Previewing the 16th Northeast Media Literacy Conference

On January 13 – 14, 2023, the media literacy community will gather for NMLC23, the 16th Annual Northeast Media Literacy Conference! This online conference is organized around the theme of RESISTING THE FRAME. Join us for a webinar where we share our planning process for this conference and preview some of the unique features of this special event. Conference organizers Michelle Ciccone and Iglika Ivanova will describe their plans for the conference and lead a discussion on how the unique features of the program support an ongoing, multidisciplinary, and global learning community.

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Diversity in the Newsroom: Building an Equitable Press

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.

Getting Involved with the Teaching for Democracy Alliance

TFDA is a national alliance composed of 19 national nonpartisan organizations that was formed in 2016 as a collective voice to encourage democratic learning and to better equip K-12 teachers and administrators to bring practical democracy lessons to their students. Please 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.

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LIVE Educator Resource Review: Creative Ways To Incorporate Media Literacy In Your Classroom

The goal of the Cyber Citizenship Initiative (CCI) is to support educators seeking to build students’ resilience against the new challenges and threats of the digital world through an online portal consisting of a repository of vetted resources from across the internet. In this one-hour session, a panel of five educators will conduct a LIVE resource review of games and activities on the CCI site. Attendees will learn creative ideas of how they can use resources on the CCI site in their classroom.

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