We need health media literacy as an intentional, systemic, and systematic curriculum and pedagogy in our nation’s P-16 educational system.
Projects
Navigating Media Literacy Through Disneyland [Author Interview]
In August 2020 I released my 3rd book, Navigating Media Literacy: A Pedagogical Tour of Disneyland (Myers Education Press). My C+MRC intern interviewed me about what makes…
“Adam Ruins Everything” on Election Day 2018
To commemorate the 4th annual U.S. Media Literacy Week in the United States (Nov 5-9), I will host and moderate a special screening of “Adam…
The Debut of Healthy Teens [Blog]
I recently crafted the blog healthyteens.us as an extension of the ideas in my new book, Healthy Teens, Healthy Schools. My goal is to create a collaboratory for ideas on how media…
Healthy Teens, Healthy Schools: How Media Literacy Can Renew Education in the United States
My second book, Healthy Teens, Healthy Schools: How Media Literacy Can Renew Education in the United States (in press, Rowman & Littlefield) is intended for educators…
Teachers as Curators
After an interesting semester of online teaching both undergrad and graduate pre-service teachers, I am intrigued by the recent discourse on digital content curation. This emerging…
Come PLAY online this summer
I am teaching a three-week intensive online course (Integrating Technology Across the Secondary Curriculum) at Montclair State U. late summer (August 11-August 28). The course will…
“This is Media” Screening and Panel Discussion
Thanks to a grant from the National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE) and pivot tv, Montclair State University‘s College of Education and Human Services hosted…
Consider Co-Teaching
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….
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….