Education Resources

Brighton & Hove Education: A case study on teaching media Literacy at KS3. Aims

* To promote media literacy for SEN pupils and across KS3
* To teach media skills and vocabulary through production skills
* To investigate ways of reading the moving image
* To network with mainstream, special school and primary colleagues to develop media literacy across KS3.
* To investigate the range of resources currently available

British Film Institute: bfi Education publishes a growing range of teaching packs, teaching guides (many of which are free)and resources to support the use of moving image media in schools, arrnaged in the folleing categories: Primary, Secondary, Film & Media Studies.

CML - Center for Media Literacy: A pioneer in its field, the Center for Media Literacy (CML) is an educational organization that provides leadership, public education, professional development and educational resources nationally. Dedicated to promoting and supporting media literacy education as a framework for accessing, analyzing, evaluating, creating and participating with media content, CML works to help citizens, especially the young, develop critical thinking and media production skills needed to live fully in the 21st century media culture. The ultimate goal is to make wise choices possible.

Community Media Association: This website is dedicated to Media Literacy and the work of the Community Media Sector. The website is intended to be used as a resource for community media organisations. The site contains information about Media Literacy including definitions, publications and articles, information on the pilot projects and downloadable public service announcements and programs for Community Radio stations.

Don't Buy It: Get Media Smart: Online media awareness activities.

Don't Buy It Guide for Teachers: A guide for the above resources.

EdSelect: A huge range of linked resources on media literacy.

European Charter for Media Literacy: The Charter for Media Literacy exists to support the establishment of media literacy across Europe. By signing the Charter, organisations and individuals endorse a specific definition of media literacy, and commit to actions that will contribute to its development. The Charter thus facilitates consensus and networking amongst those working for media literacy in different countries across Europe. This website holds a database of Charter signatories, which can be searched by country, media sector and education sector. The Charter is also available in other languages.

After registering with the site you can sign the Charter online, participate in discussions, and explore the site resources which comprise links, archive and research listings.

Film Education: A range of resources dedicated to films.

Film Street: The dedicated film website for 6-11 year olds, their carers, and teachers. Film Street is a place for children to find out, talk, and write about new films, and also a place they can send their own film work. It features ideas for adults on how to support children's film learning, and where to access workshops and screenings for children across the UK.

MeCCSA: MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. Membership is open to all who teach and research these subjects in HE institutions, via either institutional or individual membership. The field includes film and TV production, journalism, radio, photography, creative writing, publishing, interactive media and the web; and it includes higher education for media practice as well as for media studies.

MeCCSA is an unincorporated association, whose constitution includes the following purposes:

* Supporting, developing and representing the interests of Higher Education in the field
* Providing a professional forum for members to exchange information and experience
* Raising public understanding of the field
* Maintaining and improving the quality of provision in teaching and learning in the field
* Advising research and funding councils, and other relevant national and international bodies
* Promoting the interests of students
* Fostering research in the field
* Advising on professional qualifications in the field
* Promoting policies which encourage diversity and equal opportunities in the field.

Media Awareness Network: In this section, you can find out what media education is all about, why media literacy and Web literacy are essential life skills for today's young people, and how you can begin to help students think critically about the media. There are also useful quotes and articles by media education experts.

MediaEd: MediaEd is the site for media and moving image education in the UK. On this site you'll find teaching ideas, lesson plans and project reports, examples of student work, details of where you can get support and training or find workshops or education screenings for your students.

MediaEd is for people who are involved or interested in teaching and learning about media and moving images. It's a site for sharing resources and experience and finding out about what support is available. The emphasis of MediaEd is moving to focus more on teaching about media and moving images across the curriculum in Primary and Secondary schools, rather than on specific Media or Film Studies courses.

MediaEd Wales: Media Education Wales supports media and moving image education through resources, training, events, projects, research and consultancy.

Media Education Association: An association that seeks to: support media teachers; promote media literacy work and raise the status of media education.

Media Smart: Launched in November 2002, Media Smart is a non profit media literacy programme for school children aged 6 to 11 years old, focused on advertising.Media Smart develops and provides, free of charge and on request, educational materials to primary schools that teach children to think critically about advertising in the context of their daily lives. Our materials use real examples of advertising to teach core media literacy skills.

Media Standards Trust: The Media Standards Trust is an independent registered charity that aims to find ways to foster the highest standards of excellence in news journalism on behalf of the public, and ensure public trust in news is nurtured.

We exist because we believe high standards of news and information are critical to the health of our democratic society. These standards are being challenged by the enormous, revolutionary changes in the way in which news and information are produced, funded, packaged, delivered and consumed. In many areas these changes are leading to: less accurate reporting; less substantial sourcing; an escalation in the use of ‘manufactured news’; an increase in self-censorship; a growth of subjective over objective reporting; and a reduction in sustained, in-depth reporting on the ground, particularly investigative reporting.

Theory.org.uk: Established in 1997, Theory.org.uk explores the complex connections between media and identities.

Think Literacy Library: Think Literacy includes lesson plans, videos, posters and other teaching resources that are focused on literacy for students in grades 7 to 12. These resources will help you strengthen the connection between literacy skills and the courses you are teaching.

University of Oregon: No longer updated, but a range of links to resources nonetheless.