Jerry O'Sullivan, host of the current affairs radio show Kerry Today in Ireland, interviews Executive Director Cyndy Scheibe to discuss the need for media literacy in public schools (in Ireland and in the U.S.), and the role that Project Look Sharp's resources can play in supporting Irish teachers and students.
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Civics
In this chapter from the 2021 book, Kids and Today’s Media, Chris Sperry lays out Project Look Sharp’s approach to disinformation. After a look at the historical context of our country’s “epistemological crisis” and the role of confirmation bias, Chris makes the case for media literacy and specifically Constructivist Media.
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Social Studies
English Language Arts
Health
Pre-service Teacher Education
Civics
This guide gives users a brief overview of our approach (question-based media decoding) and materials (e.g., lessons) available for free from the Project Look Sharp website for a particular level and subject.
Lower Elementary
This guide gives users a brief overview of our approach (question-based media decoding) and materials (e.g., lessons) available for free from the Project Look Sharp website for a particular level and subject.
Lower Elementary
Health
This guide gives users a brief overview of our approach (question-based media decoding) and materials (e.g., lessons) available for free from the Project Look Sharp website for a particular level and subject.
Lower Elementary
Social Studies
English Language Arts
Health
Science And Environment
Math
Arts
Psychology
Media Production
School librarian, Michele Coolbeth from East Syracuse, NY, leads her first graders through analyzing different book covers and text [and drawing their own conclusions about the appropriateness of the book as an independent reading choice] - using our lesson, How Do I Choose? Picking the Right Book for Me.
Lower Elementary
English Language Arts
Pre-service Teacher Education
School librarian, Michele Coolbeth, has her students identify media, including in their clothing – and then reflects on the importance of teaching young students to recognize that media is all around them.
Lower Elementary
Social Studies
English Language Arts
Media Production
Pre-service Teacher Education
School librarian, Michele Coolbeth, leads kindergarten students through analyzing book covers for messages about the diversity of families - using the Project Look Sharp lesson, “Who is Family?”
Lower Elementary
Social Studies
English Language Arts
Health
Pre-service Teacher Education
School librarian, Michele Coolbeth, has her students reflect on the qualities of different media forms (videos and a poster) while learning how to wash their hands. (Total Time: 2:13) Published 2023
Lower Elementary
English Language Arts
Health
Pre-service Teacher Education
This 3-page document briefly summarizes the alignment of media literacy with the core standards for each of the following disciplines: library (AASL + YALSA), technology (ISTE), Journalism (JEA), Early Childhood (NAEYC), Social Studies (NCSS), ELA (NCTE), Math (NCTM), Science (NSTA), and Writing (NWP).
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary, Middle School, High School, College
Social Studies
English Language Arts
Health
Science And Environment
Math
Arts
Psychology
An example of leading a class through a constructivist media decoding using our lesson, First Contact. Students in this video decode two opposing paintings to understand how Europeans impacted Native American life.
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Social Studies
Related to kit: Introducing Africa: Critical Thinking and Media Literacy
An example of leading a class through a constructivist media decoding using a lesson from our kit, Introducing Africa. Students in this video compare two African currencies to the U.S. Dollar to gain insight about cultural differences.
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Social Studies
Related to kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials
This webinar offers pedagogical techniques and curriculum materials to help young children understand biases and misleading messages found in food advertising and toy commercials aimed at them, including cereal ads and advertising for foods and beverages that imply they have a lot of fruit in them. Part of the webinar specifically focuses on gender techniques and gender stereotyping in toy commercials.
Lower Elementary
Health
Related to kit: Critical Thinking & Health: Nutrition and TV Commercials
An example of leading a class through a constructivist media decoding using a lesson from our kit, Critical Thinking and Health. Students in this video decode the commercial "Magic Kissing Dragons" to analyze media messaging about gender.
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Social Studies
English Language Arts
Related to kit: Causes of the American Revolution
An example of leading a class through a constructivist media decoding using a lesson from our kit, Causes of the American Revolution. Students in this video decode differences in paintings of George Washington and King George.
Lower Elementary, Upper Elementary
Social Studies
Theories of developmental psychology can help to interpret evidence related to how children of different ages are affected differently by media consumption. By Cyndy Scheibe, 20 Questions About Youth and Media, Vol. 48 No. 1, September 2007
Lower Elementary
Psychology
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