Media Literacy - an In-Depth Investigation

Lights, Camera, Action!

Media Literacy

Just twenty-five years ago we had three basic television stations which were not “on the air” 24 hours per day.  MTV was new and many believed such a channel would fail.  Most theaters were single or double-screened. 

Our students live in a media-saturated society including over 3,000 television channels worldwide, most of which are available 24 hours/day, multi-screened “movieplexes”, rock concert spectacles, video games, cell phones, PDAs, iPods, mini-laptop computers, MySpace, Facebook, Second Life and the Internet!

70% of four-year-olds have used a computer.  Two-year olds have no problem navigating online games available at www.PBSkids.org or www.Nick.com.  Older students are collaborating, creating, and publishing everything from web sites, to music videos, games and videos online! 

What are we doing in schools?  The same thing we did 100 years ago – using pencil and paper, worksheets and textbooks (primarily!) and telling the students what to do and what they should know.  It’s time to bring classrooms and schools into the 21^st world in which our students live!

                                   

Media literacy is defined as the ability to Access, Analyze, Evaluate and Communicate information in a variety of formats including print and nonprint. 

Attend this two-day workshop to conduct an in-depth exploration of media literacy, and learn how to incorporate it into your curriculum.  Answer the questions:

• What is media literacy?

• What are the various dimensions and components of media literacy?

• How do I incorporate it into my curriculum - in all content areas?

• How will media literacy result in higher levels of student motivation and achievement, including NCLB?

 During this workshop you will:

• Learn specific classroom strategies

• Create a photo essay

• Create a video

• Design a commercial

• Create an Action Plan for incorporating media literacy into your curriculum.

Please bring in interdisciplinary team if possible.  Register today.  Seating will be limited!

Fee:  $595 which includes the registration fee, materials, continental breakfast, mid-morning and mid-afternoon snacks, and a frameable certificate of completion!  

Register by phone, email or online at www.21stCenturySchools.com/Register.htm