To facilitate integration of media literacy into formal education, ComCom trained 70 teachers using the learning module developed as part of the project. The trained teachers will teach media literacy as an optional subject to 10^th, 11^th and 12^th grade pupils. Students who choose the subject will learn media and information language, information processing, types of disinformation, as well as methods of detecting fake news and determining the truth using a variety of techniques. 

The seminar was led by the author of the media literacy textbook and media literacy scholar Natalia Ingorokva, who introduced the educational standard of media literacy, the method of teaching the subject and the “Media Literacy Lessons” manual to the teachers. 

The Communications Commission, in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth and with the support of UNICEF, continues to actively promote the integration of media literacy into formal education. Within the scope of the project, 10^th, 11^th and 12^th grade pupils are already learning the subject of media literacy in 6 schools across Georgia. Media literacy is currently included on the list of optional subjects of the national curriculum, and is taught by teachers in different subject groups. 

The project to integrate media literacy into formal education was launched by the Communications Commission in 2022. The Commission carried out research on media literacy needs, devised an educational standard, teaching module and textbook, which were used to train 1600 teachers across Georgia in teaching media literacy. Starting from the 2023-2024 academic year, media literacy has been taught as an optional subject in grades X to XII. 

It is important for the Communications Commission to increase the number of schools that will take advantage of this opportunity and help students to cope with 21^st century challenges by choosing the subject of media literacy from the school age. Therefore, in order to integrate media literacy into formal education, the Communications Commission continues to train teachers in teaching media literacy, media and informational language, information processing, and disinformation.