Inspired by Canada’s Media Literacy Week, the annual U.S. Media Literacy Week is hosted by the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE). The mission is to highlight the power of media literacy education and its essential role in education all across the country. U.S. Media Literacy Week calls attention to media literacy education by bringing together hundreds of partners for events and activities around the country.
The theme for U.S. Media Literacy Week celebrates one of the five components of media literacy’s definition each day of Media Literacy Week: Access, Analyze, Evaluate, Create, and Act. Check out this link for a full breakdown of each component and additional resources, lessons, and activities.
The host of U.S. Media Literacy Week is the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), the leading national non-profit membership organization dedicated to advancing media literacy education in the United States. Visit this page to learn more about NAMLE.
Sponsorship is an invaluable part of U.S. Media Literacy Week. Sponsors support the advancement of media literacy education by providing funding that supports the infrastructure necessary to host Media Literacy Week events and provide the online content necessary to support participation by individuals and organizations across the United States.
Are you new to U.S. Media Literacy Week? Welcome! You probably have a lot of unanswered questions about Media Literacy Week or just media literacy in general. Be sure to check out our FAQ for helpful information about those topics.
Whether you are an individual teacher, an employee at an organization, or a researcher, you can get involved with U.S. Media Literacy Week. It’s up to you to decide what, when, where, and how you want to execute your Media Literacy Week plans, but NAMLE has put together different ways you can participate if you need help getting started. And you can learn more about how you can support media literacy education by sponsoring Media Literacy Week.
