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Media Literacy and Democracy: Teaching Students to Decode the World

 

Cyndy Scheibe

 

Executive Director, Project Look Sharp, Ithaca College

 

ABSTRACT

In today’s increasingly complex and media-saturated world, it is essential for all students to be able think critically about the messages they see, read and hear.  This is especially crucial given the global “infodemic” of disinformation that has shaken the foundations of education and democracy. The richly metacognitive process of constructivist media decoding (CMD) engages students from different backgrounds and skill levels in the analysis of media messages through inquiry, reflection, and participatory learning.  Drawing on examples from history, global studies, language, science and health, this highly interactive presentation will demonstrate how to integrate media decoding to teach core content across the curriculum, including explorations of socioemotional and multicultural learning, diversity, and inclusion.  Participants will receive access to hundreds of free media literacy lessons and resources for integrating CMD into their own teaching, and to share with educators in their school districts.

BIOGRAPHY

Cyndy Scheibe is the founder and Executive Director of Project Look Sharp at Ithaca College.  She co-authored the book Teaching Children to Decode the World: Media Literacy Across the Curriculum (2022, ASCD) with Chris Sperry, as well as The Teacher's Guide to Media Literacy: Critical Thinking in a Multimedia World (2012, Sage/Corwin) with Faith Rogow. She is also Dana Professor of Psychology at Ithaca College, teaching courses in developmental psychology, media research, and media literacy, and coordinates the college’s interdisciplinary Media Literacy Minor. She received her Ph.D. in Human Development (1987) from Cornell University and was a founding board member of the National Association for Media Literacy Education.