The California Department of Education (CDE), in collaboration with ISTE (International Society for Transforming Education), Common Sense Education, Digital4Good, California State Libraries, Edutopia, and #ICANHELP, will celebrate Fall Digital Citizenship Week from October 19, 2026, to October 23, 2026. California focuses on Digital Citizenship each October to emphasize the importance of ongoing discussions of the topic. This year’s theme, Human-Centered Digital Citizenship in the Age of AI, highlights the skills California students need to live, learn, and connect online in safe, ethical, and responsible ways as artificial intelligence (AI) becomes part of their everyday lives. Lessons and resources can be accessed on the California Educators Together Digital Literacy & Citizenship Week Hub (registration required).
Webinars for Educators
Join the CDE and our partners for two free webinars during Digital Citizenship Week:
Empowering Responsible Digital Citizens in the Age of AI
Monday, October 19, 2026, 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time
Join the CDE and Digital4Good for an interactive, 60-minute workshop on practical tools and strategies for fostering responsible, ethical, and positive technology use. Participants will explore Google’s LEO (Learn and Explore Online) and LEA (Learn and Explore with AI) tools and Digital4Good’s Digital First Responder approach, with a focus on AI ethics, critical thinking, online safety, and peer support.
Register for the October 19 webinar
Think Critically, Connect Humanly: AI Literacy and Student Well-Being
Tuesday, October 20, 2026, 3:30 p.m. Pacific Time
This session begins with the CDE School Health team, then Sue Thotz of Common Sense Education connects California’s AI guidance to free, ready-to-teach AI literacy lessons. Participants will see lessons on how bias gets built into AI and whether an AI chatbot can really be a friend, and will leave with a K–12 lesson map and family resources.
Register for the October 20 webinar
Resources
Keep Learning: AI Literacy for Educators and Leaders
Digital Citizenship Week is just the beginning. We invite educators and administrators to join AI Literacy for Educators and Leaders on California Educators Together. Led by CDE staff, these courses help educators and leaders build their understanding of AI, explore responsible and ethical uses in teaching and learning, and support students as they learn to use AI safely and thoughtfully.
Join AI Literacy for Educators and Leaders on California Educators Together (registration required)