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Missouri Department of Elementary

R-E-S-P-E-C-T: A Basic Skill

For Teachers 7th
Imagine seventh graders developing a school wide plan to promote respect in their school. That's the vision behind the second instructional activity in the R-E-S-P-E-C-T series. In preparation for designing a school-wide media campaign,...
AP Test Prep
College Board

AP® Psychology Cognition and Language

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
I can remember what happened five years ago, but I can't recall what I did last week! High school psychology students analyze how memory, cognition, and language impact one another. Hands-on activities, memory exercises, and research...
AP Test Prep
College Board

AP® Psychology: Teaching Statistics and Research Methodology

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Psychologists use statistics? Scholars investigate the research behind the methodology of statistical analysis. Using hands-on practice, case-studies, and scatterplots, they complete various tasks to understand the very roots of high...
Professional Doc
Intersectional Black Panther Party History Project, IPHP

Teaching the History of the Black Panther Party: 5 Essential FAQ’s

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What are the facts about the Black Panther Party? Was it, as J. Edgar Hoover contended, a terrorist organization and a threat to national security? Or a group of indviduals bound together by a desire to protect and nurture their...
Professional Doc
American Psychological Association

Developing Adolescents

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Why to young people act the way they do? Scholars investigate the stages of adolescent development incorporating high school psychology techniques. Using research from the American Psychological Association, they uncover the five areas...
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: California Public Media Education Service

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Public media stations across California have banded together to package a comprehensive set of broadcast and digital resources for teachers, students, and families for at-home learning. Drawing on our most popular offerings to teachers...
Unit Plan
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Democracy in America: Understanding Media: The Inside Story

For Students 9th - 10th
This unit highlights the integral role that the media plays in American politics to communicate between the leaders and the public. Offers video, readings, web resources, and activities.
Activity
Other

Pacific Media Watch

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is produced by an independent, non-profit, non-government organization comprising journalists, lawyers, editors and other media workers, dedicated to examining issues of ethics, accountability, censorship, media freedom and...
Article
National Institutes of Health

Paediatrics & Child Health: Impact of Media Use on Children and Youth

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This article from Paediatrics & Child Health provides research about how television, radio, music, video games and the Internet impact media on children and youth.
Article
Other

Scott london.com: How the Media Frames Political Issues

For Students 9th - 10th
Using published materials in the essay, the author describes the methods used by various media to manipulate the politics of the country through their ability to "manage" the news.
Lesson Plan
Media Smarts

Media Smarts: Looking at Food Advertising Lesson

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
MediaSmarts provides digital and media literacy lessons for students. For this lesson, young students will learn about the importance of spokescharacters for companies. Then students will create own jingles and spokescharacters for foods...
Website
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Parent Blog

For Students 9th - 10th
A resource filled with advice about all kinds of media for parents of children from preschoolers to teens. You can navigate the site by age, entertainment type, and topic.
Website
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Parent Blog

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A resource filled with advice about all kinds of media for parents of children from preschoolers to teens. You can navigate the site by age, entertainment type, and topic.
Lesson Plan
Other

Media Education Lab: Assignment: Media Literacy: Secondary School

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A well-done set of units that helps teachers teach the importance of media literacy to their learners. Click on Secondary School Introduction to see a video of teachers in the classroom instructing students in ways of using and...
Lesson Plan
Media Smarts

Media Awareness Network

For Students 9th - 10th
The Media Awareness Network (MNet) "promotes media and Internet education by producing online programs and resources". MNet provide resources pertaining to blog & news, media issues, research, educational games, and special initiatives.
Website
Education Development Center

Digital Media Arts: Introduction to Visual Arts and Digital Media

For Students 9th - 10th
Digital media curriculum for teaching high school students how to communicate through media. Students learn the fundamentals of art and design and the technical skills to prepare them for careers in the arts, media, and entertainment...
Interactive
Media Smarts

Media Awareness Network: Allies and Aliens: A Mission in Critical Thinking

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive module for Grades 7 and 8 is designed to increase students' ability to recognize bias, prejudice, and hate propaganda on the Internet and in other media. Includes an extensive teacher's guide.
Website
Media Smarts

Digital Media Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th
MediaSmarts will answer your questions regarding media literacy and why it is important to teach media literacy. Approaches to media literacy, key media literacy concepts, and evaluations and assessments pertaining to media literacy can...
Website
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Visual and Performing Arts: Media Arts

For Students 9th - 10th
Take a one-minute tour through the history of media arts. Examine a variety of media forms and be a media critic. Visit the Media Studio and learn about movie soundtracks, animation, and creating a storyboard. Meet different artists as...
Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Education: Social Media and Digital Footprints: Our Responsibilities

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Social media can be a place to connect, learn, and, most of all, share. But how much do kids know about what they're sharing - and not just about themselves but each other? Help learners think critically about their digital footprints on...
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Evaluating and Interpreting Media

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] When people talk about media literacy, they are talking about learning to understand what these messages really mean. This lesson will help you take a closer look at a few...
Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: Finding My Media Balance

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Helping kids learn what makes different media choices healthy or not is a good start. But how do we help them actually make responsible choices in the real world? Help your young scholars create a personalized media plan. Students will...
Lesson Plan
Common Sense Media

Common Sense Media: My Social Media Life

For Teachers 6th - 8th
For most middle schoolers, being on social media can mean connecting with friends, sharing pictures, and keeping up-to-date. But it can also mean big-time distractions, social pressures, and more. This lesson helps students navigate the...
Website
Sophia Learning

Sophia: 5 Core Concepts of Media Literacy

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
In this lesson, students will engage in multiple parts of a lesson that guide students to uncover many levels of meaning in media messages. Discussion questions and a slideshow presentation are parts of the lesson that address the...

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