Media Literacy Starts Young: Strategies for Media Mentorship in the Early Years and Early Grades

There is no longer any doubt that today’s students will need strong skills in media and digital literacy to succeed in the 21st century. How can we help children and young students gain a strong foundation for developing these skills? What does the science of child development and educator experience tell us about creating the capacity for creating and thinking critically with new technologies? Members of the National Association for Media Literacy Education and special guests are invited to attend a free pre-conference symposium and workshop at New America in Washington, D.C. to explore these questions. This event will build on the work of the new Alliance for Media Literacy in Early Childhood and of the Technology in Early Childhood Center at Erikson Institute in Chicago, which hosted the previous early learning pre-conference session in 2017. For more on that event, see this report. Follow on Twitter using hashtags #NAMLE19 #MediaMentors. The first half will be live-streamed here on this page. AGENDA 8:30 a.m. Sign In / Light Breakfast Many thanks to our breakfast sponsor: The National Association for the Education of Young Children 9:00 a.m. Welcome + Interactive Whats and Whys Michelle Ciulla Lipkin, National Association for Media Literacy Education Lisa Guernsey, New America 9:15 a.m. Panel 1: Strategies for Equity in Early Media Literacy Vivian Vasquez, American University Faith Rogow, Insighters Ed Jamie Naidoo, Association for Library Service to Children 9:45 a.m. Updates for the Field: IMLS-Funded Report on Skills for Early Media Literacy Jenna Herdzina, Erikson Institute 9:55 a.m. Flash Talks: Developing Adults’ Skills in Media Mentorship Peer Coaching Media Mentorship in Maryland Conni Strittmatter, Dorothy Stoltz, Pamela Hamlin - Public Libraries in MD The Impact of the TEC Mentor Program Sabrina Burroughs, Eagle Academy Public Charter School Teaching Teachers about Inquiry Practices Peggy Ashbrook, author, Early Years Blog for National Science Teachers Assoc. (Re)presenting Media Mentors: Storying and (Re)Storying for Agency Denise Chapman, Monash University 10:35 a.m. Questions and Discussion 10:45 a.m. BREAK 11:00 a.m. Updates for the Field: New Books and Resources Tony Streit, NAMLE President Susan Friedman, National Association for the Education of Young Children, on forthcoming NAEYC book on tech & media Notes on new tools from Education Development Center for teachers of dual-language learners, from KQED TEACH for educators, and more 11:15 a.m. Panel 2: Policies and Research for Equity in Early Media Literacy Diana Maliszewski, Toronto District School Board Carrie Sanders, Maryland State Library Sara Schapiro, PBS Education Katya Vogt, IREX Moderated by Lisa Guernsey, New America 12:00 p.m. BREAK / Pick Up Lunch Boxes Many thanks to our lunch sponsor: PBS KIDS 12:15 p.m. Molly from Denali: Inside Peek at New TV Show Featuring Information Literacy and Inclusion (video) April Wang, WGBH 12:45 p.m. Pepper the Robot Comes to the Library (video) Dorothy Stoltz, Carroll County Library (MD) 1:00 p.m. Roundtables, Part 1: Tips & Techniques for Classrooms, Libraries, & Professional Development Visit one of three tables in corners of the room for in-depth lessons and Q-and-A Using Community as Inquiry in the Early Years Chelsea Attwell, Hybrid Teacher/Digital Lead Learner Teaching Kindergarten in Toronto Essential Tools in a Peer-Coaching Toolkit for Media Mentors Conni Strittmatter, Baltimore County Public Library, and Dorothy Stoltz, Carroll County Public Library (MD) Media Literacy for our Youngest Learners: Let’s Play, Let’s Talk Diana Maliszewski, Teacher-Librarian, Toronto District School Board / Former Editor-In-Chief, The Teaching Librarian 1:45 p.m. BREAK 2:00 p.m. Roundtables, Part 2: Tips & Techniques for Classrooms, Libraries, & Professional Development Rotate to a different table in corners of the room for in-depth lessons and Q-and-A 2:45 pm. Whole Group: Interactive Whats, Whys, and Hows Facilitation partner: Sabrina Burroughs, Eagle Academy 3:30 p.m. Final Remarks and Preparation for NAMLE Biennial ==================================== We are dedicated to renewing America by continuing the quest to realize our nation's highest ideals, honestly confronting the challenges caused by rapid technological and social change, and seizing the opportunities those changes create. Subscribe to our channel for new videos on a wide range of policy issues: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... Subscribe to The New America Weekly and other newsletters: http://www.newamerica.org/subscribe/# Visit newamerica.org