Explore our teaching tools
Discover Checkology®, our e-learning platform designed to equip students with essential news and media literacy skills. Featuring interactive lessons led by leading journalists and experts, plus ready-to-use lesson plans, infographics, quizzes and more — everything you need to bring credible, engaging news literacy education into your classroom. View and/or download our educator booklet to learn more about our educator programs.
Our approach to news literacy
As leaders in the field, we’ve developed the gold standard for teaching news literacy — equipping educators with the tools to help students think critically, challenge misinformation and grow into informed participants in a digital world.
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Our Checkology virtual classroom
Bring news literacy to life with our online learning platform — engaging, real-world lessons and ready-to-use tools that help students think critically and stay curious.
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The Sift® newsletter
Bring current events into your classroom with timely examples of news and viral content along with discussion prompts and classroom-ready insights to help students navigate today”s information landscape.
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State and district partnerships
We collaborate with education leaders to build scalable, high-impact news literacy programs that integrate seamlessly into schools—and empower entire communities.
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Professional development
Build the skills and confidence to teach news literacy through interactive, expert-led workshops—available online or in person to fit your schedule and goals.
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See how Checkology empowers students to spot misinformation and discover their voices as informed, confident media consumers and creators.
#image_titleThe Checkology impact
Misinformation is eroding trust, fracturing communities and undermining our democracy. We’re changing the narrative by equipping young people with the critical news and media literacy education that too many never receive. After completing Checkology lessons during the 2024-25 school year:
88%
of students
recognized when a social media post failed to provide credible evidence — a gain of 20 percentage points from before they started using Checkology.
82%
of students
identified the more credible of two articles on the same topic from two different sources — a gain of 23 percentage points from before they started using Checkology.
81%
of students
recognized that a free press is very important to a healthy democracy — a gain of 14 percentage points from before they started using Checkology.
97%
of educators
rated their overall impression of Checkology as either good or excellent.
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District Fellowship
Our three-year fellowships include a $30,000 grant to help you develop a districtwide news and media literacy program. We’ll support you every step of the way to make your plans reality.