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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.

We're Opening Our Doors
A free professional development program for educators
Powerful Voices for Kids Summer Media Program for Children
A Program Especially for Russell Byers Charter School Students and Middle School and High School ALUMNI
World Summit on Children and Media
Media educators and advocates for children and media are here with us in Sweden 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…

My Pop Studio
My Pop Studio is an online creative play experience for girls ages 9 - 14 that promotes media literacy with edutainment gaming. Girls can: Create a pop star and reflect on…
Powerful Voices for Kids Program
A university-school partnership program brings digital and media literacy to K-12 schools
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…

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

Sherri Hope Culver, Renee Hobbs and Amy Jensen . (2010, September). Media Literacy in the United States. International Media Literacy Research Forum, (1)
(2010, June). Media Education Lab 2010 End-of-Year Report. Philadelphia: Temple University
Media Education Lab. (2009, December). Powerful Voices for Kids Year 1 Stewardship Report. Philadelphia: Temple University
Hobbs, R. & Jensen. A. (2009). The past, present and future of media literacy education. Journal of Media Literacy Education, (1) 1 - 11.
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