MisinfoDay, launched at the University of Washington’s Information School in 2019 and now a cornerstone educational program organized by the UW Center for an Informed Public, will look a little different in 2026 as the event evolves and reaches more students, schools, and educators across Washington and beyond in its eighth year.
MisinfoDay activities in Washington will involve two different tracks in 2026.
Educators are invited to the UW Seattle campus on March 17 for a day of learning led by CIP faculty, research scientists and students designed to help them incorporate key media literacy lessons and activities in their classrooms, libraries and communities. (Interested educators can register here.)
And second, instead of Washington high school students traveling to UW Seattle for MisinfoDay workshops and learning activities, the CIP is helping to bring MisinfoDay directly to classrooms and libraries in select schools through the CIP Community Fellowship program.
“We’re working with a great group of teachers and librarians from across Washington through our Community Fellowship program with a wide variety of ideas for adapting our media literacy lessons and activities for their students,” said CIP education and engagement manager Liz Crouse, who helped organize the first MisinfoDay in 2019 as a UW Information School Master of Library and Information Science student Capstone project.
Eight members of CIP Community Fellowship 2025-26 cohort are collaborating with Crouse and CIP colleagues to adapt MisinfoDay lessons, games, activities and resources for their classrooms and libraries, with activities and lessons tailored for different age groups, including elementary school students.
Activities range from identifying AI images and videos, considering sources through a choose your own adventure lesson series, and learning about terms like clickbait, influencer, and sponsored content through a board game. Lessons culminate in students working in teams on media literacy challenges, presenting their learning to younger students, or leading an all-school assembly for students and families.
The Washington teachers and librarians participating in the CIP Community Fellowship program represent schools from across the state, including Bellingham, Burien, Kirkland, Olympia, Seattle, Snohomish and Spokane.
