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Professional Development

Discover Your Learning Pathway

Common Sense Education offers a variety of professional learning opportunities, from live webinars and in-person events to self-paced PD courses. Tea...

Grades

K–12

Article

3 Core Skills to Build Before AI Use

Prevent shortcuts that could lessen learning by accounting for AI in your instructional approach.

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Christine Elgersma

Grades

3–12

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Common Sense Ambassadors

Apply to be a Common Sense Ambassador!

Common Sense Ambassadors are a select group of innovative education leaders who find opportunities to share their expertise on topics related to Comm...

Grades

K–12

Article

Practical Tips for Teachers to Use AI

Learn about effective prompt engineering, AI tools, and more.

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Christine Elgersma

Grades

K–12

Webinars & Events

AI Literacy in Action: Designing PD That Supports Educators!

Join Common Sense Education and the Learner-Centered Collaborative for this engaging session focused on designing professional development (PD) that supports educators in building AI literacy.In this edWebinar, we will explore thr...

Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025 12 pm - 1 pm PST

Grades

6–12

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Privacy Direct Details Page

We all know privacy with educational technology is complicated. Along with multiple compliance issues with privacy, context also matters a great deal...

Webinars & Events

5 EdTech Tools for Back to School

It’s summertime! Join Common Sense to learn about vetted EdTech tools to ease you into back-to-school planning. We’ll review Writable, Magic School AI, PerplexityAI, Canva for Education, and Kikori to ensure we’re covering classro...

Thursday, Jul. 18, 2024 11 am - 12 pm PDT

Grades

3–12

Article

How to Help Prevent AI Use for Plagiarism

Stop cheating before it starts with these tips.

Posted on June 13, 2024 by Christine Elgersma

Grades

3–12

Article

A Community-First Approach to Cellphone Bans

Use these tips to determine what will work best for your school community.

Posted on June 5, 2024 by Jamie Nunez

Grades

K–12

Article

An Authentic Approach to Discussions About Digital Well-Being

Use this activity as an in-road to deeper conversations about digital life.

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Dr. Emily Weinstein

Grades

4–12

Expert Review

Typing.com

Detailed and encouraging progress tracking makes typing practice fun

Learning Rating
Editorial review by Common Sense Education
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Based on 4.00 reviews
Privacy Rating
Expert evaluation by Common Sense

Grades

K–12

Price

Free, Paid

Platforms

Web

Webinars & Events

AI Prompt Engineering for Responsible Digital Citizens

How can we use AI ethically and purposefully? Join Common Sense Education’s Tali Horowitz, Director of East Coast Education, and Sue Thotz, Director of Education Outreach, as they discuss how a foundation of digital citizenship ca...

Monday, Feb. 12, 2024 11 am - 12 pm PST

Grades

1–12

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Recursos para la infancia temprana

Usa estas herramientas para ayudar a las familias a fomentar el desarrollo de los niños pequeños en la era digital.

Facilita conversaciones importantes con padres y cuidadores a través de estos seis talleres, disponibles en inglés y español. Co...

Grades

Pre-K–3

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Privacy Direct

Looking for a new application, service, or other edtech tool for your school or district?

Reviewing all the available information about a tool's privacy practices is an essential but complex step in the vetting process. With Privacy Direct...

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Young Kids & Screens

Use this toolkit to help families nurture young children's development in the digital age.

Facilitate meaningful conversations with parents and caregivers with these six workshops, available in English and Spanish. Share strategies to help ...

Grades

Pre-K–3