Global Educators Conversation 2 by Annelene Timmermans https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6 en-us 2022-02-14 15:46:35 UTC 2025-11-11 23:56:58 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f30d.png What does MEDIA LITERACY (education) look like in my classroom/country? List country/location and brief description. (It's okay to say it's non-existent.) annelene_timmermans https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2049341216 2022-02-15 19:05:11 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2049341216 How can we bring and/or enhance SOCIAL JUSTICE awareness and action within our classrooms, schools and our global society at large? annelene_timmermans https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2049344488 2022-02-15 19:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2049344488 Group 9 https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056567233 Linnel - 5th grade Math, Prince George's County MD USA, We have been doing interactive media activities, challenging students to find their own sources for media activities. The kids like finding their own games etc. 
Madylin - 2nd grade all subjects, Baltimore City. In my classroom we are still learning the basis of general literacy so media shows up often in the ways we incorporate media to supplement content knowledge. We use the news, advertisements, videos, and images to analyze and supplement reading content and tackle big ideas. 
Nadina - Romania 9-12 High School , Media literacy is not taught at all. The ministry of education has started but is not doing anything. There are teachers like me who are training teachers and enrolling students in exchanges with global students to work on projects with students from other countries. Students are presented with a topic such as art or climate change and environmental protection. Schools enroll in a project based on content knowledge and student interests and student's work with other schools and learn from each other and with each 
Kristin - High School Physical Education and Health in Howard County Maryland. Skills based, CRAP test (currency, relevance, accuracy, performance) students have to go to different websites and determine if the media sources is reliable. Media literacy is not showing up in physical education courses but may come up in the more casual conversation and relationships with my students but not in the formal curriculum. ]]> 2022-02-19 15:03:20 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056567233 Group 1 https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056569800 Is the no phone rule working or too tempting? Or should we teach about proper use and proper times to use. 
Incorporating social media usage for good to present information learned in class.
Elementary vs Middle vs High school usage. Which age?
Proper research techniques, what to look for in websites that makes it valid and reliable. ]]> 2022-02-19 15:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056569800 Group 4 crmadison817 https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056571469 Chandler - Kindergarten, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. 

Since my students are so young, we are still introducing fiction and nonfiction to students. This is still a good introduction to fact vs. fiction for them, because most of my students understand that fiction is "made up" and nonfiction is "real information". ]]> 2022-02-19 15:09:04 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056571469 Group 7 https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056571860 Sam Gilles (Grade 7/8 Math Baltimore, MD) In my classroom, we work in a lot of media literacy skills and concepts during our Social and Emotional Learning time to develop students' critical thinking skills as well as making sure they are becoming informed consumers of media ]]> 2022-02-19 15:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056571860 Group 6 farziffy https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056571927 Still getting the hang of using digital tools fluently and consistently in class and identifying best opportunities for digital tool usage. One pro of the pandemic is that students and teachers both, were forced to use digital platforms more, so we gained digital organization & tool fluency by necessity.The cons of the pandemic is that students still don't necessarily have the skill set to identify misinformation from reliable sources, and that students just look for answers instead of thinking through them.]]> 2022-02-19 15:09:39 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056571927 Group 3: Bryan, Cammille, Annelene & Chanali CSweep https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056571944 Media literacy varies according to the level education or non education job, but there is a common thread of global citizenship taught in all]]> 2022-02-19 15:09:41 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056571944 Group 7 https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056572226 Jennifer - Special Educator, High School Math in Baltimore County Maryland. In my classes, it has been in challenging to incorporate media literacy into my classes but depending on the topic/lesson, I can incorporate it. For example, during our regression lesson, we look at data online to create an equation and make predictions. We make sure the source is reliable and the data is accurate before using it. At my school, there is a journalism class that was focuses on media literacy.]]> 2022-02-19 15:10:04 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056572226 https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056572416 2022-02-19 15:10:19 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056572416 Room 3 annelene_timmermans https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056572911 As a language teacher in secondary school in Belgium, I teach media literacy education as part of my curriculum. Our curricula have changed three years ago and media literacy skills have gained more prominence, so very happy about that. ]]> 2022-02-19 15:10:53 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056572911 Group 7 https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056574228 Lies: High school English : topic social media is discussed at length / overall in essay-writing or papers determine if media resources are reliable, teach efficient search skills  / seminar (28h module) on media literacy using material from mediawijs, Jr college mediawetenschappen, fake news detection ...

]]> 2022-02-19 15:12:16 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056574228 Group 4 andreamstreet https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056574590 Incorporating pop culture in the classroom seems to help start media literacy conversations within our curriculums. 

]]> 2022-02-19 15:12:36 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056574590 Group 1: Alex, Law teacher from Macedonia in high school. During the class, Introduction to law, even though it is not official part of the curriculum, I'm trying to organize discussions with focus on disinformation and fake news. The main idea is to raise awareness of the dangers of disinformation and to encourage the students to become more active in the fight against it. I'm trying to make it relevant to high school students (specializing in social sciences), by discussing information warfare, disinformation, electoral fraud, and generally topics for which they can find a lot of contradicting information on various parts of the internet. I can say that the feedback is generally positive and we are having productive discussions about the concept of fake news and disinformation. https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056577992 2022-02-19 15:16:54 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056577992 Group 3 https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056590081 Teachers have to be willing to have the hard conversations and create spaces in their classrooms to have these conversations. 
Office referrals, are they benefitting or harming relationships and justice issues in our classrooms. 
Social studies - incorporating views, current evens and cultures. 
Giving students context - Students don't really think about current social justice issues like misogyny existing throughout history but they do  
Cultural Iceberg - using it as a teaching tool  
Global textbooks - incorporate all kinds of topics.  
International Exchange Projects - working with students from other countries and giving students the opportunities to work together 
Giving students voice - asking students if a project interests them and if they like them. 
Language studies - student's in Romania learning 1-2 foreign languages from the start of their education. Belgium - taking classes in their second languages. America - learning one language in middle school and barely using it and parents pushing back against it. ]]> 2022-02-19 15:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056590081 Cultural Iceberg Model https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056591535 2022-02-19 15:33:40 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056591535 Group 2 CSweep https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056591812 Encouraging students to take ownership of issues and take action to impact in the world around them. ]]> 2022-02-19 15:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056591812 Group 3 https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056591819 Having teachers be more comfortable having critical conversations in the classroom rather than write up. 
Utilize teachers that teach skills or talk on the topic every day in their class to teach the other teachers.
Referrals are not solving the issue, we need to focus on the skill.
Incorporating global, international, or wellness days to talk about critical issues. 
Cultural iceburg is a great resource. ]]> 2022-02-19 15:34:04 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056591819 Media Literacy in 4th Grade https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056592091 I'm Jordan and I teach 4th grade in Columbia, Maryland. Media literacy in my classroom comes into play a lot through the standards I teach, however it is not a direct implementation of media literacy. I often find that time is a constraint and the curriculum demands can also be a constraint. Finding ways to incorporate media literacy concepts takes time and attention. It is a work in progress in my classroom!]]> 2022-02-19 15:34:32 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056592091 Group 1: I’m Alex, working as a high school teacher in my hometown in Macedonia. I’m responsible for several legal courses, such as: Introduction to law, Basics of the legal system etc. Social justice issues area always in the background in the grand legal theory that we’re learning from textbooks. Through my work as a law teacher, I’m incentivizing my students to utilize the available legal remedies for them to make positive change in our community. Also, challenging them to do volunteering for local organizations for animal rights or environmental NGOs, consequently teaching them practical legal writing skills, by mentoring them how to write legal documents for several administrative and civil cases for local organizations for animal rights. https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056593182 2022-02-19 15:36:01 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056593182 Restorative Justice lalemen13 https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056594932 The Little Book of Restorative Justice 

https://www.amazon.com/Little-Restorative-Justice-Books-Peacebuilding/dp/1561483761]]> 2022-02-19 15:38:05 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056594932 Group1: Alex, high school law teacher from Macedonia, working with students aged 17-19. UNODCS's EDUCATION FOR JUSTICE INITIATIVE https://www.unodc.org/e4j/en/cybercrime/module-14/index.html I'm utilizing resources created within UNODC's Education for justice initiative, examining topics such as hacktivism, disinformation campaigns, and warfare in cyberspace, as well as national and international perspectives and responses to these activities. These resources contains material that is meant to support lecturers and provide ideas for interactive discussions and case-based analysis of the topic under consideration. https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056601385 2022-02-19 15:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/annelene_timmermans/b5dehyohqh2it5a6/wish/2056601385