Press Release Winners of the Courageous Persuaders Video Competition
COURAGEOUS PERSUADERS AWARDS CELEBRATION RECOGNIZES HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-PRODUCED ANTI-UNDERAGE DRINKING COMMERCIALS
STUDENTS RECEIVED WITH OVER $18,000 IN SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
Category: Media Literacy Ed Community News
National Literacy Action Week
National Literacy Action Week (NLAW) will take place January 28th-February 3rd, 2013.
During this week, campus literacy programs nationwide join together to raise awareness about literacy and create change on their campuses and in their communities.
If you’re attending, consider reporting back to NAMLE on the roll of media literacy in the conference. If you are presenting on media literacy at this conference, please let us know.
ML advocate Considine retires
Tribute by Theresa Redmond After more than thirty years advocating for and advancing the state of media literacy education in the United States, Dr. David Considine, professor at Appalachian State University and creator and coordinator of the Graduate Program in Media Literacy, retired this year (2012). For some at Appalachian, this year may seem like [...]
Checkov for Children: Documentary Screening & Discussion November 17 in Brooklyn
Chekov for Children, screening in Brooklyn on November 17th followed by a Q&A with the director, explores a 1970s approach to engaging public school students with classic texts through mixed media production and interaction with audiences, people, and themes beyond the traditional realm of schools. Today, one might call this an example of embedded, project-based media literacy education.
Webinar: Privacy Matters
On Wednesday, November 7th at 7:00 PM Eastern / 4:00 PM Pacific, NAMLE hosts a webinar in honor of Canada’s Media Literacy Week. We are proud to collaborate with Media Smarts for this bi-national, online chat about online privacy. Click here to attend. Please make sure your computer has the latest version of Flash Player. Matthew Johnson from [...]
Courageous Persuaders High School Video Competition
High School students in grades 9-12 have the opportunity to create a 30-second commercial to warn middle school students about the dangers of underage drinking. Emphasis is placed on concept and this message, not on video production values. The winners are awarded scholarships for their creativity and effectiveness, and these awards are presented at the annual Courageous Persuaders Awards Celebration, planned for May each year (held in Michigan).
