The "Human Gap" in AI Literacy
Educators across the globe feel the ground shifting beneath them. The rapid rise of generative AI has sparked understandable anxiety about academic integrity, misinformation, and student safety.
Defensive Approach
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✕ AI plagiarism detectors
✕ Restrictions on AI use
✕ Leaving students unprepared for AI world
Human-First Approach
Building human capacity, critical thinking
Teaching ethics, empathy, responsibility
Preparing students to thrive alongside AI
The most future-proof skill isn't how to prompt a machine—it's learning how to think, choose, and act with integrity.
What is the Cyber Civics AI Framework?
A developmentally sound progression that builds AI literacy within a broader continuum of digital literacy.
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Our framework doubles down on the human skills technology can't replicate: ethical judgment, critical thinking, empathy, self-efficacy, and responsibility.
Developmentally Sound
Age-appropriate progression from social-emotional skills (grades 4-5) to media literacy (grade 8)
Research-Backed
Aligned with UNESCO, OECD, World Economic Forum, and leading educational frameworks
Practical & Proven
Ready-to-use lessons from Cyber Civics, trusted by educators since 2010
A Clear Path from Foundation to Mastery
Our multi-level framework provides a practical progression for preparing students to thrive in a rapidly changing AI world.
Social-Emotional Skills
Grades 4-5
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Ground students in values that can guide them, online and off. Introduce Internet basics and digital safety. Includes lessons like:​
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The Value of Kindness
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Understanding Another's Perspective
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Keeping Safe from Strangers
The Foundation
Digital Citizenship
Grade 6
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Teach ethical participation in online communities. Show that online actions have real consequences and that integrity in digital spaces matters. Includes lessons like:
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The Principles of Citizenship
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To Share or Not To Share?
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You Are the Words You Use
The Ethical Filter
Information Literacy
Grade 7
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Pull back the curtain. Investigate how to find, retrieve, evaluate, and use credible information. Learn AI's capabilities and limitations. Lessons include:
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​Algorithms are Everywhere
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Neural Networks: How AI Learns
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Using Generative AI Responsibly​
The Mechanics
The Critical Lens
Media Literacy
Grade 8
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Develop critical lens for analyzing media messages. Students learn to identify bias, manipulation, and misinformation in an AI-saturated media landscape.
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Understanding Misinformation
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AI and Deepfakes
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Spotting and Stopping Digital Blackmail
" Through Cyber Civics, students gain not only digital skills, but digital wisdom."
Principal Gavin Keller
Journey School, Aliso Viejo, CA
Built on Leading Research
Our framework aligns with international standards and leading educational research
UNESCO
​​Human-centered approach to generative AI in education
World Economic Forum
​​Analytical and creative thinking as top future skills
aiEDU
​​AI readiness through human advantage and durable skills
OECD
​​Social awareness, collaboration, empathy as central to AI literacy
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