Newsrooms have increased their diversity efforts in recent years, still, there is a lot of room for improvement. As part of Media Literacy Week, join us for a panel discussion featuring journalists and leaders in the field talking about the challenging path of amplifying voices and perspectives of communities that have been historically underrepresented in media.
Monthly meeting of the Illinois media literacy coalition discussion on advancing media literacy in the state. This event is free and open to the public.
Media literacy is a central part of civics instruction, but integrating the two topics is no easy task. Addressing issues of equity and social justice can feel even more complicated, especially as challenges to teaching civics and media literacy increase. 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. Panelists, including teachers and civics experts, will share their insights and strategies and engage participants in discussion. This session, designed for teachers, is jointly presented by NAMLE and Education Development Center, Inc.
Our country and constitutional democracy can only thrive when schools prepare the next generation to be literate and independent consumers and producers of news and media. That mission can only be achieved when schools first reflect a broader civic mission. For decades, that mission has been underresourced in terms of both funding and time on topic. The bipartisan Civics Secures Democracy Act offers an opportunity to invest a billion dollars a year for the next five years in civics and U.S. history, explicitly calling out functions of media literacy. 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.