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Monthly Update
January 2017

onthly Update

Donnell Probst
Content Editor

Executive Director

Michelle Ciulla Lipkin

Board of Directors

Erin Reilly
President
 
David W. Brown
Past President
 
Kelly Whitney
Vice President
 
Joanne Parsont
Secretary

Tony Streit
Treasurer

Kristi Avram

Sherri Hope Culver
 
David Kleeman
 
Cynthia Lieberman

Lynette Owens

Kim Osborne
 
Nicole Starr

Federico Subervi

DC Vito

Leadership Council

Rachel Arteaga

Caitlin Barry

Karl Carter

David Cooper Moore

Elizaveta Friesem

Yonty Friesem

Kelsey Greene

Jaclyn Kahn Siegel

Emily Keating

David  Magolis

Dee Morgenthaler

Tina Peterson

Theresa Redmond

Rebecca Reynolds

Laurie Chin Sayres

Eveline Schilder

Julie Smith

Benjamin Thevenin

Jiwon Yoon

Student Leadership Council

Emily Bailin

Roma Dash

Donnell Probst

Zoey Wang

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core principles

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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Friday, February 3

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Conference News

    

         



        EXTENDED: Call for Proposals

The deadline for 2017 NAMLE Conference call for proposals has been extended to January 17, 2017. Proposals should address the conference theme, "Engaging Citizens, Building Community," through topics including but not limited to media, activism and social change, youth media, civic engagement, news literacy, and community & the 'Big Tent.' 


 Submission deadline: January 17, 2017 

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Headlines 
   
How to Teach High-School Students 
to 
Spot Fake News  
Slate magazine discusses a series of news-literacy lessons being developed by Stanford University researchers and piloted by teachers at a few dozen schools.  [ read more ]

Editorial Board: Media literacy education is key to  responsible citizenship
The editorial board of the Portland Press Herald wrote an editorial on the importance of media literacy education for students in an effort to combat fake news and create responsible citizens.   [ read more ]

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Mark Your Calendars 

Media Education Lab "YouTube Celebrity Culture" Webinar
Online
Jan 17 [ learn more]

Libraries in a Post-Truth World
Andover, MA
Jan 26 [ learn more]

The 12th Northeast Media Literacy Conference
New Britain, CT
Feb 4 [ learn more]

2017 NAMLE Conference
Chicago, IL
Jun 27-28 [ learn more ]

View our full events calendar
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M-Passion ed: Meet our Members
 
Natasha Casey
Professor of Communications
Blackburn College

"For the past three years, I've collaborated with Spencer Brayton (Director, Lumpkin Learning Commons, Blackburn College) to bring our respective fields - information literacy and media literacy - together. Although they are often siloed (as is the case with most academic disciplines), there is much overlap between the two especially in the "critical" areas of both fields where issues regarding power and production of knowledge are key."  [ read more ]

Want to recommend an M-Passioned NAMLE member who should be in our next feature? Contact Evelien Schilder at  evelienschilder@gmail.com.
 
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Opportunities
 
CFP: 2017 NAMLE Conference
The deadline for 2017 NAMLE Conference call for proposals has been extended to January 17, 2017. Proposals should address the conference theme, "Engaging Citizens, Building Community," through topics including but not limited to media, activism and social change, youth media, civic engagement, news literacy, and community & the 'Big Tent.' The conference will be held June 27-28, 2017 at Roosevelt University in Chicago, Illinois.
Submission deadline: Jan 17   [ learn more ]

CFP: EU Grants for Audiovisual Producers
The objective of this call for proposals is to increase the capacity of audiovisual producers to develop European projects with potential circulation throughout Europe and beyond, and to facilitate European and international co-production in the areas of culture (media, information) and education (training, citizenship).
Submission deadline: Feb 2 [learn more]

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Resources
 
Education Agenda 2017
The New America's Education Policy program report provides 10 recommendations for federal, state and local policy makers in 2017 to strengthen the country's publicly-funded education system-from early learning to public schools, and through higher education and workforce training.  [ read more ]

Digital Crossroads: 
Civic Media  and Migration
This  report examines the uses of digital media among non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with migrants and refugees primarily in Europe. It highlights seven key strategies for current digital storytelling practices as well as a five-part framework of emerging practices. [ read more ]

Resource for Parents: Social 
Media and Your Kids Workshop
This workshop created by Media Smarts is designed to be presented in either a school or community setting, as a stand-alone event or as a companion to the Respecting Yourself and Others Online workshop for teens. The workshop comprises a slide show as well as a facilitators guide. 
[ read more ]

Lesson Idea: Media Literacy and Fake News
C-SPAN Classroom has developed a free media literacy lesson plan for social studies teachers including a series of videos and a worksheet. Teachers can view the videos in this lesson with their students to cultivate an understanding of media literacy and engage in a discussion about its impact and significance for the future.  [ read more ]

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Employment Opportunities 

Executive Director
Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development
New York, NY [ more info ]

Virtual Classroom Coordinator
The News Literacy Project
Washington, D.C., Chicago, IL, or New York, NY
[more info]

Adjunct Professor, Media Literacy
Monmouth College
West Long Branch, NJ

Teacher, Media Literacy
Glendale Elementary School District
Glendale, AZ

For more listings, visit our organizational 
partner NAMAC's job bank
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