Curriculum Materials
The Media Education Lab creates free multimedia curriculum materials to help learners of all ages advance knowledge, skills, and competencies.
PSA or Propaganda?
A Just-in-Time Lesson on Government Messaging
Can you tell the difference between a government PSA and propaganda?
Instructional Practices of Media Literacy: Lesson Plans
Ready-to-teach plans that help every teacher put media literacy into practice, in the content they already teach.
Copyright
Help students understand how copyright and fair use supports creativity and the spread of knowledge
Media Literacy Smartphone
Help students learn to ask questions about what they read, see, watch and listen to.
ML Discourse Wheel
The Media Literacy DISCourse Wheel is a set of nine questions that help you build your critical thinking skills in responding to media texts.
Courageous Conversations for PBS Learning Media
Help students develop listening and speaking competencies to reduce the hate that leads to violence
I.A.M. (Information, AI, and Media Literacy): A Curious Skeptic Toolkit for a Connected World.
The IAM Three-Layer Architecture Three layers. Nine elements. One developmental progression from Kindergarten through Grade 12.
K-Pop Demon Hunters
Good vs. Evil and the Limits of Empathy in K-Pop Demon Hunters By Elizaveta Friesem
Courageous Conversations
Lesson plans, videos, readings, listening and creative activities help build media literacy and active listening skills for teen and adult learners