On Demand Reading the Media: Helping Students (and Teachers) Become Media Literate by Teaching 21st Century Skills

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Frank Baker, former school administrator and contributor to NCTE’s Lesson Plans for Creating Media-Rich Classrooms, works through what it means to be media literate and how teachers can help students (and themselves) build 21st century skills. In this hour, you’ll learn:

A more complete definition of media literacy
The five core concepts to teach media literacy
Critical thinking questions for the classroom
Classroom applications for instruction, including how to evaluate political campaigns, marketing messages, scriptwriting, and more.
Resource recommendations

This seminar is a great opportunity to explore media literacy—on your own or with your team/department.