CML relaunches Q/TIPS
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]
Tag: "curriculum"
Happy TRAILS: Tool for Real-time Assessment of Information Literacy Skills
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
Media Detective Study Results
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 [...]
August 2010 M-Passioned Member: Kara Clayton
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 [...]
ITVS Community Classroom: Can You Own a Sound?
Can You Own a Sound? This provocative question is raised in a new resource from Community Classroom: Four lesson plans and film modules for Copyright Criminals, a dynamic documentary from Independent Lens that explores the origins of sampling culture in hip-hop music, copyright, creativity, and technological change. This curriculum is an invaluable tool for teachers [...]
MEAL: Media Education Arts and Literacy Curriculum
In 2003, the Alliance for a Media Literate America (AMLA) in partnership with Just Think, a leading media education organization in San Francisco, and the Michael Cohen Group received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to design, deliver and evaluate a model media arts education program for middle school students. This three-year project [...]
