What
is Media Literacy Education? Media literacy
education refers to the process of teaching media literacy. One
traditional definition of media literacy is the ability to access,
analyze, evaluate, produce and communicate across a variety of
media forms. In the United States alone, there exists many different
perspectives on how to media educate youth, but not all of them
agree on what extent youth audiences are active participants.
Project Literacy Among Youth (PLAY) moves beyond a passive approach
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How
do I teach media literacy? The purpose
of media literacy education is "to help individuals of all
ages develop the habits of inquiry and skills of expression that
they need to be critical thinkers, effective communicators and
active citizens in today's world." (NAMLE, 2007). The National
Association of Media Literacy Education has created a set of Core
Principles of Media Literacy Education and a set of Key
Questions to guide curriculum. PLAY can help you by offering
a variety of online
workshops and courses that are based on these core concepts.
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MLE
Professional Development •  The
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. As a membership organization,
NAMLE celebrates the increased diversity of voices, technologies
and pedagogies that comprise the growing field of media literacy
education. [learn
more]. Want to submit a proposal? Contact the Conference Program
Chair, Vanessa Domine at vdomine@namle.net
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International
Family Film Institute• The International
Family Film Festival (IFFF) recently introduced the  International
Family Film Institute (IFFI), the organization’s educational and
outreach division dedicated to youth. The IFFI fosters a greater
understanding of family through the discovery, creation and sharing
of quality stories from around the world. In particular, the Institute
offers youth educational activities that inspire curiosity, leadership,
self-esteem, team building, character development, inquiry about
storytelling and the language, media and family literacy arts.
Its aim is to empower, challenge and introduce a deeper understanding
of the world we share through interactive, projects based learning.
Festival Dates: March 16-20, 2011 [learn
more]
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Listen.
Watch.
Learn.
Create.
Live.
Project Literacy Among Youth
is a not-for-profit project dedicated to media literacy education
in the USA. We provide a variety of educational services and resources
to educators in a wide variety of settings. Our unique approach
is characterized by a three dimensional framework of Philosophy,
Practice & Pedagogy. This 3P approach governs everything we
do relative to media and technology across diverse educational
settings.
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