The Teacher’s Guide to Media Literacy

Critical Thinking in a Multimedia World
Cynthia L. Scheibe - Ithaca College, USA
Faith Rogow - Insighters Educational Consulting
The Teacher’s Guide to Media Literacy
November 2011 | 264 pages | Corwin
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Use media literacy to reach all students!

The Teacher's Guide to Media Literacy starts by asking, "What does it mean to be literate in today's world, and how can those literacy skills be developed?" The authors answer those questions by providing concrete, innovative ways to integrate media literacy across the curriculum and teach students to be independent, skilled, and reflective thinkers. Through dozens of suggested activities, teaching strategies, and lessons, this book's unique vision allows schools to

  • Integrate media literacy into teaching at all grade levels and core content areas
  • Address key education standards
  • Teach 21st-century skills and higher-order critical thinking
  • Engage students by bridging schoolwork with their lives outside the classroom

In addition to dozens of activity ideas, the text and companion website include self-reflection exercises, voices from the field, a glossary of terms, and seven annotated, original, classroom-tested lesson plans that illustrate different approaches to media literacy in the classroom. In a time of hectic schedules and ever increasing expectations, the authors help teachers reframe their instruction to focus on the skills students need to succeed in the digital age.



 

Contents

List of Figures and Tables, Voices from the Field, and Reflection Boxes

List of Figures and Tables, Voices from the Field, and Reflection Boxes

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

Introduction

  • 1. What Do We Mean by "Media"?
  • 2.. What Is "Media Literacy"?
  • 3. What Is Media Literacy Education?
  • 4. When Are Questions the Answer? Teaching Students How to Analyze Media Messages
  • 5. General Approaches to Teaching Media Literacy Across the Whole Curriculum
  • 6. Integrating Media Literacy Into Specific Content Areas
  • 7. Media Literacy Lesson Plans
  • 8. Does It Work?
  • 9."Sounds Great, But I Don't Have Time!" Getting Past the Barriers and Why It's Worth It

Afterword: Where Do We Go From Here?

Afterword: Where Do We Go From Here?

Appendices

Appendices

References

References

Endnotes

Endnotes

Index

Index

Additional materials

Description

Use media literacy to reach all students!

The Teacher's Guide to Media Literacy starts by asking, "What does it mean to be literate in today's world, and how can those literacy skills be developed?" The authors answer those questions by providing concrete, innovative ways to integrate media literacy across the curriculum and teach students to be independent, skilled, and reflective thinkers. Through dozens of suggested activities, teaching strategies, and lessons, this book's unique vision allows schools to

  • Integrate media literacy into teaching at all grade levels and core content areas
  • Address key education standards
  • Teach 21st-century skills and higher-order critical thinking
  • Engage students by bridging schoolwork with their lives outside the classroom

In addition to dozens of activity ideas, the text and companion website include self-reflection exercises, voices from the field, a glossary of terms, and seven annotated, original, classroom-tested lesson plans that illustrate different approaches to media literacy in the classroom. In a time of hectic schedules and ever increasing expectations, the authors help teachers reframe their instruction to focus on the skills students need to succeed in the digital age.



 

Contents

List of Figures and Tables, Voices from the Field, and Reflection Boxes

List of Figures and Tables, Voices from the Field, and Reflection Boxes

Preface

Preface

Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

About the Authors

About the Authors

Introduction

  • 1. What Do We Mean by "Media"?
  • 2.. What Is "Media Literacy"?
  • 3. What Is Media Literacy Education?
  • 4. When Are Questions the Answer? Teaching Students How to Analyze Media Messages
  • 5. General Approaches to Teaching Media Literacy Across the Whole Curriculum
  • 6. Integrating Media Literacy Into Specific Content Areas
  • 7. Media Literacy Lesson Plans
  • 8. Does It Work?
  • 9."Sounds Great, But I Don't Have Time!" Getting Past the Barriers and Why It's Worth It

Afterword: Where Do We Go From Here?

Afterword: Where Do We Go From Here?

Appendices

Appendices

References

References

Endnotes

Endnotes

Index

Index

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The Teacher’s Guide to Media Literacy

Critical Thinking in a Multimedia World


November 2011 | 264 pages | Corwin

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Use media literacy to reach all students!

The Teacher's Guide to Media Literacy starts by asking, "What does it mean to be literate in today's world, and how can those literacy skills be developed?" The authors answer those questions by providing concrete, innovative ways to integrate media literacy across the curriculum and teach students to be independent, skilled, and reflective thinkers. Through dozens of suggested activities, teaching strategies, and lessons, this book's unique vision allows schools to

  • Integrate media literacy into teaching at all grade levels and core content areas
  • Address key education standards
  • Teach 21st-century skills and higher-order critical thinking
  • Engage students by bridging schoolwork with their lives outside the classroom

In addition to dozens of activity ideas, the text and companion website include self-reflection exercises, voices from the field, a glossary of terms, and seven annotated, original, classroom-tested lesson plans that illustrate different approaches to media literacy in the classroom. In a time of hectic schedules and ever increasing expectations, the authors help teachers reframe their instruction to focus on the skills students need to succeed in the digital age.



 


Table Of Contents:

  • List of Figures and Tables, Voices from the Field, and Reflection Boxes
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Introduction
  • 1. What Do We Mean by "Media"?
  • 2.. What Is "Media Literacy"?
  • 3. What Is Media Literacy Education?
  • 4. When Are Questions the Answer? Teaching Students How to Analyze Media Messages
  • 5. General Approaches to Teaching Media Literacy Across the Whole Curriculum
  • 6. Integrating Media Literacy Into Specific Content Areas
  • 7. Media Literacy Lesson Plans
  • 8. Does It Work?
  • 9."Sounds Great, But I Don't Have Time!" Getting Past the Barriers and Why It's Worth It
  • Afterword: Where Do We Go From Here?
  • Appendices
  • References
  • Endnotes
  • Index

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"Scheibe and Rogow have developed an innovative approach to help teachers master the secrets of inquiry learning for media literacy education. They demonstrate how to support students’ deep reading with a variety of print and non-print texts. Educators using these techniques will see dramatic improvements in the quality of student critical thinking skills."
Renee Hobbs, Founding Director, Harrington School of Communication and Media, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
"A comprehensive overview of media literacy, from core principles to best practices. Scheibe and Rogow have done a masterful job articulating the multiple theories and aspects that constitute the media literacy field, further expanded the vocabulary, concepts, and approaches, and honed them to brilliant sharpness. This book should be USED by teachers everywhere."
Elizabeth Thoman, Founder, Center for Media Literacy, Los Angeles, CA
"Scheibe and Rogow’s book arrives at a moment when technology and educational thinking have finally converged. It combines important theoretical concepts with practical lesson plans applying media literacy across the curriculum and should be read by everyone interested in improving our public schools."
Milton Chen, Senior Fellow & Executive Director, Emeritus, The George Lucas Educational Foundation, San Rafael, CA
“Cyndy and Faith have provided many creative, inquiry-based lesson ideas students will love, and the kinds of activities in this book are more needed than ever--this book situates these tasks firmly in a truly broadened conception of what it means to be a literate person in the 21st century.”
William Kist, Associate Professor, Kent State University, OH
"This is essential reading for teachers, but even more for those who set the education agenda in the United States. Scheibe and Rogow make it seem not only obvious but natural to include media literacy education at all levels of teaching and learning today."
Sister Rose Pacatte, Director, Pauline Center for Media Studies, Los Angeles, CA

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