Sherri Hope Culver
NAMLE President
I'm excited to share the news of our recent board election. This election broadens the type of organizations involved with NAMLE and the experience of the board. Your board now includes representatives from higher education, afterschool programs, research, producers of TV & online content and public broadcasting. We have people experienced in marketing, public relations, web design, media management, gaming, participatory media, education, and more. We'll all be meeting face-to-face during our annual board retreat in just a few weeks and I look forward to reporting back to you with notes from that meeting in next month's column.Sherri Hope Culver
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NAMLE Needs You.
You can make a difference and advance the mission of media literacy education by joining a NAMLE Committee: Communications Committee
Karen Zill · Web management & external communicationDevelopment Committee Cindy Pulley · Fundraising: Corporate and foundationProgram Committee Paul Milhailidis · Programmatic development, Journal of Media Literacy EducationConference Committee Deb Parker · Coordination & Development of 2011 NAMLE Conference
Conference Program Committee
Vanessa Domine · Programmatic Development of 2011 NAMLE Conference · Editor, Update Newsletter
Membership Committee
Kelly Mendoza·Membership recruitment, renewal & service
Finance Committee
Brian Cohen · Budgeting, reporting, strategizing & all things fiscal |
Join us in Philadelphia June 22-25, 2011 for panels, presentations, networking and professional development opportunities centered on the theme: Global Visions/Local Connections: Voices of Media Literacy Education.
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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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Call for Nominations
The NCTE Commission on Media is proud to announce that it will award the fifth annual Media Literacy Award at the NCTE Annual Convention in Orlando Nov 18-21, 2010. Previous award winners are profiled here. Deadline for nominations is Wed, June 30th.
The award winner will be notified by the end of August and will receive a plaque along with a cash award.
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 The Journal
of Media Literacy Education is
now interactive!NAMLE's online
journal now
has a blog
and forum for discussion. Read the
current issue &
Join the Conversation
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What's new
with you?
Tell us and we'll include it in a future issue of Update.
We are especially interested in receiving updates from
our student, individual and organizational members.
Next submission deadline:
June 14th
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 aking Headlines
 Pitt Doctor Honored for Research on Links Between Media and Health NAMLE member Brian Primack, M.D., recently received an Early Career Investigator Award from the Society of Behavioral Medicine for his research focus on the relationship between mass media and health. Primack is an assistant professor of medicine and pediatrics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. [learn more]
 Author of Detecting Bull Receives Prestigious Award NAMLE member John McManus was awarded the 2009 Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists for his multimedia book Detecting Bull: How to Detect Bias and Junk Journalism in Print, Broadcast and on the Wild Web. This is the first time a book about news literacy has won the award. [learn more] [buy it] NAMLE Broadens Leadership The recent board elections of NAMLE have brought a variety of new voices to the leadership of the organization. Reflecting the growing reach of media literacy across multiple disciplines, the 15-member board now includes representatives from higher education, public broadcasting, independent media, after school programs, media production, organizational communications, research and public health.[learn more]····························································
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ark Your Calendars
 What does it mean for you and your students to be literate in the 21st Century? Spend mornings learning media analysis and its integration into curriculum; afternoons gaining hands-on media production experience; and one-on-one coaching to design and create a media literacy integration project for your specific educational environment. July 12-July 16, Ithaca College, New York. [learn more]
 Understanding 9/11 Through American Culture
Endicott College is offering an educator institute from July 19-23 in Beverly, MA. The institute will examine the ways American culture (e.g., art, drama, fiction, film, poetry and TV) responded to 9/11 both in the immediate aftermath and in the years that followed. Participants will network, share ideas and begin to develop teaching or research materials. [learn more]
 Powerful Voices for Kids Summer Institute is an intensive professional development experience developed by NAMLE-member Renee Hobbs and taught by a diverse faculty including leading scholars, experienced classroom teachers, media professionals, and educational technology specialists. It will be held July 5-9th in Philadelphia. [learn more]
 Junior Film Critics Boot Camp Kids First is holding their first Junior Film Critics Boot Camp for kids ages 11-14 in LA, NYC and Santa Fe this June and July. Participants learn about the behind-the-scenes aspects of the film industry as they critique the latest films, learn how to write reviews, learn interview techniques, visit a production studio and benefit from the advice of seasoned professionals. [learn more]····························································
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ployment Opportunities
NAMLE Marketplace Coordinator NAMLE is seeking a Web Resource Coordinator for a short term project of approximately 3 months. Applicant should have experience with the Amazon interface and an ability to conceptualize navigation in that framework. A general understanding of database methods and blog development is also preferred. Position may be extended beyond initial 3 months. Project stipend: $500-$700 depending on level of expertise. Send resume and letter to vdomine@namle.net by June 1st.
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