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An Innovative Program Builds Awareness of Media Influence on Attitudes and Behaviors

Chris Sperry offered an engaging keynote presentation on media literacy education, sharing his experience as a high school English and Social Studies teacher at an alternative high school in Ithaca,…

Have critical thinking skills been pushed aside in favor of the instrumental skills required for using digital media?

Amy Jensen and I proudly announced the Journal of Media Literacy Education this evening at the Leading the Field dinner event at the Westin Book Cadillac in Detroit, surrounded by…

Sherri Hope Culver's morning address to this group included a lovely interaction where she "talked" to her alter ego,  on a video screen, exploring the tension between being "live and…

It's hard to believe that, at the end of this week, the Powerful Voices for Kids program will be completed--- at least for the summer.  Every day of the program…

This week, Laura Deutch, Founder of Messages in Motion, visited with the Gold Team at the Powerful Voices camp to teach about visual storytelling and construct video postcards with the…

Can you tell how much fun I had at the Summer Institute for Teachers last week?  It was a pretty amazing experience, with 23 remarkable teachers.... from the Russell Byers…

Yesterday, July 6th marked the first day of the Powerful Voices for Kids summer camp and Teachers Institute at Russell Byers Charter School. We welcomed over 80 students and 23…

The media education lab is astir with activity as we are about to launch an exciting journey into the world of... summer camp!

Teachers have always recognized children's tendencies to imitate what they see on the mass media. 

I'm beginning to put out the word about job openings for the Powerful Voices for Kids summer institute.  Check out the job openings here and consider applying --- we're going…

Thought you might enjoy the chance to see me use the Obamicon to make a Fairey poster of myself.

On Friday February 20, I wrote about how I wanted to experiment with a new method of teaching (new for me), that I wanted to move away from teacher-centered inquiry…

Another fabulous day at Roberts! I absolutely love going to this school, working with the teachers and students. I am always impressed with how happy everyone seems to be, or…