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Teaching Media Literacy

Media literacy can be taught at all levels, on its own or embedded in other subjects such as English, Social Studies, Health or Language Arts. The Media Education Lab offers teacher education programs and workshops, as well as an online library of media literacy curriculum materials.

World Summit on Children and Media
Media educators and advocates for children and media --Join us in Sweden next summer for this important international event!
Digital Media and Learning Conference, Feb 18 - 20
Join Renee Hobbs and members of the Media Education Lab at the DML Conference in LaJolla, California on February 18 - 20 for this exciting conference on digital media and…
Introduction to Media Literacy
Renee Hobbs provides an introduction to media literacy education in K-12 education for educators from the Lancaster-Lebanon school district.
Getting Media Literate about Network Promotion
On Nov 19, we welcomed Independent Film Channel (IFC) senior executive Kent Rees, who took us behind-the-scenes for an insider's look at the development of the branding and marketing campaigns for this…

Using Voice Thread for Media Literacy Education
Analyze and comment on media messages using Voice Thread!
Assignment: Media Literacy
Finally, the comprehensive three-volume curriculum created by Renee Hobbs is available online. This is the 18-unit curriculum developed for Maryland State Department of Education and Discovery Communications, Inc. You can download the PDF files…
Elements of Language textbook
Elements of Language (Holt, Rinehart and Winston) is the first English language arts textbook to fully incorporate media literacy throughout the series for students in grades 6 -12. Chapters introduce…
Iranian Youth and Media Literacy
Curriculum Resources from the Youth Media Workshop for Iranian American Youth, held in Philadelphia from August 3 - 7, 2009 at the Asian Arts Initiative. See the lesson plans and…

Some of the publications of members of the Media Education Lab team:

Aufderheide, P., Jaszi, P. & Hobbs, R. . (2008, January). Media Literacy Educators Need Clarity About Copyright and Fair Use. Journal of Media Literacy , (54) 41 - 44.
Hobbs, R. . (2007, December). Introduction in Handbook of Teaching Literacy through the Visual and Communicative Arts. Routledge,
Hobbs, R.. (2007, October). Approaches to Instruction and Teacher Education in Media Literacy. Higher Education Research & Evaluation 1(China), 58-64.,
Pereira, T., Stewart, R., Valkova, S., & Yoon, J. . (2007). Media Literacy at Fairhill Community High School: An alternative approach to media education?. Philadelphia: Temple University
Cohn-Geltner, H.. (2007). An examination of the impact of media literacy programs on reengaging high school dropouts in the academic process. Philadelphia: Temple University
Yoon, J.. (2007). Media Education: Benefits for Students and Teachers at Alternative High Schools. Philadelphia: Temple University
Hobbs, R.. (2006, January). Non-Optimal Uses of Video in the Classroom. (31) 45-50.
Hobbs, R. . (2006, January). Multiple Visions of Multimedia Literacy: Emerging Areas of Synthesis. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 15-28.
Hobbs, R. . (2006, January). Reading the Media: Media literacy in High School English . Teachers College Press,
Mendoza, K.. (2006). Media Literacy in Practice: Applying Invitational Rhetoric to the Inquiry Approach. Philadelphia: Temple University