What is the News Literacy Project
The News Literacy Project is an innovative national educational program that is mobilizing seasoned journalists to help middle school and high school students sort fact from fiction in the digital age.
The project’s primary aim is to teach students the critical thinking skills they need to be …
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The News Literacy Project Expands in Chicago
Feb 4, 2010 | Post a comment on this entryBuilding on a successful pilot program in late 2009, the News Literacy Project is growing in Chicago this year, expanding its presence in the pilot school and adding two new middle schools. It is now active in extended-day programs as well as in the classroom.
After completing a 6th-grade pilot at the Marquette School in December, the project plans to also work with 7th- and 8th-grade students …
Read MoreThe News Literacy Project Looks Back on an…
Dec 31, 2009 | Post a comment on this entryWe are pleased to present the following report on the News Literacy Project’s first year of operations in the classroom.
Eleven months after launching our inaugural pilot, we look back upon a year of extraordinary progress. We now have programs under way in New York City, Bethesda, Md., and Chicago and plans for expansion in the months ahead.
In the past year, we:
* REACHED more than 1,200 …
Read MoreSlate Joins the News Literacy Project
Nov 23, 2009 | Post a comment on this entrySlate has joined the News Literacy Project as a participating news organization, becoming the first online news provider to join the effort to help middle school and high school students become smarter and more frequent consumers and creators of credible information.
“The News Literacy Project has a mission that Slate is very pleased to support,” said John Alderman, publisher of the Slate Group. …
Read MoreEdutopia Showcases the News Literacy Project
Nov 6, 2009 | Post a comment on this entryEdutopia.org, a website that highlights "what works in public education," has posted an article showcasing the News Literacy Project and a primer for teachers.
"A Program Teaches Teens What to Believe in the Digital World" focuses on projects done by students in News Literacy Project classes at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Md. It links to a video created by the project that features …
Read MoreThe News Literacy Project Produces New Video
Sep 20, 2009 | Post a comment on this entryThe News Literacy Project has produced a new video showcasing the work of students at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Md. “Students As Teachers” is now available on our YouTube channel.
The video focuses on seven exemplary projects that 9th- and 10th-grade students completed in the spring of 2009 as part of the News Literacy Project unit in their AP government classes. The students …
Read MoreNews Literacy Project Video on YouTube
Sep 1, 2009 | Post a comment on this entryThe News Literacy Project has produced a video of its first month in middle school and high school classrooms in New York and Bethesda, Md. which is now available on our YouTube channel.
The 6-minute video provides an overview of the project and takes viewers into the classroom with its teachers, journalist fellows and students. It also includes music for an original song written for the …
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