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December 1, 2015

It’s Crucial for Kids to Learn Media Literacy: Here Are 4 Things You Can Do

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From November 2 to November 6, the U.S. will celebrate the very first Media Literacy Week. The National Association for Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), noting…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

August 1, 2015

Media Literacy is More Than Technological Proficiency

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When 50 million children and adolescents return to school this fall, they will be immersed in the core subjects of Language Arts, Mathematics, Social Studies…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

May 9, 2013

Critical Media Health Literacy

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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…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

March 6, 2013

A Journey to Media Literacy

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A big digital knuckle bump to the European Association for Viewers’ Interests (EAVI) for creating a Ning community to magnify the principles of media literacy, especially to…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

December 2, 2011

An Education/Technology Tipping Point

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Gadwell’s Tipping Point This week I facilitated a compelling discussion among my undergraduate pre-service teachers about the public purposes of education and schooling in the…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

November 14, 2011

Educator Development (Not Teacher Preparation)

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This week I was invited to the National Convening on Clinical Practice in teacher preparation in Washington, DC. The event brought together university and P-12 partners from around…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

November 5, 2011

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…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

June 30, 2011

Social Media Revolution 3.0

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Erik Qualman (author of Socialnomics) recently updated his highly popular “Social Media Revolution” video. Digital knuckle bump to him as you watch this data-saturated and…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

June 27, 2011

Technotopian View of Schooling

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I have to give Microsoft credit—their billions of dollars and high technology do make for interesting possibilities for schooling professionally and pedagogically for teachers—in addition…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.

March 26, 2010

Heed the Beckon-Ning Call

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The eighth annual Northeast Media Literacy Conference, was held at the University of Connecticut on March 26, 2010. Keynote speakers were Dr. Susan Linn, author, and…

Vanessa Greenwood, Ph.D.