This past week I had the privilege of conducted a brief 45-minute professional development session at a high-performing K-6 elementary school in northern New Jersey….
Create Responsibly. Share Responsibly.
Jim Burke of Participant Media gave an excellent keynote address this past July at the National Association for Media Literacy Education Conference in Torrence, California….
Co-Teaching Considered
This past week I had the privilege of conducted a brief 45-minute professional development session at a high-performing K-6 elementary school in northern New Jersey….
Teachers on the PLAYground
I teach 60 pre-service teachers (undergrads) a one-credit technology module (Integrating Technology Across the Curriculum). I interface with students from English, History, Music, Fine Arts,…
A Media Literacy Tour Through the Common Core
Join Faith Rogow and me at the NAMLE 2013 Conference in Torrence, CA on July 12th for an exclusive “tour” of the wonders of inquiry-based…
Healthy Teens, Healthy Schools
My second book is intended for educators across levels and contexts in our shared responsibility to cultivate critical media health literacy among teens. While the topic…
Critical Media Health Literacy
Just when I think cultivating healthy kids and healthy schools is too much of an uphill battle, I am inspired by young people (and the…
Media Literacy and Adolescent Health
In 2010 the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services identified health literacy as a priority area for national action in both the public and…
Journal of Media Literacy Education 5:1
Two years ago, the most powerful earthquake ever to have hit Japan occurred off the coast of Tohoku. Nearly a half million buildings fully or…
The Culture of Media Violence
This 30-minute PBS special “After Newtown | What Next: Violence in the Media” (air date: 12/22/2012) portrays an in-depth analysis on the culture of violence in the media. At…