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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Outside the Frame: Teaching Media Literacy Through Film

To complement the Media Literacy Week Film Festival, Kendra 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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North Carolina’s Who’s Who In Media Lit: A Meet and Greet

Join the North Carolina Media Literacy Alliance on Thursday, October 27th from 7:00pm to 8:00pm EST for an open-house style meet n’ greet. As an emerging advocacy group, our mission is to advance media literacy awareness within the state of North Carolina by providing opportunities for networking, collaboration, and education. Moderated 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! You’ll hear about selected initiatives and groups happening in the state as well as have the chance to share your ideas and network.

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Free online Python class for librarians and teens

Blissful Coding Club provides after school enrichment STEM classes to students in grades 2-12. We provide free virtual classes in Python, App Development, Cybersecurity, etc. At 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.

Published in ALA’s book, Power Lines: Connecting with Teens in Urban Communities Through Media Literacy, we are highlighted as a top teen media literacy program in urban libraries.

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