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2005 Media Literacy Conference

2005 Media Literacy Conference: Building Critical Thinking Skills In Our Media Age.

HOME, Inc., U.S. Department of Education, Boston Public Schools and MIT Comparative Media Studies, partner on a one-day conference on Media Literacy. The event is scheduled for October 22nd and will take place at the MIT Campus: Building E51. The conference theme “Building Critical Thinking Skills In Our Media Age” will showcase the innovative work of classroom teachers in developing new pedagogical practices that support school reform and after school enrichment.

Educational decision makers, curriculum developers, after-school program coordinators, superintendents, instructors and community leaders are all welcome to attend and participate in relevant panel discussions and breakout sessions. The conference will include two plenary sessions and four breakout sessions covering topics relating to “in-school” and “after school” media literacy program development. Teachers from the Boston Public School's U.S. Department of Education funded media literacy and health projects will be highlighted with video presentations, sample curricula, professional development strategies and more. Discussion on best practices in Media Literacy curriculum, integration of replicable programs into K-12 or after school settings, along with a workshop on developing technology grant proposals, will provide helpful insight that will enable attendees to take the first step toward school reform.

A keynote address will be given by Henry Jenkins, who is the Ann Fetter Friedlaender Professor of Humanities and Director of the Comparative Media Studies Program at MIT, and author of From Barbie to Mortal Kombat: Gender and Computer Games (MIT Press, 1998).

Mark the date and continue to check this site for program updates. If you require any additional information on this event please contact Alan Michel, alanmichel@homeinc.org or by phone at 617.266.1386.