With our digital engagement higher than ever, this is the time to reflect on our online behaviours and assess who has agency across the online landscape. As our relationship with technology and our online relationships with each other continue to evolve, how can we individually and collectively make the digital world better? The Walrus Talks […]
Come meet author Mark Kurlansky, author of "Big Lies: From Socrates to Plato," and educators from across the globe and share your thoughts on big lies from history! "Educator Voice" is not your typical webinar. First, it's a live Zoom conversation where teachers (a.k.a. the experts!) are also the guests alongside well, our guest! It's […]
The 2022 midterm election is just around the corner. As the General Election draws closer, inaccurate information about elections is increasing. Join PBS Student Reporting Labs reporter Sonal Prakash interviewing the Executive Director of the National Association of State Election Directors, Amy Cohen, on how false information can impact elections, and what young voters can […]
Join Children’s Media Association, the LEGO Group, Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and NAMLE for an interactive virtual session where we will investigate the questions: what is children's digital well-being? why is it important? and how can we all build towards it? We’ll share new research and plans from the Responsible Innovation in […]
"Trust Me" Documentary Screening followed by expert and academic panel discussion surrounding threats to democracy and solutions including media literacy.
In this presentation, media literacy educators/scholars, Dr. Stephanie Flores-Koulish and Sr. Rose Pacatte will examine various depictions of teacher depictions in the media, past and present using the critical lenses of media literacy education, and discuss the implications of such depictions on the profession and especially the impact on this female-dominated profession.
What do young people really think about what they’re seeing online? Monica Anderson (Pew Research Center) and Joan Mukogosi (Data & Society) chat with Next Gen Public Media Youth Fellows Gabby Rodriguez and Audrey Gage about the platforms they use, how they find community online, and where they get their news. REGISTER HERE
This webinar focuses on propaganda and the intersection of visual, media and news literacy skills essential to navigate the virtual environment for the upcoming election.
Bring your wonder and imagination as we embark on a media literacy education journey! Unsure about the role of media literacy in early learning? Let’s unpack your questions together. Join PBS KIDS and Dr. Faith Rogow, early childhood media literacy expert and author of Media Literacy for Young Children: Teaching Beyond the Screen Time Debates, […]
Come learn about how the media literacy community serves as a linchpin to getting this bill to the finish line and reclaiming the civic mission of schools.
Join us to explore how media literacy underpins civics, learn about resources to support educators, and hear about our experience developing a new civics curriculum that harnesses and builds these essential media literacy skills.
Moderated by Media Literacy Now North Carolina’s Chapter lead, we’ll gather to create energy, inspiration, and action for growing media literacy in the state!
Ithaca College is hosting a screening and discussion of 15 Minutes of Shame, a timely and powerful documentary film that examines public shaming in modern-day culture. For more information about attending this screening, please contact Cathy Michael at cmichael@ithaca.edu.
Join NCTE during Media Literacy Week for a timely conversation on reading, writing, and raising voices. NCTE member-leader and civics guide author Nicole Mirra discusses the new guide, media literacy, and civics in ELA education. This event is free and open to the public. REGISTER HERE
NAMLE will close out the 2022 U.S. Media Literacy Week at the Thomson Reuters offices in Eagan, MN. Joined by over 100 students, this closing session will feature a Q&A with Reuters journalist Sofía Paredes, a presentation by Brittani Kollar from MediaWise, and a closing workshop with NAMLE. This event is not open to the […]
Our focus is on the ACT facet of media literacy. We all want to be #VoteReady - what are some tools and resources we can use to get there? Thank you to our community partners: the League of Women Voters, KCUR, and RevEdKC! MORE INFORMATION
On January 13 - 14, 2023, the media literacy community will gather for NMLC23, the 16th Annual Northeast Media Literacy Conference! This online conference is organized around the theme of RESISTING THE FRAME. Join us for a webinar where we share our planning process for this conference and preview some of the unique features of […]
At this event, we will give a sample lesson of our beginner Python class that librarians can follow and take it back to their students in teen departments.
Thomson Reuters, in partnership with NAMLE, is excited to announce our annual Media Literacy contest for students and classrooms! ChatGPT and artificial intelligence are changing the way we communicate and how we see the world. These new technologies complicate everything from how we know what’s true to what we consider authentic art or creation. While […]
Register for this free workshop open to K-12 educators here. You’ve been working on integrating media making, analysis and evaluation into your teaching, and KQED and PBS want to reward you! In this workshop, you’ll learn how to become a PBS Certified Media Literacy Educator as part of your existing teaching practice.
Media Literacy Week – Virtual Film Festival co-presented by Women Make Movies & the Media Education Foundation October 23-27, 2023 Women Make Movies and the Media Education Foundation are partnering to bring you a selection of films that take a critical look at media images, messages, and the corporate systems that produce them. The festival will include […]
Allyed and Shifting Schools are hosting a special three part mini series to help educators sustain the conversation and continue their learning. Starting on Monday of Media Literacy Week, and the following Mondays for those three weeks, a new episode drops!
Marietta College has planned the following events for students (click on each day to learn more): Monday: Media Literacy Week ACCESS — Students can learn more about media literacy and take away resources on accessing relevant information at an info table event. Tuesday: Media Literacy Week ANALYZE — A Pizza and Info Luncheon will feature […]
Learn tools and techniques to thrive in a highly mediated, digital, and saturated world—especially as a presidential election season nears. We’ll discuss how political messaging works to impact us for better or worse, how journalism and other forms of media shape our understanding of elections and important civic issues, and how we can equip ourselves […]
This session for educators will focus on key strategies, questions, and inquiry activities for helping students dig deep into media messages. It will be live-streamed here.
Please join the Paul Meek Library at the University of Tennessee at Martin to celebrate Media Literacy Week with a special film screening of "Theaters of War: How the Pentagon and the CIA took Hollywood." The film looks at the influence of the US military on and behind the screen and will be following by […]
Artificial Intelligence has led journalists to question how they’ll report. While the benefits of AI include simplifying complex topics and assisting with questions for interviews, many find it can’t always be trusted. At this event presented in partnership with the Center for Communication, experts in the field from SmartNews, The Information, The Center for Public Integrity, Vanity Fair and more discuss […]
Earlier this year, Boston Children's Digital Wellness Lab & Roblox partnered together to conduct a study into what policy, education, and technological innovations would be necessary to facilitate a civil online world for young people. The study convened over 100 experts from around the globe into the Civility Working Group to develop a set of […]
Join NAMLE and SRVCE for a virtual workshop that explores media literacy in the context of political messaging. We’ll learn about how journalists cover elections, ways that political advertising seeks to persuade us, and tools for decoding media messages. When you register as a 2023 U.S. Media Literacy Week participant here, you’ll automatically be registered for […]
When a friend or loved one shares a viral hoax, fabricated photo or conspiracy theory, how do you respond? With the holiday season and a presidential election ahead of us, we can expect to encounter rumors and falsehoods along with heated debate. We each have an opportunity within our networks of influence to build understanding […]