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Curriculum Materials

The Media Education Lab creates free multimedia curriculum materials to help learners of all ages advance knowledge, skills, and competencies.

ML DISCourse Model

ML DISCourse Model

Build critical thinking skills with 9 questions to analyze any media text

Core Instructional Practices of Media Literacy Education

Core Instructional Practices of Media Literacy Education

Activate student-centered learning with these 16 methods

 Media Literacy Smartphone

Media Literacy Smartphone

Help students learn to ask questions about what they read, see, watch and listen to.

Set Your Motivation

Set Your Motivation

Reflect on why digital and media literacy matters for learning and teaching

Courageous Conversations

Courageous Conversations

Lesson plans, videos, readings, listening and creative activities help build media literacy and active listening skills for teen and adult learners 

Homegrown Study Guide

Homegrown Study Guide

Consider the rise of anti-government activism and the role of media and technology in extremist violence of the past, present, and future. 

Deconstructing Disney

Deconstructing Disney

Seven engaging activities promote reflection and dialogue about Disney culture

 Copyright

Copyright

Help students understand how copyright and fair use supports creativity and the spread of knowledge 

 

Media Literacy in Action

Media Literacy in Action

Finally, a media literacy textbook written by Renee Hobbs!

 Mind Over Media: Analyzing Contemporary Propaganda

Mind Over Media: Analyzing Contemporary Propaganda

Propaganda Education for a Digital Age: Book and Online Learning