Ithaca College

Cyndy Scheibe (Psychology) has organized two conferences and published a media literacy kit in conjunction with Project Look Sharp, an initiative that helps teachers incorporate media literacy in K-12 classes and provides materials for enhanced student learning.

Project Look Sharp's summer achievements include

* a Summer Media Literacy Institute at Ithaca College July 11-15, attended by educators from across the U.S. (including teacher education faculty; K-12 teachers, librarians and administrators; community health educators; and an award-winning filmmaker)

* its most recent curriculum kit, which has been published, free online at https://www.ithaca.edu/looksharp/teaching_middleeast.php

* its upcoming annual conference, "Literacy in a Media Age," which will be held Oct. 14-15 at Ithaca College. This conference will draw educators from K-12 and teacher education from New York state and surrounding areas