Overview
- The Osservatorio for Independent Thinking’s initiative begins in Italian and Spanish high schools on Nov. 10, with a German rollout set for January.
- In Italy, the first year targets about 6,000 classes, 150,000 students and training for 4,400 teachers during regular school hours.
- The curriculum pairs 10 tech-literacy video lessons with 10 media-literacy modules focused on algorithms, facts versus opinions and spotting false news.
- Free access is funded by national sponsors in each country: TIM in Italy, Santander in Spain and UniCredit in Germany.
- Multimedia lessons were developed with leading news outlets, including CNN, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, El País, Rai, Mediaset, Corriere della Sera, Il Sole 24 Ore, Il Giornale, la Repubblica and La Stampa.