PDday for Teachers Across Canada

Join us for ICTC’s PDday (Professional Development Day) to empower K-12 teachers with essential digital literacy, cybersecurity, and AI integration skills. Through five engaging, self-paced modules, educators explore real digital challenges, learn practical strategies, and gain ready-to-use classroom resources while earning up to 7 hours of certified PD micro-credentials. The program is fully funded through the federal government’s CanCode program, meaning teachers can access the entire series completely free of charge. PDday is flexible and available throughout the school year; teachers can complete modules anytime and at their own pace.

✅ What Teachers Will Gain From Each module

1. 7+ hours of certified PD micro-credentials
2. In-depth, ready-to-use lesson plans
3. Teaching materials (slideshows, worksheets, and more)
4. Tip sheets and guidebooks to assist with teaching/learning

📌 Overall Module Objectives

These five modules will help teachers to:

• Build digital citizenship and cybersecurity skills,
• Spot and combat disinformation,
• Implement effective AI integration in classrooms,
• Align with curriculum standards, and
• Get access ready-to-use lessons and activities.

Module 1: The Media Mindset 🔍

Focus: Digital literacy, misinformation, and online responsibility

Learn how to better understand and evaluate the information that surrounds us online. This module explores how misinformation spreads, how to verify digital content, and how teachers can help students build critical thinking skills for the modern media landscape.

Module 2: The Systems That Power Learning 🛜

Focus: How technology, networks, and the internet work

Ever wondered what’s really happening behind the devices and networks we use every day? This module introduces the core systems that power the internet and digital tools, helping teachers feel more confident navigating and explaining technology in both school and everyday life.

Module 3: Digital Defence 🛡️

Focus: Cybersecurity, privacy, and protecting digital identities

Online threats are constantly evolving. This module helps teachers understand how scams, phishing attacks, and data collection work; while learning simple strategies to protect personal information, safeguard student data, and promote safer digital habits.

Module 4: Designing for Everyone 🖌️

Focus: Accessible and engaging digital design

Great teaching materials should be clear, engaging, and accessible to all learners. This module explores simple design principles that improve presentations, classroom resources, and digital communication; while ensuring materials are inclusive and easy for students to understand.

Module 5: The AI Toolkit 🛠️

Focus: Understanding and responsibly using AI in education

Artificial intelligence is rapidly changing how we teach and learn. This module explores how AI works, where it can support teaching, and how educators can evaluate AI tools thoughtfully while considering privacy, bias, and ethical implications.

Curriculum Linkage Example

Teachers can connect what they have learned to their curriculum:

• Ontario Curriculum (as example):
  • Health and Physical Education (Grades 1-8): Helps students develop a better understanding of health relationships with technology and how to maintain their digital wellbeing.
  • Language (Grades 1-8): Helps students develop digital media literacy, design, and analysis skills as well as improve their understanding of the effects of technology on the world.
  • Computer Studies (Grades 10-12): Helps students understand basics of computers, the Internet, and programming.
  • Science and Technology (Grades 1-8): Helps students develop technological problem-solving skills and improve their understanding of the relationships between science, technology, society, and the environment (STSE); relevant to disinformation and AI.

Register below for PDday to gain immediate access to the series of modules. ⬇️