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Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction

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[download PDF] This highly idiosyncratic Top 10 list was my starting point for a 3-session professional development mini-course (Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction Among Gifted…

A Blueprint for Teaching Young Children in a Digital Age

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The challenge of improving teacher preparation and ongoing learning led to the creation of the Digital Age Teacher Preparation Council, established by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame…

A Teacher’s Guide to Media Literacy

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Two of my favorite media literacy educators are NAMLE founding member Cyndy Scheibe and NAMLE founding president Faith Rogow. They have just co-authored a much-needed…

10 Steps to Making Your Classroom More Media & Technology Literate this Fall

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As all of you educators out there gear up for the new school year, I assure you that by following these 10 simple steps, it…

UNESCO Launches Media & Information Literacy Curriculum for Teachers

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Alton Grizzle dazzled NAMLE conference attendees this past week with (among other things) the global and groundbreaking curriculum that UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and…

NAMLE 2011 Conference Highlights

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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…