Abstract
<jats:p>This chapter proposes a cradle to university architecture for civics and media learning that fuses learning science, disciplinary epistemics, and sociotechnical governance. It operationalizes lateral reading, Toulminic argumentation, and deliberative praxis through reusable kernels, device light mirrors, and Universal Design for Learning. A banded curriculum, a method matrix, and authentic assessment with consequential validity and inter-rater reliability are specified, including construct maps, anchor sets, and generalizability logic. Responsible AI appears as bounded scaffold with disclosure, provenance capture, and privacy by design. Implementation science, coaching cadences, equity audits, and policy levers render scale tractable. The framework converts abstract mandates into auditable routines that cultivate credibility judgment, feasibility analysis, and public communication while safeguarding fairness, access, and authorship.</jats:p>