State topics
Media literacy by state & topic
Programmatic planning guides for curriculum directors mapping high-intent topics to local standards. Always verify against your state department of education.
Source Verification
Help students confirm who produced information, when it was published, and what evidence supports the claim.
Fake News Detection
Teach students to recognize sensational headlines, missing context, and fabricated stories designed for engagement.
Digital Citizenship
Build norms for respectful online participation, privacy awareness, and responsible digital identity in K-12 settings.
News Literacy
Core skills for understanding how news is produced, why errors occur, and how to read critically across formats.
Media Bias Analysis
Guide students to compare how different outlets frame the same event and whose perspectives are included or omitted.
Algorithmic Literacy
Explain how recommendation systems shape what students see and why engagement-optimized content can distort reality.
Social Media Literacy
Equip students to evaluate posts, influencers, and viral claims on platforms they use daily.
Civic Media Literacy
Connect media analysis to local government, elections, and community decision-making in US schools.
Misinformation Resilience
Build long-term habits that reduce panic-sharing and help school communities respond calmly to viral claims.
Primary Source Analysis
Students learn to read original documents, datasets, and firsthand accounts before relying on summaries.
Fact-Checking Skills
Introduce practical fact-checking routines students can apply to classroom assignments and current events.
Deepfakes & AI-Generated Media
Introduce synthetic media risks, detection signals, and school policies for verifying audiovisual content.
Current Events Analysis
Structured routines for discussing breaking news in class without spreading unverified claims.
Information Literacy
Foundational skills for finding, evaluating, and using information across library and classroom research.
Evaluating Websites
Teach domain literacy, author credentials, and redesign flags that signal untrustworthy sites.
Propaganda Recognition
Students analyze persuasive techniques, loaded language, and appeals used to shape opinion at scale.
Research Skills for Students
Structured approaches to narrowing questions, gathering evidence, and synthesizing findings in K-12 research projects.
Confirmation Bias
Students learn why people accept convenient claims and how to stress-test their own assumptions.
Lateral Reading
Teach students to leave a suspicious page and verify claims across the open web.
Data Literacy in the News
Read statistics, polls, and charts in news coverage without being misled by scale or sampling issues.