Saturday, October 10, 2026
Side route 8 · Teachers, parents and caregivers
Talk about AI at home, use it to plan and teach, and help young people use it to learn rather than to skip learning. Canadian resources first.
You'll be able to
Step 1CourseMediaSmarts
A tip sheet for parents: where kids already meet AI, how to start the conversation and the questions to ask together.
Step 2CourseMediaSmarts
A plain guide from Canada's digital literacy centre on what AI is and how it shows up in young people's lives.
Step 3CourseMediaSmarts
Tips for teachers on discussing AI tools with students, setting expectations and teaching them to question what AI says.
Step 4CourseGoogle
Made with MIT RAISE: five short modules on using AI to plan lessons, adapt material for different learners and cut admin time.
Step 5CourseOpenAI
OpenAI's course for K–12 teachers, on Coursera: lesson planning, rubrics, notes home and student support, with privacy and human oversight throughout.
Step 6CourseAnthropic
For teachers, instructional designers and school leaders: bringing AI Fluency into lessons, assignments and school policy.
Step 7CourseAnthropic
Using AI to learn rather than to skip the learning: study help, career planning and honest academic work. Good to share with older students.
Share it with students in high school and up.
Step 8CourseAnthropicOptional
How to teach and assess AI Fluency in a class or workshop, for instructors who have finished the core course.
