Media literacy is the key to nurturing informed, discerning, and empowered students. Join us for a discussion designed to explore big questions about media literacy and education in our podcast “Minds Over Media” that features 10 of the leading researchers and practitioners in the field. Topics of the podcasts include stereotypes, balancing media consumption, diversity, equity, and inclusion in media, and civic media. Learn more about professional development opportunities for teachers and discover practical strategies for integrating content into your curriculum, fostering analytical thinking, and empowering students to navigate the complex landscape of media with confidence.
Kids are growing up in a media-rich world surrounded by changing technology and with digital devices at their fingertips. PBS KIDS strives to help kids safely navigate these experiences by creating engaging, educational content that supports foundational media literacy skills — providing the tools kids need to think critically and imaginatively about media and its messages, and encouraging them to be responsible media creators. In this panel, children’s media producers and PBS KIDS colleagues will discuss the strategies being used to foster media literacy skills for young learners and ways they are incorporating media literacy education into PBS KIDS content.
Are 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 be registered for this event.
Join us virtually for a day of short, rapid-fire showcases featuring resources from our members, partners, and sponsors that you can bring into your classroom during U.S. Media Literacy Week, October 21-25, 2024. All showcases will offer practical information from educators on how to incorporate the resource into your classroom and curriculum. Check out the full schedule here and check out the resource descriptions for more information about each. Showcases will run continuously throughout each window, so feel free to pop in at your convenience to learn more!
Today’s educators are often excited about teaching media literacy with their students, but often don’t have the time to find media examples for decoding or ways to build media decoding into their already full curriculum. This highly interactive webinar will showcase Project Look Sharp’s free resources for educators – including more than 850 free media literacy lessons that use an inquiry-based, curriculum-driven, student-centered approach to building critical thinking and analysis skills from kindergarten through college. Teachers and librarians will come away with both the materials and PD resources to integrate media literacy immediately into their work with students, and to share with their administrators and colleagues.
When you register as a 2023 U.S. Media Literacy Week participant here, you’ll automatically be registered for this event.