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Media Literacy Education Program Professional Development Plan

Media Literacy Education Program Professional Development Plan. Candace Brown TED 690 National University. Professional Development Goal.

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Media Literacy Education Program Professional Development Plan

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  1. Media Literacy Education ProgramProfessional Development Plan Candace Brown TED 690 National University

  2. Professional Development Goal Based on my past teaching experiences, including two years of interning at King Chavez Preparatory Academy, my goal addresses the need for ongoing professional development in the area of media literacy. In order to improve teaching and learning in this area, I have devised a plan for developing and implementing a Media Literacy Education Programat the middle school level. My plan aligns with the Core Principles of media literacy education, as defined by the National Association of Media Literacy Education (NAMLE), and meets the TPE competencies within Domain A: Making Subject Matter Comprehensible to Students . My plan incorporates the following pedagogical models : • Standards-based Instruction • Culturally Responsive Teaching • Inquiry-based Learning • Project-based Learning

  3. Standards-based Instruction: My program is designed to be implemented across content areas; my plan provides an example of how I have integrated media literacy education into ELA instruction. • Culturally Responsive Teaching: Intercultural educators use culturally responsive teaching practices to promote the academic success of diverse student populations such as students from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (Diaz-Rico & Weed, 2010). One such way to promote academic success is by designing curricula, like media literacy education, that enhances students’ abilities to think critically. • Inquiry-based Learning: As students take in the various messages communicated through media, both good and bad, it would benefit them to have a skill set that includes being able to distinguish between facts and claims, to determine the credibility of sources, and to detect instances of bias and stereotyping (Slavin, 2003). My plan meets this need. • Project-based Learning: My plan considers that some students learn best when they are given opportunities to create projects by synthesizing concepts and when they are able to make real-world connections.

  4. Rationale • My plan for developing and implementing a Media Literacy Education Program at the middle school level supports my PDQP goal of designing culturally relevant, authentic, and comprehensive product assignments that stretch students in application of understanding and skill (Tomlinson, 2001). • In addition, my plan addresses specific competencies within Domain D of the TPEs; namely, teacher candidates understand how to “focus on analytical critique of text and a variety of media” and “incorporate technology into the language arts as a tool for conducting research or creating manuscripts and multimedia presentations.” • Technology has catalyzed an increase in media usage among young people. According to a 2009 study of 8 to 18-year-olds by the Kaiser Family Foundation, young people spend as much time consuming media every day - approximately 7.5 hours - as their parents spend working. The same study reported a significant change from 2004-2009 in the amount of time 8 to 18-year-olds are spending consuming various forms of media. For example, young people’s music/audio usage and television usage increased by 47 minutes and 37 minutes, respectively.

  5. Through media, middle school students are bombarded with messages. They need strategies that facilitate critical thinking; they need media literacy skills to help them analyze messages, formulate opinions based on their own experiences, values, and beliefs, and assess the credibility of what they see and hear.

  6. The NAMLE states that the purpose of media literacy education is: • To help individuals of all ages develop the habits of inquiry and skills of expression that they need to be critical thinkers, effective communicators and active citizens in today's world.

  7. Sharing Strategies and Timeline

  8. Artifacts – ELA Lesson Plans & Student Work Click the links: • Introduction to Media Literacy Education • Samples of Student Work • Reading for Life • Samples of Student Work • Pitch the Product: Business Plan Project • Sample 1Sample 2Sample 3

  9. Artifact – Literature Review Click the link to access my review of “Media Literacy in Middle School: An Important Curriculum Component”

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