Spring has sprung, and budding along with the flowers are opportunities for professional development, fellowships, publication of research, and youth contests. Be sure to check out the ‘More Opportunities’ section below, and e-mail us atnamle@namle.netwith your own contests, events, and calls for contributions. We’ll help you get the word out!
Cheers, Sherri Hope Culver
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Board of Directors & committee membership
Lynda Bergsma Chair, Member Services Fundraising
Emily Bonilla Resources
Sherri Hope Culver President Fundraising
Rhys Daunic Secretary Chair, Resources
Ethan Delavan Treasurer Chair, Conference
Jasmine Hood Visibility, Fundraising
Cathy Leogrande Member Services Professional Development
Cynthia Lieberman
Paul Mihailidis Resources
David Cooper Moore Chair, Professional Development
Tina Peterson Editor of NAMLE Update Chair, Visibility
Erin Reilly 1st Vice President Resources
Rebecca Reynolds
Carol Tizzano
DC Vito
Executive Director Michelle Ciulla Lipkin Fundraising
NAMLE Needs You. You can make a difference and advance the mission of media literacy education by joining one of the NAMLE Committees listed above. |
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The purpose of media literacy education is to develop the habits of inquiry and skills of expression needed by critical thinkers, effective communicators, and active citizens in today’s world. |
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Could you use a free DVD of a thought-provoking film, with an educator’s guide? We thought so. Read to the end to find out which one we’re giving away this month.
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‘Social media literacy’ addressed by Pittsburgh NPR affiliate Radio WESA spoke with two U. of Pittsburgh professors about teens’ use of social media following an incident of school violence.
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European Media Literacy Forum May 27 and 28, Paris [learn more] Project Look Sharp’s Summer Institute July 28 – August 1, Ithaca, NY [learn more] LYC Civics and Law-Related Education Conference: ‘The Informed Citizen: Media Literacy for the Classroom.’ October 9 – 10, Stony Brook, NY [learn more] Media and Learning Conference November 20 – 21, Brussels [learn more] ···························································· |
| Passioned: Meet our Members
Annelise Wunderlich My most recent project was producing a bilingual youth action campaign around the filmLos Graduados/The Graduates, directed by Bernardo Ruiz, which aired on Independent Lens last fall. [read more]
Want to recommend an M-Passioned NAMLEmember who should be in our next feature? Contact Tina Peterson at tpeterson@namle.net.
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| ore Opportunities
Cooney Center Fellows Program Application deadline: April 30 [learn more]
Submission deadline: May 31 [learn more] AnimAction’s free youth program Summer, greater Los Angeles [learn more]
Submission deadline: May 1 [learn more]
The Journal of Media Literacy Education is now accepting submissions for an open call for media literacy education for its Fall/Winter 2014 issue. Please see jmle.org for guidelines to submit research, voices from the field, or reviews. Submission deadline is June 30. BAYMN Fest Open to filmmakers age 12 – 24 Submission deadline: August 1 [learn more] ···························································· |
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Youth Video Arts Mentor YouMedia Manager Program Coordinator and Digital Media Educator For more listings, visit our organizational member NAMAC’s job bank.
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| ~ April giveaway ~
Three lucky Update readers will win a DVD of the film ‘Lincoln’ along with an educator guide. To enter the drawing, send an e-mail tonamle@namle.net with the subject line ‘April giveaway’ and the information below: 1. Your name 2. Your professional or academic title 3. Where you work 4. How you like to incorporate popular films in your media literacy education work.
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