2023 Conference Schedule
All times listed are in Eastern Time (ET).
This schedule is subject to change.
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THURSDAY, JULY 13 | |||||
7:00pm | 2023 NAMLE Awards and Conference Kickoff Event
Tony Streit, Outgoing President, NAMLE Dr. Kimberly Moffitt, Incoming President, NAMLE 2023 Award Winners | ||||
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National Media Literacy Alliance | Pre-K- | Upper Elem/ Middle+ | High School+ | Higher Education+ | Community Ed/ | All/Most |
FRIDAY, JULY 14 | |||||
11:00am | Opening Keynote The New York Times Learning Network Shashank Salgam, Gigi Greene, Allyson Kim, Katherine Schulten | ||||
12:00pm | Break | ||||
12:15pm | Bringing the Core Principles of Media Literacy Education to Life in the Humanities Moderated by Stephanie Flores-Koulish | Media Literacy through a Justice-Centered Lens (Curriculum) | Integrating Media Literacy into Pre-Service Teacher Education WITHDRAWN | Exploiting Pop Culture to Teach Media Literacy | Listen to Student Reporters! PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs on Journalism Training for Impact Emily Dobkin, Victor Fernandez, Effie Gross, Mahi Jariwala, Aydin Tariq, Sophia Ortiz |
1:00pm | Break | ||||
1:15pm | Let's Start at the Very Beginning: Teaching Media Literacy in Early Elementary Grades Faith Rogow (she, her), Cyndy Scheibe, Sharon Fox (she, her) | "BREAK"-ING NEWS!: Reverse Image Searching to Diffuse and Disrupt Mis- and Disinformation Andrea Gambino (she/her) | Critical Media Literacy in the 21st-Century Classroom: Using Podcasts as a Classroom Text Anne Gill (She/Her/Hers) | Making Media Matter: Practicing an Integrated Approach to Media Education Benjamin Thevenin (he/him) | Intention and Obstacle: Building Community through Digital Storytelling and Youth Media Production John Henson |
2:00pm | Break | ||||
2:15pm | Compassionate Teaching Through Visual Literacy Katie McNamara (she/her) | Engaging Educators & Communities in Media Literacy: A Global view from Armenia, Brazil and the United States Sherri Hope Culver (she/her), Alexander Le Voci Sayad (he/him), Seda Muradyan | Media Literacy Lesson Demo from a Filmmaking Program for Girls and Gender- Expansive Youth Yasaman Ford (she/her) | Algorithmic Awareness as a Social Justice Issue: Starting Points for Teaching across Disciplines
| Media Literacy & Decision Education: Empowering Students to Think Critically & Make Informed Choices Abby Sheffer, Jens Winship, Frank McVey |
3:00pm | Break | ||||
3:15pm | Infographic Literacy: Best Practices for Adolescent Infographic Instruction Dr. Mark J. Davis | I See Me: Outlining Success in Peer-to-Peer, Representative Media Literacy Programs Kobe McCloud, Pride David, Laura Duclos (she/her) | "What the Tech!" Helping Students Take Ownership of Their Media Literacy with 21st Century Skills and Tools Julia Goffredi (she/her) | Time Crunch: Bridging Literacies in a One-Shot History Class Brooke Becker | Integrating Media Literacy Across Content Areas Matthew Korona (he/him) |
4:00pm | Break | ||||
4:15pm | Carl Azuz Isn’t Dead: How a Former CNN Star and TikTok Influencer Amplifies Media Literacy Education Kathleen Tobin (she/her), Carl Azuz | Mining Stories to Enhance Civic Learning: StoryCorps & Storytelling in the SRVCE Civics Curriculum Wendy Rivenburgh, Emily Janssen, Asim Gaffar | Integrating Student Expertise into Media Literacy Initiatives Catherine Tingelstad, Natalie Ornat (she/her) | Teaching Media Literacy Using Graphic Novels Tim Jones (he/him) | Creating a State-Wide Coalition Yonty Friesem (they/them), Michael A. Spikes |
5:00pm | Break | ||||
6:00pm | Evening Keynote Youth Rising: Storytelling Partnerships for Student-Centered Media BAVC Media Paul Abueg-Igaz, Aviella Rose, Khari Marshall, Joanne Parsont, Sandy Liu (she/her), Muhammad Shaikh (he/him), Lisa Lam (they/them), Emani Perkins (she/her) | ||||
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SATURDAY, JULY 15 | |||||
10:00am | NAMLE Board of Directors Meet & Greet | ||||
10:45am | Break | ||||
11:00am | Morning Keynote Youth Rising: Detroit Youth on Transforming Media Through Content Creation Skillman Foundation Kady Robinson-Larsosa, Eva Burch, Alexa Borromeo, Freddy Torres | ||||
12:00pm | Break | ||||
12:15pm | Bringing the Core Principles of Media Literacy Education to Life in STEM Moderated by Tony Streit | Introducing Media Literacy Through Filmmaking | Access, Analyze, Evaluate, Create, Act: Incorporating and Assessing Media Literacy Education in Pre-service Teacher Training Jessica Harvey (she/her), Tracy McNelly (she/her) | ||
1:00pm | Break | ||||
1:15pm | Cultivating Critical Thinking and Empathy Through Underreported News Stories Fareed Mostoufi (he/him), Charles Sanderson, Abigail Henry | Very Verified: A Tool to Teach About Bots, Trolls, Fake Experts, Fact Checking and More! Stanley Currier (he/him), Sabīne Bērziņa (she/her), Jocelyn Young (she/her) | Skyline and Media Literacy: How CPS Librarians are Developing a K-12 Media Literacy Framework for Equity across the Curriculum Anna Kim (her/hers), Fran Feeley, MaryAnne Confer | Critical Media Literacy Lessons with Multimedia Texts Gwynne Ellen Ash (she/her) | Elevate Your Media Literacy Practice in 8 Steps with PBS and KQED’s Educator Certification Rik Panganiban, Kristin Lehner |
2:00pm | Break | ||||
2:15pm | Information Architecture and the Comic Arts: Knowledge Structure and Media Literacy Lesley Farmer | Learning Authentically: Storytelling projects to ignite curiosity and purpose Michael Hernandez (he/him) | Life in the Cupboard: The Making of a Podcast to Help Ukrainians Disentangle from Cultural Propaganda Maryna Dorosh, Olena Taranenko | Critical Algorithmic Literacy in K-12 Education
| Why are we doing this? A Teacher and a Librarian Share Their Media Literacy Story Jean Darnell, Vic Pasquantonio, Chris Schwalm |
3:00pm | Break | ||||
3:15pm | Elevating ELA: Expanding Representations and Digital Writing through Diverse Children’s Literature Theresa Redmond (she/her), Mina Min (she/her), Audrey Mikkola (she/her) | Using Emotional Regulation to Support News Literacy Rachael VanDonkelaar (she/her) | Student Panel: Creating Intentional Media to Amplify Underreported Stories Fareed Mostoufi (he/him), Belen Mendoza Cortes | Decoding Polarization: Teaching Challenging Topics through Media Literacy Chris Sperry | Deconstructing Messages of Female Empowerment: A Lesson Plan on Using Textual Analysis and Semiotics to Understand Femvertising Melissa Gould (she/her), Rosser Johnson (he/him) |
4:00pm | Break | ||||
4:15pm | Confronting Historical Harm & Media Distrust Brittney Smith | Media Literacy as the Pedagogy of Social Justice Activism Dr. Jesse Scaccia (they/use name) | The Power of Librarians as Leaders for Media Literacy Cyndy Scheibe, Chris Sperry, Sharon Fox (she/her) | Critical Media Literacy Curriculum into Practice: Tools and Teachers Together Cynthia Sandler | Demystifying Data: A Guide to Developing Critical Data Literacy |
5:00pm | Break | ||||
6:00pm | Closing Keynote Youth Rising: Digital4Good Winners on Digital Impact #iCanHelp Hurshneet Chadha, Armita Hosseini, Anna Miller, Axel Perez, Preston Hickert | ||||