Objectives

1. Determine how media literacy relates to your subject matter.
2. Prepare a lesson in media literacy.

Rationale

Promoting objectivity and appropriate evaluation strategies for teachers and students

Ground Rules for our discussion

1. Think before you speak.
2. Check your emotions--how are you feeling about the topic and why?
3. Listen carefully to what others have to say.
4. Do not remain silent. Make sure to contribute to the discussion.
5. Support good ideas that other people have, even if they are different from your own.

Program

1. Lauren: Introduction: Objectives, Ground Rules, Recap last session. "What was your biggest takeaway?"

2. Lourdes shares student experiences with media literacy lessons on Checkology .

3. Melinda: Getting started. Review website contents:

1. Access from library website (use Google browser)
2. FYI: the country of Italy introduced a countrywide high school media literacy program Oct. 2017.
3. Go to Teaching Goals to see links to LA Times and web broadcasts; New teaching resource on Instructional Tools (Center for Media Literacy); New York Times Year-End Roundup.
4. Go to Lessons to see suggestions on getting started
   1. Start with understanding confirmation (cognitive) bias and cognitive dissonance
   2. Show "Why Do Our Brains Love Fake News?" (Sign into your LAUSD Google account to access video)
   3. Show "Factitious" fake news detection game: play as a class and discuss concepts such as checking the source, looking for attribution (naming the sources quoted in article), passing the common sense test, objective voice, detecting parody.

4. Rich: Work in groups (heterogeneous) to prepare a lesson.

1. Brainstorm topics/ideas/concepts that could tie in curriculum & media literacy.
2. Lesson plan template (see below)
3. Use video, "Why Do Our Brains Love Fake News?" as an option.

5. Share-out: What ideas did groups develop?