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Webinars in Summer 2023
Wednesday June 7th, 2023 - Local News as a Catalyst for News Media Literacy and Civic Engagement
Wednesday June 14th, 2023 - Fostering News Media Literacy in the ELA Classroom
Wednesday June 21st, 2023 - Media Mindfulness: Guiding Students to be Savvy News Consumers
Wednesday June 28th, 2023 - Local News as a Catalyst for News Media Literacy and Civic Engagement [Repeated]
Wednesday July 12th, 2023 - Fostering News Media Literacy in the ELA Classroom [Aslo offered in mid June]
See below for details and registration
Funded by a federal research and development grant, THINKING PRO is an online instructional program for high school students designed to improve students’ critical thinking skills, news media literacy, and civic engagement. This program will explore research-based tools for the high school classroom as Dr. Florian Feucht discusses:
With the call for media literacy in many states, THINKING PRO is a valuable resource for educators. The curriculum is in close alignment with the C3 Framework for Social Studies, and particularly promotes growth in Dimension 3 and Dimension 4 as students emerge with improved news evaluation skills and a stronger desire to apply them as informed and engaged citizens. All interested teachers will receive free access to the THINKING PRO program.
THINKING PRO is an online instructional program for high school students designed to improve students’ reading comprehension, critical thinking skills, and news media literacy. Join Dr. Florian Feucht as he explores the unique and effective features of the THINKING PRO curriculum and how it can be used in the ELA classroom. Dr. Florian will highlight how local news is used as a knowledge source throughout the curriculum and share the following:
All interested teachers will receive a free preview of the THINKING PRO program.
Join us as Dr. Florian Feucht demonstrates a daily media mindfulness exercise to help high school students become more aware of the news they are consuming. Media Mindfulness can be used to help students consider what pieces of news are relevant to their lives and how they emotionally connect to the information being presented. This can ultimately empower young people to lead more emotionally healthy and successful lives and to engage in meaningful ways in their communities.
All interested teachers will receive a free preview of the THINKING PRO program.
Funded by a federal research and development grant, THINKING PRO is an online instructional program for high school students designed to improve students’ critical thinking skills, news media literacy, and civic engagement. This program will explore research-based tools for the high school classroom as Dr. Florian Feucht discusses:
With the call for media literacy in many states, THINKING PRO is a valuable resource for educators. The curriculum is in close alignment with the C3 Framework for Social Studies, and particularly promotes growth in Dimension 3 and Dimension 4 as students emerge with improved news evaluation skills and a stronger desire to apply them as informed and engaged citizens. All interested teachers will receive free access to the THINKING PRO program.
Webinars in July 2023
THINKING PRO is an online instructional program for high school students designed to improve students’ reading comprehension, critical thinking skills, and news media literacy. Join Dr. Florian Feucht as he explores the unique and effective features of the THINKING PRO curriculum and how it can be used in the ELA classroom. Dr. Florian will highlight how local news is used as a knowledge source throughout the curriculum and share the following:
All interested teachers will receive a free preview of the THINKING PRO program.
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