Center for Media Literacy

Center for Media Literacy: Empowerment Through Education




					*Just Introduced*: New framework for cirtical thinking. Questions/TIPS (Q/TIPS), with Five Core Concepts and Five Key Questions for both analysis and media production. CML MediaLit Kit™ Framework Available Now altogether in one place, the components of inquiry-based media literacy using the Five Core Concepts and CML’s Five Key Questions of Media Literacy for Deconstruction and Construction. Q/TIPS addresses questions from the viewpoints of both consumers and producers of media messages, enabling participation in global media culture I. Theory: Literacy for 21st Century Second Edition: An Overview & Orientation Guide Explains media literacy pedagogy in plain language. Contains Q/TIPS and explanations of new questions for media production as well as critical analysis. Literacy for 21st Century First Edition: An Overview & Orientation Guide Contains an explanation of questions for deconstruction, from the point of view of media consumers. Also: En Español! II. Practice: Five Key Questions That Can Change the World: Deconstructing Media Cornerstone lesson plans for K-12 across the curriculum. Also: En Español! III. Implementation: Project SMARTArt: A Road to Follow Discover innovative strategies for implementing media literacy and the arts while meeting state education standards in this comprehensive case study. Globalization of Media Literacy: Check out events at the Inaugural Meeting of the International Media Literacy Research Forum, sponsored by OfCom in London.

Lesson Library: HIghlights from CML's Growing Collection
• We Tell Stories - In four sessions, students learn about Elements of Storytelling and skills to originate a reenactment of a story that contains a Community concept. (Grades K-5)
• Maps and the Pictures in our Head - Are maps media? Of course, and they're a perfect way to explore the 'constructedness' that is a building block of media literacy.

Hidden Treasures: From CML's Reading Room Archive
• The First TV Studio in an Elementary School
• Screen-Agers...and the Decline of the "Wasteland"
• From Savers to Spenders: How Children Became a Consumer Market

Media Literacy on Menu in Middle School Pilot Project
CML's "Media Literacy, A Recipe for Action," taught students media literacy skills as they learned about the key ingredients of a healthy diet.

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M21, a nonprofit project of Community Partners, accepts tax-deductible donations to further development of Media Literacy through program implementation and research. The Center for Media Literacy does not accept charitable contributions.