Thomson Reuters Media Literacy Contest
Host by: Thomson Reuters, in partnership with NAMLE
Submission deadline: October 1, 2022
Description: We invite students to submit a video entry for consideration that answers the question, “How do you use media literacy skills when creating and sharing media?”
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 24
Kickoff Event
Hosts: TBD
Time: TBD
Description: More information coming soon!
Teaching about Mis/Disinformation in Early Elementary Grades Using Constructivist Media Decoding
Host: Project Look Sharp
Time: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. ET
Description: How can we introduce in grades K-3 the type of deep questioning and critical thinking skills necessary for all students to evaluate the media messages they see, read and hear in today’s world? Highlighting dozens of free lessons from Project Look Sharp that use the kinds of media children already have in their lives (food packages, movies, YouTube videos, etc.), this highly interactive presentation will demonstrate how inquiry-based, student-centered, curriculum-driven media analysis can engage even the youngest students in questions about what’s true and what’s not.
Outside the Frame: Teaching Media Literacy Through Film
Host: Women Make Movies, Media Education Foundation
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. ET
Description: To complement the Media Literacy Week Film Festival, Kendra Hodgson of Women Make Movies and Alexandra Peterson of Media Education Foundation will show clips from the week’s available films and discuss how to incorporate documentaries into your classroom as vehicles to explore key media literacy concepts.
Media Literacy Film Festival
Hosts: Media Education Foundation, Women Make Movies
Time: All-day access
Description: During Media Literacy Week, Women Make Movies and the Media Education Foundation are excited to partner to bring you a selection of films that take a critical look at media images, messages, and the corporate systems that produce them. These films will be available to watch October 24 – October 28, 2022. Registration details coming soon!
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25
Truth, Reason and Critical Thinking: Resources for Integrating Media Analysis for Grades 5-12
Host: Project Look Sharp
Time: 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. ET
Description: Project Look Sharp’s Director of Curriculum and Staff Development, Chris Sperry, will give an overview of free resources – including over 560 lessons – for integrating inquiry-based, student-centered, curriculum-driven media analysis for grades 5-12. We will explore resources for teaching core content and standards in science, social studies, ELA, math, and other subjects through Constructivist Media Decoding. Appropriate for media literacy beginners, experts, and PD providers.
Media Literacy Film Festival
Hosts: Media Education Foundation, Women Make Movies
Time: All-day access
Description: During Media Literacy Week, Women Make Movies and the Media Education Foundation are excited to partner to bring you a selection of films that take a critical look at media images, messages, and the corporate systems that produce them. These films will be available to watch October 24 – October 28, 2022. Registration details coming soon!
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26
Getting Involved with the Teaching for Democracy Alliance
Host: Teaching for Democracy Alliance
Time: 1:00 – 1:30 p.m. ET
Description: Teaching for Democracy Alliance (TFDA) is a national alliance composed of 19 national nonpartisan organizations that was formed in 2016 as a collective voice to encourage democratic learning and to better equip K-12 teachers and administrators to bring practical democracy lessons to their students. Please join us for an information session to learn more about TFDA’s work, high-quality resources available for teachers and school leaders, and learning opportunities.
LIVE Educator Resource Review: Creative Ways To Incorporate Media Literacy In Your Classroom
Hosts: Jimmeka Anderson, Mikayla Brown
Time: 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. ET
Description: The goal of the Cyber Citizenship Initiative (CCI) is to support educators seeking to build students’ resilience against the new challenges and threats of the digital world through an online portal consisting of a repository of vetted resources from across the internet. In this one-hour session, a panel of five educators will conduct a LIVE resource review of games and activities on the CCI site. Attendees will learn creative ideas of how they can use resources on the CCI site in their classroom.
Media Literacy Film Festival
Hosts: Media Education Foundation, Women Make Movies
Time: All-day access
Description: During Media Literacy Week, Women Make Movies and the Media Education Foundation are excited to partner to bring you a selection of films that take a critical look at media images, messages, and the corporate systems that produce them. These films will be available to watch October 24 – October 28, 2022. Registration details coming soon!
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27
Media Literacy and the Civic Mission of Schools
Hosts: iCivics/CivXNow, Media Literacy Now, News Literacy Project
Time: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. ET
Description: Our country and constitutional democracy can only thrive when schools prepare the next generation to be literate and independent consumers and producers of news and media. That mission can only be achieved when schools first reflect a broader civic mission. For decades, that mission has been underresourced in terms of both funding and time on the topic. The bipartisan Civics Secures Democracy Act offers an opportunity to invest a billion dollars a year for the next five years in civics and U.S. history, explicitly calling out functions of media literacy. Come learn about how the media literacy community serves as a linchpin to getting this bill to the finish line and reclaiming the civic mission of schools.
Media Literacy Packs Power in Civics
Hosts: Supporting Readiness through Vital Civic Empowerment (SRVCE)
Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
Description: Media literacy is a central part of civics instruction, but integrating the two topics is no easy task. Addressing issues of equity and social justice can feel even more complicated, especially as challenges to teaching civics and media literacy increase. Join us to explore how media literacy underpins civics, learn about resources to support educators, and hear about our experience developing a new civics curriculum that harnesses and builds these essential media literacy skills. Panelists, including teachers and civics experts, will share their insights and strategies and engage participants in discussion. This session, designed for teachers, is jointly presented by NAMLE and Education Development Center, Inc.
Media Literacy Film Festival
Hosts: Media Education Foundation, Women Make Movies
Time: All-day access
Description: During Media Literacy Week, Women Make Movies and the Media Education Foundation are excited to partner to bring you a selection of films that take a critical look at media images, messages, and the corporate systems that produce them. These films will be available to watch October 24 – October 28, 2022. Registration details coming soon!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28
Media Literacy Film Festival
Hosts: Media Education Foundation, Women Make Movies
Time: All-day access
Description: During Media Literacy Week, Women Make Movies and the Media Education Foundation are excited to partner to bring you a selection of films that take a critical look at media images, messages, and the corporate systems that produce them. These films will be available to watch October 24 – October 28, 2022. Registration details coming soon!
Closing Event
Hosts: TBD
Description: More information coming soon!