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Back to School with Media Literacy in Action
See what the author of Media Literacy in Action has planned for Fall 2026 semester and learn about the Instructor Resources available for media literacy educators DATE: Monday, August 24, 2026TIME: 12 - 1 PM ESTLOCATION. Online. Click here to register. Thousands of students are using…
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Inside the AI Factory
How can we use AI to teach about AI? DATE: Tuesday, August 25, 2026TIME: 12 - 1 PM ESTLOCATION: Online. Click here to registerDavid Foster will share a prototype AI literacy mini-module designed for high school and early college students. The module uses a visual “AI Factory”…
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Together We Rise - August
Marie Celestin and Renee Hobbs offer a community gathering called Together We Rise. This event is free and open to the public. Join us to reflect on your lived experience during a time of political transition. DATE: Monday, August 3, 2026TIME: 1 - 2 PM ESTLOCATION: Online. Click here to register. This is…
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AI and Human Dignity
As Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence, lands in the middle of an accelerating global debate over AI governance, educators and media literacy advocates face a pointed question: what does it mean to keep human dignity at the center of technological change? Signed on May 15, 2026, the 135th anniversary of Pope…
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What's Happening In Massachusetts?
JOIN US!Meet some of the Massachusetts school leaders, educators, librarians, and tech specialists who are implementing media literacy in schools! DATE: Monday, March 30, 2026TIME: 2 - 3 PM LOCATION: Online. What's happening with media literacy in Massachusetts? Confirmed PresentersKyra Brissette, CEO, Media Literacy NowJessica Garbowski, Digital Literacy teacher,…
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Media Literacy in Massachusetts: A Landscape Scan
The first-ever major statewide initiative to document the scope of media literacy education in American public schoolsClick here to read the report To better understand the status, challenges, and opportunities for advancing media literacy…
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Media Literacy in Action, 2nd edition 2025
The blurring of entertainment, information, and persuasion is reshaping work, life, and citizenship. As a result, our relationship to media has never been so important nor so complex. By asking critical questions about what they watch, listen to, read, and use, students can be better prepared to be responsible communicators who can use a variety of formats and genres for self-expression and…
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The Routledge Handbook of Media Education Futures Post-Pandemic.
Our team from the Media Education Lab is proud to announce the publication of The Routledge Handbook of Media Education Futures Post-Pandemic.This handbook showcases how educators and practitioners around the world adapted their routine media…
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Your Turn to Talk
Now you can participate in online dialogue with people from across the country and around the world with "Your Turn to Talk," a digital interactive learning experience made especially for Renee Hobbs' book, Media Literacy in Action, 2nd edtion. …
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Teachers Guide, Media Literacy in Action
This Teacher’s Guide will help you get the most out of the new textbook by Renee Hobbs, as it offers practical guidance on using this textbook in the classroom. Whether you are an experienced teacher or teaching media literacy for the first time,…
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