Online Search Skills Workshop

CIVIX is offering professional development sessions to support bringing CTRL-F’s Online Search Skills to the classroom.

Participants will be introduced to the rationale of the module, review the lessons, and have a chance to practice some of the skills through activities. These lessons can be used by teachers of any grade level, but are designed with students in grades 4-8 in mind.

Workshops are held on Zoom and last 60 minutes.

There are currently no workshops scheduled. Please check back in January 2025.

Contemporary Verification Skills Workshop

Help students learn strategies to evaluate digital information.

CIVIX is offering professional development sessions to support bringing CTRL-F’s Verification Skills to the classroom. Workshops will focus on guided practice using engaging examples from the CTRL-F curriculum.

Participants will be introduced to CTRL-F’s Verification Skills methodology and three core skills, and given demonstrations of the techniques before applying the learning to guided hands-on practice. Examples will include false/misleading as well as reliable information, drawn from a range of online sources. These lessons can be used by teachers of any grade level, but are designed with students in grades 7-12 in mind.

Workshops are held on Zoom and last 75 minutes.

There are currently no workshops scheduled. Please check back in January 2025.

If you would like us to host a workshop at your school board or subject association PD please email us at [email protected].

Pre-Recorded Verification Skills Workshop 

Can’t attend the live-on-Zoom event? Looking for extra practice or a refresher? CIVIX also offers a recorded version of the Verification Skills workshop.

Part 1: Why CTRL-F

Part 2: The Skills

Part 3: The Tools