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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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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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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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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 Read More
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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 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
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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
The Walrus Talks at Home: Digital Citizenship
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaWith 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 Read More
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Representations of Teachers in the Media across time and space
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.
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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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Free online Python class for librarians and teens
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaAt 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.
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3rd Annual Media Literacy Week Film Festival
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 Read More
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Media Literacy, AI & Journalism: the Challenges and Opportunities
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL), Event Center 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY, United StatesArtificial 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 Read More
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Media Literacy Resource Showcase
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaAre you unsure how to incorporate media literacy education into your classroom for Media Literacy Week? Are you looking for something new? This event is for you! Register for free as a 2024 U.S. Media Literacy Week participant, and you will automatically Read More
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2024 NAMLE Media Literacy Awards Ceremony
Virtual Event Anywhere, CanadaEach year, NAMLE strives to honor those individuals and organizations who have exhibited impactful service, practice, or efforts that have greatly impacted the media literacy community and beyond. Join us in honoring those who have nominated and chosen as 2024 recipients of Read More
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