Teaching Resources

Elementary students explore the representation of the people and cultures of the Middle East in media

The Code of Best Practices in Fair Use for Media Literacy Education helps educators gain confidence about their rights to use copyrighted materials in developing students' critical thinking and communication skills.  Check out these exciting additional resources:

Award-winning curriculum helps students critically analyze new forms of documentary television

Lesson plans for the Frontline film, "Growing Up Online" created by Renee Hobbs and Kelly Mendoza

Digital Workshops for parents and educators are part of Frontline's "Digital Nation."

Lesson plans explore issues of identity and representation in this youth media workshop for Iranian-American youth

Analyze and comment on media messages using Voice Thread!

Lesson plans and materials to help you teach about copyright and fair use 

This online curriculum includes nine lesson plans to help your students make public service announcements (PSAs) that can be aired or displayed to a large national audience.

TV Smarts is a set of three short videos designed to promote critical thinking about the media.