On October 2nd, Sox Sperry, a Program Associate and curriculum writer for Project Look Sharp conducted a free teacher webinar on how to use media decoding to invite students into a conversation about the challenges revolving around sustainability.
High school and college educators and teachers-in-training were invited to register for this webinar where they could learn pedagogical techniques and curriculum materials that could help students to engage in critical thinking and emotional honesty. The agenda also included discussion on the complex environmental, economic and social systems that underlie sustainability.
Green teacher, “a non-profit organization dedicated to helping educators, both inside and outside of schools, promote environmental awareness among young people aged 6-19”, will publish an article this fall by Mr. Sperry entitled: Sustainability Education and Media Literacy. Visit http://greenteacher.com/webinars/ to watch a replay.
Project look Sharp is Ithaca College’s Media Literacy Initiative. Project Look Sharp supports the integration of critical thinking through media literacy in school curriculum and teaching. They do this through developing and providing lesson plans, media materials, training, and support for educators at all education levels. The purpose of media literacy education is to help individuals of all ages develop the habits of inquiry and skills of expression they need to be critical thinkers, effective communicators, and active citizens in today’s world.
https://www.ithaca.edu/intercom/article.php/20141027080037430