Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum VideoEquitable and Inclusive Curriculum  The CSDE believes in providing a set of conditions where learners are repositioned at the center of curricula planning and design. Curricula, from a culturally responsive perspective, require intentional planning for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the development of units and implementation of lessons. It is critical to develop a learning environment that is relevant to and reflective of students’ social, cultural, and linguistic experiences to effectively connect their culturally and community-based knowledge to the class. Begin by connecting what is known about students’ cognitive and interdisciplinary diversity to the learning of the unit. Opposed to starting instructional planning with gaps in students’ knowledge, plan from an asset-based perspective by starting from students’ strengths. In doing so, curricula’s implementation will be grounded in instruction that engages, motivates, and supports the intellectual capacity of all students.Empowering Thoughtful Digital Citizens:Digital citizenship is a critical skill that empowers students to navigate the complex digital landscape with wisdom, empathy, and responsibility. We strongly believe in a whole-school approach to digital citizenship that engages educators, school leaders, and families in supporting students' technological growth. Our model curriculum is designed to equip students from kindergarten through high school with essential skills to safely and thoughtfully engage with technology, fostering digital literacy, critical thinking, and social-emotional learning. By creating intentional learning spaces that encourage in-person connections, teach impulse control, and develop media literacy, we aim to prepare students to appreciate the nuanced nature of technology use, protect their well-being, and cultivate healthy digital habits that will serve them throughout their lives.Course Description:  In today's digital age, children are growing up with technology all around them. This course introduces Kindergarten students to the basics of digital citizenship in a fun and age-appropriate way. Students will learn how to balance their online and offline activities, manage their time with technology, and stay safe when exploring the online world.Upon completion of Grade K, students should have a deeper understanding of:Know when and why to take breaks from device time. Consider the feelings of people around them, even when engaged in fun online activities. Learn why it's important to be aware and respectful of people while using devices. Learn the Pause, Breathe, Finish Up routine as a self-regulation strategy for transitioning from technology to face-to-face interactions. Discover that the internet can be used to visit faraway places and learn new things. Compare how staying safe online is similar to staying safe in the real world. Explain rules for traveling safely on the internet. Aligned Core Resources:Core resources is a local control decision.  Ensuring alignment of resources to the standards is critical for success. The CSDE has identified Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum  as a highly aligned core curriculum after a rigorous review process. Transferable Skills Addressed in the Course: Media Balance & Well-Being Privacy & Security Family Engagement Opportunities:Family engagement is fundamental to our digital citizenship efforts, rooted in a whole community approach that recognizes families as essential partners in supporting students' technological development. We are committed to providing family engagement resources, and opportunities to support healthy digital habits, establish open communication about technology use, and model responsible digital behavior. Recognizing that parents and caregivers have diverse concerns about media, technology, and devices, we aim to be a supportive resource in guiding their children's digital experiences. By fostering ongoing communication and partnership, we create a dynamic support system that addresses challenges across school and home environments, ultimately strengthening students' digital citizenship skills.

Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum VideoEquitable and Inclusive Curriculum  The CSDE believes in providing a set of conditions where learners are repositioned at the center of curricula planning and design. Curricula, from a culturally responsive perspective, require intentional planning for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the development of units and implementation of lessons. It is critical to develop a learning environment that is relevant to and reflective of students’ social, cultural, and linguistic experiences to effectively connect their culturally and community-based knowledge to the class. Begin by connecting what is known about students’ cognitive and interdisciplinary diversity to the learning of the unit. Opposed to starting instructional planning with gaps in students’ knowledge, plan from an asset-based perspective by starting from students’ strengths. In doing so, curricula’s implementation will be grounded in instruction that engages, motivates, and supports the intellectual capacity of all students.Empowering Thoughtful Digital Citizens:Digital citizenship is a critical skill that empowers students to navigate the complex digital landscape with wisdom, empathy, and responsibility. We strongly believe in a whole-school approach to digital citizenship that engages educators, school leaders, and families in supporting students' technological growth. Our model curriculum is designed to equip students from kindergarten through high school with essential skills to safely and thoughtfully engage with technology, fostering digital literacy, critical thinking, and social-emotional learning. By creating intentional learning spaces that encourage in-person connections, teach impulse control, and develop media literacy, we aim to prepare students to appreciate the nuanced nature of technology use, protect their well-being, and cultivate healthy digital habits that will serve them throughout their lives.Course Description:  In this second-grade course, students deepen their understanding of digital citizenship through the concept of the "Rings of Responsibility." They learn to create healthy tech boundaries, protect their personal information, and understand their digital footprint. Through interactive role-play and real-world scenarios, students explore online connections with others and develop strategies for responding to cyberbullying. The course emphasizes making responsible choices in both online and offline environments.Upon completion of Grade 2, students should have a deeper understanding of:Understand that being a good digital citizen means being safe and responsible online.Take a pledge to be a good digital citizen.Recognize the ways in which digital devices can be distracting.Identify how they feel when others are distracted by their devices.Identify ideal device-free moments for themselves and others.Recognize the kind of information that is private.Understand that they should never give out private information online.Learn that the information they share online leaves a digital footprint or "trail"Explore what information is OK to be shared online.Compare and contrast how they are connected to different people and places, in person and on the internet.Demonstrate an understanding of how people can connect on the internet.Understand what online meanness can look like and how it can make people feel.Identify ways to respond to mean words online, using S-T-O-P.Explain how giving credit is a sign of respect for people's workLearn how to give credit in their schoolwork for content they use from the internetAligned Core Resources:Core resources is a local control decision.  Ensuring alignment of resources to the standards is critical for success. The CSDE has identified Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum  as a highly aligned core curriculum after a rigorous review process. Transferable Skills Addressed in the Course: Media Balance & Well-Being Privacy & Security Digital Footprint & Identity Relationships & Communication Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech News & Media Literacy Family Engagement Opportunities:Family engagement is fundamental to our digital citizenship efforts, rooted in a whole community approach that recognizes families as essential partners in supporting students' technological development. We are committed to providing family engagement resources, and opportunities to support healthy digital habits, establish open communication about technology use, and model responsible digital behavior. Recognizing that parents and caregivers have diverse concerns about media, technology, and devices, we aim to be a supportive resource in guiding their children's digital experiences. By fostering ongoing communication and partnership, we create a dynamic support system that addresses challenges across school and home environments, ultimately strengthening students' digital citizenship skills.

Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum VideoEquitable and Inclusive Curriculum  The CSDE believes in providing a set of conditions where learners are repositioned at the center of curricula planning and design. Curricula, from a culturally responsive perspective, require intentional planning for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the development of units and implementation of lessons. It is critical to develop a learning environment that is relevant to and reflective of students’ social, cultural, and linguistic experiences to effectively connect their culturally and community-based knowledge to the class. Begin by connecting what is known about students’ cognitive and interdisciplinary diversity to the learning of the unit. Opposed to starting instructional planning with gaps in students’ knowledge, plan from an asset-based perspective by starting from students’ strengths. In doing so, curricula’s implementation will be grounded in instruction that engages, motivates, and supports the intellectual capacity of all students.Empowering Thoughtful Digital Citizens:Digital citizenship is a critical skill that empowers students to navigate the complex digital landscape with wisdom, empathy, and responsibility. We strongly believe in a whole-school approach to digital citizenship that engages educators, school leaders, and families in supporting students' technological growth. Our model curriculum is designed to equip students from kindergarten through high school with essential skills to safely and thoughtfully engage with technology, fostering digital literacy, critical thinking, and social-emotional learning. By creating intentional learning spaces that encourage in-person connections, teach impulse control, and develop media literacy, we aim to prepare students to appreciate the nuanced nature of technology use, protect their well-being, and cultivate healthy digital habits that will serve them throughout their lives.Course Description:  In this fourth-grade course, students learn to make informed decisions about their digital lives. The curriculum covers healthy media choices, safe online sharing, and responsible gaming practices. Students explore how digital footprints impact both personal and collective online reputations, develop strategies to address cyberbullying, and learn about digital image rights and usage. This course empowers students to be thoughtful digital citizens who contribute positively to online communities.Upon completion of Grade 4, students should have a deeper understanding of:Learn the "What? When? How Much?" framework for describing their media choices.Use this framework and their emotional responses to evaluate how healthy different types of media choices are.Begin to develop their own definition of a healthy media balance.Identify the reasons why people share information about themselves online.Explain the difference between private and personal information.Explain why it is risky to share private information online.Define the term "digital footprint" and identify the online activities that contribute to it.Identify ways they are -- and are not -- in control of their digital footprint.Understand what responsibilities they have for the digital footprints of themselves and others.Define "social interaction" and give an example.Describe the positives and negatives of social interaction in online games.Create an online video game cover that includes guidelines for positive social interaction.Reflect on the characteristics that make someone an upstanding digital citizen.Recognize what cyberbullying is.Show ways to be an upstander by creating a digital citizenship superhero comic strip.Define "copyright" and explain how it applies to creative work.Describe their rights and responsibilities as creators.Apply copyright principles to real-life scenarios.Aligned Core Resources:Core resources is a local control decision.  Ensuring alignment of resources to the standards is critical for success. The CSDE has identified Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum  as a highly aligned core curriculum after a rigorous review process. Transferable Skills Addressed in the Course: Media Balance & Well-Being Privacy & Security Digital Footprint & Identity Relationships & Communication Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech News & Media Literacy Family Engagement Opportunities:Family engagement is fundamental to our digital citizenship efforts, rooted in a whole community approach that recognizes families as essential partners in supporting students' technological development. We are committed to providing family engagement resources, and opportunities to support healthy digital habits, establish open communication about technology use, and model responsible digital behavior. Recognizing that parents and caregivers have diverse concerns about media, technology, and devices, we aim to be a supportive resource in guiding their children's digital experiences. By fostering ongoing communication and partnership, we create a dynamic support system that addresses challenges across school and home environments, ultimately strengthening students' digital citizenship skills.

Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum VideoEquitable and Inclusive Curriculum  The CSDE believes in providing a set of conditions where learners are repositioned at the center of curricula planning and design. Curricula, from a culturally responsive perspective, require intentional planning for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the development of units and implementation of lessons. It is critical to develop a learning environment that is relevant to and reflective of students’ social, cultural, and linguistic experiences to effectively connect their culturally and community-based knowledge to the class. Begin by connecting what is known about students’ cognitive and interdisciplinary diversity to the learning of the unit. Opposed to starting instructional planning with gaps in students’ knowledge, plan from an asset-based perspective by starting from students’ strengths. In doing so, curricula’s implementation will be grounded in instruction that engages, motivates, and supports the intellectual capacity of all students.Empowering Thoughtful Digital Citizens:Digital citizenship is a critical skill that empowers students to navigate the complex digital landscape with wisdom, empathy, and responsibility. We strongly believe in a whole-school approach to digital citizenship that engages educators, school leaders, and families in supporting students' technological growth. Our model curriculum is designed to equip students from kindergarten through high school with essential skills to safely and thoughtfully engage with technology, fostering digital literacy, critical thinking, and social-emotional learning. By creating intentional learning spaces that encourage in-person connections, teach impulse control, and develop media literacy, we aim to prepare students to appreciate the nuanced nature of technology use, protect their well-being, and cultivate healthy digital habits that will serve them throughout their lives.Course Description:  In this sixth-grade course, students develop advanced digital citizenship skills for today's complex online world. The curriculum addresses media balance, internet safety against scams and identity theft, and the nuances of online identity and relationships. Students learn to navigate digital drama, evaluate online information for credibility, and make informed decisions about their digital footprint. Through practical scenarios, they develop critical thinking skills essential for responsible internet use.Upon completion of Grade 6, students should have a deeper understanding of:Reflect on their common online and offline activities.Identify ways to "unplug" to maintain balance between online and offline activities.Use the Digital Habits Checkup routine to create a personal challenge to achieve more media balance.Compare and contrast identity theft with other kinds of theft.Describe different ways that identity theft can occur online.Use message clues to identify examples of phishing.Reflect on reasons why people might create fake social media accounts.Identify the possible results of posting from a fake social media account.Debate the benefits and drawbacks of posting from multiple accounts.Analyze how well they know the people they interact with online.Reflect on what information is safe to share with different types of online friends.Learn to recognize red flag feelings and use the Feelings & Options thinking routine to respond to them.Reflect on how easily drama can escalate online.Identify de-escalation strategies when dealing with digital drama.Reflect on how digital drama can affect not only oneself but also those around us.Learn reasons that people put false or misleading information on the internet.Learn criteria for differentiating fake news from credible news.Practice evaluating the credibility of information they find on the internet.Aligned Core Resources:Core resources is a local control decision.  Ensuring alignment of resources to the standards is critical for success. The CSDE has identified Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum  as a highly aligned core curriculum after a rigorous review process. Transferable Skills Addressed in the Course: Media Balance & Well-Being Privacy & Security Digital Footprint & Identity Relationships & Communication Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech News & Media Literacy Family Engagement Opportunities:Family engagement is fundamental to our digital citizenship efforts, rooted in a whole community approach that recognizes families as essential partners in supporting students' technological development. We are committed to providing family engagement resources, and opportunities to support healthy digital habits, establish open communication about technology use, and model responsible digital behavior. Recognizing that parents and caregivers have diverse concerns about media, technology, and devices, we aim to be a supportive resource in guiding their children's digital experiences. By fostering ongoing communication and partnership, we create a dynamic support system that addresses challenges across school and home environments, ultimately strengthening students' digital citizenship skills.

Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum VideoEquitable and Inclusive Curriculum  The CSDE believes in providing a set of conditions where learners are repositioned at the center of curricula planning and design. Curricula, from a culturally responsive perspective, require intentional planning for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the development of units and implementation of lessons. It is critical to develop a learning environment that is relevant to and reflective of students’ social, cultural, and linguistic experiences to effectively connect their culturally and community-based knowledge to the class. Begin by connecting what is known about students’ cognitive and interdisciplinary diversity to the learning of the unit. Opposed to starting instructional planning with gaps in students’ knowledge, plan from an asset-based perspective by starting from students’ strengths. In doing so, curricula’s implementation will be grounded in instruction that engages, motivates, and supports the intellectual capacity of all students.Empowering Thoughtful Digital Citizens:Digital citizenship is a critical skill that empowers students to navigate the complex digital landscape with wisdom, empathy, and responsibility. We strongly believe in a whole-school approach to digital citizenship that engages educators, school leaders, and families in supporting students' technological growth. Our model curriculum is designed to equip students from kindergarten through high school with essential skills to safely and thoughtfully engage with technology, fostering digital literacy, critical thinking, and social-emotional learning. By creating intentional learning spaces that encourage in-person connections, teach impulse control, and develop media literacy, we aim to prepare students to appreciate the nuanced nature of technology use, protect their well-being, and cultivate healthy digital habits that will serve them throughout their lives.Course Description:  In this seventh-grade course, students learn advanced digital citizenship skills focusing on media balance and online wellbeing. The curriculum covers digital footprint management, data privacy, and responsible social media use. Students explore cyberbullying from multiple perspectives, developing empathy and upstander behaviors. The course also introduces copyright concepts and fair use principles, empowering students to be ethical creators and consumers of digital content.Upon completion of Grade 7, students should have a deeper understanding of:Make an inventory of their media choices and how those choices make them feel.Brainstorm personal strategies for balancing media use.Create personal guidelines for promoting healthy media balance.Explain why information about them and their behaviors is valuable to companies.Analyze how certain types of data are used by companies.Learn three strategies to limit individual data collection by companies.Define the term "digital footprint" and explain how it can affect their online privacy.Analyze how different parts of their digital footprint can lead others to draw conclusions -- both positive and negative -- about who they are.Use the Take a Stand thinking routine to examine a dilemma about digital footprints.Identify the role of social media in their lives.Reflect on the positive and negative effects social media use has on their relationships.Recognize "red flag feelings" when using social media and use the Feelings & Options thinking routine to consider ways to handle them.Consider the different perspectives of those involved in a cyberbullying incident.Identify ways to be an upstander or ally to someone being bullied.Problem-solve potential challenges to responding to cyberbullying.Define the terms "copyright," "public domain," and "fair use."Identify the purpose of the Four Factors of Fair Use.Apply fair use to real-world examples, making a case for or against.Aligned Core Resources:Core resources is a local control decision.  Ensuring alignment of resources to the standards is critical for success. The CSDE has identified Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum  as a highly aligned core curriculum after a rigorous review process. Transferable Skills Addressed in the Course: Media Balance & Well-Being Privacy & Security Digital Footprint & Identity Relationships & Communication Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech News & Media Literacy Family Engagement Opportunities:Family engagement is fundamental to our digital citizenship efforts, rooted in a whole community approach that recognizes families as essential partners in supporting students' technological development. We are committed to providing family engagement resources, and opportunities to support healthy digital habits, establish open communication about technology use, and model responsible digital behavior. Recognizing that parents and caregivers have diverse concerns about media, technology, and devices, we aim to be a supportive resource in guiding their children's digital experiences. By fostering ongoing communication and partnership, we create a dynamic support system that addresses challenges across school and home environments, ultimately strengthening students' digital citizenship skills.

Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum VideoEquitable and Inclusive Curriculum  The CSDE believes in providing a set of conditions where learners are repositioned at the center of curricula planning and design. Curricula, from a culturally responsive perspective, require intentional planning for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the development of units and implementation of lessons. It is critical to develop a learning environment that is relevant to and reflective of students’ social, cultural, and linguistic experiences to effectively connect their culturally and community-based knowledge to the class. Begin by connecting what is known about students’ cognitive and interdisciplinary diversity to the learning of the unit. Opposed to starting instructional planning with gaps in students’ knowledge, plan from an asset-based perspective by starting from students’ strengths. In doing so, curricula’s implementation will be grounded in instruction that engages, motivates, and supports the intellectual capacity of all students.Empowering Thoughtful Digital Citizens:Digital citizenship is a critical skill that empowers students to navigate the complex digital landscape with wisdom, empathy, and responsibility. We strongly believe in a whole-school approach to digital citizenship that engages educators, school leaders, and families in supporting students' technological growth. Our model curriculum is designed to equip students from kindergarten through high school with essential skills to safely and thoughtfully engage with technology, fostering digital literacy, critical thinking, and social-emotional learning. By creating intentional learning spaces that encourage in-person connections, teach impulse control, and develop media literacy, we aim to prepare students to appreciate the nuanced nature of technology use, protect their well-being, and cultivate healthy digital habits that will serve them throughout their lives.Course Description:  In this eighth-grade course, students examine complex digital citizenship challenges facing teens today. The curriculum explores digital media design and its impact on user behavior, privacy management, and responsible social media sharing. Students learn to critically evaluate breaking news, respond to online hate speech, and navigate sensitive topics like sexting. The course emphasizes developing strategies for maintaining healthy online relationships and media balance while building critical thinking skills for today's digital world.Upon completion of Grade 8, students should have a deeper understanding of:Explore ways that different digital media are, and aren't, designed to help them make good media choices.Reflect on how digital media is designed to either help or hinder the addition of meaning and value to their lives.Think about how to develop good, healthy habits when using digital media.Reflect on the concept of privacy, including what they feel comfortable sharing and with which people.Analyze different ways that advertisers collect information about users to send them targeted ads.Identify strategies for protecting their privacy, including opting out of specific features and analyzing app or website privacy policies.Identify reasons for using social media and the challenges that often come along with it.Reflect on the responsibilities they have that are related to digital footprints -- both their own and others' -- when they're using social media.Identify ways to make the most of social media while still caring for the digital footprints of themselves and others.Compare the risks and benefits of self-disclosure in relationships.Identify the risks and potential consequences of sexting.Use the Feelings & Options thinking routine to consider how to respond in situations where sexting could occur.Examine and respond to a piece of artwork about the power of technology.Analyze an online hate speech dilemma using the Feelings & Options steps.Identify specific actions to positively affect a situation involving hate speech.Define breaking news, and understand why individuals and news outlets want to be first to report a story.Analyze breaking news alerts to identify clues of false or incomplete information.Reflect on the consequences of reacting right away to breaking news alerts.Aligned Core Resources:Core resources is a local control decision.  Ensuring alignment of resources to the standards is critical for success. The CSDE has identified Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum  as a highly aligned core curriculum after a rigorous review process. Transferable Skills Addressed in the Course: Media Balance & Well-Being Privacy & Security Digital Footprint & Identity Relationships & Communication Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech News & Media Literacy Family Engagement Opportunities:Family engagement is fundamental to our digital citizenship efforts, rooted in a whole community approach that recognizes families as essential partners in supporting students' technological development. We are committed to providing family engagement resources, and opportunities to support healthy digital habits, establish open communication about technology use, and model responsible digital behavior. Recognizing that parents and caregivers have diverse concerns about media, technology, and devices, we aim to be a supportive resource in guiding their children's digital experiences. By fostering ongoing communication and partnership, we create a dynamic support system that addresses challenges across school and home environments, ultimately strengthening students' digital citizenship skills.

Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum VideoEquitable and Inclusive Curriculum  The CSDE believes in providing a set of conditions where learners are repositioned at the center of curricula planning and design. Curricula, from a culturally responsive perspective, require intentional planning for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the development of units and implementation of lessons. It is critical to develop a learning environment that is relevant to and reflective of students’ social, cultural, and linguistic experiences to effectively connect their culturally and community-based knowledge to the class. Begin by connecting what is known about students’ cognitive and interdisciplinary diversity to the learning of the unit. Opposed to starting instructional planning with gaps in students’ knowledge, plan from an asset-based perspective by starting from students’ strengths. In doing so, curricula’s implementation will be grounded in instruction that engages, motivates, and supports the intellectual capacity of all students.Empowering Thoughtful Digital Citizens:Digital citizenship is a critical skill that empowers students to navigate the complex digital landscape with wisdom, empathy, and responsibility. We strongly believe in a whole-school approach to digital citizenship that engages educators, school leaders, and families in supporting students' technological growth. Our model curriculum is designed to equip students from kindergarten through high school with essential skills to safely and thoughtfully engage with technology, fostering digital literacy, critical thinking, and social-emotional learning. By creating intentional learning spaces that encourage in-person connections, teach impulse control, and develop media literacy, we aim to prepare students to appreciate the nuanced nature of technology use, protect their well-being, and cultivate healthy digital habits that will serve them throughout their lives.Course Description:  In this tenth-grade course, students examine the nuanced relationship between technology and well-being. The curriculum covers active versus passive media consumption, privacy implications of emerging technologies, and authentic digital self-presentation. Students explore building healthy online relationships while navigating xenophobia and confirmation bias in digital spaces. The course emphasizes critical thinking skills for evaluating online information and making informed choices about digital engagement.Upon completion of Grade 10, students should have a deeper understanding of:Reflect on how their social media use makes them feel and how it compares to other teenagers'.Describe how active and passive social media use can lead to positive and negative feelings.Identify action steps to increase their positive feelings when using social media.Identify important benefits and privacy risks that new technologies present.Decide whether or not the benefits of new technologies outweigh their privacy risks.Use the Take a Stand thinking routine to consider both the benefits and the risks of new technologies.Describe how their curated self may or may not represent their real self.Analyze the benefits and drawbacks of representing different parts of their real self online.Create an avatar that represents both their real and curated selves.Reflect on how their relationships are affected by devices and the internet.Identify the qualities of healthy and rewarding relationships.Use the Feelings & Options thinking routine to brainstorm strategies for navigating challenging relationships.Describe the relationship between hate speech and xenophobia.Analyze how the internet has contributed to an increase in hate speech and extremist views.Describe one way to use the internet to combat one type of hate speech.Define confirmation bias and identify why it occurs.Explore examples of confirmation bias, particularly related to news and online information.Identify strategies for challenging their own confirmation biases.Aligned Core Resources:Core resources is a local control decision.  Ensuring alignment of resources to the standards is critical for success. The CSDE has identified Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum  as a highly aligned core curriculum after a rigorous review process. Transferable Skills Addressed in the Course: Media Balance & Well-Being Privacy & Security Digital Footprint & Identity Relationships & Communication Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech News & Media Literacy Family Engagement Opportunities:Family engagement is fundamental to our digital citizenship efforts, rooted in a whole community approach that recognizes families as essential partners in supporting students' technological development. We are committed to providing family engagement resources, and opportunities to support healthy digital habits, establish open communication about technology use, and model responsible digital behavior. Recognizing that parents and caregivers have diverse concerns about media, technology, and devices, we aim to be a supportive resource in guiding their children's digital experiences. By fostering ongoing communication and partnership, we create a dynamic support system that addresses challenges across school and home environments, ultimately strengthening students' digital citizenship skills.

Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum VideoEquitable and Inclusive Curriculum  The CSDE believes in providing a set of conditions where learners are repositioned at the center of curricula planning and design. Curricula, from a culturally responsive perspective, require intentional planning for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the development of units and implementation of lessons. It is critical to develop a learning environment that is relevant to and reflective of students’ social, cultural, and linguistic experiences to effectively connect their culturally and community-based knowledge to the class. Begin by connecting what is known about students’ cognitive and interdisciplinary diversity to the learning of the unit. Opposed to starting instructional planning with gaps in students’ knowledge, plan from an asset-based perspective by starting from students’ strengths. In doing so, curricula’s implementation will be grounded in instruction that engages, motivates, and supports the intellectual capacity of all students.Empowering Thoughtful Digital Citizens:Digital citizenship is a critical skill that empowers students to navigate the complex digital landscape with wisdom, empathy, and responsibility. We strongly believe in a whole-school approach to digital citizenship that engages educators, school leaders, and families in supporting students' technological growth. Our model curriculum is designed to equip students from kindergarten through high school with essential skills to safely and thoughtfully engage with technology, fostering digital literacy, critical thinking, and social-emotional learning. By creating intentional learning spaces that encourage in-person connections, teach impulse control, and develop media literacy, we aim to prepare students to appreciate the nuanced nature of technology use, protect their well-being, and cultivate healthy digital habits that will serve them throughout their lives.Course Description:  In this twelfth-grade course, students examine advanced digital citizenship concepts and their societal impact. The curriculum explores the relationship between technology and physical wellness, data privacy in governance, and leveraging digital platforms for positive change. Students analyze online political discourse, hate speech policies, and social media echo chambers. The course emphasizes developing critical thinking skills for navigating complex digital issues while promoting responsible online advocacy.Upon completion of Grade 12, students should have a deeper understanding of:Identify research trends related to the health impact of screen time.Reflect on the nature of their own screen time and how it compares to that of parents and teens generally.Use the Digital Habits Checkup routine to create a personal challenge to change a media habit.Identify the pros and cons of schools having access to students' social media.Describe the concerns related to government access to social media and cellphone data, including those related to free speech and privacy.Choose a position for or against government access to social media and cellphone data, and support that position with reasons and examples.Explain what it means to find your purpose and why it is beneficial.Consider different ways that people have used their digital footprint to make a positive impact on the world and whether you would do something similar.Reflect on what your own purpose might be, including a problem you want to solve and how you might go about solving it.Define civil discourse and identify why it can be challenging on the internet.Analyze resources to identify the causes and effects of uncivil online discourse.Learn strategies for civil discourse and apply them to a scenario involving uncivil discourse.Reflect on whether hate speech is considered free speech.Identify the reasons for and against regulating online hate speech.Use the Take a Stand thinking routine to consider the potential consequences of online hate speech.Define "filter bubble" and explain how it occurs.Reflect on the limitations and drawbacks that filter bubbles cause.Identify strategies for escaping their own filter bubbles.Aligned Core Resources:Core resources is a local control decision.  Ensuring alignment of resources to the standards is critical for success. The CSDE has identified Common Sense Education Digital Citizenship Curriculum  as a highly aligned core curriculum after a rigorous review process. Transferable Skills Addressed in the Course: Media Balance & Well-Being Privacy & Security Digital Footprint & Identity Relationships & Communication Cyberbullying, Digital Drama & Hate Speech News & Media Literacy Family Engagement Opportunities:Family engagement is fundamental to our digital citizenship efforts, rooted in a whole community approach that recognizes families as essential partners in supporting students' technological development. We are committed to providing family engagement resources, and opportunities to support healthy digital habits, establish open communication about technology use, and model responsible digital behavior. Recognizing that parents and caregivers have diverse concerns about media, technology, and devices, we aim to be a supportive resource in guiding their children's digital experiences. By fostering ongoing communication and partnership, we create a dynamic support system that addresses challenges across school and home environments, ultimately strengthening students' digital citizenship skills.