Digital Citizenship Week Resources: October 14-18
Articles for Thought...
Monthly UDL Resources
Upcoming Webinars from CAST on the New Guidelines
Click below for more details....
AI Resources
Unesco AI Competency Framework for Teachers
Unesco AI Competency Framework for Students
This publication aims to help educators integrating artificial intelligence learning objectives into official school curricula to prepare students to be responsible and creative citizens in the era of AI.
Common Sense Media Report: Dawn of AI Era: Teen & Parent Adoption of Gen AI
This new report from CSM provides important perspectives on how young people themselves feel about generative AI and how they're using it.
Monthly Tech Highlight: Google NotebookLM
MESD Upcoming Professional Development
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