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Thomson Reuters Media Literacy Contest
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaThomson Reuters, in partnership with NAMLE, is excited to announce our annual Media Literacy contest for students and classrooms!
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Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) with NASED and NAMLE
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaWe are the National Association of State Election Directors and the National Association for Media Literacy Education, nonpartisan, nonprofit, professional organizations here to answer your questions about how media literacy can help you make sense of what you read/see/hear about elections. Ask us anything!
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Keeping It Real: Exploring Non-Traditional Avenues for Reporting Truth and Battling Misinformation
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaDuring the fall workshop, we’ll hear from several speakers who are using non-traditional platforms or approaches to disseminate important, high-quality news amidst a sea of misinformation.
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“Trust Me” Documentary Film Screening
Virtual Event Anywhere, Canada"Trust Me" Documentary film screening with 500 Mexican broadcast television executives, followed by all-woman expert panelists.
“Trust Me” Documentary Film Screening
Helena High School 1300 Billings Ave., Helena, MT, United States"Trust Me" Documentary film screening with Montana Public Employees, followed by filmmaker meet/greet and educator workshop
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Virtual Film Festival
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaDuring Media Literacy Week, Women Make Movies and the Media Education Foundation are excited to partner to bring you a selection of films that take a critical look at media images, messages, and the corporate systems that produce them. These films will be available to watch throughout the week. Register using the link below and […]
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Teachers Transform: Professional Development Program for New Mexico Teachers
New MexicoMedia Savvy Citizens is launching their Teachers Transform: Media Fluency Professional Development Program for New Mexico teachers. It is a 7-month PD for middle school teachers from four content disciplines to embed media literacy into the curriculum. Media Literacy Week is the official confirmation and launch of the program.
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2022 MLW Kickoff Event: What’s Next for the News: Imagining the Future of Journalism with the Next Generation
Twitter NYC 245 W. 17th Street, New York, NY, United StatesThis live event will feature a panel discussion with PBS NewsHour’s Hari Sreenivasan and breakout sessions with NAMLE and Twitter employees to explore how youth envision what comes next for news and journalism.
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Balance Your Brain
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaA webinar facilitated by Jessi McCarthy, Freedom Forum, First Amendment Educational Content Manager.
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Modern Communication Technologies as a “Time Machine”: The CRT Case
Utica UniversityDiscussion with Wilfredo Alvarez, Associate Professor of Communication Arts, about how media influences views of critical race theory.
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Teaching about Mis/Disinformation in Early Elementary Grades Using Constructivist Media Decoding
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaThis highly interactive presentation will demonstrate how inquiry-based, student-centered, curriculum-driven media analysis can engage even the youngest students in questions about what's true and what's not.
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Influence, Bias, & Democracy
Austin Public Library (Twin Oaks Branch) 1800 S 5th St., Austin, TX, United StatesInfluence, Bias, & Democracy is an hour-long presentation examining the notion of cognitive bias within the context of the basic communication model. We'll explore how modern media has fundamentally changed how we influence each other and how this can affect multicultural democracies.
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“15 Minutes of Shame” Film Screening @ Arizona State University
Arizona State University Tempe, AZ, United StatesArizona State University is hosting a screening and discussion of the film 15 Minutes of Shame, a timely and powerful documentary film that examines virtual public shaming in modern-day culture. For more information about attending this screening, please contact Dr. Kristy Roschke (carver@asu.edu).
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Documentary Screening: “Trust Me” (2020)
Denison Libraries and Department of Communication Granville, OH, United StatesThis event includes three parts: a screening of the documentary "Trust Me" (2020), a student and faculty respondent panel, and an audience question & answer segment.
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Outside the Frame: Teaching Media Literacy Through Film
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaKendra Hodgson of Women Make Movies and Alexandra Peterson of Media Education Foundation will show clips from the week’s available films and discuss how to incorporate documentaries into your classroom as vehicles to explore key media literacy concepts.
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Group Chat: Adolescent Wellbeing Online
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaIt’s no secret that teens are deeply immersed in online spaces - for better and for worse. How do their online activities impact their wellbeing? Emily Weinstein and Carrie James from Project Zero surveyed 3,500 teens to understand how youth today must navigate their digital lives. Next Gen Public Media Youth Fellows Faiza Ashar and […]
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Building Digital Citizenship Community
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaDigital citizenship learning doesn’t just happen in the classroom. It occurs at home, in conversations online, with friends, at the library and many other moments. in libraries, at playgrounds, with friends and in quiet, contemplative moments. How can the larger school community help students learn to be safe and positive digital citizens? This webinar will […]
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Making Space: How art and media literacy can reshape notions of disability and representation
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaThis panel conversation, with composer and performer Molly Joyce, artist Kyah Probst and media literacy expert Elizaveta Friesem, will explore how media, such as music, art, and other forms of self-expression, can support inclusion and identity-making, especially for those with disabilities. Molly and Kyah will showcase projects meaningful to them, and discuss their work and […]
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Fool Proof: Essential Strategies for Thriving in the Era of Fake News
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaWhat strategies, tools, and habits can we cultivate in order to withstand misinformation and fake news? Librarian Di Zhang shares his biggest lessons from nearly a decade of teaching information and media literacy and engaging with conspiracy theorists and trolls. Come for the tips and stay for the lively discussion! https://libguides.rtc.edu/medialiteracy REGISTER HERE
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“15 Minutes of Shame” Film Screening @ Brooklyn College
Brooklyn College 2900 Bedford Ave., Brooklyn, NY, United StatesBrooklyn College is hosting a screening and discussing of 15 Minutes of Shame, a timely and powerful documentary film that examines virtual public shaming in modern-day culture. For more information about attending this screening, please contact Michelle Ciulla Lipkin (mciullalipkin@namle.net).
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Spotting election misinformation and understanding motivations behind how and why it spreads
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaWe need to move beyond the unhelpful term “fake news” to more precisely identify the common types of misleading, inaccurate and false information that we are likely to encounter in the runup to the elections. We will discuss motivations behind different types of propagators of misinformation and learn fact-checking basics to feel more confident that […]
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