Back to School with Media Literacy in Action
See what the author of Media Literacy in Action has planned for Fall 2026 semester and learn about the Instructor Resources available for media literacy educators DATE: Monday, August 24, 2026TIME: 12 - 1 PM ESTLOCATION. Online. Click here to register. Thousands of students are using…
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Inside the AI Factory
How can we use AI to teach about AI? DATE: Tuesday, August 25, 2026TIME: 12 - 1 PM ESTLOCATION: Online. Click here to registerDavid Foster will share a prototype AI literacy mini-module designed for high school and early college students. The module uses a visual “AI Factory”…
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Together We Rise - August
Marie Celestin and Renee Hobbs offer a community gathering called Together We Rise. This event is free and open to the public. Join us to reflect on your lived experience during a time of political transition. DATE: Monday, August 3, 2026TIME: 1 - 2 PM ESTLOCATION: Online. Click here to register. This is…
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What's Happening In Massachusetts?
JOIN US!Meet some of the Massachusetts school leaders, educators, librarians, and tech specialists who are implementing media literacy in schools! DATE: Monday, March 30, 2026TIME: 2 - 3 PM LOCATION: Online. What's happening with media literacy in Massachusetts? Confirmed PresentersKyra Brissette, CEO, Media Literacy NowJessica Garbowski, Digital Literacy teacher,…
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MEL Monthly Meeting
These gatherings are designed exclusively for the 71 people who are currently affiliated with the Lab as core team members, fellows, affiliated faculty, graduate students, or project collaborators.As our work continues to grow in reach, scale, and impact, these monthly meetings give us space to stay connected, share updates, coordinate…
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Media Literacy in Massachusetts: A Landscape Scan
The first-ever major statewide initiative to document the scope of media literacy education in American public schoolsClick here to read the report To better understand the status, challenges, and opportunities for advancing media literacy…
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Media Literacy in Action, 2nd edition 2025
The blurring of entertainment, information, and persuasion is reshaping work, life, and citizenship. As a result, our relationship to media has never been so important nor so complex. By asking critical questions about what they watch, listen to, read, and use, students can be better prepared to be responsible communicators who can use a variety of formats and genres for self-expression and…
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When Teens Create the News
Download the Publication When Teens Create the News: Examining the Impact of PBS/NewsHour Student Reporting Labs Renee Hobbs, University of Rhode Island Abstract The PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs program (www.studentre-portinglabs.com) connects middle…
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Your Turn to Talk
Now you can participate in online dialogue with people from across the country and around the world with "Your Turn to Talk," a digital interactive learning experience made especially for Renee Hobbs' book, Media Literacy in Action, 2nd edtion. …
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Teachers Guide, Media Literacy in Action
This Teacher’s Guide will help you get the most out of the new textbook by Renee Hobbs, as it offers practical guidance on using this textbook in the classroom. Whether you are an experienced teacher or teaching media literacy for the first time,…
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Discovering Media Literacy
Visit the website Discover Media Literacy to see lesson plans for staff development programs with teachers, along with videos and student work samples linked to our book!…
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THE HIVE
When teachers and library media specialists use a student-centered approach to media production, learners create to learn, developing cognitive, social, and socioemotional competencies through creative media production that can support academic achievement across the subject areas. This model consists of six stages where students collaboratively learn to produce media messages. Based on…
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Librarians on YouTube
Librarians are often challenged to connect with their communities (learners, fellow educators, and the public) with limited time, among competing priorities, and especially recently, across distance. Among many creative approaches to engagement, YouTube offers a fresh approach for librarians to build connections beyond the physical spaces of the library and outside of formal learning environments…
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