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Project Look Sharp to present in Boston on sustainability in media educationContributed by Ari Kissiloff on 11/18/15 Sox Sperry will lead a discussion entitled, “Bridging Sustainability Education With Media Education: Methods, Techniques, and Hands-On Approaches From Practitioner Experiences in the Field” at the International Media Education Summit 2015 on Nov. 20 at Emerson College in Boston. He will be presenting alongside Antonio Lopez, author of “Greening Media Education: Bridging Media Literacy With Green Cultural Citizenship.” The purpose of the workshop is to introduce sustainable education approaches and concepts that media educators can incorporate into their work. It will explore curriculum design, activity development and pedagogical approaches to environmental sustainability and media. The presenters will cover topics such as techno-literacy and gadget research and constructivist decoding strategies. Sperry will also discuss “Media Constructions of Sustainability,” one of the six free curriculum kits offered on Project Look Sharp’s website. This kit explores how sustainability has been presented in the media with regard to food, water and agriculture. “I hope that people can understand practical ways in the classroom to integrate critical thinking about media with sustainability education,” he said. “I want people to think about how to blend together questions having to do with environmental protection and social justice as it applies to environmental impact.” The Media Education Summit 2015 is the eighth summit that’s been convened by the Center for Excellence in Media Practice, which is based in the U.K. CEMP’s goal is to bring together a global network of media educators, scholars and researchers to share research pedagogy and innovation focused on media in education. For more information, you can email us at looksharp@ithaca.edu or call 607-274-3471. You can reach Sox Sperry at soxsperry@twcny.rr.com. 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. |
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