Our Time to Lead

Empower Students Think Critically in a World of Filters, Feeds, and Fakes 

As social media algorithms increasingly shape what young people see and believe, and AI tools take on more thinking tasks for them—educators face a pressing challenge: how to help students think for themselves and stay in cognitive control of their own learning.

DATE: Tuesday, July 29, 2025

TIME: 12 - 1 PM EST

LOCATION:    Online. Register here     

In this session, you'll learn a proven three-step method that empowers students—from middle school through college—to improve media literacy by skillfully evaluating social media content across key topics in health, environment, money, science, sports, culture, and technology.

Attendees will walk away with ready-to-use resources, including classroom handouts and guided prompts, that make it easy to implement this method immediately in both analog and digital settings. You’ll also get an inside look at Twella, a new mobile and web app that brings this approach to life with students in a fast, intuitive, and engaging way.

Whether you're a classroom educator, instructional coach, librarian, media specialist, or school or district leader, this webinar offers practical tools to help students build cognitive muscle to become more self-aware, critical thinkers in our age of AI. Join us to help reclaim student thinking and boost media literacy—one scroll, post, and click at a time!

PRESENTER

James Damico, PhD, Professor of Education at Indiana University,