“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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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.
Free
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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.
Free
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 Read More
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 Read More
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Truth, Reason and Critical Thinking: Resources for Integrating Media Analysis for Grades 5-12
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaProject Look Sharp’s Director of Curriculum and Staff Development, Chris Sperry, will give an overview of free resources – including hundreds of lessons – for teaching about sourcing, accuracy and bias in media messages.
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Banned in the USA: The Growing Movement to Censor Books in Schools
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaJoin this conversation with PEN America, where they will highlight their recent report Banned in the USA: The Growing Movement to Censor Books in Schools.This report on book bans offers the first comprehensive look at the bans throughout the 2021-22 school year. Read More
Parent Resources for Digital Safety
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaWe know that youth are increasingly impacted by and targeted via online media. Join us for a presentation and discussion, led by RTC’s Associate Dean of Student Engagement & Retention and parent Wade Parrott III, on how parents can model and ensure Read More
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Tackling Mental Health with Digital Literacy
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaAt the end of 2021, the US Surgeon General declared a youth mental health crisis across the US. While the scope of the issue is enormous and lacking a single root cause, digital literacy can be a tool in our nation's toolbox Read More
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Getting Involved with the Teaching for Democracy Alliance
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaPlease join us for an information session to learn more about TFDA's work, high-quality resources available for teachers and school leaders, and learning opportunities.
Free
Illinois Media Literacy Coalition
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaMonthly meeting of the Illinois media literacy coalition discussion on advancing media literacy in the state. This event is free and open to the public. JOIN THIS MEETING
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Film Screening and Discussion – The War of the Worlds (1953)
Renton Technical College Library 3000 NE 4th St. Building C (Second Floor), Renton, WA, United StatesJoin us to relive the infamous night in 1938 when Orson Welles narrated scenes from H.G. Wells’ novel The War of the Worlds over the radio, resulting in panic from American listeners who thought a Martian invasian was happening. We then screen Read More
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LIVE Educator Resource Review: Creative Ways To Incorporate Media Literacy In Your Classroom
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaIn this one-hour session, a panel of five educators will conduct a LIVE resource review of games and activities on the CCI site.
Free
Big Lies You Were Told Growing Up: An evening with author Mark Kulansky and educators from across the globe
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaCome 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 Read More
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Building Toward Digital Well-being for Children
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaJoin 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 Read More
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Media Literacy and the Civic Mission of Schools
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaCome 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.
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North Carolina’s Who’s Who In Media Lit: A Meet and Greet
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaModerated 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!
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