Teaching Information Literacy Skills Toolkit

If you’re looking to teach information literacy skills in your community, in your classroom, or at home, our teaching tools can help you get started. These interactive lesson plans and worksheets cover a wide variety of information literacy skills. You can use these teaching tools as is or adapt them to meet your needs. Learn more about the adaptable resources in this toolkit.

AI (Artificial Intelligence) Literacy Teaching Tools

AI literacy is the ability to understand, interact with, and evaluate the accuracy of AI tools and the content that they produce. You can use this AI literacy lesson plan and worksheet to teach participants how to:

Define AI
Use AI tools with confidence
Assess the potential and limitation of AI tools
Evaluate AI-generated content

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These materials are recommended for middle and high school students (ages 11 to 18), but you can easily adapt them for other age groups. For more lessons, interactive activities, and other learning materials, explore our curated collection of AI literacy resources.

Digital Literacy Teaching Tools

Digital literacy is the ability to use the internet and other digital tools to find accurate information and apply that information to our own lives. You can use this digital literacy lesson plan and worksheet to teach people of all ages how to:

Use the internet safely
Evaluate the quality of online sources
Separate fact from fiction
Respond to false or incorrect information on social media

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For more lessons, interactive activities, and other learning materials, explore our curated collection of digital literacy resources.

Financial Literacy Teaching Tools

Financial literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, and use financial information to make decisions about personal finances. You can use this financial literacy lesson plan and worksheet to teach people of all ages how to:

Open a bank account
Manage money with confidence
Identify and avoid scams
File basic taxes

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For more lessons, interactive activities, and other learning materials, explore our curated collection of financial literacy resources.

Health Literacy Teaching Tools

Health literacy is the ability to find, understand, and use health information to care for our physical and mental well-being. You can use this health literacy lesson plan and worksheet to teach people of all ages how to:

Evaluate the accuracy of health resources
Translate complex health terms into everyday language
Confidently communicate with health care providers

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For more lessons, interactive activities, and other learning materials, explore our curated collection of health literacy resources.

Science Literacy Teaching Tools

Science literacy is the ability to find, evaluate, and use scientific information to make decisions in everyday life. You can use this science literacy lesson plan and worksheet to teach people of all ages how to:

Follow the scientific method
Tell if a research study is trustworthy
Understand the difference between correlation and causation

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For more lessons, interactive activities, and other learning materials, explore our curated collection of science literacy resources.

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