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Monthly Update | March 2019

2019 NAMLE Awards Nominations are OPEN!

NAMLE is now accepting nominations for

awards to be given out at the 2019

Conference! Nominations can be made

in the following categories:

Elizabeth Thoman Service Award

Media Literacy Research Award

Media Literacy Teacher Award

Media Literate Media Award

To view the descriptions for each award

category and submit your nomination, visit

the NAMLE Conference website .

Early Bird Registration

Ends April 21!

Reduced early bird registration fees

will be available for those who

General Attendee: $295.00

K-12 Educator: $200.00

Student: $150.00

Media Literacy in the News

Women's Wear Daily:

Forty Years After "Killing Us Softly"

Women’s Wear Daily discusses media literacy activist Jean Kilbourne’s series of lectures, “Killing Us Softly,” investigates how advertising imagery has and has not changed over the past 40 years, and explores new research which links sexualized imagery in advertising to issues such as eating disorders, depression, and low self-esteem in women and girls. [ read more ]

Students Fact-Check the Internet

In a partnership between Poynter, the Stanford History Education Group, and the Local Media Association, MediaWise has launched the teen fact-checking network. The program is a key component of their initiative to help middle and high school students be smarter consumers of news and information online. As part of the network, 18 students across the country have helped fact-check the internet by creating videos that focus on how consumers can debunk misinformation online. [ read more ]

M-Passioned: Meet Our Members

Jessica Dennison

Library Media Teacher

Kettering Fairmont High School

"Media literacy is important to me because there is so much information given to us in many different ways. It is important to determine what is real vs. fake through each of the different ways. If we have the skills to be able to determine what is credible and accurate news then we can process and understand the information better. I am most excited about the conversations that stem from media literacy in general. Working with teens, they have many viewpoints and are argumentative enough to stand by their viewpoints. Healthy debates on what constitutes real versus fake news provides multiple learning opportunities in the classroom." [ read more ]

Calendar

European Media Literacy Week

Various Locations, UK

Mar 18-22

[ learn more ]

18th Annual Information

Literacy Summit

Palos Hills, IL

Apr 5

[ learn more ]

BEA 2019 Research Symposium:

Media Literacy: What NOW?

Las Vegas, NV

Apr 7

[ learn more ]

Media Education Conference

Salla, Finland

Apr 24-26

[ learn more ]

Media & Learning 2019:

Video in Higher Education

Stuk, Leuven, Belgium

June 5-6

[ learn more ]

2019 NAMLE Conference

Washington, D.C.

Jun 26-28

[ learn more ]

URI Summer Institute in

Digital Literacy

Providence, RI

Jul 14-19

[ learn more ]

AEJMC Conference

Toronto, Canada

Aug 7-10

[ learn more ]

Connected Learning

Summit 2019

University of California

Irvine, CA

Oct. 3-5

[ learn more ]

Do you have event or other organizational information you would like included in our Monthly Update? Email us with the subject "Update."

Next submission deadline:

Friday, April 5

Events & Opportunities

Apply: KQED Media Literacy

Educator Academy

Applications are now being accepted for the 2019-2020 KQED Media Literacy Educator Academy. This year-long program is a professional learning opportunity created for educators serving middle and high school students. You’ll learn and practice media literacy skills, while working toward PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification. The academy is open to San Francisco Bay Area educators serving grades 6-12. Application deadline: March 31

[ learn more ]

Workshop: Immersive Media and

Child Development

In June, the Joan Ganz Cooney Center and foundry10 are hosting the 2019 Interaction Design & Children Conference workshop Immersive Media Design and Children. The aim of this workshop is to bring together a community of researchers, designers, practitioners, and other experts who are interested in the responsible design of immersive media for children, while taking into account children’s developmental needs, equity, and inclusivity. Interested participants should submit a short position paper that includes their research or interest area, what they hope to get out of the workshop, and a brief personal bio. Submission deadline: Apr 5 [ learn more ]

How do we participate in democracy?

The Lepage Center for History in the Public Interest asks, “How do we participate in democracy?” as part of two-part un-panel discussion about the historical significance of political activism. The event will be held at Villanova University. Event date: Apr 9 [ learn more ]

CID Video Competition

The Center for Intercultural Dialogue announces its second annual video competition, open to students enrolled in any college or university in the spring of 2019. This year, students are asked to produce a video which answers the question, “How do social media influence intercultural dialogue?” The top award winner will receive a $200 prize. Submission deadline: May 31 [ learn more ]

URI: Summer Institute in Digital Literacy

Registration is now open for the Media Education Lab's 7th annual Summer Institute in Digital Literacy. This six-day institute is an intensive, 42-hour summer professional development program that focuses on how literacy is changing as a result of emerging media and technologies. For those seeking graduate credit, the institute is part of the Graduate Certificate in Digital Literacy. Jul 14-19

[ learn more ]

Augmented & Virtual Reality Bootcamp

Education Plus is offering a two-day bootcamp which provides educators the resources necessary to begin incorporating augmented and virtual reality into their classroom. The course includes in-depth tools and practical classroom application, the book Learning Transported , a MERGE Cube, and MERGE AR/VR goggles. The course is $499 and requires a 5th generation iPad or iPhone 6S or newer. Jul 15-16 [ learn more ]

Resources

Adam Ruins Everything

Back by popular demand! truTV has generously agreed to re-open access to five free episodes of their original television series, Adam Ruins Everything , and the use of the accompanying discussion guide to NAMLE members from March 1 through April 30! High school and post-secondary educators can request the streaming link or DVD here !

Lesson: PoliOptics In Presidential Campaign Announcements

Frank W. Baker has created a new lesson for students which examines the role of visuals in politics. The lesson, Location, Location, Location: Poli-optics In Presidential Campaign Announcements, includes a review of how past and present presidential candidates have used visuals to announce their candidacy, advice for students on reading the images, and a recommended reading list. [ learn more ]

"Media and Information Literacy: A Case for Combined Critical Pedagogy"

NAMLE Leadership Council members Natasha Casey and Spencer Brayton authored the chapter, "Media and Information Literacy: A Case for Combined Critical Pedagogy" in the book Credit-bearing Information Literacy Courses: Critical Approaches . The chapter discusses the sub-areas of critical information literacy and critical media literacy within the broader fields of information literacy and media literacy. Similar to appeals made by Marcus Leaning to combine media and information literacy, the chapter advocates for a combined pedagogical approach to information and media literacy. Read the chapter here or purchase the full book here .

New Book Line: World Citizen Comics

First Second Books, Macmillan’s graphic novel imprint, is launching World Citizen Comics, a line of nonfiction graphic works focused on civic involvement and media literacy. The line of graphic nonfiction comics is aimed at different ages and designed to provide a foundation in civics. The titles are focused on the constitution and U.S. media but will have global scope. [ learn more ]

News and Media Literacy Toolkit

The Media Literacy Council and Common Sense Education collaborated to create a toolkit targeted at students ages 13 to 18 that provides educators with the resources to teach students the core skills they need to think critically about today's media. The toolkit includes the sections Introduction to Fake News, Retouching Reality, and Fact vs. Opinion. [ learn more ]