Date
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Time
3:00 PM - 3:50 PM
Location Name
BL 15
Name
Developing Informed Citizens: A K-12 Approach to Civics and Media Literacy
Description
Our students need to develop strong news and media literacy skills in order to be informed, engaged and responsible citizens. We will present a model for K-12 vertical alignment, demonstrating how elementary, middle, and high school librarians/educators can collaboratively build a continuous and cohesive curriculum pipeline. We will provide age-appropriate resources and strategies for each level for teaching news literacy, media literacy, and civic engagement. Our work is informed by our collaboration with Project Zero and the Democratic Knowledge Project for Mass. DESE. Participants will have the opportunity to break out by grade level/stage to brainstorm and share specific implementation ideas. Participants will come out better prepared to take an active role in preparing civic-minded students who can research and evaluate information effectively and be responsible digital citizens.
Speakers
Session Type
Traditional Workshop
Track
Library/Media Literacy
Secondary Track
Digital Tools
Primary Audience
Elementary/Middle School
Secondary Audience
Librarians
Fall Conference Strands
Educate
MA DLCS Strands
Digital Tools and Collaboration