Gadwell’s Tipping Point This week I facilitated a compelling discussion among my undergraduate pre-service teachers about the public purposes of education and schooling in the United States. I framed the discussion using the ideas from Malcolm Gladwell’s The Tipping Point as
A Teacher’s Guide to Media Literacy
Two of my favorite media literacy educators are NAMLE founding member Cyndy Scheibe and NAMLE founding president Faith Rogow. They have just co-authored a much-needed textbook for teachers: The Teacher’s Guide to Media Literacy: Critical Thinking in a Multimedia World (Corwin
NAMLE 2011 Conference Highlights
More than 350 media literacy educators (teachers, professors, journalists, film makers, non-profit execs, activists) convened in Philly this past weekend for NAMLE 2011 Conference: “Global Visions, Local Connections: Voices in Media Literacy Education.” The City of Brotherly Love was a
The Fantastic Four Lands in Philly this Month!
The 6th national conference and 10th anniversary celebration of the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) will be held July 22-25th in Philadelphia. It’s a PD event not to be missed. For the sake of full disclosure, it’s important
Can’t Afford to Come to NAMLE?
As the NAMLE 2011 Conference Program Chair, I truly hope all of you P-12 teachers, community leaders and media makers will consider attending the full conference in Philly July 22-25th (Friday through Monday). But I realize in this economy, that