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.
Host a “Trust Me” virtual watch party at your home, school, library, or with your employee resource group! The Walter Cronkite Excellence in Journalism awarded film brings awareness to people’s need for media literacy to foster peace, hope, resilience, trust, lessen polarization, and preserve democracy. It features stories from around the globe filmed by Oscar-nominated Roko Belic and experts like Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker, Poynter’s Aaron Sharockman, Pulitzer Prized Journalist Jeffrey Gettleman, and Black Girl Film Camp’s Jimmeka Anderson.
Join the UW’s Center for an Informed Public and WSU’s Edward R. Murrow College of Communication from your classroom as we learn how to navigate complex information environments and make informed decisions about what to believe online.
How will MisinfoDay In Your Classroom work this year?
1. MisinfoDay In Your Classroom Resource Walkthrough, October 7 from 6–7 p.m. PT. In this virtual event co-hosted with Teachers for an Informed Public, MisinfoDay program manager Liz Crouse will review the MisinfoDay Resource Library and walk you through “What’s Your Frame? How We Make Sense of Uncertain Situations,” a new lesson created by CIP co-founder Kate Starbird that helps students understand how people can look at the same set of facts and come to different conclusions – about the existence of aliens, the legitimacy of elections, and everything in between. (Clock hours offered for WA educators!)
2. Access misinformation-themed escape room materials to play online or in person at lokisloop.org.
3. Use one of the lessons or escape room with your students during U.S. Media Literacy Week. We’ll provide access for educators to a MisinfoDay padlet where you can share photos and takeaways from your class and make connections across classrooms.
Listen to the first episode of Literacies! In this four-part series, we’re talking to experts about why media, data, information, and financial literacies are critical skill sets for modern life. We’ll give you a quick dive into what it means, how it impacts you, and things you can do to skill up.
The first episode launching October 22, 2024 features a conversation between host Katherine Hicks, Dr. Muira McCammon, and Media Services librarian lisa Hooper. They talk about Media Literacy and, more specifically the concept of platform power, exploring what it is, what it means for you, and ways you can regain agency.