EDUO 9188: Bringing Media Literacy into the K-12 Classroom

Course Overview:

Engage in your students in critical thinking as never before with media literacy in your K-12 classroom. This self-paced online course is designed for general education teachers of all grade levels/content areas. Participants will learn the overarching ideas of Media Literacy; core concepts of visual literacy and instructional methods, as well as connections to social emotional learning with Media Literacy. Gain strategies to support your student’s ability to access, analyze, and evaluate information from media as part of digital citizenship and critical thinking skill set. (Required Text: Media Literacy in the K-12 Classroom, 2nd Edition, Frank W. Baker)

Course Learning Objectives:

1. Understand “Big Ideas” in Media Literacy for the K-12 classroom.
2. Examine and apply the Center for Media Literacy Five Core Concepts.
3. Examine what is visual literacy and how to apply this in your classroom as part of digital citizenship.
4. Interpret and evaluate advertising as it relates to student critical thinking skills.
5. Understand how Media Literacy impacts students Social-Emotional Learning.
6. Create lessons for a specific grade-level/course/class based on Media Literacy principles as outlined in this course.

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