Share Paper: Designing Critical Media Literacy Activities to Empower Students and Inspire Civic Engagement

  1. Torrey Trust, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States
  2. Allison Butler, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States
  3. Robert Maloy, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States
  4. Chenyang Xu, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States
Thursday, April 14 11:30-11:50 AM Tidepool 3

Abstract: Have you ever asked your students to tweet the Bill of Rights, design a constitution for the Internet, or write a Yelp review for the historical accuracy of Hamilton lyrics? This session will showcase best practices for adopting and adapting critical media literacy activities into teacher education methods classes for social studies, English/Language Arts, and beyond!