MML's ALLISON BUTLER SPEAKS on WGBH ABOU THE NEED FOR CRITICAL MEDIA LITERACY
Allison Butler spoke with WGBH's Arun Rath about the need for critical media literacy and the far-right's use of civil rights tactics in their activism
Allison Butler spoke with WGBH's Arun Rath about the need for critical media literacy and the far-right's use of civil rights tactics in their activism
MML is Concerned about surveillance technologies in education
As critical media literacy scholars, we are deeply concerned about surveillance technologies in education and how they work to erode the privacy of minors (without their express consent). MML members Allison Butler and Nolan Higdon have published op-eds in USA Today, CounterPunch, Project Censored's Dispatches, and Salon and addressing many of the concerns around surveillance technologies. If you are looking for support to better understand the role these technologies play in your schools and classrooms, let us know! Please keep an eye out for their forthcoming book Surveillance education: Navigating the conspicuous absence of privacy in schools
MML members publish a new Book for young people
Project Censored & The Media Revolution Collective have published The Media & Me: A Guide to Critical Media Literacy for Young People (Seven Stories Press, 2022). The Media & Me won the 2023 Skipping Stones Honor Award (for Teaching Resources) and is being used in the second largest public school system in the country for teacher professional development.
mass media literacy offers professional development points for education
Mass Media Literacy is certified by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to offer Professional Development Points (PDPs) for the critical media literacy training that we offer.
If you or your school district is interested in critical media literacy training AND would like PDPs, please let us know and we will work to get certified in your state
What does this mean?
We offer professional training, along with customized curriculum for use in the classroom, to any PreK-12 educator who would like to incorporate media literacy lessons in their instruction.
Educators or administrators who need to earn PDPs now have the option of signing up for media literacy training. Our 10 hours of Professional Development includes assessments, ready-made curriculum, and the opportunity to co-develop lesson plans.
How does it work?
If you or your school district is interested in critical media literacy training AND would like PDPs, please let us know and we will work to get certified in your state
What does this mean?
We offer professional training, along with customized curriculum for use in the classroom, to any PreK-12 educator who would like to incorporate media literacy lessons in their instruction.
Educators or administrators who need to earn PDPs now have the option of signing up for media literacy training. Our 10 hours of Professional Development includes assessments, ready-made curriculum, and the opportunity to co-develop lesson plans.
How does it work?
- Contact Mass Media Literacy using the form below if you have a group of educators interested in Media Literacy PD.
- We’ll discuss a schedule that works for your group
- We'll come to you!
