ThinkStart° — Media Literacy Workshops for Schools & Boards
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Media literacy for the AI era.
Built for classrooms and leadership rooms.

Think Start delivers practical media literacy workshops, student sessions, educator PD and board-level briefings to help schools respond to misinformation, AI-generated content, search change, digital trust and responsible technology use.

Bring us in when students need critical-thinking skills, staff need current guidance, or board leaders need a clearer way to talk about AI, media literacy and digital citizenship.

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Schools do not need more noise about AI.

They need better language, better questions and better learning experiences.

Students are already encountering AI, platform algorithms, manipulated media and changing search behaviour. Teachers are being asked to respond in real time. Leaders are being asked to make decisions before shared norms are in place.

Think Start turns those pressure points into practical media literacy programming for classrooms, professional development, school communities and board-level leadership.

The goal is not fear. It is judgment, confidence and current practice.

01Students

Need help thinking critically about AI, content, sources and digital persuasion.

02Educators

Need current language, useful examples and practical classroom guidance.

03Schools

Need aligned sessions for staff, families and the broader school community.

04Boards

Need clear briefings, strategic framing and guidance that can scale.

Three routes.
One consistent offer.

The audience changes. The method stays consistent: understand the shift, build literacy, and connect it to real decisions in classrooms, schools and systems.

01 / IN CLASS

Student workshops

For classrooms, assemblies and student groups that need media literacy built for the AI moment.

  • Grades 6–8 and Grades 9–12 friendly
  • Critical thinking + source evaluation
  • AI, misinformation and digital trust
  • Interactive examples students recognize
See student sessions →

02 / PROFESSIONAL LEARNING

Educator and staff PD

For teachers, librarians, instructional leaders and school teams who need useful practice, not generic hype.

  • Teacher PD and staff sessions
  • Media literacy + AI literacy together
  • Classroom discussion and assessment issues
  • Practical takeaways for immediate use
See PD options →

03 / BOARD LEVEL

Leadership and board briefings

For principals, superintendents, trustees, central teams and board leaders making system-level decisions.

  • Leadership briefings and planning sessions
  • Board-wide literacy and readiness framing
  • Parent/community communication support
  • Custom series and advisory conversations
See leadership offers →
UNDERSTANDLEARNDISCUSSAPPLY

Workshops and sessions.
Built for schools and boards.

Choose a starting point. Each can be delivered as a keynote, single workshop, PD session, school event or custom series depending on audience and timing.

01 / STUDENTS

Media Literacy in the Age of AI

Best for: middle school, high school, assemblies or in-class workshops.

  • How to question sources, feeds and viral content
  • How AI changes truth, trust and authorship
  • Deepfakes, misinformation and digital manipulation
  • Practical habits students can use immediately
Book a student session →

02 / CLASSROOMS

Digital Citizenship & Critical Thinking

Best for: classrooms, advisory periods and school-wide learning weeks.

  • Search, platforms and why content reaches us
  • Bias, persuasion and attention online
  • Respectful digital participation
  • Activities that connect to student reality
Plan a classroom workshop →

03 / PD

Teaching Media Literacy and AI Literacy

Best for: teachers, librarians, instructional coaches and professional learning days.

  • What educators need to know now
  • Classroom conversations and instructional use
  • Authorship, verification and assessment tensions
  • Takeaway practices for teaching and planning
Book educator PD →

04 / LEADERSHIP

AI, Media and Digital Trust for School Leaders

Best for: principals, vice-principals, superintendents and central teams.

  • What leaders need to track and how to frame it
  • Staff, student and parent communication implications
  • Policy and governance conversation starters
  • Practical next steps, not panic
Book a leadership briefing →

05 / COMMUNITY

Parent and Family Sessions

Best for: school councils, family evenings and community engagement events.

  • What families are hearing — and missing
  • AI, social media and student life
  • How to talk about trust, use and boundaries at home
  • Shared language for school and family conversation
Plan a parent session →

06 / BOARD SUPPORT

Board-Wide Series or Custom Advisory

Best for: school boards looking for a scalable offer across schools or stakeholder groups.

  • Custom workshop series and audience mapping
  • Student + staff + leader + parent pathways
  • Facilitated planning or communications support
  • Thought-partner support around emerging issues
Discuss a board-wide plan →

MEDIA LITERACY + AI LITERACY + JUDGMENT

People do not become media literate by being told to be careful online.

They need a way to read the system.

Think Start sessions help audiences understand how content is made, shaped, found and trusted — and how AI changes the picture. The emphasis is not just awareness. It is practical judgment.

01

Signal

What is changing in media, platforms, search and AI — and why should this audience care?

02

Systems

How do algorithms, recommendation systems, search tools and AI outputs shape what people see?

03

Judgment

How do we question, verify, compare, disclose and decide what deserves trust?

04

Practice

What habits, norms and next steps make media literacy usable in the classroom and beyond it?

NOT JUST INTERNET SAFETY. Critical thinking, digital trust and responsible AI use for right now.

PUBLIC MEDIA PERSPECTIVE + EDUCATION ROOTS

Experience still matters. So does staying current.

Think Start is led by Mohit Rajhans — a Canadian speaker, educator, media consultant and AI strategist whose work sits at the intersection of media change, communications, public trust and practical learning.

The advantage is not just knowing the topic. It is being able to teach it clearly.

That makes this work especially useful for schools and boards that need someone who can speak to both the technology shift and the human, educational and communications questions surrounding it.

20+Years across media, communications, education and digital change
TeachAdult-learning and education experience that predates the current AI hype cycle
MediaNational TV, radio and public commentary on technology, trust and cultural change
PracticalSessions designed for real classrooms, real educators and real board conversations

What does this look like in practice?

These sessions can be tailored for one class, one school, one PD day or a larger board-wide plan.

01How can this be delivered?In-class workshops, assemblies, keynote-style sessions, PD days, leadership briefings, family nights or custom series.
02Is this only about AI?No. AI is part of the shift. The broader focus is media literacy, digital trust, search, authorship and judgment.
03Can this be customized by grade or audience?Yes. Student, educator, leadership and parent sessions should not sound the same — and these do not.
04Can boards bundle multiple audiences?Yes. A board can combine student learning, staff PD, leadership briefing and family/community engagement into one plan.

Training, workshops, briefings and advisory on AI, technology, media and work.

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