Use media literacy to reach all students! This book starts by asking, "What does it mean to be literate in today's world, and how can those literacy skills be developed?" The authors answer those questions by providing concrete, innovative ways to integrate media literacy across the curriculum and teach students to be independent, skilled, and reflective thinkers. Through dozens of suggested activities, teaching strategies, lessons, and a companion Website, the authors’ unique vision allows schools to: Integrate media literacy into teaching at all grade levels and core content areas Address key education standards Teach 21st-century skills and higher-order critical thinking Engage students by bridging schoolwork with their lives outside the classroom
The authors provide concrete, innovative ways to integrate media literacy across the curriculum. A companion website provides tools for analyzing all kinds of media.
The Teacher's Guide to Media Literacy
This book provides concrete, innovative ways to integrate media literacy across the curriculum and teach students to be independent, skilled, and reflective thinkers.
Discover insights and strategies specific to reaching children ages 5-12 in this guide from a nationally-acclaimed media literacy program.
Foreword -- Introduction -- Towards critical digital et media literacies -- Ideology et the politics of representation -- Putting theory into practice -- Preparing educators to teach critical media literacy -- Environmental justice is ...
Inside, readers will find a wealth of intelligently crafted, ready-to-use lesson plans and activities designed to help promote critical thinking skills for K-12 students, making this a perfect teaching resource for school and public ...
Patricia Hill Collins ( 2000 ) asserts , “ an increasingly important dimension of why hegemonic ideologies concerning race , class , gender , sexuality , and nation remain so deeply entrenched lies , in part , in the growing ...
This comprehensive guide explains the theoretical foundations for CMD and offers dozens of real-life examples of its implementation and its powerful impact on students and teachers.
"The average 8-18 year-old spends over 10 hours a day consuming media.
Presents a philosophical look at why classrooms must change in the information age and discusses the part that technology, specifically the Internet, plays in this revolution.