Come see what Project Literacy Among Youth (PLAY) has to offer educators, parents, and kids. You are never too old or too young to become media literate or foster media literacy in others.
Nearly half of the adult U.S. population is health illiterate. Media literacy is key to understanding health information and preventing "information obesity."
If you can access, analyze, evaluate, produce, communicate, and act upon a variety of media forms, you have the critical habits of mind and skills of inquiry needed to be successful in the 21st century.
Teachers who implement methods that are inquiry-based, technologically-proficient, and grounded in critical thinking provide students with the habits of mind and skills needed to successfully navigate life beyond school.
Children are consuming screen-based information upwards of 9 hours a day. Find out how you can make the most of screen time and foster the best age-appropriate learning.
Journal of Media Literacy Education 4:3 now available I just released my second issue as co-editor of the Journal of Media Literacy Education (JMLE), the flagship journal of the National Association for Media Literacy Education (for which I serve as 1st
The 2013 National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) Conference will be held July 12-13 in Torrance, CA. The theme is “Intersections: Teaching and Learning Across Media.”Disruption is a watchword for the time we live in: competing social networking platforms, ever-shifting working styles,
[download pdf handout] Teachers: As you hit the ground running in September, you are focused on students and getting through daily tasks. District professional development offerings are rarely tailored to the specific needs of individual teachers. Here are five small
What does it mean to be healthy? In researching and writing my second book (Health Teens, Healthy Schools: How Media Literacy Can Save Education in the United States) I explore the intersection of media literacy, health literacy and civic engagement among adolescent
I originally wrote this piece for the members of the National Association for Media Literacy Education, but I think it is worth reposting here at PLAY. ©Andres Rodriguez | Dreamstime.com Last week 12 theater-goers were senselessly shot and killed and