To get started in gaining foundational knowledge about media literacy education, we suggest the following "guided tour" as a way to a quick start:
- Theory:
Literacy for 21st Century Second Edition: An Overview & Orientation Guide
Explains media literacy pedagogy in plain language. Contains Q/TIPS™ and explanations of new questions for media production as well as critical analysis. Order now.
Literacy for 21st Century First Edition: An Overview & Orientation Guide
Contains an explanation of questions for deconstruction only, from the point of view of media consumers. Also: En Español! As a contribution toward understanding of the field, CML provides a download of this groundbreaking book FREE.
- Practice:
Five Key Questions That Can Change the World: Deconstructing Media
This book contains 25 cornerstone lesson plans for K-12 across the curriculum, with five sample lessons for each of the Five Key Questions. Also: En Español! Order now.
- Implementation:
Project SMARTArt: A Road to Follow
Discover innovative strategies for implementing media literacy and the arts while meeting state education standards in this comprehensive case study. As a contribution toward understanding of the field, CML provides a download of this case FREE.
Additionally, subscribing to CML's monthly newsletter is a way to keep current with the field and to have access to free activities using CML's Five Key Questions.
