MESD+CESD Digital Learning News

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Welcome to the MESD+CESD 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:

Updated: MESD Media Literacy Toolkit
Media Literacy Week 2025
ODE Information Literacy Toolkit
CESD+MESD New Edtech Professional Learning Opportunities
MESD Transformative SEL Network
Articles for Thought
Monthly UDL Resources
AI Resources
Monthly Tech Highlight: Speechify

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Media literacy has never been a more essential skill for both adults and students. Just in time for Media Literacy week, October 27-31, our team at MESD has updated our Media Literacy Toolkit, Thinking Critically: Media Literacy and You. We have removed material focused on the 2024 election and added more updated resources for both educators and students. Click below to check it out!

https://drive.google.com/file/d/18mkw3EaP5IaECa8Q6Mvvwk7hvmnFZNrY/view?usp=sharing

JOIN US FOR EDTECH CONNECT, A NEW COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE—HOSTED BY MESD AND CESD—FOR THOSE LEADING, SUPPORTING, OR SIMPLY PASSIONATE ABOUT TECHNOLOGY IN K-12 LEARNING.

Each month, we’ll gather virtually to:

Swap resources, tools, and ideas you can use tomorrow

Brainstorm solutions to tech-integration challenges

Explore emerging topics like AI, media literacy, and digital equity

Build a supportive network of edtech colleagues across districts

📅 Meets: 3rd Thursday of each month at 10 AM

💻 Location: Virtual – details sent after you register

Let’s connect, collaborate, and make digital learning even better—together.

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MESD's Transformative Social Emotional Learning (TSEL) Regional Support Network

The MESD Climate & Culture team is excited to announce the launch of a yearlong, virtual support network designed for school staff who are leading efforts to integrate Transformative Social and Emotional Learning (TSEL) into schools, buildings, teams, and classrooms. Click here to learn more.

As a perfect companion to the MESD Media Literacy toolkit, the Oregon Department of Education has also released, Navigating Now: A Practical Toolkit for Information Literacy in the Age of AI.

CAST’s UDL and AI Learning Community

CAST’s UDL and AI Learning Community is a collaborative space for educators, researchers, and practitioners to explore how artificial intelligence can support inclusive education through the lens of Universal Design for Learning. Click here to learn more and join.

From Passive to Active: Teaching Students to Critically Engage with AI Feedback — AI for Education

Many educators worry that AI feedback will make students passive consumers of suggestions rather than active thinkers and writers. But when students learn to critically engage with AI feedback—questioning it, pushing back, and using it to clarify their priorities—they develop skills for navigating A

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