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Media Literacy Basics

Media Literacy Core Messages

For Parents

Event + Lesson Ideas

National Association for Media Literacy Education

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RESOURCES

Are you looking for ways to get involved in Media Literacy Week? You’re in luck! We’ve compiled a variety of resources to help inspire individuals, educators, community members, parents, and anyone else interested in media literacy to host their own events or lessons during Media Literacy Week! From understanding the basics of media literacy to gathering concrete ideas for celebrating all things media, check out our resource list to the left to help you get started!

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ACT Awareness and Critical Thinking Activities for Teaching about Misinformation in Grades K-5
Project Look Sharp

Constructivist media decoding in elementary school: Media literacy instruction across a school year
Faith Rogow et al., Journal of Media Literacy Education

Health Advisory on Artificial Intelligence and Adolescent Well-being 2025
Media Literacy Now

Insights from educators: Integrating AI literacy into media literacy education in practice
Stephanie Jean Tsang, Journal of Media Literacy Education

ML3: Librarians as Leaders for Media Literacy
Project Look Sharp

Parent’s Page
Civics of Technology

Talk, Trust, and Trade-Offs: How and Why Teens Use AI Companions
Common Sense Media

Media Literacy Basics
Media Literacy Core Messages

This list of talking points will help you educate your students, neighbors, colleagues, friends, parents, or anyone else on why media literacy is an essential 21st-century skill. (download)

For Parents
  • The Parent’s Guide to Media Literacy (download)
  • More resources for parents can be found here.
Event + Lesson Ideas

This page provides educators, librarians, practitioners, and other professionals who want to get involved with Media Literacy Week sample lesson plans, event ideas, and other resources to jump-start their participation!

Once you have a chance to review these resources, don’t forget to sign up to participate! When you sign up, you’ll receive extra resources to help you join the global movement to help bring awareness to media literacy education!