Course | Bringing Media Literacy Into the K-12 Classroom

Facilitator

Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff

Laurel Aguilar-Kirchhoff B.A, M.S Ed., CA Admin Services & Secondary Credentials
Digital Learning Project Specialist for San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools
20 years in Middle School Physical Science; US History
Certified: Google Trainer; Leading Edge; Nearpod; Digital Tools. Presenter: ISTE; NETA; CUE
She enjoys reading anything historically based, traveling, volunteering, connecting with family and friends, and jigsaw puzzles.
She believes that one person can make a difference in the lives of others. Being an educator is one way that she can enhance and enrich the lives of others-particularly students.

Description

Engage your students in critical thinking as never before with media literacy in your K-12 classroom. This self-paced online course is designed for general education teachers of all grade levels/content areas. Participants will learn the overarching ideas of Media Literacy; core concepts of visual literacy and instructional methods, as well as connections to social-emotional learning with Media Literacy. Gain strategies to support your student’s ability to access, analyze, and evaluate information from media as part of digital citizenship and critical thinking skill set.

Syllabus

Course Overview
Engage your students in critical thinking as never before with media literacy in your K-12 classroom. This self-paced online course is designed for general education teachers of all grade levels/content areas. Participants will learn the overarching ideas of Media Literacy; core concepts of visual literacy and instructional methods, as well as connections to social-emotional learning with Media Literacy. Gain strategies to support your students’ ability to access, analyze, and evaluate information from media as part of digital citizenship and critical thinking skill set. (Required Text: Media Literacy in the K-12 Classroom, 2nd Edition, Frank W. Baker)

Course Learning Objectives
Understand “Big Ideas” in Media Literacy for the K-12 classroom.
Examine and apply the Center for Media Literacy’s Five Core Concepts.
Examine what is visual literacy and how to apply this in your classroom as part of digital citizenship.
Interpret and evaluate advertising as it relates to student critical thinking skills.
Understand how Media Literacy impacts students’ Social-Emotional Learning.
Create lessons for a specific grade level/course/class based on Media Literacy principles as outlined in this course.

For further information, please visit Dominican University of California website.

Credit

Graduate Level Credits/Units: 2

Credit may be available for this course and may vary by country or institution. Please verify eligibility with Dominican University of California.