Here is yet another opportunity to bring critical media health literacy to the forefront of education—both in and out of schools. Healthy Teens, Healthy Schools is participating in the inaugural National Media Literacy Week (Nov 2-6) by conducting health literacy education workshops. Here is the announcement from NAMLE: Read more
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Support Media Literacy Education in the U.S.
Media literacy is an essential set of core competencies for the 21st century. Yet, it is not a required subject area in U.S. schooling (although one can…
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 Education, Families & the War on Soda
This winning video contest entry from the Sullivan Family in Nashville, Tennessee, USA is worth sharing for its collective and creative family effort at publicly…
Journal of Media Literacy Education 4:3 Now Available
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Technology, Transmedia and Happily Ever After
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NAMLE 2011 Conference Highlights
More than 350 media literacy educators (teachers, professors, journalists, film makers, non-profit execs, activists) convened in Philly this past weekend for NAMLE 2011 Conference: “Global…
Award-Winning Voices of Hope Productions
While the state of New Jersey may be known for the Turnpike, the Sopranos, and the Jersey Shore, there is a small yet brilliant diamond…
Global Visions, Local Connections: Voices in Media Literacy Education
From July 22-25th the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) will bring together a chorus of voices from across the world to meet in…
NAMLE 2011
National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) convenes every two years to expand the knowledge and practice of media literacy education in the United States….