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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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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What's new with you?
Tell us and we'll include it in a future issue of Update. We are especially interested in updates from our student, individual and organizational members.
Next submission deadline:
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
Slate magazine discusses a series of news-literacy lessons being developed by Stanford University researchers and piloted by teachers at a few dozen schools.
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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.
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Mark Your Calendars
Media Education Lab "YouTube Celebrity Culture" Webinar
Online
Libraries in a Post-Truth World
Andover, MA
The 12th Northeast Media Literacy Conference
New Britain, CT
2017 NAMLE Conference
Chicago, IL
View our full events calendar
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M-Passion
ed: Meet our Members
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."
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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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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Employment Opportunities
Executive Director
Children and Screens: Institute of Digital Media and Child Development
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
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