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October 2018
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Michelle Ciulla Lipkin
NAMLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Erin Reilly, President
David Kleeman
Vice President
Tony Streit
Treasurer
Joanne Parsont
Secretary
Sherri Hope Culver
Past President
Kristi Avram
Steve Hargadon
Alicia Haywood
Tori Horton
Gonca Latif- Schmitt
Cynthia Lieberman
Lynette Owens
Daniel Rhone
Nicole Starr
DC Vito
Rachell Arteaga
Caitlin Barry
Natasha Casey
Laurie Chin Sayres
Belinha S. De Abreu
Max Foehringer
Elizaveta Friesem
Yonty Friesem
Kelsey Greene
Emily Keating
David Magolis
David Cooper Moore
Pamela L. Morris
Tina L. Peterson
Donnell Probst
Theresa Redmond
Rebecca Reynolds
Benjamin Thevenin
Jaclyn Siegel
Julie Smith
Evelien Schilder
Emily Bailin Wells
Jiwon Yoon
NAMLE STUDENT LEADERSHIP COUNCIL
Catherine Burgess
Nneka Gigi
BULLETIN EDITOR
Nirvana Guzman
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November 19, 2018
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Core Principles of Media Literacy Education
The purpose of media literacy education is to develop the habits of inquiry and skills of expression needed by critical thinkers, effective communicators, and active citizens in today's world.
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Spotlight on Media Literacy Week Supporters!
This year, NAMLE introduced a new level of participation, Media Literacy Week Supporter. Meet NAMLE's new Media Literacy Week Supporters: Owl Factor, Newsgaurd and Temple University: Klein College of Media and Communication. Each of these Supporters has tools and resources to help you with your media literacy needs. Check each supporter's profile and their unique recent projects here.
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November 5 - 9
There are still a few seats left in
Newseum's
"Real Media Literacy for a Fake News World"
workshop for educators on Saturday, Nov. 3. This the first of two free professional development workshops, made possible through a generous grant from Wells Fargo. Each workshop includes breakfast, lunch, classroom materials, an archivist session and six hours of professional development. Attendees will explore the complexities of how information is created, spread and consumed. Register and get additional details
here
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Slam My Story
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veryone has a story. What's your's? Montclair Film Festival is hosting the Slam My Story event on December 9th. The December theme will be: That was awkward! Life is filled with awkward moments. Come share your story LIVE and on their new PODCAST series! To find out more information please click here.
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How Can We Get More Young People to Vote? New Above the Noise Episode
The new episode of Above the Noise by KQED Learn discusses how to get more young people to vote. Voting is a really important part of the democratic process. We all know this, but in reality, many people don't vote. That is especially true for younger generations who historically have had very low voter turnout rates in the U.S. This is kind of a big deal because younger people have a lot at stake in most elections. So, why don't young people vote as much as older people? To view this video click here.
Youth Voting Research
CIRCLE
offers a series of research that addresses youth voting trends, recent Presidential & midterm primaries, caucuses and elections, voting laws, what works in getting out the vote (GOTV), and local political parties and youth.
Many efforts to increase youth voting focus on getting young people registered. That's a crucial component to driving electoral engagement, but it's only half the battle; we need to ensure that registered youth actually go out and cast a ballot on Election Day. To read more on the lastest reserach on
civic and political engagement of young American
click
here
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Fact-Checking the Future: The News Literacy Project Expands Online
Classroom for Youth
The
News Literacy Project (NLP) has launched a reimagined version 2.0 of its
Checkology virtual classroom. It is
an enhanced e-learning platform educators can use to teach middle school and high school students the critical-thinking skills needed to assess news and other information.
It
features new lessons requested by teachers, improved interactivity and design, and game-like exercises where students can practice their news literacy skills. A key new functionality allows teachers to customize and sequence lessons based on their classroom objectives. To check out Checkology 2.0 click here.
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Introducing a Youth Media-Making Toolkit
A first-of-its-kind comprehensive package designed for educators working with young people ages 13-18.
The lessons and actions fully connect media-making with our democracy, elections, and voting. The Youth Media-Making Toolkit promotes youth voice, voting, and democratic participation through media creation. Lessons guide teens to plan, make, and share diverse media about voting and civic engagement:
short videos, photos, Internet memes, animated GIFs, and persuasive images for social media. To find out more please click
here
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know what you are up to!
WANT TO BE FEATURED IN THE NOVEMBER ORG PARTNER BULLETIN?
If you have something you would like to share in our next Organizational Partner Bulletin, please email the pertinent information (including l
ogos and photos)
by the next submission deadline to
Nirvana Guzman at
[email protected].
Next Submission Deadline:
Monday
November 19, 2018
Send an email to nguzman
@namle.net
with the words "Org Partner" in the subject header.
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