The Last Survivor is a documentary that follows the survivors of four different genocides and mass atrocities–The Holocaust, Rwanda, Darfur, and Congo–asking each of us to learn from the mistakes of the past in order to inform how we, as an international community, respond to similar issues today. Big Picture Instructional Design (www.bigpictureinstructional.com) and Righteous Pictures (www.righteouspictures.com) collaborated [...]
Arlington, VA—Today’s students are surrounded by so many different sources of information and media, that it can overwhelming. As part of its ongoing efforts to promote student journalism and civic engagement, PBS NewsHour Extra is pleased to announce its newly updated media literacy curriculum. The curriculum is designed to help students critically evaluate media and [...]
The Center for Media Literacy relaunched its comprehensive website and introduced new educational resources contained in the CML MediaLit Kit™ based on its research-based framework Quesions/TIPS (Q/TIPS). [learn more]
Kent State University Libraries now offers TRAILS (Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills) grade level assessments and updates for grades 3, 6, 9 and 12. Get a snapshot of students’ overall understanding of information literacy and measure their progress. Free download: trails-9.org
Findings from a study published in last month’s PEDIATRICS (The Official Journal of the American Academy of Pedatrics) suggests that Media Detective (a 10-lesson elementary school substance use prevention program) may serve as both a universal and a targeted prevention program that has potential for assisting elementary school children in making healthier, more informed decisions [...]
1) What do you do? I am about to start my 16th year of teaching Media Studies classes at Thurston High School, which is located in the South Redford School District of Southeast Michigan. Long story, short: I created a popular media program that includes courses in media literacy, an introductory media production class, and [...]
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