I am delighted to share the new set of curricula from the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG), “Civic Online Reasoning.” This set of teaching resources adds to SHEG’s already impressive contributions to the field of media literacy. A key proponent of the “lateral reading” method of online fact checking, SHEG’s “Civic Online Reasoning” curricula takes …
I have a couple of dear colleagues and friends who serve as my professional mentors. We’ve met once a month, mostly over Skype, for the last 4-5 years. We’ve seen each other through many transitions, dramas, shake-ups and job changes. When we started, we had a very simple structure to our time together. Each of …
I’m excited to share this article I prepared for the KQED Education blog on seven of the educators who have earned the PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification. So many great insights and recommendations from these skilled and dedicated teachers. Check out the blog post here.
This week, I had the honor of participating in a couple of media literacy events in Moreno Valley, in Southern California. This was my first trip to this part of the state, which was super interesting to visit. I was there to support a group of educators working on developing their media literacy skills, as …
I’m excited to announce that I’m facilitating a free online course on Finding & Evaluating Information from October 21-27. Learn how to spot misinformation with strategies used by professional fact-checkers. Review the concepts of reliability and bias, and practice evaluating online information and images so you can bring these skills to your students. This is …
I appreciated this recent EdSurge podcast interview with Peter Adams, VP of the News Literacy Project on the challenges of teaching news literacy. Lots of great quotes that I’m going to want to come back to later. Peter talks about what he has observed in how young people are consuming media: The other thing I …
Last night was my first opportunity to represent KQED at an exhibitors fair, as part of the annual Presidio Teacher’s Night. This event brought together twenty-some Bay Area educational institutions to connect with and educate local teachers about their programs and offerings. It was awesome getting to chat with local teachers from kindergarten through high …
I’m so honored that the work of my professional learning team at KQED is featured by the California Department of Education on their website as go-to resources for media literacy education for the state! Specifically, they include our PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification and our KQED Teach online courses as key tools to help teachers to bring …
The South by Southwest Education Conference and Festival (or as it’s known SXSW EDU) is one of the premiere national events focused on innovation in learning. I’ve heard about this legendary gathering for years, but never had the opportunity to attend. My team at KQED has put forward three killer sessions that we want to …
I’m so proud of the work of our video team at KQED Education on this latest “Above the Noise” video: “Is the Internet Making You Meaner?” The answer is a complex one, and they break down the various sides of the argument in a clear and compelling way.